The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-25
DEMAND FOR CAMPS
BY LAKE OR RIVER
Location for Sport Place for Boys
And Girls or Cottage Colonies Are
Badly Needed.

There Is a good deal of demand for
locations by the side of Lakes or Riv-
ers for boys and girls camps and
cottage colonies. This offers an OPP
portunity to those who have real es-
tate of this character to dispose of 1t
under very favorable circumstances.
Customers for this sort of thing will
pay a reasonable price and choice To-
cations meeting the views of the buy
er will often command very good
figure There is a good deal more
to 1t than the sale of the land. The
camp or colony always becomes the
very best kind of customer for farm
products and opens up business op-
portunities of varied character.
Through w. G. Hunton, Industrial
Agent of the Maine Central Railroad
we learn that inquiries of this kind
usually ask for location on the
shore of a Lake or Pond and they us
ually specify. mot too large This is
because canoeing is always an i'm
portant fact of such an enterprise,
and they do not want the lake large
enough to become dangerously rough
in stormy weather. They also desire
a sandy beach. not necessarily very
long, but with shoal water for some
little distance from the shore. on the
adjacent land, trees preferably ever
green and white birch, with some
where near. an opportunity either in
an old field or pasture. where they can
have a base ball diamond and tennis
court All these requirements to be
within two to -four miles of some
village which contains a drug store
and a resident physician. with road
from said village to camp site that is
in fair condition for automobiles.
The amount of land is not SO import
ant they generally ask for not less
than ten acres, and a right of way to
the same, but are perfectly willing to
buy more If the price per acre is not
prohibitive.
We should be glad to assist anyone
who would call at the office of the In
dependent-R to prepare a de-
scription of property of this KIND.
For such aid as we may be able to
render, no charge will be made. Our
interest in the matter is simply to en-
courage camps, summer schools, etc,
to find locations in Somerset County
for the general up-building of bust
ness interests in this part of Maine.
Mr. Roland T. Patten,
Skowhegan. Maine.
Mr.. dear Mr.. Pattern
| certainly appreciate your interest
in my behalf and your splendid offer
to advertise my needs in your paper.
The camp site | would want should
not be too near a trolley or railroad,
possibly not less than five miles away.
As far as public highway is con-
cerned that is immaterial. OF course
the further away such place Is from
cottages or built up sections the bet
ter it Is for the camp, the boys and
particularly the officers who would
not be so distracted by becoming in
terested in their neighbors, especially
the young ladies.
The size of the tract of land Is sec
ondary. 1t must be on lake, but it
is not necessary to have a portion of
it already cleared for baseball
grounds. tennis courts, etc. However,
if it were cleared. 1t would be quite
an asset and therefore would call for
less work to be done.
OF course there must be no bathing
restrictions on the lake, and l would
like to have it near enough to source
of supplies, namely, near some town
or city.
Your help in this would be greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely Yours,
Edward A. Carlson,
Scout Executive.