Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Brisk Demand
For Lots at
in Maine

In spite of the fact that the Sales
Department Offices of Lucerne-in-
Maine Community Association in
Boston, New Yorll, and Bangor were
not finally organized until Wednes-
day of last week, with the closing of
the offices Saturday evening there
was reported actual sales by signed
orders and payments, of over 81
10000 worth of lots. At the same
time the offices reported on hand
nearly as many more orders re-
celNed upon which payments were to
be made this week. This is regard
ed by the experts in charge of the
selling campaign as q record in real
estate selling in America. This VOL
ume of selling was made possible
| by the intensive advertising which
this Maine vacation spot has been
given since Sunday, November 10th,
coupled with the ability of the adj
| vertising department to depict to the
country at large the unusual beau
/ ties and vacation facilities of Lu-
I cerne-in- Maine.
With the selling organization now
finally organized and running
smoothly, and with an ever increas-
ing intensity in the national adver-
Using. campaign, it is predicted by
| these experts having charge of the
selling end of the proposition, that
nearly, il not ALL the complete area
which has been set aside as lots I'M
der the direction of Professor
Charles =. Breed of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology, will be
sold within the next few months.
Over five hundred automobiles
were parked on the site last Sun
IN, Nv IA
I public was made of the lot area
! without any advertising or invitation
: extended by the management. Thus
is indicated the interest and encour
agement which is being given the
| project by Maine people themselves
So great was the crowd at the site,
and SO thoroughly did they go over
| the property that early in the after
| noon word was sent to the local Of
flee in Bangor by David }. Mason,
| formerly civil engineer of Bangor
Maine, who is handling the actual
| surveying under the direction OF
| Professor Breed, that some arrange
ment would have to be made so that
the engineering crew. which is at
work from daylight to dark week
DAYS and Sundays, should not have
their work interfered with.
Not the least reaction to the prog
ress of the proposition. are the en-
thusiastic letters and interviews the
Bangor office is receiving from State
of Manners, who during the past
week have been in New York and
! Boston and have happened to see
/ the display of the publicity offices
there and the size and enthusiasm
of the throngs of people who are
literally crowding these two offices.
The attractive window displays in
the city offices contain everything
which has to do with Maine such as
pine trees. moose, deer and bear
heads. canoes, paddles, axes, guns,
etc. And the high note is struck
by the two Old Town Indians. men,
bers of the Tarratine tribe who have
been engaged to act as door tenders
at these offices.
One OF the most persistent ques-
lions which customers and pros
pectiye customers in the cities out
side of Maine are asking is, How
do the people of Maine themselves
regard this proposition ?" 1T is diff
cult for them to understand how
such a uniquelyl beautiful spot in
the heart of well known fish and
game country has been permitted
by the people of Maine to go so
long in its comparatively uninhabi-
ted state.
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