Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-13
SUMMER SEASON AT
. NEWPORT AT IT'S HEIGHT
Largest Crowd for Years is Enjoying
Cool Sea Breezes and Delight
full Weather There.
WARM WEATHER IN INTERIOR
STARTS PEOPLE TO BEACH
Surf Bathing, Agate Hunting, Dancing,
Swimming and Other Amusments
Keep People Interested.
By Lamar Tooze

Newport, Ore, Aug. 13.-The sum
mer season is at its height The larg-
est crowd in years, according to old
residents, is enjoying the cool sea
breezes and delightful weather of this
beach. II is estimated that the sum
mer population ranges somewhere be-
tween eight and ten thousand people.
This unprecedented influx of visit
ors is due largely to the heat which
prevails in the valley. Large num-
bers of people from Salem, Portland
and other Willamette valley cities are
escaping the warm weather of the in.
terror at Newport. The arrival of reg
ular summer residents is also CON
tributing factor in swelling the number
of people sojournng at the seaside.
During the past week, many cottag-
es have been opened and placed in
readiness for their summer occupants.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
were large number of cottages built
last year at Newport and Nye Beach,
there are but few vacant houses here.
Hotels and rooming houses are receiv-
ing a large quota of the crowds, while
many visitors are established in tents.
Surf bathing, agate hunting, dane
ing, swimming, deep sea excursions and
side trips tp the Government light
house, Punch Bowl, Otter Rocks and
the Siletz reservation are the princi
pal diversions of the vacationists. This
variety of attractions has made New.
port the most popular watering place
an the Oregon coast
Because of the proximity of Salem
to this beach, coupled with the excel
lent railroad facilities which gives
Newport two daily trains, there are
great number of Cherry City people
who are spending their vacations here.
Salem is probably better represented
in Newport than any other Oregon city
with the possible exception of Port.
land Many Salemites, including Jos.
eph Alberts, George Gray Paul John
son, George johnson, II. r. Herren,
George Savage and Judge Thomas A.
Ryan, own cottages and are regular
summer residents. One thousand peo.
pie, principally from Portland, Salem
and Albany spent the weekend in
Newport. This is the second largest
excursion of the season.
DR.. Stockton Axsen, of Princeton, N.
j., member of the faculty of Prince.
ton University, is in Newport for
short vacation as a guest of the Abbey.
DR.. Axsen lectured on English Liter.
ature at the recent summer session of
the University of Oregon. The Doctor
is brother.in.law of President Wood
row Wilson.
Frank Cross, a capitalist of Cleve.
land, Ohio, arrived at the Nicola dur.
ing the middle Of the week. for a short
outing at this resort.
Mr.. and Mrs Marvin Walker de.
parted for their home in Woodburn
Saturday after passing a weeks vaca,
tiun at the Whitten camp ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Devereaux ar.
rived on the steamer Newport wednes.
day from Portland for short outing
at the seaside.
Mrs, Walter L. Tooze, ,Tr. and son,
Walter L. Tooze III. arrived in New.
port on Saturday nights boat and will
pass the remainder of the month at
the beach.
Nj. II. Angevin, of Portland, was in.
chded among the incoming passengers
Thursday on the steamer Newport
Edmund May is q Salem visitor at
Nyc Beach. Mr., May is staying at the
Osburn.
Mrs. Sherman Swank and daughter
of Aumsville, are domiciled at the Tent |
City for few weeks vacation.
Mrs, Theodore Roth and two sons,
Marvin and Kenneth, of Salem, are |
passing the month at the 'whileaway |
at Nye Beach
Mrs, N. G. Barth and daughter Nor
Portland, were included among the |
registrations Mt the Takitezy for the |
past week
George N. Patterson and wife. OF
Salem, arrived on Mondays boat anf |
are passing two weeks at Nyc Beacl |
In one Of Herren s Sunuysido cottages |
f. y. Stewart and wife, Of Halsey |
arrived at Nye Beach Friday wher,
they will pass q few weeks as guest, |
of the Nicolai.
Blaine H. Hovcy was an arrival ai
the Hotel Kelly Nye Beach, Thursday
from eugene
D. Vance and wife, Of Portland. were
passengers on Saturday nights boat. !
Seymour Skiff and family, arrived
Saturday fcr a few weeks outing at
"snnset" cottage, Nyc Beach.
Mrs +. T. Bowers and daughter,
Marguerite, of Brownsville, are estAb.