The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-06
|l|1DA[E CABINS
| HAPPENINGS
|,,truction of New
ham at Moxie Lake
.,.nt Speaks Words of COM
'ss'% for the Maine Pub
LEFTY Bureau

r.outdale cabins at Troutdale
s,.h Hugo WINNER is proprietor
I psrin c. Lee is manager, have
NIL to capacity since the 10Th
W. The capacity of the Trout
W. shins has been increased and
(. .a improvements have been
."on them. New help quarters
ssen added to the main camp
~ hath and toilet facilities
y ", installed. The dock and
.minments have also been put
..ss A new fleet Of boats and
have been purchased, making
.s,at one of the most attractive
y woods colonies 10 be found.
/ ,anagement most highly COM
\, tbe work of the Maine Public
|or,san and says they are doing a
E I work for Maine and every
4 md camp manager should GER
/. snnnort this movement to the
| limit. Manager Lee adds "They
.onscientiously working to place
Li.,s yacationists and sportsmen
= they can get as near what
rant as they possibly can and L
4 10 say that Of those who have
4 n Ms recommended by the bu-
|. NOT one has failed to mention
,ood work and the untiring eff
\ Of those in charge of the bureau.
Kidder, the field man, keeps In
|. touch with all the resorts and
Es it a point to find out just the
pyp of the various places, and John
|s,ates, who handles the work at
Eouarters in Portland deserves
a credit for the competent man
m which he has conducted the
4 there. Only recently, wrote to
scates advising him that for the
few weeks we had been unable
handle all the people who wished
|come here and that we were re-
Iing them to the bureau for fur
information. This demonstrates
value of the bureau as a means
\oldIng the interest Of out of state
BE and placing them somewhere
ke State in a similar resort. Here
n believe that it Is safe to say
! great many people lost interest
|oming to Maine, when they were
disappointed in making reserva-
but the work of the Bureau
khites this, for the most part and
the would-be visitor feel that
Ms interested in his coming,
Rts to make room for him. We
livery convenient to refer peo-
the Bureau, not only when we
III room to accommodate them,
When we find that our resort is
That they are looking for. For
Wee, we have many inquiries for
fishing, for golf, horseback rid
tennis etc. None of these things
et have here, but we know that
|Scates is on the job in Portland
that he can tell the party just
h be can get what he is looking
Hence we refer the party to the
saH, with the assurance that his
will be handled, satisfactorily
promptly. This is great salts
|m to us, to the party and to the
|au, and if all hotel and camp
pnetors do the same, it will I'M
Ptnnably result in a very favor
sntiment toward Names hos
N.Y.
n one thing Of greatest import
elc TrOutdale Cabins at the pres
homent is the construction of the
concrete dam at the outlet of our
MCKEE. The work was started
pune and is well in hand at the
Isnl time. The old dam has given
IN deal of trouble in the past few
3 and it has caused some con-
Each year the high water has
! lis toll from the old wooden
'ure and this year the high wat
mk out all the gates and had it
zen for prompt action in build
mporary dam a very unsightly
pnld have resulted and the
would have been injured bad
nwever, they have had a splen-
"a Of water right thru the sum-
ha the little dam has done its
NV perfection. OF course 1t
al stand the stress of high
waters again, but the new con-
aam will be complete before
wv, 1 les and from now on no furth-
Essole Is anticipated on this shore
,m undoubtedly have as beauti-
Me as can be found In this sec
@e country. The Great Nor
\ taper Company are doing the
\ Oae wing is already poured, the
aOfnS are ready for the concrete
} started
Il mS' string of trout and salmon
4, ~ ever been brought into these
x ~. ~ any one day according to
runners who claim to know
"Ousht in on June the 18th, last.
we're SO trout and salmon and
wa weight was SO pounds and
i',e caught from just five boats.
81 season a silver loving cup is
q, +" The guest taking out the
\ uSn' either salmon or trout
w. We present time a Miss Eliza
n laifay Of Leominster. Mass,
" win. On the 18th of June
~asnt five pound salmon and
Fuun' Miss Anne Monahan