Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-22
SUMMER BUSINESS IN NEW ENGLAND.

Some millions of cash pour into the pockets of New England farmers every summer for the food and service t..sy fur ntSh to summer visitors writes Herbert 1fyrick in New England Homestead. It Is nice clean money, which stSys at home. Whether summer guests live with the farmers family, or take their meals out, Ur put up at 3 hotel, they have 70 be fed and cared for This means nearby mar lSet at good prices for nearby products of good quality, whether 1t be milk. butter. cheese, esgs, poultry. ice. cream, garden truck. large fruits or small.
 In many thousands of farm homes pay ing guests will be entertained this summer on terms profitable to the farmers family and satisfactory to the visitors. The busi- ness is capable of being further isavesrpei.
 The coming season is sure to be especially favorable for increasing the summer busi-
 ness, rot only on farms but along the shore and in all summer resorts throughout New England.
 4 farmers wife who has been very sue l cessful for several years with Ter summer people, writes to tke New England Home stead: T never call them boarders They are ny guests They come back to me ench year or send their friends. I do a little advertising. also. Some of my neigh bors are beginning to take summer people and also call them guests. One farmer $ wife 6own the road picks up good many cellars each summer by entertailinE' auto parties for a night or two. She has little sign by the roadside, Guests, by Day CT Week
 T rrevite nice. rlain cooking, but 1t is
 good 1T cd, well served, the linen is clean, 1 the table dainty. always have a few wild fowers on the table around the | k ha &1 5,y9 f,r tfrcIl the feles. Hot food is served hot. not seHli-hot or cold I find city people don't like much fried stuff or soggy pota- toes. or fat pork. They won't stand for Epcor cooking, but they are satisled with plain food if it is nicely cooked. | "Of course, my house is screened to keep
 out flies and mosquitoes. My sheets are
 O. cotton. but clean and spandY Nothing appeals to these city peoree 90 Iaueh as to have things neat and clean mot fancy. but just plain and simple if only 1t Is clean. We let our guests roam all over 1 the place and in the woods as iong as they keep out of the rlowings, They like the old swimming hole Men and boys some times help my husband with the farm work If they do, he always allows them something for it."
 Whae heap of sense in what that wo-
 man says. But no two city people are
 alike. Many will be suited as she says | but others are unreasonable in what they demand in the way of food and service Have an understanding about all those things in advance. Nice pedpie who pay i$1,5e or s1 GO 6 day for room and board and who are satisfied without whole lot of service and attention, are more profit
 able to the average farm family or hose than people who may pay more but are more exactinE. A regular hotel is the place for the latter sort of folks.
 Sincerity and homeliness In handline guests is the main thing. Some folks pre- fer to be treated like one of the family while others are so built they are not hap. py unleEs they are reserved.
 Our summer resort business here In New E,ngland can be made much more of. tC
 the profit of our farmers and permanen residents, our hotels and resorts and to tn
 rleasure of our guests. The rougher and wilder the farm is. or shore or the noun tains, the greater is the atractiveness t' yoany vacationists Yet there are other
 who are happier in saEne well grouled rura
 village or snug little farm house sur
 rounded by srSsfns and level fields. How ever the variety of places, lakes, noun tains seaShore hills. valleys. in New Eng land is sufficient to accommodate all tast
 and every vkim.
 City people generally. like country peo
 ole, are just folk. While they come to tn
 scountry or the shore for rest and recrea
 ton. many of them are pleased to take a
 interest in rural affairs. Also they ar pleased to be made to feel that their in
 terest is welcome and their cooperation ap preciated..
 The idea is the basis of Old Home Weel , when all the people In each township cz tend a special welcome to all former rAsi
 dents as well as to other s1Iests. An ir . ereasing number of townships are makin