Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1913 — FOUNTAIN PARK A FINANCIAL SUCCESS [ARTICLE]

FOUNTAIN PARK A FINANCIAL SUCCESS

This Year’s Session Will Show a Balance Exceeding s7oo—Plans for Next Year Being Made. --- w- - ' 11 'p— "I* Fountain Park enjoyed the best year it has had since its organization and the balance of receipts over expenses this year will exceed S7OO,- possibly as much as SBOO. The session closed last Sunday and was in every manner a splendid one andit is gratifying to know that not only as a business matter was it successful, but more • particularly that those who spent the sixteen days on the grounds had one of the most pleasant periods of their lives. The social feature of the assembly was also the best in its history. ' Already has Charles H. Peck, the secretary, and the other offices associated with him begun planning for the next year meeting. And the plans include an effort to make beautiful Fountain Park still more attractive by some contemplated improvements. " “Just what we will do,” said Mr. Peck to a Republican reporter, “I can not say definitely at this time. We will spend whatever money we have on hand for improvements and if we think we can see our way clear we may build a big restaurant and dining hall arid them transform the hotel into all sleeping apartments, cutting .up the living room arid utilizing all space available for rooms and then running the hotel and restaurant on the European plan. There was a demand this year for accommodations which we were unable to supply. Many wanted cottages, but would have been glad to have procured sleeping quarters within the grounds. We turned away a large number, and had about five hundred quartered there throughout the session as it was. We want all of ouryfri&nds there and will do all that can be done to accommodate them another year. You understand that the cottages do not. belong to the association, but are pll privately owned. It occurs every year that some who have cottages are unable to come and the policy is always to permit the renting of these to others. This year there were not many for rent.” Mr. Peck stated that the project of curtailing the length of the. assembly was diseussed, but that it was almost unanimously opposed. The cottagers particularly urged that sixteen days was the very minimum for the meeting and if there was to be any- change- it should be increased instead of decreased. \ The friends of the association everywhere will be pleased to learn of the success this year and will aid in the plans to make next year and succeeding years still better.

The latest scheme to puncture the prohibition lay has developed in Riley county, Kansas. An Ohio firm is advertising an agent’s sample of a powder jyhich, when dissolved in five gallons of water, will produce real beer—and five gallons of it for sl. ) Plans for a $4,000,000 bridge to link the capital with Virginia are being considered by the house committee. The chief difficulty is the selection of the site for the Virginia terminu.s Under the tentative plans, the bridge would have eighty’ feet of clearance, thus doing away with the necessity of draws. * The so-called X-ray feature in women’s clothes is to be extended to footwear, According to Irish lace makers, who are crocheting lace for the uppers of “X-ray shoes.” For evening wear the uppers are entirely of lace; for outdoor wear the shoes have shallow galoshes of suede kid surmounted by lace.