The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-07-07
ASSOCIATION PROPERTY
ATPARK son THE MARKET
Notice In Christian Advocate
Says Mt. Lake Park Association
Will Not Function After 1888
OPERATED FOR so YEARS

The Mountain Lake Park AS
ISOLATION, as an organization,
will not function after 1888, and
the Associations property in the
Park is being advertised for sale
in a church publication.
A notice appears in the July
7 issue of The Christian Advo-
cate, Methodist Episcopal church
paper of large circulation, and is
signed by William E. Shaw, of
New York, president of the AS
ISOLATION. The Association is
under the control of the Metho-
dist Board of Foreign Missions,
with F. E. Baker, of Chicago, SUI
perintendent.
The association was chartered
more than fifty years ago by an
Act of the Maryland Legislature
as a religious center and summer
resort. It was operated as such
by the original stockholders, but
these gentlemen, with the years
mounting and sensing the future of
the property as being a liability fol-
lowing the dwindling of attendance at
the Mountain Chautauqua gatherings
and its final abandonment following
the death of the late DR.. w. L. David
son, the then manager, sought to dis
pose of the property and their hold
ings of stock. Finally an agreement
was reached with the Board Of For
eign Missions of the Methodist church
in which it was verbally understood
that with the transferal of the stock,
and cash payment with which to
discharge the debts of the original
Association, the Board would take the
property over and operate it, estab-
fish schools and keep the property and
buildings up. The stock was trans
ferred as arranged, certain cash pay
ments were made, but no schools were
established and the buildings have
been allowed to deteriorate year after
year, and now the end. Much of the
cash money going into the transac-
ton was contributed by Oakland peo-
pie, the balance by those residing in
Mountain Lake Park and some by Bal
timore residents.
Several years ago numerous cltl-
zens of Mountain Lake ParF urged the
Incorporation of the town, and this
became a reality by an Act of the
Maryland Legislature and vote OF
the property owners. Prior to that
time the government of the Park was
controlled by what was known as the
Community of Mountain Lake Park,
consisting of residents of the town
and members of the Mountain Lake
Park Association.
Mountain Lake Park as town COW
ers 800 acres. Besides the property
owned by the Association, there are
many homes owned by individuals,
besides a number of boarding houses
and hotels. The year-round population
of the Park is several hundred persons
and during the summer months there
are more than two thousand.
The Association owns two hotels,
refreshment stand, postotfice build
ing, an amphitheatre seating 5000 per-
pie, an assembly hall and tabernacle
combined which will accommodate two
thousand or more, with classrooms, an
office building, cottage, farm home,
barn and outbuildings; 800 vacant
lots, 215 acres of timber and glade
land. of which about SIS acres are in
pasture; 70 acres in oak timber and SO
acres are farmed. There is also an ar
tifcial lake of 40 acres.
This porperty is being offered for
sale for three weeks with the under
standing that if there are any pur-
chasers interested in continuing Mt.
Lake Park as a resort for religious
and educational gatherings, they will
be given preference. In case there are
no interested parties along these lines,
the Association, according to the adj
vertisement, will feel free to offer it
for sale to the general public.