The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-15
BEMIDJ DESTINED TO BECOME WIDELY
KNOWN AS LEADING SUMNER RESORT
Completion of Birchmont Beach
Hotel, testers, Wa-ville and Other
Places, to Attract Tourists.
VISITORS MARVEL AT BEAUTY

New Head of the Lake Institution
Held to Be One of Most Convenient
and Attractive Resorts in o. s.
In the completion of the Birch
mont Beach summer hotel, Bemidji's
dream of many years, has been real
lied, and from row on this city is to
become prominent as one of the ma
tion's leading summer resorts.
Bemidji has every advantage to
make it attractive to tourists, vaca-.
tionists and those desiring enjoyable
recreation. Its climate is not to be
surpassed anywhere and for scenic
beauty it excels. The new summer
hotel at Birchmont Beach has but
few, if any equals, in the resortdom
of the entire United States. But this
by no means is the extent of accom-
modations which are to be afforded
summer visitors to this community.
TESTERS Farm resort, located on
beautiful Lake Plantaganet, is grow
ing in popularity each year. This sea-
son it is filled to it's capacity, many
requests for reservations being re-
fused. Then there is Wa-Ville,
Buena Vista and numerous other ia
vorite places. Additional cottages
are being erected each year on tho
shores of Lake Bemidji and it will
be but short time before desirable
lots will be at a premium. a.: +
Marvel at Its Beauty. "
Residents of Bemidji hardly realize
the value of the new hotel at Birch
mont Beach to Bemidji. They are
surprised at it's attractiveness but
are not aware that it has few equals
in resorts of the nation. It takes the
visitor to bring with forcefulness the
fact that Bemidji is now in q posi-
tion to compete with every summer
resort now catering to the patronage
of tourists and excursionists.
They marvel at the splendid con-
struction Of the hotel, club and Cot
tages and at the wonderful accommo-
dations offered. Few hotels ID any
city can boast of any better. !,
Office Elaborately Furnished. Z
The Office of the hotel is spacious
room, 35 by IS feet. It Is elabor-
ately equipped with large fireplace,
gum wood desk furnishings and
leather fumed oak furniture.
The forty guest rooms are we'll fur
nished, each one being tinted in va
rfous colors. There are three suites
and four rooms open out on the large
porches. Hot and cold running wa
ter is to be had in every room. The
water is pumped from deep we'll
by a pump operated by an electric
motor into q 5000 gallon air pres
sure tank.
A Large Dining Room.
There are three large porches, one
on each floor of the hotel. The first
floor porch is 29O feet long and II
feet wide, the second 35 by IL and
the third 20 by IL. The dining room
is large and attractive, being IS by
SO feet, and the kitchen. equipped
with all modern conveniences, is 20
feet long and 26 feet wide. It has
a large exhaust fan to carry away
hot air and smoke; q refrigerator
which will care for two tons of ice,
a large sized range and a spacious
storage room. .S-
Service of Excellence.
Excellent service is provided pat
'rons, a competent staff being en-
ployed. Ross Reynolds, hotel man
of much experience, is day clerk, and
James Malone is night clerk. Will
liam Carey is in charge Of the club
house. Mrs. Ross Reynolds directs
the dining ROOM. - .--.....
Ralph B. Lycan and William Chi.
chester are in charge of the manage
ment of the resort.
Dinner Served in Evening.
Three meals are served each day,
breakfast from z to 9, luncheon from
IL to 1880 and dinner from 6 to
1880. The only change is Sunday
breakfast, served from to 10.
The price of single meals at the
hotel is Is cents, but for the con-
venience of city patrons George Coch-
ran, proprietor, has issued meal tick
cts whereby meals may be obtained
for SO cents plate.
These tickets are now on sale and
may be had at the hotel or Pioneer
Office, good for twenty meals, for
$1,000. These may be used as the
holder desires and means saving
of 25 cents a meal. Both the hotel
and pavilion are being freely pat
ronized by Bemidji people and the
cottages are being taken by out-of-
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