Department of the OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GIROUR States Longette National Park Bar Hacta Me, 502 fu savi CSC FOR PRIVATE 112 Lyman Mr. George B.Dorn Upingrsity club 5th are Or Jain york New Fit- A. iii. Lynam Attorney and Counselor Bar Harbor, Maine, March 30. 1921. Mr. George B. Dorr University Club New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- Mr. Lynam, who is returning to Ellsworth this morning, asked me to say that the balance in the bank to the credit of the Wild Gardens of Acadia is $193.11. Mr. Lynam also wishes me to say that he has the Bowler Abstract of Title completed, which he will hold until you return. He also says that Dr. Phillips told him the bridle path bill would be reported in the new draft, a copy of which was sent you. Very truly yours, moree Secretary DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 18, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: In regard to the Bowler tract: I have just written Mr. Hadley that I had about twenty-five pages finished and that I expect to have it com- pleted shortly. The travelling is so bad that I have to go to Ellsworth by train and stop at the hotel. This makes it so expensive for me that I have endeavored to save some expense by attending to other matters at the same time. If for any reason you wish it done otherwise, kindly advise me. Very truly yours, AHL-0 Althram DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 18th, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: In a letter that Mr. Frank C. Bates wrote me on March 15th, he included the following: "Has anything ever been done regarding the lower part of Paradise Hill that we told Mr. Dorr we would give to the Park System? Had not deeds ought to be made out for this as my cousin and I are ready to sign, or are you waiting for Mr. Pendleton?" Very truly yours, Albyram AHL-0 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 10, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am enclosing a copy of letter written to Mr. Rockefeller in answer to one he wrote me, , a copy of which was forwarded you. say to I neglected to him, and also to you, that I would approve paying McFarland $30. an acre if we can not get it for less. The reason I did not say it either to you, or to Mr. Rockefeller, was that I want- ed your approval, or to have the suggestion come from you. I have received the deed running to the Wild Gardens, which I have acknowledged and forwarded for record. We can now have the Town assess both lots to the Wild Gardens. In answer to one of Mr. Rockefeller's questions, I quoted a paragraph of my letter to him of December 10, which you dictated for me. I have no memorandum as to the price on lots DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR. MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT -2- V and W, the Morrison lots. MV recollection is that it was $10. per acre. will you kindly let me know, so that I will be able to let Mr. Rockefeller know. Yours very truly, AHL-M a H.dynan Enclosure. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 8, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., University Club, Fifth Ave. & 54th St., New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- You are correct. Mrs. Markoe conveyed her interest to the Reservations. The Bowler tract was also conveyed to the Reservations and is now held by it. Hr. Morrison has just reported to me to-day regarding his endeavors to obtain an option from McFarland on the basis of $2000. McFarland at first would not make a price, but later telephoned Lorrison and said that he would not sell for a lump sum but would sell by the acre. The best terms Morrison could get was $30. per acre. l'cFarland owns approximately 125 acres. This price was SO much beyond l'cFarland's former offer that Morrison thought it wise to let the ratter rest, thinking that McFarland might think better of it and make him a lower price. Morrison also wanted to set instruc- tions from us. Norrison believes that McFarland's increase DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT -2- in price is due to the profit on pulp wood, McFarland claiming that he has cut about 150 cords this winter, and that he, McFarland, estimates 250 more cords to be cut. Morrison has written to Rock a very full and nice letter embodying your ideas, and We are in hopes BOMA thing may come from it. Yours very truly, AHL-M Missynam DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 14, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., University Club, Fifth Ave. & 54th St., New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I understand from my conference with you in New York and from Mr. Rockefeller's letter of December 24th that the purchase of two tracts are authorized; one, the Thomas Manchester lot lying north of the properties owned by the Savage heirs. The purchase of the interest of three of the heirs is authorized even though the fourth, Manson Manchester, may not be acquired. This lot, Mr. Joy advises me, can be purchased for $50. an acre. Second, the eastern part of the Graves lot, Mr. Joy tells me, can be purchased for $50. an acre. Since writing you, I have had a conference with Mr. Joy and he tells me that it is necessary, in order to connect with the present system of road, to acquire a part of the D.J. and A.L. Manchester lot, the lot lying south of the Savage heirs lot. This lot, Mr. Joy tells me, can be purchased for $200. an acre. Mr. Joy says that this lot is better than he thought, that it contains some house lots. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT -2- I - am enclosing a copy of letter which Mr. Joy wrote for the purpose of being forwarded to you. I am also enclosing a pencil sketch, s howing the lots referred to. I await your instructions before doing anything further in the matter. Yours very truly, L/M aladynam DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR. MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 19, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., c/o B. L. Hadley, Kern Annex, 2009 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am enclosing herewith copy of letter just received from John Rock. His letter was so badly written that we could hardly read the whole of it, the omissions were unimportant. He offered this lot some time ago for $10. an acre and McFarland offered his for $2,000. What would you suggest doing? I understand from you that we are to do nothing with the Rock and McFarland land until some de- cision is made with reference to the land Joy is negotiating for. Yours very truly, L/M Enc. Alleyname DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 14, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., University Club, New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am glad you approve and will recommend the purchase of the LicFarland tract at $30.00 per acre in case we are unable to get it for less. I feel that the chances for getting it for less are very poor, es- pecially as the indication around here seems to be that the price of wood is going even higher than it is at present. Almon Snow told me that he thought pulp wood would be worth $25.00 a cord before long. I should ex- pect him to be high because he has land and wood to sell. My recollection is that at the time when Mr. R. consulted you and me Mr. McFarland's form- er price of $2000.00 was mentioned, although I am not positive of it. Yours very truly, AHL-M Madynam Cleveland, 0. Jan. 3rd, 1921. Mr. MC. Morrison Ellsworth, Maine Dear Sir: I left the farm last spring and I am now living in the City, but my daughters to whom I gave the farm fetched in your letter the 1st of this year. I have no recollection of ever receiving your other letters you speak of. Now in regards my land which consists of 350 acres, I will say that's for sale but I am not going to give it away. I have been on part of it twice and found it much better then I expected, it lay in an oval shape There is about 200 acres of pine on it and the other 150 which was burned over some twenty years ago is grown up in white birch. I own 1/2 of Aunt Bettie's Pond, and there is a fine brook, trout brook, about 10 ft. wide rushing 3 to 4 miles an hour and a Glen as Crystal upon it, full of fish and if it was any where within a 100 miles of Cleveland would sell for $10,000.alone. My land joins the Government reservations on two sides and I feel this land has a future before it, and some day Uncle Sam will want it as the east has no National Park and there is no more romantic place any where in the east then Bar Harborl I'm an old man ambly able to hold it if I wish. I would be pleased to hear again if you have a client and the commission you want. There is no incumbrance on the property. Yours very truly, JOHN ROCK COPY 26 Broadway New York February 15, 1921. Dear Mr. Lynam: Your letter of February 10th is received. Thank you for returning the map. Does all of the pronerty south of the Eagle Lake Road, to the east and south of the Southwest Valley Road, bounded on the east by Eagle Lake and on the south by the sharp angle line which runs diagonally across the northern and eastern slopes of Jordan and Sargent Lountains from the head of Jordan Pond to Somes Sound, belong to the reservation, with the exception of the McFarland and Joy pieces in the thin wedge-shaped end of the triangle, which pieces lie south of the Southwest Valley Road, before the diagonal line above referred to crosses it? Does the tract to the north and west of the South- west Valley Road and adjacent to it, in the corner where the road, after leaving the Eagle Lake Road in a southerly direc- tion, turns west to enter the McFarland tract, also belong to the reservation? This tract is bounded on the north by the Cunningham tract. on the west by the JOY and Rock tracts. It is marked on my MAP "R". Does that Lean "Reservation"? What if anything is being done with reference to getting prices on Sections "V" and referred to in the quatation in your letter? What about the tract imrediately south of that, marked "U" owned by Mr. Cunningham? What about the tract to the north of the Southwest Valley Road after it has turned west, marked "Washburn," bounded on the west by Joy, and on the east by Joy? Very truly, (signed) JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, Jr. Mr. A. H. Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. February 21, 1921 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Esq. 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr. Rockefeller:- The Savage heirs are George Savage, Cora Phillips, Fred Savage, John Savage, Mardell and Wilhelmina Savage. George is in Florida and will, WA belive, return about the first of March, and in accordance with your in- structions we have interviewed the others. Cora will not make any de- cision until she sees George. The others appear to want to sell but will not decide definitely,nor talk price until they consult George. They have agreed to get to- gother as soon as George gets back and decide at what price they will sell. Yours very truly, AHL- COPY February 10, 1921. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Esq., 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 7th authorizing an offer to be made to the Savage owners of $100. per acre. I will at once got into communication with Mr. Joy and we will endeavor to obtain as much of the tract as we can, all if possible. We are not in communication with the l'anchesters in Orlando, Mr. Joy thinks it wiser to wait their return to Seal Harbor. If necessary we can easily communicate with them. I had supposed the map of the properties in ques- tion had been returned to you. I will locate it and see that it is forwarded to you. At present we have been unable to get any ontion on the Rock lot. We are, however, in communication with Mr. Rock and hope to be able to get something definite in the near future. McFarland has about 125 acres and has agreed to sell for $30. an acre. We are endeavoring to get a lower figure and have, therefore, not closed with him. J.D.R. Jr., Esq. -2- 2-10-21 As to the other lots nor th of Jordan's Mountain, I wrote you on December 10th as follows: "Lot Q, Mr. Joy's lot, can be obtained. I have not asked him for a price. "As to lots V and W: I discussed these lots with Mr. Dorr and he tells me that the woods are ruined as to standing wo od for Park purposes, and that Dr. C.C. Morrison had control of them for cutting purposes and that the lands could now be secured, Morrison having the right within three years from this fall to remove the wood, leaving the young growth to come up. These lands include part of the hill and are, Mr. Dorr feels, necessary to the proposed plan." In accordance with my understanding of your let- ter, I will begin the examination of the title of those lots Mr. Joy has options on, in order that we may be able to take title with no unnecessary delay after the last option is obtained. I am forwarding a copy of this letter to Mr. Dorr. Yours very truly, AHL-M P.S. Since dictating the above I have located the plan which was sent here for correction, which I now enclose. Enclosure. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 21st, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq. University Club, New York City. Dear Lr. Dorr:- I am enclosing, herewith, copy of letter this day forwarded to Mr. Rockefeller. There seems nothing to do in this matter until George Savage returns. Yours very truly, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 2, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am enclosing, herewith, a copy of letter to Mr. Rockefeller in accordance with information obtain- ed from Jr. Joy. I hope it will be satisfactory. It was the best I could get from Joy. The check for the office rent was deposit- ed by Mr. Dow to the credit of the Wild Gardens and has since been sent on by the bank for payment. Should your endorsement be necessary, it will be returned and I will see that it is sent you. I will procure the information in regard to the other matters mentioned in your letter and write you at once. Yours very truly, AHL- A.H.Synam enclosure. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 17th, 1921. Mr. George 3. Dorr, University Club, New York. City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am enclosing, herewith, a letter received from Mr. Rockefeller, which I have not as yet answered. As to the first paragraph, all of the land referred to is in the reservation, excepting a small tract lying close to the Eagle Lake Road and in front of the Newman house, with, I think, a right of way to the shore of the Like. Paragraph second is all in the reservations. AS to paragraph three, I wish you would let me know about "V" and "W", I wrote you on February 10th regarding it. The tract marked "Washburn" is the northern half of the Washburn McFarland lot. What I principally want to know is what I shall say about V and W and what I shall say regarding U. Yours very truly, AHL-M Attlynan February 2, 1921. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., E8q., 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr. Rockefeller: In accordance with your letter of January 27th, I have consulted with Mr. Joy and beg to reply as follows: We believe that the Savage tract is not SO valuable as the Manchester tract, The Savage lot could prob- ably never be used for building purposes. It is, however, quite well wooded. It is most difficult to determine further compartive values of those two tracts. The Savage lot is owned by George, Fred, John and Mardell Savage and Mrs. Cora Phillips. George Savage is now with D.J. and A.L. Manchester in Orlando, Florida; the others are here on Mount Desert Island. We would suggest approaching Fred, John and Mardell Savage and Mrs. Phillips, while George is away and the opportunity for him to influence them is lessened, offering them $100. per acre (we do not believe any smaller sum would be considered). It is possible that we might not get it for this sum. George Savage, who has heretofore refused J.D.R. Jr. -2- to consider any offer, we believe should be interviewed after- word. By this method we would obtain four-fifths of the lot, which could, if necessary, be partitioned. If the Savage lot can not be acquired for less than $200. an acre, we feel it would be wise to pay this amount. It gives you a continuous strip of land from your present lot to the Hayward lot, and Mr. Joy feels that by crossing this tract quite a saving could be made in the con- struction of the road. I presume, following your usual custom, you will wish the title examined and an abstract prepared. In- asnuch as Mr. Joy has sufficient agreements to carry out the project, even though the Savage lot is not obtained, shall I now, in order to forward matters, begin on the title work? Yours very truly, AHL-M Bar Harbor, Maine, Feb. 7,1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., University Club, New York City. Dear Lr. Dorr:- I have to-day received from dr. Evans the papers in the Rowland Evans estate. At Mr. Evan's suggestion, I am holding them until the rest of the papers are forwarded to me, which he says he will soon be able to do. Yours very truly, AHL-L Alleyman DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 24, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., c/o B. L. Hadley, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I received your telegram reading as follows: "Want to get Markoe land gift accepted by Govt if possible while here. Is deed ready, if not what is lacking. Please take steps to complete and forward earliest possible. Hasten also Ogden deed." I have had no knowledge that you intended to make this conveyance now or any time in the near future. I have, however, started upon the abstract of title and I will hasten it to completion as soon as possible, and I am in hopes to get it completed before you want to leave Washington. A part of this property was conveyed to you by Mrs. Markoe, and later you conveyed to Mrs. Markoe a life interest in it. This life interest, together with the rest of the property, Mrs. Markoe conveyed to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Deeds will, there- fore, have to be prepared from you and the Reservations. Yours very truly, A. . Lynam Attorney and Counselor Bar Harbor, Maine, February 5. 1921 George B. Dorr, Esq., University Club, Fifth Ave. & 54th St., New York City. Dear Hr. Dorr: I have drafted and enclose herewith deed from the Sieur de Monts Arboretum and Wild Gardens to The Wild Gardens of Acadia for the nurnose of making the record title complete in the Wild Gardens of Acadia, in accordance with your desires. If you will sign this deed and return it to me, I will see that it is promptly filed for record. I suppose it would have been better to have called a meeting of the Sieur de Ilonts Arboretum and Wild Gardens and authorized the conveyance, but you will notice that I have added a paragraph after the description showing that the Sieur de Monts Arboro- tum and Wild Gardens has been reorganized under the name of The Wild Gardens of Acadia. This proceedure will be SUITICIENT for the purposes of town taxation and can be ratified at some meeting in the future. Yours very truly, Resided 1921 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 2, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- In regard to the Markoe gift of three lots to the Government, comprising lots D.E. and F. I beg to say that lot F. was conveyed by you to Mrs. Markoe, Mrs. Markoe previously owning D. and E. Lot D. W&S conveyed by Mrs. Markoe to you and you reconveyed lot D. to Mrs. Markoe for her life time. Mrs. Markoe then conveyed her interest in D.E. and i°. to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, so that now you and the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations have deeds to the whole tract. I am enclosing a rough illustrative sketch of the lots. Upon receiving your telegram, I got such typewriting help as I could and have finished 127 pages of the abstract. I then laid it to one side to go on to the other more pressing work. Yours very truly, AHL-M althyan DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 26, 1920. Mr. George B. Dorr, University Club, Fifth Ave. & 54 th St., New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I have your letter of the 24th which I believe I understand. It clears up all the points that I was in doubt about. I have to-day written Mr. Rock- efeller, a copy of which letter I am enclosing herewith. I had in mind, should you desire further details, that you would yourself either write to lr. Rockefeller or advise me to do so. I feel that we should secure options and take title to these lots as rapidly as possible. Very truly yours, AHL-11 alfyram DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 24th, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., University Club, New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I have heard nothing from Mr. Rockefeller regarding the McFarland offer of $30. per acre. It is possible he is waiting for a further letter from me, or it is possible he is waiting for an answer to his letter, a copy of which I forwarded you. to the above address. What he wants to know is what price Morrison has given us on lots V and W and what we can say to him about lot U, the Cunningham lot. I recall that l'orrison was trying to get it. While in Ellsworth yesterday, I saw a Mr. Sawyer who is quite a heavy deäler in pulp wood and he tells me that the price of pulp wood will probably hold as it is until about April first when it will probably go up. He belives peeled pulp delivered on the cars will be worth from $25. to $30. before the year is out. G. B. D. Esq. -2- 2-24-21 He sold, a few days ago, five thousand cords at $22. a cord. In view of this, I feel we ought to do something at once about the McFarland lot. Yours very truly, AHL-GAM Mynam DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 21, 1921. George 3. Dorr, Esq., University Club, New York City. Dea r Mr. Dorr:- In regard to the taxation of the Athlotic Field: I have discussed with Mr. Paine the advisability of going before the assessors now to see if they will agree to exempt the lot from taxation and he thinks there is no question but that the property will be made exempt from taxation. His advice is to do nothing and when the assessors, next April, commence their assess- ment to appear before them and ask for an exemp- tion on the around that it is held by Trustees for public purposes. He thinks the assessors will not care to decide before March when a new man is to be elected. Would it not, therefore, be just as woll to say nothing about it until April? Yours very truly, althyam DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR. MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 2. 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- SALISBURY COVE LAND. This pro perty was acquired in two parts and by two deeds, one from the Mt. Desert Transit Company to the Wild Gardens of Acadia, which I have sh own on the accompany- ing sketch encircled by red lines and marked 1 and 2, the the other from Ceylon Emery and Charles F. Paine to Sieur de Monts Arboretum and Wild Gardens shown by the blue line and marked 3. The deed of lots 1 and 2 described the area as 70 acres, but excepted certain lots which are marked on the plan. The Town assessors books show the area to be 61 acres. The area of lot 3 is not given in the deed but is shown by the assessors books to be 16 acres. The area of lot 2 is not given either by deed or by the assessors books, but I have talked with Mr. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT -2- Charles F. Paine and we believe it has about the same area as lot 3, or 16 acres. The lease to Mr. Procter is of lot 2, des- - cribed as follows: bounded on the east by land conveyed by Ceylon Emery 'e t al to Sieur de Monts Arboretum and Wild Gardens; on the south by the county road; on the west by land of P.H. Joy and on the north by the sea. Yours very truly, AHL-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 2, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: In answer to yours of Feb. 25th: I find that the deed of the How_Pendleton tract calls for 102 acres. The assessors tax the How interest at 35 acres, on a valuation of $1,110. The ownership of the lots north and south of the Evans lot is as follows: Seal Harbor Realty Company is taxed for 9.5 acres, valued at $760. This lot adjoins the Evans lot and extends from the shore on the west to the Bingham lot on the east, as does the Evans lot. Next north of the Seal Harbor Realty Company lot is a lot of 9.5 acres, owned by Mary Ann Greeley, valued at $1,000, extending from the sea on the west to the Leffing- well lot on the east. As to the land south of the Evans lot : R. L. Grindle and Emily A. Smith have a lot of 8 acres, valued at $560. This lot extends from the town road on the west to the Bingham lot on the east. 2- The Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company has 8 lot of 1.25 acres, valued at $75, with barn valued at $25. I had supposed that John Young lived on this lot, but probably it is the Palmer lot on which he lives. This lot is next west of the town road. Phronie L. Hagerthy's lot which adjoins the road near the Trust Company's lot is a lot of 1 1/6 acres, valued at $125. Helen C. Palmer has a lot of 7 acres, valued at $200, extending from the shore on the west to the Trust Company and Hagerthy lots on the east. On this lot there is a house and barn, valued at $175. None of the lots have buildings upon them except as above stated. The owners of the up-land usually own to low water mark. In order to determine who owns the bar, I shall have to go and make an examination on the grounds. I understand that the fishermen occupy the shore under lease. Rufus Emery is not living. The lot taxed to his heirs is 10 acres, valued at $300, with & house and barn valued at $270. I understand his heirs are Ceylon, Ralph, Lawrence, Hoyt, Raymond and Alta Emery and Cora Karst and Adele Maddocks. Very truly yours, March 12, 1921. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Esq., 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr. Rockefeller:- I am enclosing, herewith, a copy of letter Nr. Horrison, who is acting for me, has received from John Rock. Mr. Rock is willing to sell his land, Lot T. for ten dollars ($10.00) an acre. His deed calls for three hundred and fifty acres, more or less. It will require a good deal of time to complete tha examination of title to the various lots and one can never tell what may develop in the exemination of title. Would it not, therefore, bs well to arrive at an early decision on this lot 88 well 88 on Iot S, the McFarland Lot and on Lots V and W. the Howman Lots. Very truly yours, AHL-K Enclosures March 5, 1921. John D. Rockefeller, Jre, Rsc., 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr. Rookefeller:- I. have to-ds,7 been again in consultation with If. Joy rolstive to the land weat of Surgent Mountain. Ne has obtained an ontion on Lot D. the Graves Iot. of $ most deal core land than in thought it possible to eat. The oction gives quite a road frontage. !Fe have $180 been able to obtain the hindle of 3. the Thomas Manchector Lot, which in- cludes Kanson Hanghestor's interest. Very tillig yours, AHL-M JDR-2- which is marked "R" on your map doos belong to the reservation. With reference to the price of sections "V" and "W", forrerly the Newnun tracts, now belonging to Dr. Morrison: Mr. Dorr has an option on this tract, verbally given and not secured by payment to acquire it, on payment of $1500. nlus interest at six per sent, since Morrison's own payment for it, and plus certain legal and other expense of moderate but unstated amount. This represents not over one-half the cost of the land, to Morrison, and less than one third of what me would have had to psy if buying directly, judging by the price at which it was originally offered us. Mr. worr, before sgreeing with Morrison not to interfere with his purchase by holding out other hopes to the owners, rent over the land personally and inepected the woods and found them worthless from the psrk standpoint, having been cut over throughout in frecuent patches and the best trees also taken cut from what Was left. Mr. Dorr's verbal agreement with Morrison, being unsecured and given him mainly in return for his sgreeing (after inspection) not to interfere with his purchase of the tract, by showing an interest in it, cannot be depended on, now that he has accurred it, to hold beyond the present season especially if purchased st higher acreage prices arc quoted as made elsewhere, i.c., as west of Sargent Mountain. As to "U" the Cunningham tr ct, the owner did not. want to sell - i.e., was not in the market to sell, preferring to hold for & hoped increase in value, and we thought Morrison, a JDR -3- buyer for the wood remaining on it, stood a better chance than we of getting it at a reasonable price. The condition of the wood on it is practically the S. me as on the Newman tract. The land itself though important to have is less essential at the present time than is the Newman tract. I have no doubt it can be atoid- ed by the future driving road and bridle path while the other cannot because it lies lower and cannot on the other hand block the impor- tant western view. No option on this lot has yet been obtained. Mr. Dorr believes that both the Newman, now Morrison, and the McFarland tracts should be secured now as both are essential to the project, that it is land we absolutely need, offering the only chance for a well-graded driving road and bridle path to connect with your own similar system, and. ith the old Southwest Valley road (for the old wood-road that makes its present eastern boundary needs to be shifted westward into it, to got good grade and roading) and as it commands the important western view. AS to the McFarland tract, we have been unable to get any better price than $30 an acr3, and we now believe it unwise to say anything further to him until we are in & position to take an option from him at $30 an acre, in case we are unable to do better. I have been advised by 8. number of people that in their opinion the price of pulpwood will p.o up this spring or early summer which probably will increase the value of woodlands. I feel, therefore, that whatever we do, we should do quickly. Very truly yours, Feb. 26, 1921. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. Esq., 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr. Rockefeller: I beg to answer your letter 01 February 15th as follows: .The property south of the Enfle Lake road to the east and south of the Southwest Valley road bounded on the east by Eagle Lake and on the south by the sharp angle line which runs diagonally across the northern and eastern slopes of Jordan and Sargent Mountains from the head of Jordan Pond to Somes Sound, which is the town line between the towns of Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert, belongs to the reservations, excepting the McFarland and Joy pieces in the wedge-shaped end of the triangle referred to, and excepting & small lot near Eagle Lake on the Eafle Lake road some diet nce east of the Southwest Valley Road, with, I think, a right of way to the shore of the lake. The tract to the north and west of the Southwest Valley road and adjacent to it in the corner where the road after leaving the Eagle Lake road in 8 southerly direction turns west to enter the McFarland tract which is bounded on the north by the Cunningham tract and on the went by the McFarland nd Rock tracts COPY Cleveland. Ohio, March 9/21. 856 E. 73rd. St. ML. C. Morrison Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Sir: Yours of Feby 9" reached ree to day. I have removed my residence on Jan. 19" and your lotter layed at that place untill to day for which I'm sorry and hone you will excuse delay. I find your lettor cuite interesting but when looking un my deed I gave up the job of coping off the description and concluded to send you the deed by registured letter and please return same after coping it. and I hereby give you an option to sell the land described therein for ninety days (90) at ten dollars per acre $10.00. Hoping this will be satisfactory, I remain Yours very truly, signed JOHN ROCK DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 7, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., Cosmos Club Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr: I have just received the income return from Mr. Bowditch, which I am forwarding to you just as I re- ceived it. I have made a typewritten return for your signature using data Mr. Bowditch sent and the data which I had here. I am enclosing a duplicate in case I have made an error and you decide to redraft it. I notice that Mr. Bowditch shows a loss on stock. which I have put in the same. I do not believe it sufficient. I think at the bottom of n ge 2 it should show the broker you purchased of and also the broker you sold it to, as well as the name of the stock. It is nos- sible that it might be sufficient to forward it as it is and supply the data later, although I am not sure of this. Very truly yours AHL-Li Enclosures DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 5, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq. Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I have received nothing from lr. Bowditch regard- ing your income tax return. I have consulted with Mr Dow. He says the Nurseries have paid no dividends and that the only payments to you were to cover advances made by you either in this or previous years. This is similar to what was done last year and he understands no mention was made of it in the return then. He has no other data and I have none. I did obtain from Lr. Paine the amount of your taxes and the amount of interest you paid the two banks, which I have inserted in as a deduction in Schedule K. I am enclosing a blank form in accordance with your instructions. I understand lr. Webbetts excused the Spring Cor- poration from filing returns. The iiid Gardens make none. If you find you areunable to get this return con- pleted and filed in Augusta before the 15th, would it not be G. B. D. Esq. -2- well to wire Leon C. Tebbetts, Collector Internal Revenue, Augusta, Maine, and ask for an extension of time for filing. Very truly yours, Attlynam t hust Co 1530 lst Nat 240 " 1790 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 2, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr: In regard to the Ogden gift to the Govern- ment, I beg to say that the property was conveyed to Margaret E. Evans in 1886. Since then Mrs. Evans has died and the property has passed to various people including Roland Evans and Edith C. Evans, both of whom have since deceased. In order to get good title to the property, it will be necessary to probate all three estates Margaret, Roland, and Edith Evans. In order to accomplish this, I prepared petitionsasking for the probate of these estates and for- for execution warded them 1. on November 22, to John Lewis Evans, 701 Com- mercial Trust Building, Philadelphia. With these petitions I forwarded other necessary papers to facilitate the work, advising Lr. Evans that it would be necessary to have au- thenticated copies of each of the wills to present with the petitions. To get this done would require some time. Upon my return home, I found that the papers had not been DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT -2- forwarded and on January 15th I wrote to John Lewis Evans, and also to Mr. Ogden advising them that I had heard noth- ing Since November 22nd. . As yet I have received no reply to either letter. Shall I write Mr. Ogden again? Yours very truly, AHL-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 12, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am enclosing, herewith, a copy of letter Ir. Morrison received from lir. Rock, with also a copy of letter I have to-day written to Mr. Rockefeller. I do not believe we can do better than to take all these lots at the prices mentioned and the sooner we are authorized to close and proceed with the title the better. It certainly will take a good deal of time to get everything in shape. Very truly yours, AHL-M OHLynam Enclosures 2. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 5, 1921. George B. Dorr, Esq., Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am enclosing herewith & copy of letter to-day sant to Mr. Rockefeller, which ought to please him. It gives him,on those two lots, all he needs and more than he expected. We have written to Rock asking for an ontion, but have received no reply. Before saying anything further to McFarland we ought to have some authorisation from I'r. Rockefeller. Yours very truly, AHL-M Enclosure 1. Abbyyman DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 29th, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I will go over the How and Pendleton tract so that it will be ready when you arrive here. I think I have a description sufficient for your purposes. I am enclosing herewith copy of letter which I have today sent to Vr. Rockefeller. Very truly yours, Althynam (enclosure) March 29, 1921. Mr. John D. Rockefallor, Jr. 26 Broadway New York City Dear Mr. Rockefeller:- I have completed the examination of the Graves lot, the Thomas Manchester lot, the Savage lot. and the A. L. and D. J. Hanchester lot and have prepared, and enclose herowith, abstract of title of the same. MJ comments and conclusion will be found on pages 54 to 58, showing the title to be good as follows: The Graves lot except for a telephone line and the rights of the public in the town road; The Thomas Manchester lot except for a possible in - torest in John Banchester, or those claiming under him; The Savage lot excent for & possible interest in Thomas Manchester, or those claiming under him: The D. J. and A. L. Manchaster lot excent for any possible rights of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, at- tention having been called to this right on page 48 of the abstract. The Thomas Manchester and Savage lots were probably divided by oral partition. John C. Manchester Mr. J. D. R. Jr. -2- is now living and I have no doubt a confirmatory deed could be obtained from him. The heirs of Thomas Manchester would, I have no doubt, release their interest in the Savage lot., As yet we have been unable to make any agreement with the Savage heirs. They are now discussing among them- selves the question of selling. To get those lots in shape for transference re- quires & good deal of work. I am, therefore, forwarding these abstracts to you. and I am working as rapidly as possible on the others. Mr. Joy tolls me that he has agreed that the purchasers of the lot shall make the surveys. Mr. Joy tells me the options were given for ninety days, some of them were dated February 26th, others later. In order that there may be no delay, would it not be well for me to have Mr. Simpson begin at once on the surveys, beginning with the Graves lot. Very truly yours, AHL-H Enclosure 1. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 29th, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I will go over the How and Fendleton tract so that it will be ready when you arrive here. I think I have a description sufficient for your purposes. I am enclosing herewith copy of letter which I have today sent to Vr. Rockefeller. Very truly yours, Absylynam (enclosure) OF THE SECRETARY ANY FOR USE R January 12, 1921. Dear Mr. Rockefeller: I delayed answering your letter of recent date concerning the widening of the Bar Harbor Bridle Paths till I could consult -- the consent and co-operation of the Town being involved -- two members of the present Selectmen's Board on whose discretion and silence I know I could rely: Mr. E. G. Fabbri, who went on the Board with me six years ago and has remained upon it ever since, and who is now spending the early winter with his family at Bar Harbor; and Mr. C. E. Dow, manager of the Mt. Desert Nurseries, who became a member of the Board last year and possesses to an unusual degree the confidence of the Town. They have now met and consulted together, and I have an answer from them, signed by both. In it they express great interest in yoursuggestion and the possibility opened up by its accompanying but suggested only -- offer. They approve it as embodying a vuluable extension of the scheme and, with a single limitation which they regard as essential at the present time, both in operation and for presentation to the Town, will give it their support and influence as members of the Board -- which would I think unquestionably result in its adoption. The recently adopted scheme for a combined Town and Park Bri- dle Path system starting from the Bay Drive between Bar Harbor and Hull's Cove and extending across the island, both east and west of Eagle Lake, to meet with yours which is what the present plan ultimately conten- plates -- was not adopted by the Town without encountering considerable opposition on economic grounds, and Mr. Fabbri and Mr. Dow unite in 2 considering that it would not be wine to approach the Town at the pres- ent timo with a suggestion of widening the entire system and opening it for driving use, which would raise at once two controversial ques- tions, construction expense part; one economic: the greater annual cost involved in the maintenance of a widened way to be maintained in suitable condition for use by wheeled vehicles; and the other, legal: whether the Town at the present time actually has the legal right to exclude motar-driven vehicles from any public way it may maintain To maet this last objection - which would, of course, be fatal if not net in cuse of widening - there are two methods: First, to obtain from the State Legislature the legal right for the Town to lay out and make oxpenditure upon, as part of its road system, ways r served for horseback and horse-driving use alone, and to reserve thom; or, second, to lead these horsback and driving roads through seations of Park or Reservation land, and especially, where possible, to make them enter through such; as over lands no held the Town will neither condown a way nor make expenditure but trust to national park and con tribution funds for construction of such portions, and for their main tenance. The first course, that of obtaining special rights from the Legislature, has the three objections, (1) of leaving the matter in un certainty for at least the next two years, as the State Legislature - whose meetings are diennial -- is already in session now and the time for entering new bills will shortly lapse: (2) of arousing opposition within the Town 11 understood to carry with it any plan for widening which would make it physically possible to drive motor vehicles, of any 3 sort, over them, as exclusion of then would mean increase of police ox- pense - of which the Town is always chary - and not improbable legal controversy with motorists, disputing the Town's right to keep them out; and (3) of leading to pressure on the Town from motorists to open the way, once built, to use by motors. The second method avoids these difficulties, no one disputing the right of the National Park to maintain within its bounds whatever regulations the National Park Service may decide on ,while the expense during the summer months of maintaining m special guardian to insure observance of the Park Service rules regarding these ways, and to main- tain the ways' own good condition, would lie wall within the possibil- ities of the annual appropriations now granted to the Park. This plan of obtaining motor vehicle exclusion through the co-operation of the Park has now already been adopted by the Town in r gard to all that portion of its system yet laid out which lies to the east of the Breakneck road, where lands already held by the Park, or for its acceptance, have made such an arrangement possible And Mr. Fab- bri's and Mr. Dow's suggestion is that your offer be made - should you decide to make it -- as applying to this portion only of the system at the present time, leaving that which lies to the westward of the Break- neck road to be doalt with later, after the proposed widening has been carried out over this section and after portions of the way beyond, to the westward, shall have been acquired us park lands, giving opportunity for the Park's co-operation in securing motor vehicle exclusion and in providing guardianship for its enforcement. And they ask me also to convey to you from them, as members of the Board, their warm appreciation of your generously suggested offer, and sanse of the importance of the change which you suggest, taken in conjunction with the intention fi- nally to connect these ways through the National Park lands with your present system to the south. I have been giving you their opinion. My own, which you ask for, coincides with theirs. To attempt more at the present time than they suggest would be liable mm and likely -- to defout the whol e; to accomplish this, would inevitably lead on to more. I think decidedly that what you suggest is much to be desired, over all main branches of the future system, which would then become single and connected ulti- mately from your own entrenaes on the Seal Harbor and Brown's Mountain roads to the Bay Drive along the Island's northern shore. And it would make a wonderful system. I am enclosing s map on which I have marked the intended Bar Harbor bridle paths with their southward connections, as now planned and accepted as a goal to work for. The northern area, taken right advantage of, is remarkably adapted to the purpose. The connected range of Young's and McFurland's Mountains - abrupt only at the north- ern end, rising to the height of over 700 feet above the sea, and jut- ting out far beyond any other northorn elevation on the Island -- offers easy roading to its summits, for bridle path and driving purposes, and views &s fino as from the higher mountains, while the wholearea is nat- urally well watered and wooded, wild and picturesque. The portion utilised of the Breaknock road, marked on the map in red as are the in- tended bridle paths, while it would still legally remain open to use by motors, is rerely used by them, owing to the long, steep hill by which only one can approach it from the Hull's Cove end, and the intention 5 is to widen the connecting portion to ample safety and maintain on it un curthy surface suitable for horseback use. The land 1: louds to on the couth, though not so shown upon the map, liss wholly now within the Reservation bounde, and Reservation and Park lands strotch thence un brokenly southward until they meet the mountains and the mountain passes. I have marked the northern entrances to the Bar Harbor Bri- dlo Path system us now planned: A, B, and C -- with D as & remoter but contemplated possibility. At A the system takes its northern start at a turn on the Bay Drive nearly opposite the old red-brick Hamor house just north of Hull's Cove, and follows up thence the valley of Hull's Cove brook, which comes down from the Breaknook ponds. This valley furnishes the only breuk, and offers the only pass, in the long rock wall of the northern bluffs between Bar Harbor and the Norway Drive. At B a second but subsidiary entrance is obtained at the sum- mit of the old, pructically abandoned, Corkscrew Hill roud which the Bay Drive, blasted out at the bluffs' foot along the shora, replaced. This road wm once part of the old stags routs from Bangor to Bar Har- bor -- is now practically availble from the Hull's Cove end alone, unless for horseback uss, its original northern outlet having barn sucrificed to creste a site for the Henderson house, built upon its course; but a steep substitute way, laid out us a winter ice road from witch Hole Pond before-Bar Harbor touk it s ice from Eagle Lake, gives present op- pertunity for bridle path connection with the Duok Brook side. The land at its summit, where entrance B is marked, and for n mile beyond 6 following the outlined course, belongs now to the National Park, being a gift to it from the Bowler family made last winter after Robert Bow- ler's death but following his desire. This tract, a hundred or more acrea in extent, takes in two-thirds of the shore of Witch Hole Pond and is finaly wooded, the woods on it having been cared for and pro- tected by the Bowler family for nearly forty years. At C connection is again obtained with what is known locally at Bar Harbor as the New Eagle Lake road but is marked on the more ro- cent maps "The Champlain Road," leading from How's Park with its sur rounding group of Bummer residences and various connections with the town to Eagle Lake. This entrance, too, is over land which the Nation- al Park is in process of acquiring as a gift from the Hendersons, from whom and from Dr. Abba the National Park has now received or is in process of receiving the whole of Duck Brook ravine from this point down to the Bay Drive. With this much explanation, I think what I have outlined on the map will muku all clear to you. What I have marked in red is what is planned. What is marked both in red and ink the Town now proposes to develop for bridle path use next summer. What of this last is marked in ink with a solid line is what Mr. Fabbri and Mr. Dow suggest might be widened in &coordance with your plan; what is marked in ink with a broken line -- following the course of a century-old wood road built for early lumbering -- is what they think it would not be wise to suggest widening or opening to driving use at the present time. On this there is us yet no park-land ownership, and opening it to driving -- the ques- tion of expense apart - would bring up inevitably the whole legal 7 question of the Town's right without a special enabling act of Legis- lature to restrict its use. Mr. Fabbri, Mr. Dow and I, all feal, however, that if widen- ing these ways and opening them to driving as well as riding use is ever to enter into the plan, now is the time to initiate it, before the Town and public have become accustomed to look on them as bridle paths alone -- taking the opportunity to ambody it in the schene that this entrance portion offers with its extensive park control. Mr. Harry Lynam has just met me by appointment on his way north. I have given him a copy of your letter regarding the Sargent mountain options and he will take the matter up at once of securing what you outline in your letter, 17 he finds it can be done within the lim- its set and that the lands described are sufficient -- of which I find I cannot be wholly sure from memory -- to secure the necessary roadway. If not, he will report to 110 again before taking action. He will also get what options he can secure upon the northern side. The options will be taken in my name, and I will then give you a paper transferring than or the lands' ownership to you, which would not be recorded. Yours sincerely, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 26 Broadway, New York City. 26 Broadway New York December 24, 1920. Dear Mr. Dorr: I have your letters of December 18th and 20th, also Mr. Joy's letter to you of the 17th and his letter to Mr. Lynam of November 27th. If you and Mr. Lynam agree, I authorize the purchase of the tract to the west of the Reservation, bounded on the north by the little Brown Mountain Reservation purchase, on the south by the properties owned by the Savage heirs, and extending about half- way from the Reservation on the East to the Brown Mountain Road on the west, the tract being owned by the heirs of Captain Thomas Man- chester and of an estimated acreage of 100 acres, at a price not to exceed $50. an acre, the price quoted by Mr. Joy. I very much hope that Manson Manchester, the fourth of the part owners, may join the other three in selling, so that the entire tract can be purchased. I also authorize the purchase of as much of the Graves Brothers' tract of approximately 50 acres, bounded on the east by the tract just referred to, on the north by the little Brown Mountain Reservation purchase, on the west by the Brown Mountain Road and on the south by the tract known on the map as Tract "G", at a price not to exceed $50. per acre. I am assuming when one actually talks business and cash pay- ment on these tracts it may be possible to secure a better price, which of course your representative will do if he can. In view of the prices quoted Mr. Joy by the other prop- erty owners in the vicinity, it would appear to be an advantage rather than a disadvantage to register a purchase at not to exceed $50. an acre, which having been done, it may be possible to get a closer price from some of the other people whom Mr. Joy has seen. I presume you will agree with me that it is better not to go back to them until these two trades have been consummated. As to the situation regarding the properties to the north of Sargent Mountain and to the west of the Southwest Valley Road in its stretch north and south, will the proposed purchase of the two tracts near Hadlock Pond injure the prospects of getting better prices on the property just referred to or improve them? If the former, should more definite options be secured there before action is taken on the west side? 2. I fancy you and Mr. Lynam will agree that it is not wise for me to appear as the buyer of these properties or for the deeds to be recorded in my name. What do you suggest in the matter? Might the deeds perhaps be made to you or Mr. Lynam, in either event deeds being made by either of you gentlemen to me, but held by me and not recorded for the present? This is the best solu- tion of the difficulty which has occurred to me. I had thought, of course, of Mr. Joy's name being used, but fear that if he ap- pears as the buyer I will shortly be suspected as his principal, while if either you or Mr. Lynam appear, the natural supposition would be that the Reservation was acquiring further properties. Please give me your views in the matter. Very truly, Mr. George B. Dorr, Seal Harbor, Maine. Coly Meach 21 is 1921 U.Y. Lip AM "do" E, ,1 Washing sylk. M BILPS inted to st Lg's / 900 31 ge Nov / 'y r II / If j?) an f M. get 1 IV , j 3"x A7, DAY, r Sr. 1a my M M - lr 1 gri 16 r hof III t (1) Night Cyl. h 1, in (n prove Sal H. - Word EartH. fx les, I SLAT obligation - You Smearly University Club, New York Dear Mr Rockefeller I was not able, on account of snow and for other causes, to get until within the last few days the information I needed from Bar Harbor relating to the cost of widening the town park joint bridle path The question concerns at the present time that portion of the path lying between the Breakneck road, near the ponds, and the old Corkscrew Hill road This section of the path has, I find, a measured length of 6554 fact - approximately a mile and a quarter - two thirds of this, and somewhat more, lies over land belonging to the National park, given the Government a year ago last winter The rest lies over land purchased by the town since last November for the purpose of their path, the town paying for what it tock - which extends also across the Breakneck road, to the westward, and eastward to the Champlain road, $100 por acre This town third utilizes an old wood road, whose width - of 7 to 8 feet of open WELY - establishes the width of the path as originally intended, unless narrower in special sections At the other and, next the Corckscrew Hill road, there is & wider road, SOME seven or eight hundred feet in length, and built for driving, that would need no further widening This was built by the owners in the "bocm" time. The section between those tro involves new construction, and Ky intention has been for the present to construct over it only a narrow bridle path, to con- nect these wider portions and be widened later. I must limit my ex- penditures on the park's behalf to $1,000 this year for bridle path con- struction I may, and doubtless shall, be able to spend more another year The town has apporptisted $3,500 since its meeting in November for bridle path construction, including surveys and the purchase of land, some of which was given but for the rest of which it has had to pay at the rate just stated - $100 per acre, for strips fifty feet in width, containing the intenied path It has now secured, east and west from this, some miles of way ani stands practically committed to that much devalopment, though this is probably a beginning only of a more extensive system The commencement of an extension southward through the Valley of upper Breackneck pond to connect with the wooded parklands west of Eagle Lake has also been secured, only three fourths of a mile remain- ing to complete connection And what I now am aiming at is a main-line bridle path and driving road extending ultimately from your system in the south to the Bay Drive and these northern parklands The way lies open for it To return to the question of widening and its cost, the land offers good roading, firm under foot and without visible ledge; with no steep slopes to be encountered, or other exceptional cause of ex- pense The land is wooded but the woods are open The chief cost of widening lies in the fact that most of the portion needing new con- struction calls for side-hill work, where the expense of a narrow, single way is little more than on the level but where expense increases 2. in a rapid ratio with widening, and the deepening cuts and fill. which it involves There are also a couple of wet hollows to be crossed, at the head of valleys, but they are not broad What, upon consideration, seems to me wisest would be to widen the path across this section the least possible, at the start, to make driving possible, and to aim at retaining over the whole the essential character feature of a bridle path although a wide one, open to driving. This would at once save the principlo, embody 14 1. the unler- taking, and avoid opposition from any who might not wish to see it lose its dominant bridle path character, or might fear it would. The time is opportune The two members of the Bar Harbor Selectman's Board whom you will remember I consulted privately in December, when you first wrote ICE on the matter, Mr C E Dow, manager of the Mt Desert Nurseries and Mr E G Fabbie, both of whom strongly favor the proposal, have just been reelected on the Board; and Mr Dow has been made its chairman The town and park together will expend this year in the neighborhood of $1500 on this section, in accordance with the original intention The cost of widening, to adriving width, could hardly, unier the conditions I have outlined, be less than this, using all econ- cry; and might prove more The work is too new in character, and too much remains to be worked out as it goes on, to make it possible to draw up advisedly exact specifications; nor could I contract it out where the Government does not bear the whole expense, but share it. On the other hani, the opportunity for the establishment of a broad policy in the matter is important, in my judgment, and should not be lost What I would suggest, therefore, is that you should con- tributo -- if you so incline to do -- whatever sure, nct to exceed $1500. the amount of town's and park's joint expenditure this year on the same section, you may desire to expend on it this year I will charge myself with the economic expenditure of the amount and do with it the best I can to secure the result intended and establish the principle of a wider way If more than $1500 should, in the end, prove to be needed, I will also, if still in position to do so, contribute further toward it, from park funds, another year I shall be going down to Bar Harbor in a couple of weeks' time with reference to the establishment of a marine biological labor- atory this SUMMER at Salisbury Cove, on the land secured for such purpose there a few years since, the opportunity to utilize which under favorable auspices now seems to have arisen And while I am there I could start work upon the path, as the ground will then be open and the time favorable for burning brush Yours sincerely, (ggd) George B Dorr Coby of lith to JDR for Mind 20 t 1921 Concerning the funh bath January 12, 1921. Dear Mr. Rockefeller: I delayed ansvering your letter of recent date concerning the widening of the Bar Harbor Bridle Paths till I could consult - the consent and co-operation of the Town being involved -- two members of the present Selectmen's Board on whose discretion and silence I know I could raly: Mr. K. G. Fabbri, who vent on the Board with me six years ago and has remained upon it ever since, and who is now spending the early winter with his family at Bar Harbor; and Mr. C. K. Dow, manager of the Mt. Desert Nurseries, who became n member of the Board last year and possesses to an unusual degree the confidence of the Town. They have now met and consulted together, and I have an answer from them, signed by both. In it they express great interest in your suggestion and the possibility opened up by its accompanying - but suggested only -- offer. They approve it as embodying a valuable extension of the sohene and, with a single limitation which they regard as essential at the present time, both in operation and for presentation to the Town, will give it their support and influence as members of the Board -- which would I think unquestionably result in its adoption. The recently adopted schema for a combined Town and Park Bri- dls Path system starting from the Buy Drive between Bar Harbor and Hull's Cove and extending across the island, both east and west of Eagle Lake, to meet with yours -- which is what the present plan ultimately conten- plates -- was not adopted by the Town without encountering considerable opposition on economic grounds, and Mr. Fabbri and Mr. Dow unite in 2 considering that it would not be wise to approach the Town at the pres- ont time with a suggestion of widening the entire system and opening it for driving use, which would raise at once two controversial ques- tione, construction expense part; one economic: the greater annual cost involved in the maintenance of a videned way to be maintained in suitable condition for use by wheeled vehicles; and the other, legal: whether the Town at the present time actually has the legal right to exclude motor-driven vehicles from any public way it may maintain. To meet this last objection -- which would, of course, be fatal if not not in cme of widening -- there are two methods: First, to obtain from the State Legislature the legal right for the Town to lay out and make expenditure upon, as part of its road system, ways re served for horseback and horse-driving use alone, and to reserve them; or, second, to load these hormback and driving roads through sections of Park or Reservation land, and especially, where possible, to make them enter through such, as over lands so hold the Town will neither condemn a way nor make expenditure but trust to national park and con- tribution funds for construction of such portions, and for their main- tenance. The first course, that of obtaining special rights from the Legislature, has the three objections, (1) of leaving the matter in un- certainty for at least the next two years, as the State Legislature whose meetings are biennial -- is already in session now and the time for entering new bills will shortly lapse: (2) of arousing opposition within the Town if understood to carry with it any plan for widening which would make it physically possible to drive motor vehicles, of any 3 sort, over them, as exclusion of them would mean increase of police ex- pense - of which the Town is always chary - and not improbable legal controversy with motorists, disputing the Town's right to keep them out; and (3) of leading to pressure on the Town from motorists to open the way, once built, to use by motors. The second method avoids these difficulties, no one disputing the right of the National Park to maintain within its bounds whatever regulations the National Park Service may decide on, while the expense during the summer months of maintaining m special guardian to insure observance of the Park Service rules regarding these ways, and to main- tain the ways' own good condition, would lie well within the possibil- ities of the annual appropriations now granted to the Park. This plan of obtaining motor vehicle exclusion through the co-operation of the Park has now already been adopted by the Town in re- gard to all that portion of its system yet laid out which lies to the east of the Breakneck road, where lands already held by the Park, or for its acceptance, have made such an arrangement possible. And Mr. Fab⑉ bri's and Mr. Dow's suggestion is that your offer be made -- should you decide to make it -- as applying to this portion only of the system at the present time, leaving that which lies to the westward of the Break- neck road to be dealt with later, after the proposed widening has been carried out over this section and after portions of the way beyond, to the westward, shall have been acquired as park lands, giving opportunity for the Park's co-operation in securing motor vehicle exclusion and in providing guardianship for its enforcement. And they ask me also to convey to you from them, as members of the Board, their warm appreciation of your generously suggested offer, and sense of the importance of the change which you suggest, taken in conjunction with the intention fi- nally to connect these ways through the National Park lands with your present system to the south. I have been giving you their opinion. My own, which you ask for, coincides with theirs. To attempt more at the present time than they suggest would be liable - and likely -- to defeat the whole; to accomplish this, would inevitably lead on to more. I think decidedly that what you suggest is much to be desired, over all main branches of the future system, which would then become single and connected ulti- mataly from your own entrences on the Seal Harbor and Brown's Mountain roads to the Bay Drive along the Island's northern shore And it would make a wonderful system. I am enclosing a map on which I have marked the intended Bar Harbor bridle paths with their southward connections, as now planned and accepted as a goal to work for. The northern area, taken right advantage of, is remarkably adapted to the purpose. The connected range of Young's and McFarland's Mountains -- abrupt only at the north- ern end, rising to the height of over 700 fest above the sea, and jut- ting out far beyond any other northern elevation on the Island -- offers easy roading to its summits, for bridle path and driving purposes, and views as fino as from the higher mountains, while the wholesroa is nat- urally wall watered and wooded, wild and picturesque. The portion utilised of the Breakneck road, marked on the map in red as are the in- tended bridle paths, while it would still legally remain open to use by motors, is rarely used by them, owing to the long, steep hill by which only one can approach it from the Hull's Cove end, and the intention 5 is to widen the connecting portion to ample safety and maintain on it an earthy surface suitable for horseback use. The land it loads to on the south, though not so shown upon the map, lies wholly now within the Reservation bounds, and Reservation and Park lands stretch thence un- brokenly southward until they meet the mountains and the mountain passes. I have marked the northern entrances to the Bar Harbor Bri- dle Path system as now planned: A. B, and C -- with D as a remoter but contemplated possibility. At A the system takes its northern start at a turn on the Bay Drive nearly opposite the old red-brick Hamor house just north of Hull's Cove, and follows up thence the valley of Hull's Covo brook, which comes down from the Breakneck ponds. This valley furnishes the only break, and offers the only pass, in the long rock wall of the northern bluffs between Bar Harbor and the Norway Drive. At B a second but subsidiary entrance is obtained at the sum- mit of the old, practically abandoned, Corkscrew Hill road which the Bay Drive, blasted out at the bluffs' foot along the shore, replaced. This road -- once part of the old stage route from Bangor to Bar Har bor -- is now practically availble from the Hull's Cove and alone, unless for horseback use, its original northern outlet having been sacrificed to create a site for the Henderson house, built upon its course; but a steep substitute way, laid out as a winter ice road from Witch Hole Pond before Bar Harbor took it s ice from Eagle Lake, gives present op- portunity for bridle path connection with the Duok Brook side. The land at its summit, where entrance B is marked, and for a mile beyond 6 following the outlined course, belongs now to the National Park, being a gift to it from the Bowler fusily made last winter after Robert Bow ler's death but following his desire. This trust, a hundred or more acres in extent, takes in two-thirds of the shore of Witch Hole Pond and is finaly wooded, the woods on it having been cared for and pro- tectod by the Bowler family for nearly forty years. At C connection is again obtained with what is known locally at Bar Harbor as the New Eagle Lake road but is marked on the more ro cent mape "The Champlain Road," leading from How's Park with its sur rounding group of summer residences and various connections with the town to Eagle Lake This entrence, too, is over land which the Nation al Park is in process of acquiring as & gift from the Hendersone, from whom and from Dr. Abbs the National Park has now received or is in process of receiving the whole of Duck Brook ravine from this point down to the Bay Drive. With this much explanation, I think what I have outlined on the map will make all clear to you. What I have marked in red is what is planned. What is marked both in red and ink the Town now proposes to develop for bridle puth use next summer. What of this last is marked in ink with a solid line is what Mr. Fabbri and Ur. Dow suggest might be widened in accordance with your plun; what in marked in ink with a broken line -- following the course of a century-old wood road built for early lumbering -- is what they think it would not be wise to suggest widening or opening to driving use at the present time. On this there is us yet no park-land ownership, and opening it to driving -- the ques- tion of expense apart -- would bring up inevitably the whole legal 7 question of the Town's right without a special enabling act of Legis- lature to restrict its use. Mr. Fabbri, Mr. Dow and I, all feal, however, that if widen- ing these waye and opening then to driving as well as riding use is ever to enter into the plan, now is the time to initiate it, before the Town and public have became accustomed to look on them as bridls paths alone -- taking the opportunity to embody it in the scheme that this entrance portion offers with its extensive park control. Mr. Harry Lynam has just met me by appointment on his vay north. I have given him a copy of your letter regarding the Sargent mountain options and he will take the matter up at once of securing what you outline in your letter, if he finds it can be done within the lim- its set and that the lands described are sufficient -- of which I find I cannot be wholly sure from manory -- to secure the necessary roudway. If not, he will report to me again before taking action. He will also get that options he can secure upon the northern side. The options will be taken in my name, and I will thon give you a paper transferring them or the lands ownership to you, which would not be recorded. Yours sincerely, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 26 Broadway, New York City. Wear Die Mr Commonwealth Massachuecth is duff interested he plast develop concerned the of ment of its sister State of mains, With Which its own interests are closed found The first National half of recreative Charactu to the last of Colorado and the Hot Springs of Arkawaas has been recently created On the Coast of Manu Within a Dingle long day's fail from Baston or a day Va hay Motor ride II Created by the President and Decretary of the Interior midu them by the Monument Act, and named in honor to the founder of Acadia, within whom ancient founds it lies, this park - the from de Monte national Monument - give new Sayland for the futt true an opportunity to share, as is its night, III in the benefits and ox- preditures of the national part Hytrom service Will you not, as a member of the appropriations Committee of the House, interest yourcely w Decuring for this singh easter preferentation fuck appentionment, such as has of our National park system a been requested by the Decutary of a the IV Interior, in the National park ap. profination for the Insuing you 2 It already hanks third among the Warthin part areas of the Nation in the number of its annual visitors, and, bording as it does whom Mu a nehly harbored Coast at its point of gratest beauty 10 Capabile of a resort development that will benefit every lastern section of the Country Wey truly Your 26 Broadway New York Fenruary 7, 1921. Dear Sir: At the direction of Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., there is enclosed a copy of hisletter of this date to Mr. A. E. Lynam, for your information. Very truly, Addamn Mr. George B. Dorr, Department of Parks, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 26 BROADWAY NEW YORK COPY. February 7, 1921. Dear Mr. Lynam: I have your letter of February 2nd, written in reply to mine of January 27th to Mr. Dorr, of which I sent you a copy, and note that your reply is made after consultation with Mr. Joy. I approve of your suggestion that the other Savage owners be approached with an offer of $100. an acre, and BO authorize, with a view to purchasing any part or the whole of the tract jointly pened by the Savages, beginning, of course, from the East and working West. While I shall doubtless be willing to authorize paying $200. an acfe for this tract if necessary, since you gentlemen so recommend I presume you will be in a stronger position to trade if you do not have authority beyond $100. and that the further author- ity will not be necessary until those members of the family now at Seal Harbor have been interviewed. Are you communicating with the Manchesters in Orlando, Florida, or are you awaiting their return to Seal Harbor? I hope you will return to me at an early data the map of the property in question, including all of the Sargent and Jordan surroundings, a copy of which you sent me earlier and which I re- turned some weeks ago to have corrected up to date. It is most helpful to me to have this map before me in considering your letters. What about the properties to the North of Jordan Mountain and to the West of Eagle Lake! When I wrote you last on that sub- jact I asked whether you felt definite options should be secured on all of these properties before any deals were finally closed for properties on the West of Sargent Mountain. I have not heard from you on this point. Yes, I would like to have the titles examined and the ab- stracts prepared of these several properties as they are purchased and would be glad to have you handle the matter for me in the usual way as heretofore. I am sending copy of this letter to Mr. Dorr for his information. Very truly, Mr. A. $. Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. > I 26 Broadway New York March 17, 1920 Dear Mr. Dorr: The shorter sign seems to me much better but I still fear that one essential fact, namely, that motor driven vehicles are excluded, will escape the attention of the passer- by. My experience wi th motor signs is that the fewer words and the more conspicuous the prohibition, the more apt are the signs to be heeded. Since you have clearly in mind just how this sign can be designed so as to serve the intended purpose, I am wondering whether you will not have, say a dozen signs made and I will pay for them and have them put up. If this is agreeable to you, will you not kindly see to the matter at your convenience. I have already asked Mr. Simpson to mark the boundaries between the park and our lands on the various roads which run through both properties and presume that he will find time to do so this spring. Perhaps more than a dozen signs will be needed but that number will at least suffice for the present. Very truly, Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 25, 1920. Dear Mr. Booksfeller: After n.y letter to you was miled yesterday I found that the form for notice which I stated I enclosed had got overlooked. I now enclose it. No are in the midst or 2 wild $10.00 tom hero, following a suscession of other stor" that have piled the anow un Cyor the whole island from thirty inchec to three feet on the level. It has been very beautiful but movement ofi the Destor track except on has been Great impossible. I sen you by this mil, under separate anolosure, & photo- grenh I obtained when 1 first cace down this winter of Beech Cliff from the frozen lake; you lay meTEr have BOOM it under similar con- citions IT Iron such a point of view. I trice this oppertunity to thank you again in the public's 1220 for the generates Lift that has included it 11 i thin the park. Sincerely yare, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Ires 26 broadway, New York Ci ty. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT February 21, 1930. Dear Mr. Boakefoller: the question brought up in your letter of January 30 needed consultation in regard to form of notice, and I could not immediately answer it. I now enclose a form which navers the ground, r think, and is firent and clear, while miling plain, as well, the purpose or the limitation. These signs, as I understand it, would be placed at each on- transo to the park from your land. As it is a park notice, it is desirable before the signs are made that I should see & model or drawing and description of what is planned, so that it may be uniform 'I th what is intended elswhere. the authority for the restriction is placed by it with the National Park Service, there it ultimately rests. I consulted Secretary Lane directly about the matter, taking advantage 0:2 his presence here, as at that time the National Park Service Was iut lately formed and its Director 111, but later I too the matter up at Washington with the Acting Director and obtainna his appro- val. Yours Suporintendent Lafayotte National Park. lir. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 26 Broadway, New York City. February 21, 1920 My dear Mr. Rockefeller: The matter brought up in your letter of January 30 needed consultation in regard to the form of notice and I could not immediately answer it. I now enclose a from which seems to cover the ground and be direct and fin- al, while making clear the reason. These signs, as I understand it, would be placed accord- ing to your plan at ench entrance to the park from your land. As it is A Park Service notice it is degirable I should see, before the signs are made, a model or drawing and description of what is planned, 80 that it may be uniform with what is done in other portione of the park. The authority for the notice is placed with the National Park Service, where it ultimately rests. I consulted Secre- tary Lane directly about the matter, taking advantage of his presence here, as at that time the National Park S ervice was but lately formed and the Director ill, but later I took the matter up at Washington and obtained the approval of the Act- ing Director. Yours sincerely, Superintendent Lafayette National Park. &APAYHEES PIRK. Road forming portion of system built for pleasure use by horee or on foot. A33 co tor driven vehicles are anolude By evier: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 26 Broadway New York Jsnuary 30, 1920. Dear Mr. Dorr: A year or to ago you told me that the Secretary of the Interior had authorized the placing of signs prohibiting automobiles at points on the roads which I have built through the National Park where my property rdjoins the park. What form would you suggest for these signs? Should they read something like the following: MOTORS PROHIBITED By order of LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK If you will be good enough to give me the text for the signs, I will try to have them made this winter and cut up in the spring. Very truly, John Mr. George B. Dorr, Bbr Hurbor, Moine. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 2, 1920. Mr. John D. Rockofoller, Jr., 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr. Rockefeller: In supplement to my letter I enclose you some hotographs I took before I went West last fall of the first and second places referred to in my letter. The first three as numbered refer to the first listed place. Number one shows Mr. Lynam on the Spring Trail just above the pools. Number two shown Mr. Lynam again and Mr. Hadley of the Lafayetto Park Service with one of the Spring Pools in the foreground reflecting the trees. Number three, a less good pho tograph than the others shows the tumbled rocks as the base of the rock-slide "1 th Mr. Hadley and Mr. Lynam in the picture again to show scale. Numbers four and five refer to my second listed place of difficulty where the road survey brings up against the seam- cliff. Number four shows the cliff below the chelf the road must traverse. Number five shows the same portion of the cliff from a different angle and at a greater distance. Mr. Simpson is standing on the shelf in the line of the survey. I obtained similar photographs of the third listed point, where the road survey encounters the last huge rock fragments of which my letter speaks, but the pictures being taken, from necessity of the 26 Broadway New York February 14, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: The man who wrote me about the excessive cutting on Government property near Seal Harbor has in answer to my further question put to him since the receipt of your recent letter and a communication from Mr. Lynam, written me as follows: "The cutting on the Government this winter is north "of the Asticcu trail - in the valley that runs south of "the round turn on the new road on Jordan Mountain. This "valley runs up to the large spring on the spring trail. "I should say that they have too much cut out. There "are nearly 80 cords cut there. I think that the man "in charge has stopped all cutting now. The ground is "cleaned up as well as can be expected. I have not "noticed how the trees look that are standing." Very truly, John Rockefeller Jon Mr. George B. Dorr, Department of Parks, Depart, ent of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 26 Broadway New York March 24, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: Supplementing my letter to you of the other day with reference to the hauling of wood over my roads which was cut this on the Reservation property last year, may I say that I have just had the following word from one of my representatives at Seal Harbor: "I have been holding the teams back from hauling wood "on the road until it g ot in condition so as not to tear the "road to pieces. I went over this morning to see if it was "in condition. I found one team hauling from Northeast Har- "bor. They had pulled the opposite bolt that held the chain "to get on through. I told that fellow what I thought of him "and told him to get off of the road and stay off. I would "not haul wood from there myself and was waiting for it to get "hard." The bolt and chain to which the writer refers is a bolt and chain which I have had put across the entrance to all of the roads, bolted at one side and attached to the oppo- site post with a padlock. The act described was nothing short of breaking into private property. I am seeking to find out who it was that forced entrance into the road in this way. Very truly, Johna Mr. George B. Dorr, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 26 Broadway New York March 21, 1921. Dear Mr. Corr: I am wondering what your judgment would be with reference to the following situation: As you of course know, I have built the roads through my property and in the reservation at Seal Harbor entirely at my own cost and keep them up at my own expense. All of the roads through the reservation are accessible only through my property, which is, of course, private property. You very naturally and properly, as Curator of the National Park, gave permission to certain inhabitants of Seal and Northeast Harbors to cut wood on the reservation property this winter. I am told that about fifty cords of wood has been cut. The only way to haul this wood out is over my roads. This hauling was in process when I was informed that the roads were being consider- ably cut thereby. I suggested that the hauling be deferred until the roads had dried up. If wood is to be cut on the reservation which can only be hauled out over my roads, just as a matter of keeping the record clear and so that a public right of way may not be established over my prop- erty, would it not be well for me to be advised in advance when you would like to avail of my roads for hauling out the wood, and will it not also be well for your representative; my consent to such use of the roads having been secured, to control the time of hauling, arrang- ing that it to done only when the roads are covered with snow and sleds can in used or when they are so dry that the hauling would do no damage? As the situation now exists, the cost of repairing the roads, for a use of which I have not known officially and to which I have not been asked to consent, falls upon MS. I am not writing this letter in a spirit of complaint or fault- finding, but simply that a cooperative working agreement may be devel- oped as between the Park and myself, which, while accommodating the wishes of the Park authorities in so far as that is possible, shall not put me to expense and annoyance. I am sure you will accept this letter in the spirit in which it is written. If the bridle paths which Bar Harbor is building through the reservation property are to be made wide enough for carriage driving, in line with our correspondence, ought not the question of what if any contribution I am to make thereto to be decided shortly? I am, as you know, waiting to hear further from you in the matter. Very truly, Mr. George B. Dorr, Department of the Interior John D. increasing Washington, D.C. 26 Broadway New York April 7, 1921 Dear Sir: At the direction of Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., there is en- closed a copy of his letter of this date to Mr. William Miller. Very truly, A ddamn Mr. George B. Dorr, Care Mr. A. H. Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. 26 BROADWAY NEW YORK COPY. April 7, 1921. Dear Mr. Miller: I have just wired you as follows: "Telegram received. You may begin on Beach Hill work use suggested irmediately, cutting first in most conspicuous "places." Mr. Dorr is in New York. I have talked with him on the telephone and have read him your message. He is going to Bar Harbor within a day or two and will arrange to join you at Bu:ch Hill and look over the work with you at an early date. While I will pay for this work, I want to do it as Mr. Dorr thinks wise. Please, there- fore, follow any plan which he may make after going over the work with you on the ground. You need not, however, await his arriv before beginning, for every day counts and I pressua that you cannot work at best later than the first of May. Very truly, Mr. William Miller, Bar Harbor, Vaine. NEW YORK BOOKING OFFICE BATH HOUSE IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL THE HOME STEAD DR. FRANK HOPKINS, MEDIOAL DIRECTOR 46TH STREET & MADISON AVENUE OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROOMS FOR THE HOMESTEAD HOTEL CHRISTIAN S.ANDERSEN, RESIDENT MANAGER MAY ALSO BE RESERVED AT THE RITZ-CARLTON PHILADELPHIA HOT SPRINGS,VA. April 3rd, 1921 Dear Mr Dorr: I am sorry that it has not been possible tc clear off the burned wood on Beech Hill. This seems to the an important thing to do at the earliest possible moment. I am enclosing copy of a letter which I have just written ..Ir Miller. Doubtless you would trust him, as I would, tc do the Beech Hill work, if he could so arrange. I would be willing to pay for having it done. Unless you can make a better arrangement, assuming Mr Miller thinks it not impractical for him to undertake the work, had you better not arrange with him to do it at once ? I shall be at the above address for the next two or three weeks. Very truly, Johns Rockefella It Mr George B Dorr, University Club, New York April 3rd, 1921 Dear Mr Miller: As you know a portion of the Bocch Hill property which I formarly owned ani which now belongs to the Reservation was burred OTOI last year. Hr Derr has trici to got someone to out off the dand ..... thinking that its value for pulp WOOD would pay for cutting it. H3 has been unable to get anyone for the preposition on this bazis. The work reuli neoi to be done very carefully and as soon is possible SC 25 to let the live stuff grow up will heal over the scars as quickly as my be. If Mr Dorr cannot make Errangements cleevhore for the work, I Calix monioring whother you could not leave what you are now doing and turn at onco tc this Booch Hill job, which I do not imains would take more than a month to complete. Is there any reason way the balance of the Forestry work-you had hoped to do for me could not be ieit until another your ? Could you take your present crew to Beech Hill, or could you get other wan there ? It just occurs to me that you might possibly be able to .run the two jobs, leaving some of your mon where they are, taking soma over to Besch Hill and getting other mon locally there, - you spending one day in one place and the next in the other, or going back and forth us may seen necessary. what is your juigmont about the nicle question ? Please go to Be ach Hill at your earliest convenience and look over the situation and write IB at the above address what you recomend. I call sanding a copy of this letter to Mr Dorr for his information. If he 13 in Bar Harbor you may think it wisa to ccn- fer with him further, having been to Boeah Hill. I would, of course, pay for the work on Beech Hill. Vary truly, (Sgd) John D Rockefeller, Jr Mr William Miller, Bar Harbor, Naine The University Club 5th Ave. and 54th St. New York City March 31, 1921 Dear Mr. Rockefeller: I shall be glad to make use of Mr.Simpson in carrying out the survey we were not able to make for lack of time last fall. I have, however, had two letters recently - the last this morning - from Mr. Lynam, in which he expresses anxiety over the shortening time ahead, relative to the amount of work to be done before the first options secured expire. And he encloses me a copy, as his suctom is in order to keep me posted, of his letter of March 29th to you. In its last paragraph he asks if Mr. Simpson could not be detailed at once to help him by commencing on the required surveys. Knowing as I do the situation, and the length of time it often takes to identify old woodland bounds and make surveys in such rough territory, this seems to me to transcend at the moment everything else in importance. Should any of the options lapse, it might now be difficult, perhaps impossible, to renew their terms. I would suggest, therefore, telegraphing - to save the mail's delay - to Mr. S. to get at once in touch with Mr. Lynam and put himself under instruction. Snow, unless in patches, will by now have gone and, with the leaves not yet starting, the conditions for survey work in the woods will be at their best. Believe me, yours sincerely George B. Dorr. University Club March 31, 1921 Dear Mr. Rockefeller: With regard to your offer in connection with the Bridal Path widening I have had a further letter from Bar Harbor on the subject since I wrote, confirming former estimates. There seems no possibility that less than the $1500 stated in my letter would be sufficient to cover the tract in cuestion, in addition to as much more from the Park and town. It will be best accordingly, I think, that you draw your check for that amount, to my order, and I will start work on the two accounts combined when I go down, as I now expect to do, next week for a few days. The frost will by that time be generally out in that locality, and the season favorable for burning. Later,and soon, I must return to Washington to look after certain deeds we have now got ready for the Government's acceptance and one of which - the first - it has just accepted after some months' delay. Your check I shall deposit in the first instance in a Boston bank and thence transfer to Bar Harbor as there are still important rights of way to secure, and your name should not aprear to suggest an interest. Later, when Mr. Simpson is free, I should like to get his aid in working out - or studying over - certain ideas that have come to me this winter in this connection, and express them upon paper. Believe me, yours si ncerely George B. Dorr Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington Dear Mr. Rockefeller, I was exceedingly sorry at our failure to get the burnt wood on Beech Mountain cut for the value that there might be in it. No effort was spared to do so. Mr. Lynam, Mr. Dow and my park secretary, Mr. Hadley, all, personally took the matter up; and Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Somesville all were visited - repeatedly - but unsuccessfully. The endeavor, begun soon after you left last fall, was continued after I cameaway myself at Xmas, and on till the end of January, when Mr. Dow visited the tract himself with someone whom he thought might cut. There are, apparently, few logs of value in it, come to look it over, which is only natural on a rocky,aind-swept mountain. The removal is difficult and in part impracticable owing to the steep and rugged character of the ground; and it must in nart we done over the frozen lake, where thaws and spring holes must be reckoned with anu where, if the snow lies deep, there is no beaten track. And the wood is both hard to cut, as dead, and is not held desirable as firewood on account of being charred and smutty. On the other hand, to leave the dead trees upstanding would be a great misfortune. Their bare skelotons would persist for a generation rising above the younger growth. ruining the beauty of the landscape. I have thought 01 it ever since tie firc took place, a year ago, and it has worried me. In offering the wood to be cut last fall and winter, no restriction was placed on the operation, but growth will in strong and active from now on until mid-culy and - with two seasons' growth from the old roots and from the seeds the burnt trees left behind them and cannot renew - care must be taken both in falling trees and limbing them and in hauling out the logs. And supervision must be given to secure it. I will have a fresh inspection of the area made when I get down, and find out all I can. I do not now believe that the wo od one might get would pay the cost of getting it out and marketing it, the cutting apart. The lumber value is evidently not great, and it would not sell readily for firewood on account of its charred and smutty surface. Damage also would be inevitably done to the young growth whatever care one took. As I now see it the best thing to do, and the most economical - if anything be done, would be to have experienced wood smen fall the trees, 2. next autumn or next winter when burning can be safely done and trim and burn the branches, the tops and all lesser rubbish that the fire has left; and to leave the trunks, unless along the roadside or in other placed readily accessible, to rot upon the ground as in nature and make humus for the seedlings. Yours sincerely George B. Dorr. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 2,9 1920. Tax. John D. Rocksoller, Jr., 26 Breading, Fow York City. Door lar. Rooksfeller: I have reached Bar ilerbor and am able nor to reply core fully to your letter concerning the now road. Yes- torésy, the ground being still prestically clear of snow, I again vent OVER Var. Simpon's survey for it, speniing the whole after- noon till dear won it. Mr. Bimpson, I gather from your letter, 414 not clearly just what was in my mind. Only a mindr portion of the road - which I take on conjecture, from scrambling along 100 course. to be in 211 somethat above two miles in length - neede any other care or treatment them usa Been siven - and veli given - to the roads alroady built. The only part of it that I went over with line si poor is that extending from who Spring freil crossing to the extreis southern end of Jordan's Mountain, a distance of a hulf a mile perhaps, REG on this port there are but three places in regard to which I such COS TE any change. To who un those three places in detail, the first, starting from the north, is at the intersection of the Spring ⑉2- Trail, where the giant rock-slide has GOID down the mountain. Hr. Simpon's first survey, as I understand it, would have led the road across the lower portion of this rock-slider entering above the Spring Trail. This Mr. Cloment told me he understood to have been g1v 11 up on account of danger from workening the support of the rock-slide above and that he had suggested crossing further down, in the vicinity of the Spring path and pools. Ozz account of the beauty 01 those pools, lying Gloar among the tumbled, licheno roaks, it sceme to was desir able that the crossing should be made instead a short may further down, where the water - become a brook turns away from the mountain base and can be crossed w1 thout seorifico by the road, which would nood but a rise at a moderate grade to overtake its former level course and would lose no interest or boauty by the change. This could be dono, BC far as 1 un able to juige without survey and estimate, not at an increase but a distinct, and probably considerable, countery of expenditure. The second place, a considerable distance on from this, is whore a low perpendicular cliff, formo by a seam in the grani to, risos steeply and continuously up from the wood-land at the mountain base to the heights above. the road survey butts squarely against this cliff where a gisnt frost-break in its upper portion has left a narrow shelf, onto which to pass beyond the road must climb. Nhe ongineering problem here, from my standpoint, is a difficult one and is rendered d ubly difficult by the nee of solving it without dis- figurement. foreover, there is here a further element to bo consid- ered: along the mounting base of this cliff, under i ts shadow, a main foot path un the mountain from the south is planned. of the sitts 1 have spent a freet doal of time at this point and think the difficulty can be solved by making a diroct, wide Engled roach to the shelf, continuing the general rowdline from the oast, and building an arch against the the cliff which would span the foot path, instead of making a solid fill. Ur. Bikpson's plan has not been wholly cloar to me at this point but the change, if any, in the intended cource would be a slight one and would be in the interest, 8 far as it changed the course at all, of an easier and safer sweep arount the unner cliff, while the arch, lr. Clement thought, could be built at little, if any additional expense. That the arah should be a side one is not nec- essary, as it will simply span the path.using the cliff au one support; out as the rock fill would need to be a deep one there, and brilt wi th care unon its outer faces, it night oric out that a bridge of vider span would be in the interest of economy1 I think it not unlikely that it would. Such an arch, from the standpoint of the foot path, might the made a feature of interest and beauty and would lesve the continui ty of the liff - itself a feature of great interest - as rell as of the alimb unbroken. colleged The third point at which a problem arises is again a consid- erable distance on toward the southern extreal ty of the mountain, where a group of huge rocks have been tumbled down by frost from the cliff above and rest at the verge of a fur ther sharp descent. Mr. Simpson's survey in its present course would involve a destruction of the outer portion of this rock-group, directly through whose site the road line traverses. A slight change unward at this point, of the road width or but all ightly more, would throw the road - at no additional expense but to a lessening of it in my judgement - between this lower group and another giant fragment which rests above, leaving abundant space for the unnarrowed road between. This change would simply in- volve the rise of a for foot in the road level which could be obtained at an easy grade from ei thor side, and would be decidedly to the ad- vantage of the view from this point - one of the finest in the course of the whole road - raising the road-course higher above the tree tops in the 170 odland at the mountain base which already threaten to invade presently the viow-line from the lowor rade. Beyond the southern extremity of the mountain, along the western side of the mountain, I have not been ablo as yot to follow the survey but a short distance, or study it in detail. Mr. Simpson thought there were one or two places upon it that night call for fur- ther study but world resont no serious difficulty, and I have no question he 1c right from my general impression of that side and of its rock-fornation. Along the western side of the azhhitheatre, from the present roadway to the grossing of little Harbor brook, I followed the survey last fall and san that it presented no difficulty in a land- scape sense or problem from the park point of view And this is also true in regard to the survey from Jordan Pond brook to the Spring Trail croasing. The only difficultios in the whole course are presented -5- by the uniquely bold elevation of the road-line around the procipitous southern end of Jordan's Mountain, lifted up to obtain the striking ocean view with forest foreground. In regard to the survey which Mrs Simpson understood me to desire, it was simply such a blue print as he would naturally furnish as a basis for contracting, with the specification of requirements. Such a survey, market in stations, would enable me to identify and dis- ous witz you intelligently problems at particular points that might appear to call for it. Moreover, where work of such a character is contemplated it seems to me wise, that so for as mounly possible all change of misunderstanding should be eliminated by careful definition in advance. There are but fow stretches in the intended road, havever, that poem to me to need such definition, and a survey covering those alone would be maple for our purpose. None 10 necessary for the great- or part, where the course is made abundantly clear by the physical sur vey which I have traversed while no misunderstanding would be lillowly to arise in respect to the character of the work upon it, defined by work of similar charactor already dome. But as the work must obvious- Ly be at best - as you any it is - expensive, 1 have been particularly anxious since I looked the road course over and recognised the excep- tional problems It presented that you should not be involved through any want of clear understanding for which I might be in any part re- sponsible in expenses greater them you might wish to undertake. I am frankly surprised at what you tell YOU of the average cost of the roads you have already built in the park. I think the result to you have cot have been obtained with great economy. The treater portion of this now road should be III) more expensive, but it seems to me im- possible that the portions I have indicated, and certain others pos- sibly along the corresponding eastern side of the mountain where the elevation carries it through similar bold rock formations, could be built without considerably exace ing this. One serious itom of ex- penso, which I san experiencing equally in my nath construction nor in places on the mountains, springs from the general principle laid down for all a instructive work in the park that it shill be done in a way to blend as naturally as possible with the native roaks and landscape. In what work of such a kin! I have dono myself since the comment's establishment, I have made it - following the instruction of the Na- tional Park Service - a rule without exception to construct support- ing walls where they would show from a distance or below of old-faced roah, 8 reeponding to their background. This, in MY experience, adds a Very conci derable percentage to the construction cost, but the principle undoubtedly is right. Happily, however, in the present case the courso in question is strewn abundantly with frost-split rocks whose excessed faces match the neighboring cliffs, and along these holder sections 50 much rock will be required for interior fill that I doubt if any large adil tional expense will be involved in adhering to this principle, which 1 under- stood moreover from Mr. Clement to be in general accordance wi th your own. -7- The point I made with Mr. Simpson in regard to narroting the road in difficult places applied only in my talk with him to the afort, bridge-like section around the chelf described in my socond-listed point of difficulty. The shelf there is nurrow and cannot be widened. Here, it seemed to mo, a narrowing of the road to perhaps twelve feet, as on a bridge, might be made without harm. In the park road past Sieur de tionts Spring which has been extensively travelled by automo- bilcs these last three years, no serious difficulty from narrowing to that or loss, has arisen, this boing done at points to S&VO old trees. Vory probably, however, survey may show there is no need in the present case for nerrowing. The matter of the bodering stone along the road-side in places needing it for safety of which I spake to lir. Simpoon is of secondary importance. Where it is possible without scarifice of economy the use of rounded, timo-worn atone tends loss, in places where the road passes along the mountain side unrasked, to draw a noticeable, artificial line across; add where a continuous wall is not required for cafety, as on bold turns, open spacing between rock and rock permits the eye to travel down to the nearby woods and forest floor below which I hope in time to maice of interest everywhere along these roads. To leave particulars, I am greatly interested in your road building and have, as I wrote you in my earlier letter, been secking to incorporate it as an integral part in the general schemo of the park's development. The difficulty to overcome is the now general elimination of the horse as the means of getting about, in favor of the automobile and the great present cost of hiring teams, which practically excludes all but those who have horses of their own here or are infifferent to expenditure. One of the main difficulties I have had to overcome at Washington is the impession that has obtained during the last twenty years that the Island is a place for wealthy poople only, and I am excee ingly anxious to show uses of the park that lie ithin the reach of 07 myone who ocres for nature and the beauty of our woods and mountains. What Congress will do for the park's development hereafter will depend minly on our success in this. What I am arrious to avoid, again, - especially till we get established in oui work and in general understanding of our aims and plans - is hostile oriticism reaching bank to Washington, that we are developing the park for the benefit and pleasure of wealthy surver residents onlyn or that the work we are doing is not in haxmony with the wild beauty and pri- moval quality that drew, first the artists and their friend.a. and then 00 many here in early days. my own work has been criticized, I know, along this line. Some part of that critioism I have benefitted from, and more I have felt confident that time would show to be nistakon Some such criticism has gone back ithin the last two years to mem- born of Congress, who have submitted it for answer to the Park Service; and the Service to me. So far I have been able to meet it success- fully, but if such a point should be brought up - however fully it wight be capable of boing answered - upon the floor of Congress rhen the annual mestion of appropriation for the park came up, it rould -9- leave an impression behind difficult to eradioate. Therefore I feel we need to move with special care in these years of beginning, and to do not only what we feel confident will ap rove itself in the future but will carry its own immediate answer to the inevitable Griticism of people unaccustomed to looking far ahead or desirous of having things remin unchanged as they have known them. It is on this ac- count as well as from my own conviction of the preciousness of all detail of landscape interest me beauty here, where the territory - although far less than it will become, I hope, hereafter - must al- ways, bounded by the sen and private res idence, remain limited in com- parison wi th the great western parks with which it now takes rank, or wi th the numbers who in years to come must visit it. With reference to woodland work and cutting in connection with road or path within the park, may I tell you again - to cover the whole ground - how roll I thought of Mr. Daige, in whose hands, from my talks with him and observation of his work, I should feel the work quite safe. This, frankly, I could not say wreservedly in rem spect to any of the local mem. Even those whom I have trained iny- self, faced v1 th now conditions, go often wrong from lack of fundar mental comprehension and a Exasp of principles. This park is the only one as yet in the National system ex- hibiting the Appelachian flora W1 th its trees and shrube and 1 sun anxious to take the opportunity of these roads that you are building as well as of the paths to make an important arboretun exhibit shur- acteristic of the region. 10- I have read with interest your quotations from my telogram and letter of two years ago. My interest in your work is as warm today as then, and I sen nothing to change or rodify in that I said unless it were to define better, with the knowledge that two years' experience has brought, 207 own powers and limitations in the matter, and my respon- sibilities. When Secretary Lone came down and stayed wi th 12 in the summer of 1917 I took adventage of his presence here to bring up the question of your continuing the work you had begun wi thin the park and to ask authority in the matter from him - which he gave no. At that time the National Pnate Direct tax was ill and absent from his office, but later I brought the matter up to him as woll and he approved. I did not ark to be relieved of my responsibility for what was done, nor could I - under the general principles of the Government service - been relieved of it if I had. No the Government, as to the public, I still romain as responsible personally for all that 16 done as though ryself had done it. For this reason I should be conversant, generally or specifically 20- cording to the neca, with what is planned, and be in a position to just- ify it upon occasion as Ey act. On the other hand, I have folt that the more freely you could work things out upon your OWN responsibility the greater - from my own experience - your interest and pleasure in the work, and it is only the boldness and conspicuous character of the new road survey where it has been taken 84 high level round the southern on 1 of Jordon Mountain that has made it soom - for both our sakes - ad- visable to work out together for that section what we can both approve -11- and will not be at variance with what would be desired at Washington with cardial greetings and good wishes for the coming year, believe me Your a sincerely, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 2, 1920. Mr. John D. Rockofellor, Jr., 26 Broadway, New York City. Do r lt. Roatofeller: I have reached Bar Herbor and am able now to rc- ply sore fully to your lett r conoorning the now road. Yesterday, the ground being still practically clear of know, I again wont over Mr. Simpson's survey for it, spending the whole afternoon till dark upon it. Mr. Bimson, I gather from your letter, did not clearly understand just what TBC in my mind. Only a minor portion of the road - which I take on conjecture, from scrambling along itc course, to be in all somewhat above two rilec in length - needs any other care or treatment than has been givon - and well Given - to the roads al- ready built. The only part of 1t that I went over with Mr. Simpson is that extending from the Spring Trail crossing to the extrome south- erm end of Jordan's Mountain, a distance of half a mile perhaps, and on this part there are but three places in rogard to which I surgestod any change. To take there throc places um in detail, the first, start- ing from the north, is at the intersection of the Spring Trail, where -2- the giant rock-slide has come down the mountain. Mr. Simpson's first survey, as I understand it, would have led the road across the lower portion of this rock-slide, entering above the Spring Trail. This Mr. Clement told we he understood to have been given up on account of danger from woakening the support of the rock-slide above and that he had suggested crossing further down, in the viginity of the Spring path and pools. On account of the beauty of these pools, lying clear among the tumbled, lichened it Beamod to me desirable that the crossing should be made instead a short way further down, where the water, become a brook- turns away iro the mountain base and can be crossed without sacrifico by the road, which would need but a rise at a moderate grade to overtake its forwer level course and would lose no interest or beauty by the change. This could be done, so far as I an ablo to judge without survey and estimate, not at an increase but a dis tinot and probably considerable, economy of expenditure. the second place, a considerable dis tance on from this, is where a low, perpendicular cliff, formed by a seem in the granito, rises steeply and continuously up from the rood-land at the mountain base to the heights above. The road survey butts Squarely against this cliff where a giant frost-break in its upper portion has loft a narrow shelf, onto which to pass beyond the road must climb. The engineering problem here, from my standpoint, is a difficult one and is reniered doubly difficult by the need of solving it without disfig woment. Moreover, there is here a further element to be considered: along the mounting baso of this cliff, under its shadow, a main foot- path up the mountain from the south is planned. I have spent a great deal of time at this point and think the difficulty can be solved by niking a direct, wide-angled approach to the shelf, continuing the general road-line from the east, and build- ing an arch against the cliff which would span the foot-nath, instead of making a solid fill. Mr. Simpson's plan has not been wholly clear to me at this point but the change, if any, in the intended course of the r oad would be a slight one and would be in the interest, so far as it changed the course at all, of an easier and safer sweep around the upper cliff, while tho arch, Mr. Clement thought, could be built at little, if any additional expense. That the arch should be a wide one is not neces- pary, as it will simply span the path, using the cliff as one support; but as the rock fill would need to be a deep one there, and built with care won its outer faces, it might work out that a bridge of wider span would be in the interest of economy $ I think it not unlikely that it would. Such an arch, from the standpoint of the footpath, might be made a feature of interest and beauty and would leave the continuity of the cliff - itself & feature of great interest - as well as of the clinib unbroken. is The third point at which a problem arises is again considerable dis tance on toward the southern extremity of the mountain, where a group of huge ro oks have been tumble down by frost from the cliff above and rest at the verge of a further sharn descent. Mr. si peon's survey in its present course would involve a destruction of the outer portion of this ro ok-group, directly through whose site the road-line traverses. A slight change upward at this point, of the road wiuth or but slightly -4- more, would throw the road - at no additional expense but to a lessening of it in my judgement - between this lower group and ther giant fragmont which rests above, leaving abundant space for the unn&rrowed road between. This change would simly involve the rise of a fow feet in the road level which could be obtained at an easy grade from either side, and woule be de- cidedly to the advantage of the view from this point - one of the finest in the course of the whole road - raising the road-course higher above the tree tops in the woodland at the mountain base which already threaton to invade presently the view-line from the lower grade. for Beyond the southern extremity of the mountain, along the western side of the mountain, I have not been able as yet to follow the survey but a short distance, or study it in detail. Mr. Simpson thought there were one or to places upon it that might call for further study but would pre- sent no serious difficulty, and I have no doubt he is right from my general impression of that side and of its rock-formation. Along the western side of the amphi thoatre, from the present roadmy to the crossing above Little Harbor Brook, I followed the survey last fall and saw that it presented no difficulty in a landscape sense or problem from the park point of view. And this is also true in regard to the survey from Jordan Pond brook to the Spring Trail crossing. The only difficulties in the whole course are pre- sented by the uniquely bold elovation of the road-line around the precip- itous southorn end of Jordan's Mountain, lifted up to obtain the striking ocean viow with forest foreground. In regard to the survey which Mr. Sinpson understood me to desire, it was simply such a blue print as he would naturally furnish as a basis -5- for contracting, with the specification of requirements. Such a survey, marked in stations, would enable me to identify and discuss with you in telligently problems at particular points that might appear to call for it. Moreover, where work of such a character is contemplated it seems to me wise that, so far as humanly possible all chance of misunderstand- ing should be eli inated by careful definition in advance. There are but few stretches in the intended road, however, that sees to me to need such definition, and a survey covering these alone would be ample for our purpose. None is necessary for the greater part, where the course is made abundantly clear by the physical survey which I have traversed while no misunderstanding would be likely to arise in re- spect to the character of the work unon it, defined by work of a similar character already done. But as the work must obviously be at best - as you say it is - expensive, I have been particularly anxious since I look- ed the road course over and recognized the exceptional problems is pre- sented that you should not be involved through any want of cloar under standing for which I might be in my part responsible in expenses great- er than you night with to undertake. I am frankly surprised at what you tell we of the average cost of the roads you have already built in the park. I think the results you have got have beon obtained with great economy. The greater portion of this new road should be no more expensive, but it seems to me invossible that the portions I have in- dicated, and certain others possibly along the corresponding eastern side of the mountain where the elevation carries it through si ilar rook formations, should be built without considerably exceeding this. -6- 200 polate One serious itea 01 expense, which I am experiencing equally in my path construction work in places on the mountains, s rings from the general principlo lada down for all constructive work in the park that it shall be done in a way to blend as naturally as possible with the nativo rocks and landscape. In that work of such a kind I have done myself since the momments establishment, I have rade it - following the instruction of the National Park Service - a rule wi ithout exception to construct supporting mg walls where they would show from 3. distance or below of old-faced rock, correstoning to their backgrovid. This, ir my experience, adds a very considerable percentage to the construction cost, but the principle un~ doubtedly is right. Suppily, however, in the present care the course in question is year strewn abundently with frost-split rocks whose exposed faces match the neighboring cliffs, and along these bolder sections so much rock will be required for interior fill that I doubt 1f any large additional expense will bo involved in audering to this principle, which I understood more- over from Mr. Cloment to be in general accordance with your own. two The point I made with Mr. Simpson in regard to narrowing the road in difficult places applied only in IT tall: with him to the short, bridge- like section around the shelf described in my second-listed point of dif- ficulty. the shelf than is narrow and cannot be widened. here, it seemed to me, a narro wing of the road to porhups twolve feet, as on a bridge, eight be mude without harm In the park road past the Sieur de Monts Spring which has been extensively trevelled by automobiles those last three years, no serious difficulty from narrowing to that or less, ink -7- has arison, this boing done at points to save old trees. Very probably, however, survey may show there is no need in the present case for narrowing. The matter of the bordering stone along the roadside in places needing it for safety of which I spoke to Mr. Simpson is of secondary im- portance. Where it is possible without sacrifice of economy the use of rounded, time-worn stone tends less, in places where the road passes along the mountain side unmasked, to draw a noticoable, artificial line across; and where a continuous wall is not required for safety, as on bold turns, open spacing betwoon rock and rock permits the eye to travel down to the nearby woods and forest floor below which I hope in time to make of inter- est everywhere along these roads. To leave particulars, I am greatly interested in your road build- ing, and have, as I wrote you in my earlier letter, been seeking to incor- porate it as an integral part in the general scheme of the park's develop- ment. The difficulty to overcome is the now genoral elimination of the horse as & moans of getting about, in favor of the automobilo; and the pre- sent great cost of hiring teams, which parctically excludes all but those who have horses of their own here or are indifferent to expenditure. One of the main difficulties I have had to overcome at Washington is the impression that has obtained during the last twenty years that the Island is a place for wealthy people only, and I am exceedingly mivous to show uses of the park that lic within the reach of everyone who cares for nature and the beauty of our noods and mountains. That Congress will do for the park's development hereafter will depend mainly on our success in this. What I am anxious to avoid, again - especially till we get es- tablished in our work and in general understanding of our aimc and plans - -8- is hostile criticism reaching back to Washington, that we are developing the park for the banafit and pleasuro of vollthy SWITACH residente only, or that the votic we are doing is not in hamony with the wild beauty and prim over mality that drew, first the artists said their friends, and then so many have in ourly days. Ity own work has boen oriticisal, I Idean, along this line. Sonio part or that oritioism I have benefitted DATE and more I have folt confident that time would show to be mistricon. Some such criticism how gone back mi min the last two years so needbers of Congress, THE have submitted it for anner to the Park Services arel the Service to me. So far i have been abio to met it successfully, but if such it point should be browlit Tip - however fully it night be capable 02 being answered - upon Mis floor of Congreus when the SAMPLE question of appropriation xor the park Game 9. it would leavo an impress 1on behind difficult to eradicate. There fore I feel we need to movo wi th special care in those years of beginning, multi to do net only what we fool confident will approve itself in the future but will ourry its own innoviate RESTOR to the insvitable criticism of people meconstoned to looking far ahout or desirous 0. having things reasin unchanged as they have KROWN them. it is or this account as will as from MN own convistion of the jue tusness of all detail of landsospe interest sn beauty hare, where the territory m elthough for less than it will be- 30m2 , I hope, hereafter - unet always, bounded by the seit and privste res- idence, remain limited in comperison with the groat western parks vi th which it now rehin, or with the numbers who in years to come must visit it. With reference to 100dlen work and outting in connection with road or path within the park, may I tel you again - to cover the whole - w perspectly for all -for ground - how well I thought of Mr. Dodge, in whose hands, from my talks with him and observation of his work, I should feel the work quite nate. This, frenkly, I could not say unreservedly in respect to any of the local men. Even those them I have trained unself, faced with now conditions, & often wrong from lask of fundsmental comprehension and a grasp of prin- the ciples. only the toldposa This park is the only one as yet in the National system exhib- iting the Appslachian flora with it S trees mn. chrubs end I am anxious to take the opportunity of these rosas that you are building as well as of the paths to make an important arboretum crhibit characteristic of the re- gion. I have read 1 th interest your iniolations from my telegram and wither VIO letter of two years ago. My interest in your work is 28 warm today as then, and I DOG nothing to change or stocify in what I caid wross it were to define better, with the knowledge that two years' experience has brought, my own powers usal in the matter, and my pocmonsibilities. When Secretary Lane ame down and stayed with U.S in the summer of 1917 I touk advantage of his presence here to bring up the question of your continuing the work you had begun within the park and to ask authority in the matter from him - which he Have ms. At that time the National Park Director was 111 and absent from his office, but later I brought the matter up to him as well and he approved. I did not ank to be relieved of my responsibility for what was done, nor could I - under the genoral principles of the Government Service - been relieved of it if I had. TO the Govern- ment, as to the public, I still remain as responsible personally for all -10- that is done as though myself had done it. For this reason I should be conversant, generally or specifically according to the need, with what is plamed, and be in a position to justify it upon occasion as uj act. Cz the other hand, I have felt that the more treely you could work things out upon your over responsibility the greater - from y Own experience - your interest and pleasure in the YORK, and it is only the boldness and conspic- wous character of the new road survey where it has boon takan at HIG level rund the southern each of Jordan Mountain that has made it seam - for both our makes - advisable to work out togethor for that section what we can both amorove and will not be atvariance with what would be desired at Washington 1th cordial greetings and good wishes for the comizy year, believe the Yours sincerely, > 1 26 Broadway New York March 17, 1920 Dear Mr. Dorr: The shorter sign seems to me much better but I still fear that one essential fact, namely, that motor driven vehicles are excluded, will escape the attention of the passer- by. My experience wi th motor signs is that the fewer words and the more conspicuous the prohibition, the more apt are the signs to be heeded. Since you have clearly in mind just how this sign can be designed so as to serve the intended purpose, I am wondering whether you will not have, say a dozen signs made and I will pay for them and have them put up. If this is agreeable to you, will you not kindly see to the matter at your convenience. I have already asked Mr. Simpson to mark the boundaries between the park and our lands on the various roads which run through both properties and presume that he will find time to do so this spring. Perhaps more than a dozen signs will be needed but that number will at least suffice for the present. Very truly, Johnson Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. 26 Broadway New York March 1, 1920. Dear Mr. Dorr: Your letter of February 24th is received. Thank you for the photograph of Beech Hill and Echo Lake. It is most interesting. Do I understand that it was your thought to have all of the phraseology in your copy on the motor signs between the park and my property where roads pass through from one to the other? If I am correct in this understanding, my fear would be that the signs would have to be so large or the type so small that the one salient fact, namely, that motors are prohibited, would be over- looked. Would not the briefer sign suggested in ny previous letter, which read: "Motors prohibited" "By order of" (Changing to your phraseology) . "National Park Service." cover the ground and be read ninety-nine times when b longer sign would not be reud but once? Very truly, John Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 5, 1920. Dear Mrs Roakefeller: I have your letter and have re-written the road sign, condensing it in the interest of brevity. From the national park point 03 view it seems essential not only to state the exclusion 0.0 motor driven Tehicles, but thempurpose for which the road is built, so that the occlusion will not have the appearance of being arbitrary. In its present form it doos not seem to NO too long for clearness, and it covers the whole ground satisfactorily. Sincerely yours, Surt. Lefayette National Park Mr. John D. Rockefoller, Jro, 26 Broadway, New York City. LAFAYETTE MARI ONAL PARK. Road for use only by horse or on foot. All motor driven vehicles excluded. National Park Service. 26 Broadway New York February 11th, 1921 Dear Mr Dorr: I have not heard from you in reply to my letter of January18th, with reference to a contribution for the purpose of making possible the construction of Bridle Paths in the vicinity of Bar Harbor, which go through Government Property, of a sufficient width SO that they may be used for horse drawn vehicles as well. If the letter never reached you, I will be glad to send a copy. I am calling up the matter only because I assume work should be undertaken at an early date, and that plans should be madewithout delay for the wider road, if it is to be built. Very truly, Mr George B Dorr, Department of Interior, National Parks Division, Washington, DC 26 Broadway New York January 18, 1921. Dear Mr. Corr: I have your letter of January 12th, and thank you for writing me so fully and thoroughly in repard to the Bar Harbor bridle path emterprise. There would seem to be no question as to the desirability of following the second method which you suggest in connection with building bridle paths that would also be open to horse-drawn vehicle traffic. I note on the map the sections which you say are to be constructed this year and which would be subject to National Park control. About how long a stretch of road does this represent? What do you estimate the additional cost per mile would be in or- der that the road might be useable by horse-drawn vehicles as well as by saddle horses? Upon hearing from you I shall be glad to determine at once the question of my possible co- operation toward that end. Very cordially, Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar garbor, Maine 26 Broadway New York January 18, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I understand from your recent letter, also from a letter from Mr. Lynam, that I shall hear shortly from Mr. Lynam in regard to the west side of Sirgent Mountain options and pos- sible purchases. While I assume that the eastern portion of the Savage tract would be highly desirable, I judge from what Mr. Joy said in his letter that it could be gotten on without. In any event, since the price asked was $200. an acre, it seemed to me that we would be none the less apt to get some of the Savage land and probably at a better price if we were to buy the other tracts at $50. an acra which I authorized and then on the strength of that purchase, take the question up with Mr. Savage. That is the way my mind worked in regard to the matter. I shall be glad of any further thought which you may have on the subject. Very truly, John Bockefully Mr Gogrge B Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. 26 Broadway New York January 27, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I have your letter of January 21st, enclosing a copy of Mr. Joy's letter of January 13th to Mr. Lynan, also a tracing of the ownership of lands to the west of Sargent Mountain and surrounding Hadlock Pond. In addition to the authorizations contained in my letter of December 24th, on your recommendation I authorize the purchase of the eastern half of the D. J. and A. L. Manchester tract at $200. per acre or as much better as may be possible. While you say that Mr. Joy thinks not over 20 acres of the eastern tract of this land will be necessary for the passage of the road as planned, if we are going to pay $200. an acre for any of the land, it would seem to me wise to buy all that the Manchesters will sell at that price - the entire eastern 35 acres and as much more as can be bought at that price. In other words, if we once establish a price of $200. for any of this tract, it seems to me we will not be able to buy the balance for less, and that now is the time to buy all we can buy. I therefore authorize the purchase of the entire tract at $200. an acre if it can be bought. If we are willing to pay $200. an acre for as much of the D. J. and A. L. Manchester tract as we can buy, should we not by the same token be willing to buy as much of the Savage heirs tract at that price as can be bought, starting, of course, from the east and working to the west of the tract? While I know that the Savage heirs have said that they were not desirous of selling, do you think it would be worth while to go to them on the basis of $200. an acre and see what could be done? I am wondering what the comparative values of these two tracts are. In order to save time, I am enclosing a copy of this letter to Mr. Lynam, together with a copy of your letter to me of January 21st, he already having the original of Mr. Joy's letter to him of January 13th. Perhaps Mr. Lynan, without waiting to hear from you, will give me his and Mr. Joy's views as to the relative values above referred to and the wisdom of proceeding with the Sav- age heirs at the same time that we proceed with the Manchesters Very truly, Mr. George B. Dorr, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 26 Broadway New York march 31, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I wrote you on March 24th with reference to a teamster who had pulled the staple out of a chain at the entrance of my new road where it comes out onto the Brown Mountain Road. I find the team belonged to Mr. Herrick of Northeast Harbor, and that the man who was driving was named Wagner. I am sure you will agree with me that it would not be wise to give publicity to these facts, but you may want the information in connection with permission for cutting or hauling another year. Therefore, I would ask that you regard this letter as confiden- tial. Very truly, John D. Rochefully J. Mr. George B. Dorr, University Club, New York City. 26 Broadway New York March 31, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I am disappointed to learn that it has not been possible to make an arrangement to get the burned wood on Beech Hill cut off. I am surprised at this, for Mr. Clement asked me last year if he might not be allowed to do the work and I assumed that he thought there was money in it. It would be better to pay some- thing and have it done now than to wait longer in the hope of getting it done for nothing. Would it not be well to see what is the best arrangement which could be made? The work ought to be done under the super- vision of one of your men, lest trees may be cut which ought to be left standing and others left which ought to be cleaned up. The expense of the work in any event could not be very large. I should be interested to know what the cost would be under the best arrangement which you might be able to make. Very truly, John D. Profefficing Mr. George B. Dorr, University Club, New York City DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT April 2, 1921. Mr. George B. Dorr University Club, New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I am enclosing cony of letter written to Mr. Rockefeller in answer to one he wrote me relative to the burned area on Beech Hill. Very truly yours, AHL-M Alffyna Enclosure. April 2, 1921. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., E8Q 26 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr. Rockefeller:- In answer to yours of the 28th relative to the burned trees on the Beech Hill property, I be p to say that I personally went over the tract with Mr. A. E. Clement. He advised me that he would consider the matter. Later no reported that he would not give anything for them. nor re- move them if given to him. We then interviewed others, but were unable to find anynne who would consider cleaning the tract without compensation. Not having funds, we have been unable to do anything. Mr. Dow, representing Mr. Dorr at the Hurgeries, also has endesvored to find someone to remove them. We have come to the conclusion that if they are removed someone must be paid to do it. It is possible that something night be ob- tained from the wood after it is cut, although I should doubt if it would amount to much. Very truly yours, AHL- U 26 Broadway New York April 1, 1921 Tear Ir. Dorr: In the absence of Nr. John D. Rockefeller, Junior, I acknowledge the receipt of your two letters of March 31st. A telegram has been sent to Yr. Simpson asking him to get in touch immediately with Mr. A. H. Lynam of Bar Harbor and to follow his instructions regarding surveys. Mr. Lynam has also been advised by telegram to expect word from Mr. Simrson and to issue these instructions. Very truly, Mr. George B. Dorr University Club 5th Ave. and 54th St. New York City University Club, Now York Dear Mr Rockefeller You are entirely justified in feeling as you do con- corning such an act of trespass as has been reported to you I should not have imagined an act so plainly wrong liable to occur where kindness only had been received and generall shared My instructions have always been strict, wherever cutting has been similarly done in the park woods, that no hauling should under any circumstances take place except under winter conditions of hard-frozen ground and snowy cover And hitherto this has been faithfully observed As my permission to cut, given for the reasons and under the intended conditions stated in my recent letter, has led to this, however unforessen, I trust - as I suggested in that letter - you will let the wood remain in the condition in which it is until the dry season comes, when I will seni man over at the park's expense and put it put in order I shall go down soon for a few days and would be glad, also to have the opportunity to see for myself the damage done, so that I may arrange the more effectually for its repair Another winter I will authorize no cutting on the Seal Harbor North East Harbor side It is plainly too far off, with my present force and funds to exercise control where people experiencing the benefits of the privilege will not equally accept and line up to its obligations Yours sincerely (Sgd) Gsorge B Dorr March 28, 1921 26 Broadway New York March 29, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I have your letter of March 26th, with reference to the hauling of wood on my roads, which was cut on the reservation, by the Northeast Harbor men this past winter. While appreciat- ing your offer to have the roads repaired where damage has been done by hauling this wood, and more particularly appreciating the spirit in which you make the offer, I shall not avail of it, for the situation arose more or less by accident and will, I know, not occur again. The importance of my closing these roads during the winter months I knew you would appreciate, particularly in view of the forced entrance made by the teamster of whom I wrote you recently. That sort of spirit is as much against the interest of the park as of private owners on Mount Desert Island and cannot be tolerated. If it seems to you wise to have wood cut on the reservation another year, the only outlet for which is over my roads, we can arrange about the matter in advance, and under such supervision as you are planning to give the work, I am sura it can be hauled out without detriment to the roads or annoyance to ma. Again thanking you for the spirit in which you have written me, I am, Very sincerely, Mr. George B. Dorr, University Club, New York City. 26 Broadway New York March 28, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: If you would like Mr. Simpson to complete any of the survey work which you were doing last fall through him, and he has time this early spring, I shall be glad to continue the arrangement which I made with you last fall to cover such spring surveying. Very truly, John D. Mr. George B. Dorr, University Club, New York City. 26 Broadway New York February 3, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I have your letter of January 31st with its enclosure from Mr. Lynam, both in regard to the cutting on the park lands on the Seal and Northeast Harbor side. In view of these lot- ters I have again written my informant asking him more particu- larly where the cutting was done and in what respects he thought the work bad, and will advise you upon hearing from him. Very truly, John w. Principal Mr. George B. Dorr, Washington, D. C. The University Club, New York March 24th, 1921 Dear Mr Rockefeller I have just got your letter of March 21st relative to the hauling of the wood The unexpected is always over-taking one The wood was meant to be taken out only by sledge, when the ground WAS hard-frozen and covered with snow If the road is damaged, and you will leave it so until frost is wholly out and the surface dry, I will have it put in order at the park's expense You are entirely right in the matter, but the contin- gency was unforeseen I shall not venture to let wood be out another winter, there or elsewhere, unless the park can afford to have some one in charge who can be constantly on the spot Since I last wrote you on this subject, my park secretary, Benj Hadley, who was helping in Washington in January, where the office has been shorthanded, and now is there again, returned to Bar Harbor and made an examination for me of the Seal Harbor cut- ting, such as a recent fall of snow permitted His report was that more, he thought probable, than I could have approved had been taken out in places, where the whole growth was poor, but no good trees, so far as he could see or learn; non anything in his judgment, done that would present an ill appearance this coming Summer, after growth has started Some fifty cords, he wrote me, had been taken out I have had three objects in view in permitting this cut- ting, cutting similar to other that I have already done on the Bar Harbor side - one, and the greatest, is to lesson danger of fire, impossible to control, once started, where the woods are thick and littered with rubbish of a woodland sort I have been particularly apprehensive of this in respect to the woods in the amphitheatre and to the south and east of Jordan Mountain, consisting largely of 2nd and 3rd growth, and exposed in Summer to strong southern winds A second object has been to give good trees and interest- ing forest undergrowth a better chance, by clearing, and a third, to give the mon in need of winter fuel and out of work a chance to out for themselves, under direction, where they were willing to repay the park by the better and safer condition in which they would - if the cutting were done as I intended - leave the woods But it it evidently needs constant watchfulness and superintendence to assure its being rightly done You are quite right that hauling over your roads, or the park roads you have built and care for, where damage might conceiv- ably ensue, should not be done without directly consulting you and obtaining your approval None should be done at all, should the wood lie over thll another season, where injury could result. 2. Sincerely yours (Sgd) George B Dorr PS I regret to say that it proved finally impossible to get the trees that were burnt last year on Beech Mountain cut and removed on any terms No one would undertake it, though the wood was offered as a gift DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 18, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: I am enclosing herewith a copy of my letter to Mr. Rockefeller in answer to his of March 12th and March 14th, copies of which Mr. Rockefeller sent you. Very truly yours, Abdynam A.H.L.-O enclosure. P.S. Will you not let me know how I will arrive at the legal and other expenses of the Morrison lot, referred to in my first paragraph? AHL copy for Mr. Dorr March 18, 1921. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Esq., New York City. Dear Mr. Rockefeller: In answer to yours of March 12th, I beg to say: As to "V" and "W" the Newman tracts now belonging to Horrison, I understand that there is about one hundred acres in these two tracts. I will make further inquiry to verify this acreage, although of ocurse nothing definite Can be determined without a survey. Both Mr. Dorr and I feel that these tracts should be acquired. I will ascert in as to the interest, the unstated amount of legal and other expense re- ferred to and advise you. My understanding is that these two 10ts of land are to be conveyed by Morrison who reserves the right, within three years from last fall, to remove the wood, leaving the young growth to come up. This reservatic would give Merrison absolutely no right to use the roads you might build, except 80 fr as those roads might cross these lots. He would, however, have the right to use the prement road which bounds the lot on the nast. As to "U" the Cunningham lot, we have at present been unable to get any agreement from the owners of this tract. I understand the tract could be avoided by the proposed driving road and bridle path; and while it may be desirable to have, it would seem to the that & failure to acruire it would not interfere with your project. I will, however, continue my endeavors to get it. JDR2 I have some doubt about being able to acquire the McFarland tract for less than the price mentioned - $30 per acre. I will of course do the best I can. I should assume that Mr. Joy would expect the same price for his lot. It joins the McFarland lot and is, I believe, as valuable. The acreage of the McFarland lot includes the land on both sides of the Southwest Valley road, all of which hould be &equired. The only w&y to divide the acreage would be by & survey. Mr. Joy has about one hundred acres in this locality all of which I believe should be acquired The Thomas Manchester lot is bounded on the east by the P rk; on the south by the land of the Savage heirs; on the west by the Park, by the Graves lot, by the lot owned by Mrs. Knowles, and by Hadlock Pond. We are unable at present to determine the exact acreage which Mr. Graves is willing to sell. We have fixed on the for of the earth the boundaries It gives us quite & road frontage. I had not supposed the srall lot on the Eagle Lake road important for your purpose. I will, however, make some investigation relative to it and advise you later. As to Lot C, owned by Mrs. Knowles, Mr. Joy and I felt as you did - that it would be wise to approach Mrs. Knowles.again. This we did, but were unsuccessful &S she refuses to sell at the present time. Very truly yours, AHL-0 26 Broadway New York April 7, 1921 My dear Mr. Dorr:- Your letter of March 31st was forwarded to Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at Hot Springs, and I now have instructions from him to send you the enclosed check to your order for $1500, as you request, to cover the cost of making the bridle paths wide enough for horse driving, as set forth in the correspondence which you have had with Mr. Rockefeller in connection with the National Park on Mount Desert Island. Very truly, Mr. George B. Dorr University Club 5th Ave. and 54th St. New York City 26 Broadway New York March 14, 1921. Dear Sir: At the direction of Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., there are enclosed herewith copies of Mr. Rockefeller's letters of March 12th and 14th to Mr. Lynam, for your information. Very truly, A ddamn Mr. George B. Dorr, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Enc march 14, 1921. Dear Mr. Lynami Since writing the enclosed, I have received your letter of March 12th with its enclosure of a lotter from John Rock to Morri- son, in which he gives an option on his property at $10. an acre for ninety days. You say the deed calls for 350 aores. I authorize the purchase of this tract of the approximate acreage above stated at not to excand 420. an acre, and should hope that when you come to close the trade it may be possible to buy it for a sondwhat closer figure. If there are 350 acres, that would be at $10. $3,500. I do not doubt the property could be bought for a round sun of $3,000 and vary probably less; but I leave the matter for you to deal with. The accompanying letter gives authorisation in regard to the other properties of which you speak. A copy of this litter also is being sent to Mr. Dorr. Very truly. Mr. A. H. Lynan, Bar Harbor, Maine. COPY March 12, 1921. Dear Mr. Lynam: I have your letters of February 26th and March 5th, earlier reply to which has been impossible because of my absence in the South. Referring to your letter of February 26th and to the sections marked "V and formerly the Newman tracts now belonging to Dr Morrison - how many acres in these two tracte? You say that Mr Dorr has an option on the entire tract for its purchase on payment of $1500, plus interest at 6 percent since Morrison's own payment for it and plus certain legal and other expenses up to a moderate but unstated amount. If you and Mr. Dorr believe that this land should be purchased, as I assume it should, and that the price is reasonable and the lowest that can be secured, I am ready to authorize the pur- chases, but should like to know the full acreage and about what the items of interest, etc. would probably amount to. Do I understand that this land would be bought, subject, as stated in an earlier letter, to the right within three years to remove any wood now standing thereon, and would this three years run from the inte of purchase? It seems to me that this would be a most unfortunate clause to have in any contract of purchase, for it would give the present owner constant access to the property, which access would undoubtedly be availed of over such roads as we night build, all of which would tend to expose the property to motor and other traffic and prevent its being re- stricted as would be desirable in connection with park or privately owned property. Please let me know just what rights, if any, the present owner would wish to retain regarding cutting. I am ready to proceed at once in the matter upon getting the desired information from you. What about tract "-"I", owned by Cunningham? How much land does it comprise and for what price could it now be bought? What if any privileges would have to be retained by the present owner with reference to cutting wood? It would seem to me desirable that this piece should also be purchased, if the purchase can be made on satisfactory terms. The McEarland truck, marked "S" and containing, as you state 125 acres should be bourht. I am ready to authorize its purchase, in the hope that when you actually come to close you can do better. Is not this property more or less comparable to the Joy tract, and will not the price which we pay McFarland stand as the price which we shall have to pay Mr. Joy? Would it be desirable to buy the McFarland land to the north as well as to the south of the Southwest Valley Road? How much approximately is the acreage of each tract, the totas of which I under- stand is 125 acres? How much land has Mr. Joy? How much of his tract the south of the Southwest Valley Road and how rach in the two tracts, the the north sace being separated by the McFarland land? Do you think we ought to buy the northern pieces or only the southern? 2. If the John Rock property should be bought, it would seem desirable to own all of the Joy and McFarland properties to the north of the Southwest Valley Road, which otherwise would cut off my pros- pective purchase from John Rock on the north, although it would be connected in one corner with the Reservation land on the east. In your letter of March 5th I note with interest that Mr. Joy has obtained an option on lot "D" the Graves lot, covering more land than he thought possible to get. How many acres are they willing to sell? What is the total acreage? I should think we ought to buy the whole if possible. I also note with satisfaction that the whole of lot "3", namely the Thomas Manchester lot, has been obtained. Does this extend from the Reservation to the east to the Brown Mountain Road and Hadlock Pond at the west, and include all of the land between those two boundaries south of the piece owned by the Savage heirs? I shall be in the city continuously until the last day of this month, and will make prompt decisions in regard to any of these matters of which you write or telegraph me. I should hope during the next two weeks that we might reach conclusions on all the matters under discussion. In the first paragraph of your letter of February 26th, you say that certain properties described all belong to the Reservation excepting the McFarland, Joy, etc. properties, and "excepting a small lot near Eagle Lake on the Eagle Lake Road some distance east of the Southweat Valley Road, with, I think, a right of way to the shore of the lake." If the purchases referred to in the earlier part of this letter are all made, this would apparently be the only piece between the South- west Valley Road and Eagle Lake on the east and for an equal distance to the west of the Southwest Valley Road on Eagle Lake Road which either the Reservation or I would not own. Can this piece be bought? How large is it? What would it cost? Is not this the time to buy it if it is to be bought. It occurs to me as I look again at the map that now that all of these purchases to the west are about to be consummated, would it not be well for Mr. Joy to approach Mrs. Knowles, the owner of tract "C", north of Upper Hadlock Pond, bounded on the west by the Brown Mountain Road, on the east by the Manchester Heirs' tract and on the north by the Gravez tract? This is a desirable piece to have and I assume if it can be bought, it can be bought to better advantage now than later. I should think it worth inquiring about, unless you or Mr. Joy think it unwise. I am writing directly to you instead of to Mr. Dorr, since these matters all require prompt attention, and I assume he is still in Washington. I am, however, sending a copy of this letter to Mr. Dorr. Very truly, Mr. A. H. Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. 26 Broadway New York March 28, 1921. Dear Mr. Corr: Your recent letter, written from the University Club, in regard to the proposed bridle paths which Bar Harbor is build- ing, is at hand. I shall be glad to contribute whatever amount up to Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.) may be required for this purpose, the same to be used in line with your sugges- tion. Please let me know when and to whom the pledge should be paid. Very truly, John Mr. George B. Dorr, University Club, New York City. The Eyrie Seal Harbor, Maine September 18th, 1918 My dear Mr. Dorr:- I am leaving today for New York, much regretting not having seen you before going. Mr. Eno tells me that you have been in Washington most of the summer, but are coming here shortly. I am, therefore, senling this note to you through Mr. Eno. I have taken pains to go over the cutting done on the Reservation last winter on the north of Mitchell Hill. This you have already had in- spected and know about. I am told that natives from Northeast Harbor went in the Little Harbor Brook and did much more careless cutting there on the Reservation roperty. It saems to me that it would be of the utmost importance for the preservation of the Reservation property that some competent, trustworthy, experienced forester should be put in charge before winter comes on. In view of the freedom which they enjoyed last year, the native men will be apt this winter to go even further in their disregard of the good of the forest when seeking to supply their requirements of wood. It will be difficult for any native to control the situation. I should feel that if just the right man could be found, someone coming from outside who has had experience in such work and who would come with governmental authority, if he has tact and judgment, he ought to be able to control matters. Again I say that I cannot too strongly urga the importance of securing the right man at an early date, and I very much hope that you will be able to do this before winter comes on. With congratulations upon the splendid achievement which you hava brought about in Washington, and hoping that you are well, I am Very sincerely, John DRockefeller. Jr. A meeting of The Wild Gardens of Acadia was held at the office of Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine, on Saturday, December 16, 1916, at four o'clock in the afternoon, with the President in the chair. A deed, dated December 16, 1916, from George B. Dorr to this corporation, of certain lands near Newport Mountain, was presented and on motion it was VOTED to accept said deed, and it was further VOTED that it is the understanding of this corporation that the gift intended by this conveyance is that of the own- ershir of the land undeveloped for the public service and con- servational purposes of the organization of this corporation, and it is further intended to this end that expenditures made in the past in fitting it for such use by the construction of roads and paths by securing water sunnly, drainage or the like, valuable to the corporation's wild life aims should be regard- ed as an indebtedness of the corporation to be met in the future at such time as funds shall justify it, this being how- ever not a condition subsequent to a continued possession of the tract by the corporation with whom such repayment shall remain for legal purposes a voluntary act. A deed, dated December 16, 1916, from George B. Dorr to this corporation, creating an option on certain land of Mr. Dorr, was presented and upon motion the same was accepted. A deed, dated December 16, 1916, from George B. Dorr to this corporation and the Sieur de Monts Spring Company, creat- ing an option on certain land of Mr. Dorr was presented and upon motion the same was accepted. Indenture, dated December 16, 1916, between George B. Dorr, the Sieur de Mohts Spring Company and this corporation, conveying to this corporation the Jesup Path, so called, and indenture, dated December16, 1916, between the Sieur de Monts Spring Company and this corporation, conveying to this corp- oration the Delano Wild Gardans, so-called, were presented and upon motion it was voted that the same be approved and that the President and Treasurer be and the same are hereby author- ized to execute said instruments in behalf of this corpora- tion. The following were duly elected as members of the corporation, to wit: Charles W. Eliot, Henry Lane Eno, Alessandro Fabbri, Robert Abbe, Thomas De Witt Cuyler and George L. Ingraham. ON MOTION it was voted to adjourn. Clerk. We, the undersigned, members of the Wild Gardens of Acadia, hereby waive notice of the meeting whereby the above votes were passed and hereby ratify and confirm said votes and the records of said meeting. Sieur de Monts irboretum and Wild Gardens. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. In accordance with the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine, Chapter 57, and acts amendatory thereof or additional thereto, we the undersigned - whose residence is stated opposite our respective names - hereby associate ourselves together for the fornation of a corporation under the name of the Sieur de Honts Arborotun and Wild Gardens for the following purposes: TO acquire by gift, purchase, lease or otherwise, real estate in Hancock County, State of Maine, to hold, develop and improve for the purpose 01 making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educa- tional and artistic value for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth or plants not native to the region, publishing reports thereon, to the enrichment of the native flora. To furnish opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of gardening, forestry and landscape art while pre- serving, ani developing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, thich may honever be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of in any part that may seen best to the Associates with reference to the purposes of their incorporation, or to their ability to carry out those purposes, subject to conditions imposed by donora upon lands received in gift. To act as a forestry association within the limits of Hanoock County, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands suitable for successful forestry and not suited by scenic or other 2 public importance for removal from taxation. And operating these lands as forest lands (1) for educational ends, (2) for sholter to wild life and plants of loner growth, (3) for the greater beauty and interest the presence of such tracts will give to the County land- scape, any finds derived from them in net return to be employed in furthering the association's public aims. TO hold and administer finds received in trust for carry- ing out the public service purposes, which are the sole ones, of this incorporat ion ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. In accordance with the provision of the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine, Chapter 57, and acts amendatory thereof or additional thereto, Tie the undersigned, whose residence is stated opposite our respectative names, hereby associate ourselves together for the for- mation of a corporation for educational and scientific purposes, to wit: To acquire by gift, purchase, lease or ot herwise, real estate in Hancock County, State of Maine, to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educational and artistic value for the problec benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features: for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region end publishing reports thereon; for publishing studies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native life and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observa- tion and study to students of plant life, of gardening, forestry and landscape art; and for preserving, and developing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, hich may however be sold, exchanged, or atherwise disposed of, in any part that may seem best to the Associates with reference to the purposes of their incorporation, or to their ability to carry out these purposes. To act as a forestry association within the limits of Hancook County, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands suitable for successful forestry. And operating these lands as forest lands 2 (1) for educational ends, (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of loner growth, (3) for the greater beauty and interest such well- forested tracts will give to the County landscape, any funds derived from such forestry to be employed in furthering the association's public aims. BY-LAWS. No. 1 Name. The name of the corporation shall be the "Sieur de Monta Arboretum and wild Gardens." No II Members. The members of the corporation shall consist of not less than seven nor more than fifteen. The associates who have signed the articles of association shall be members. Other members may be added by said associates providing the total number shall not exceed fifteen. Vacancies in membership caused by death or resignation to be filled by majority vote of remaining members. In adding new members and filling vacancies the following plan shall as far as possible be observed. Three members shall be persons named by the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Three members Deasy & Lynam L. Drasy A. . Lynam Attorneys and Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, Feb. 29, 1912. George B. Dorr Esq . , 18 Commonwealth Ave. , Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Dorr: We duly received your letter of the 28th enclosing copy of letter to Mr. Miller, and also enclosing letter from Mr. Clark. Not knowing what attitude Mr. Miller might take we saw both Mr. Clark and Mr. Dow before communicating with Miller so as to have them in readiness to take charge of the property. We then sent for Mr. Miller and had a conference with him. As a result of our conference, which was perfectly pleasant and amicable, Mr. Miller gave US his resignation in writing in the following form: February 29th, 1912. " To the Mount Desert Nurseries, Corporation:- I, William Miller, of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, hereby resign my position as manager of the Mount Desert Nurseries. This resignation is to take effect immediately. He agrees that all papers belonging to the corporation, in- cluding price lists, correspondence etc., shall be left with Mr. Dow. He asks, of course, leave to take his own private correspond- ence and he asks also for a list of nonresidents with their addresses. This latter request manifestly contemplates a possibility of going into business on his own account. But as these addresses could be, without much difficulty, obtainedby him from other sources we did not deem it wise to refuse and at once consented that such a list be taken by him. The bank account stands in the name of William Miller, Manager, Beasy & Lynam L. B. Drang Attorneys and A. . Lynam Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, Feb. 29th, 1912. G. B. D. #2- We have asked him to sign a check for the bank balance payable to the Mount Desert Nurseries End shall instruct Mr. Dow to deposit the check to the credit of the Nurseries. We shall instruct Mr. Dow to drew checks upon this account to nay necessary bills, checks to be countersigned by us. We have asked Mr. Clark to take charge of the greenhouses and to be responsible for them and for the care and protection of the plants in them. We have asked Mr. Dow to take charge of the books and papers and of the other property. We desire your instructions about these matters: 1- There is a man traveling on the road in the employ of the corporation. He is paid at the rate of $15 per week and expenses. Do you desire to keep him or should he be discharged. Mr. Miller thinks that while it may be profitable to have a man on the road to sell goods he is not satisfied that the man now employed is a good man for the purpose. 2- Mr. Miller had employed a man named Heisted as foreman. He WES employed at $85 per month beginning February 15th and was to work until he received thirty days notice to terminate his employment. of c ourse, this contract is binding upon the corporation. If it seems to us that Heisted is not necessary, shall we give him his thirty days notice ? 3- It seems that John Cahill who is now in the employment of the Company, and on the payroll, is not necessary. We shall therefore discharge him. We will consider whether other men should be dis- charged. At present there is some work going on in which they are Letters must be addressed to the Boston Office: 4 Park Street Firm to insure prompt attention New York Office: 16 East 40th St. H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 21, 1915. George B. Dorr, Esq., Bar Harbor, Me. My dear Mr. Dorr:- After going over the manuscript of your book on Plants for Northern Gardens, the first criticism that comes to my mind is such a radical one that I am writing this to you now in order that you may have time to think it over, providing it is of any value whatever. It seems to me that the book as it is now constructed is too much like a catalogue. One reads along through a list of plants alphabetically arranged, and this is all very well if one has a fairly good working knowledge of plants to begin with and can use this book much as one would use a text book or catalogue. It seemed, therefore, as though the subjects should be divided up in some way, possibly the early flowering plants grouped together, as likewise those for the Summer months and those for the early Fall. And then again border plants might form a separate chapter, or plants for shaded or partly shaded locations, plants requiring an especially moist soil or plants suitable to grow in a light sandy soil. In other words, I have in my mind's eye a book in which there is a preliminary talk on gardens in general, with paragraphs on the locations of gardens, the aesthetic value of gar- dens, etc., followed by chapters in which various characteristics Letters must be addressed to the Boston Office: 4 Park Street Firm to insure prompt attention New York Office: 16 East 40th St. The Riverside H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY CAMBRIDGE, Mass., G.B.D. - #2 or departments of the garden are considered, with the plants corre- sponding to each part. In this way it is quite conceivable that some plant might be spoken of more than once, but I can see no harm in that. The material that you have already prepared could prac- - tically all be used without revision but would have to be strung on a thread of description and comment and direction, which would add to its value for a novice and to its interest, I believe, for the general reader. The above comment is merely my personal opinion, and has nothing whatever to do with H. M. Co. in any way. I have no special knowledge of plants and do not consider myself in the least a lit- " erary cuss - only a printer. However, as you were kind enough to ask me to let you know what impression the book made on me, I have done so very frankly, and shall not be surprised if you do not in the least agree with me. I feel that you could select the proper chapter headings and group for this book in such a way as to make it of absorbing interest. Sincerely yours, C.Howard Roberts. CHR/AGN Deasy & Lynam L.B. Deasy Attorneys and A. is. Lynam Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, Feb. 29th, 1912. G. B. D. $3- employed, perhaps profitably. We have cautioned both Dow and Clarkto say nothing about the change that has been made and hope to keep it out of the papers. If anything appears it will be to the effect that Mr. Miller has resigned. Mr. Miller says that he would be very glad to have a letter from the company which he might find helpful to use in obtaining employ- ment elsewhere. I told him that I would write you and ask you to prepare such letter. It seems to us that you can, in good cons- cience, write a letter expressing your confidence in his honesty and also saying a good word for his capability. The letter may very properly and truthfully state that he resigned his position with the Mount Desert Nurseries. Yours very truly, Deary Septem Rd for allas in Willer t hi the hum occup an z have Country Bar Harbor, Nsine, Jan. 22, 1915. Hon. John A, Peters, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Peters: I have gone very thoroughly again this fall into the question of the land necessary to secure to complete a reservation which the United States Government will accept as & Federal Park under the Monument Act. Every condition seema to be remarkably favorable at the moment for securing this. It passes through the Department of the Interior to the President, and Secretary Lane has expressed to me. in connection with the project, his deep interest in such landscape conservation. President Eliot is ready to use his influence with the President, which is considerable, to secure his ap- proval of the project, should there be need. I own count, further, on the necessary cooperation of the leading parmanent officiale in the government offices through which it would pass on its way to Secretary Lane. I went over the mattor with them thoroughly last winter and they have all expressed great interest in the undertaking and have themselves urgod upon me the importance of putting it through before there is 8 change toward possibly loss favorable conditions in the personnel of those offices. While everything 18 thus favorable. there are certain conditions which munt be fulfilled, according to the rules 2- laid down in the Department of the Interior for similer 04800. One of these is that the land sot aaido shall be free from easements, or any logal rights of others in them. 'nother is that the public approsches to the park, or monument, shall be well placed, adequate and suitable to its public use and pur- poses. A third is that a complate obstract of title be rond- ered with the land, showing that the titlee by which it is held aregood and defonaible, which involves also clearing up any titles found possibly to be defective. Fourth, the Govern- ment further required that such lands 22 are plainly necessary to the public purposes and usefulness of the monument be in- cluded at the start, 90 that these may not be defeated later by the private holding of necessary tracts. or the Government involved in litigation and condomnation proceedings in order to secure them. The essential portions being once secured, however, the Government will be content to establish the monu- ment and lesve to future aquisition the completion of the tract to its bost boundaries in a subordinate way. I have gone over the matter very fully with Mr. Bond, the Chief Clerk of the Land Office, with maps, preliminary our- veye made by the Public Reservations for this purpose and brief abstracte of the deade by which we hold, prepared at Mr. Bond's request by Mr. A. H. Lynam. Mr. Bond has in turn submitted these to the commission appointed in the Department of the In- torior to DA#8 upon such matters and hes forwarded mo its ro- port with his own comments on it. I have also, nt Secretary 3- Lane's request, gone over the matter thoroughly with the land- soape architect placed in charge, by & recent act, of all National parks and monuments, who hns expressed to me, both personally and apain in writing. his interest in the undortik- ing and desire to further it. The requirement# now outlined express the result of these discussions and reporte: if these requirements onn be satisfied, there seoma to be no question under the conditions immediately obtaining at washington as to the Government's readiness to creete the monumont and initiate work for its development along good public lines. Once established, & careful study of this development will be made st once, under Secretary Lane's direction, by the landsoape architect of whom I have spoken, and permanent plane for it prepared. York in accordance with them would then be initiated without delay, Secretary Lane atill holding office. One of the Government's stringent requirements 18 that its main treat shall be compact, well-knit together in & landscape way and capable of enclosure by ₺ single outline. TO accomplish this for a monument extending, at the present time, from Sargent and Jordan Mountaine on the west to New- port Mountain on the east, which Seoretary Lane end his advisers consider would be adequate for the grestion of the monument, requires the further sequisition of two gorge or velley tracts, which lie between these mountains. One of these is that held by the Rodiok Reslty Company occupying the pree to the eouth of Picket Mountain gorge. connecting the 4- Island summit-Masp of Green Mountain, with its Dry Mountain spur, with that of Howport Mountain, isolated by this valley, This traat of land contains in its valley portion some of the most important woods in S landscape sense now left upon the southorn watershed of the Island. woods assential to the beauty of the view from either height and the pleasantness of important trails. The most direct and only interior road be- tween the northern and southern whores passes through it also. Extending the Reservation ownership of the northern watershed in this gorge, already secured, to the southward, it will establish the necessary and essential connection between these mountain masses and give opportunity for their good approach and path development. The sauond valley necessary to secure for linking to- gether into u compact whole the traot to be conveyed is that of the prace by Bubblo Pond, between Green and Pomatic Mount= ains. The greater part of this is owned by Martin Roberts whose land, occupying a considerable stretch &long the couth- eastern zhore 01 Bagle Lake and three-quarters of the western shore of Bubblo Pond, together with the whole available portion of the gorgo between, completely separates the Green and Pometic mountain @@@@@@ and controls all possibility of road development through this pass at well as that of path connection scross it between Bar Harbor and the eastern shore of Kagle Lake and Jordan Pond with its surrounding mountains. Mr. Roberts has not been willing to consider part- 5- ing with this land until now, End only does so now on the understending that it will be offered to the Federal Govern- ment. The price he asks is ten thousand dollars. This seems to me distinctly reasonable under the circumstances, for he has to my knowledge expended between four and five thousand dollars alone on the construction of the road, two miles in length, connooting these lands and Bubble Pond with the Eagle Lake Road, which will form an essential part of any future road through the pass between the Seal Harbor region and the northern shore. and will become at once available for through public use on its extension along the western shore of Bubble Pond over the land in question, an extension not over throo- quarters of a mile in length and free from any engineering difficulties. Mr. Roborts' land has about half a mile of frontage upon Subble Pond and probably half & mile more in all on Eagle Lake. It is well wooded throughout and contains about one hundred and twenty acres in two loto, separated by & Reservation strip forour which no posseeses a right of way and over which his road extends. h third essential traat consists in the triangular piece shown in the map on Sargent Mountain, to which Dr. C.C. Morrison has title, This tract lice wholly in the town 01 Mt.Dounrt, on the Jordan Pond watershod. It occupies an oxtensive por- tion of the northern slope of the mountain and is croabod in different parts by the path along the weat side of Jordan Pond through Southwest Pass and by the northern mountain 6- truils over Sargont. Dr. Morrison has, further, a tsx deed title to the land at the southern end of Bubble Pond, extend- ing to the Roberts' land and controling together with it the possibility of a road through that pass. To this land the Reservations have title Also, from the previous owners. Which claim would control in oase the matter were brought into court is uncertain and it is outential to extinguish his. which he 18 willing at the present time to do. &G well ua to part with his Sargent Mountain truct to the Reserva- tions, at n. reasonable price, 82500. Another treat of less extent but important for its sit- uation, lying (although not no shown upon the map) in a con- spicuous position on the cantern slope of Bubble Mountain and extending.Goross the Carry trail in the region of the water- shed between the Inkos, is entirely enclosed by the Reservation lands included in the monument traot. This land belongs to Mr. R. E. Kittredge who han 80 for declined to place a price on it in advance of our being in & position to close with him upon & reasonable offer. It also is essential to include, from the Government's point 01 view, on account of the opportunity it afforda to build Ottps or other buildings with- in the proposed nonument and for the right of passage it con- foru scross the adjoining Reservation lands from both the Jordan Fond eido and from that of Eagle Lake. One other right exists in that rogion which it 18 necessary also to oxtinguish, that possessed by ito O. Alley 01 Bar Harbor 7- to out wood on the northern nide of Pemotic Mountain over land originally Owned by him but now by the Trunteer of Public Resorvations with this easoment upon it, which involves the further right to oross the adjoining Revervation land to reach it. All that is required to give good bounds End approaches to the monument on its northern and eastern sides has been already done, or is provided for in the future upon the Government's acceptance. and what alone soons necessary now in order to Seourd the establishment of the Federal Nonument accordingly is money sufficient to acquire: 1- The Rodick Realty land lying on the otter Creek water- shed in the Dry and Howport Mountain gorgo and extending to its southward froto the western slope of Nowport Mount- ain to the oustarn slope of Green Hountsin. 2- The Roberts land occupying the gorge between Green and Pomatic Kountains and extending down the eastern side of Bagle Leice to meet the land already held by the Trustoes of Public Reservations from Green Mountain summit to the lako. 3- The Morrison, Xittredge and Alley tracts, wood rights and rights of way. on the land lying between Eagle Lake and Jordan Pond on the slopee of Sargent, Pomotic and Bubble Mountains. 4- Funds sufficient to make 4 thorough examination of the deeds by which the land in held and render an 8- abstrnot of title of the property, no required by the Government in accordance with its rulee, together with Ruch surveye of the land an the Government may require. 1- The value of this lot I de not attempt to optimate but leave to you and Mr. Stebbing to determine; lying wholly as it done upon the southern watershed and crossed by the Seal Harbor road, you and he can estimate its value better probably than I. Its total extent I underetand to he about three hundred fores, the bottom lands well wood- ed though ineccessible by road; the mountain portione 150m portant for their trsile and views. 2- This lot I have before stated the price for. It (sun- not be obtained for lens, for Mr. Hoberte hna only ugreed to sell in order to make possible the establishment of the Government Monument. He is well able to hold the land indefinitely if he chooser and hap had thoughts of estab- lishing # poinsment camp upon it st Bubble Pond which might block the way indefinitely for any public ownership or nec. 3- The cost of this I have estimated, with Mr.A.H.Lynan's sid, at $5,000. we believe that it orn be accomplished for this sum, approximately, if done now but the price rivor by Dr. Morrison he hea made contingent upon present sale, the tine boing 8 favorable one , for reasons noodless to 80 into, for closing with him. 9- 4- The Government has ostablished & striot rule with re- gard to the acceptance of lands under the Monument Aot that & full and complete abstract of title, in condition for future use in CABE of need, be rendered with the Road of gift, together with a surveyor's map showing loontion, bounds, etc., and the establishment of permanent boundo upon the land. The sum. $2500, ostimate for this work Mr. Lynan and I believe to be loan than it will actually gost and the least that it would be safe to allow for it. It 10 only made possible by the amount of work al- roady done by Mr. Lynem on these titles. That this 18 a matter not capable of postponement but one whose adventages must either be secured now, and promptly, or abandoned you will understond. President Eliot also in desirous that this statement with regard to what BOOM! necessary to complete the transaction with the Government be forwarded to Kr. Stebbins, and rendered Kr. Rookefeller accord- inE to his request, with the least delay possible. Relying accordingly on your warm intoreet in the matter, which I know, believe me to ronain Yourn sincerely, letter to Jan22 all -07 elos John . DedulIdated sex ########## add -> TOL / #67 abuse to and of 5 sag of to zoastuda Ins for 8 # ant# Doos and date 16 ,bona to 9840 or per issued set netwode your a Individual 20 obazon 20 montalIdated edit Age statement Wyo use 10) .00am off AND 502 AREA effected fltw St nails 609£ ed of evatied I has may .'ll not velle of olso ad 5.from # #art add bas 2000 is zzow to Income ext to obus gine of #X a +991778 exact no energs ... pr area Theer and to aldaque For system a at stra tadt staquing Bas was Bormons ed dream argatairva are as 08/0 COPYS Life #of beanSynd to date dids et Stagos (2) identified also adidas DO inscriteval MIF adidas of -020000 and lop - of / paint dates add dite and 00 got want 1 doliti created and as www xo LigerDresse of out overland and 4 The greater part of the way from the North-east Carry to a Chesuncook Lake down the West Branch the river flows through a a vast bog-land covered Lastanga past by alder and other what also low swamp-growth. There had been a sparse growth of hacma- tack, the American larch, eiss in these low lands but some in- - sect disease had swept through the country a few some years ago and her only dead ones remained. Where the land was somewhat higher to LAVA octacient elms grew seatteringly but there will no really Mco Aways time enest hemlock I did not see then, nor in great quantity at any time------ it is habit evidently more local and less generally abundant throughout grew Mason here you them, the state than I have supposed: pines along but only Singly the banks the finest of them had all been felled long the earlen goops ago by lumbermen. and stream Canoe birch and poplargrew abundantly save in the marsh lands; Their fir was abundant too, and there were occasional spruce mingled Out 19th Swamps r with it's on I afterward found the spruce growing the most abuse dant of all the forces has same box the ridges would As we got date al intervals further down toward Chesuncook lease slate rock showed itself and slight, made picturesque rapids Story -20/25- Along this part the Mountain Ash grew upon the river but banks in great number, seeming to like the low, wet yet never stagnant their acturnial situation; the trees were full of wishes nl the seems clusters of berries which gave a bright note of color to Romen the it banks. A mountain tree with us we tree is not, in spite of its name: it grows by the sea-shore, by the banks of doesnot lakes and streams, by the roadsides it like (own) shode un butternation administration but I dow it when Whenew it Can get after sky good only toel, & Moistun without staguation upon The mom law , arep grout II of shrew because it fred these a break he othergood Hande October / 1918 Dear MBB Reviewing my letter of deptember fifteenth profession cutan Champr in On Mountain names for the Considuation of the National happhic Brand / I fair that Jain bothing of di addition, Mr a Chaw, muct like for which Man had mind a intended to include -Then w - 8 de name mohom H M Mmts 2 r the Cause of religion freedom for Start to your thin Grann in the bold r Striking handland tw their Picket Mountain Calmida fouthered front th South! Hugment Hand It riser Tworth ( granct th a hight of full five handed fut about th Farm which fills from Side harms, 3 lided give below, once in recent gerlojic trum an Ocean Shart, and lotter out acon the occa now thant wount Roel, twenty fian mils al sea away, unit friendly light flashing al dad an day sinks into night a trail leads up this headland from the this named for de Mats Which has become One of 4 visited photo the Coast in recent year V will lu a Centras Feating always m what of to land the Fedual Government may make hereyto I Smark your 2401 Le Coute are , Berkeley, Calif. Jan. 31,1917. my dear lun. Does A letter from Un. Lewis just received tells me that he forwarded you my letter Ohin 9 here Q-day also received letters from len. clock and In. is uller. These letters confirm of the Wyman property on western mountain. mm. Clark write also "The titles on the Henich and Henry Clack properties are about completed I expect to lake over the Henich land some time before Feb. 14 and the clock lots as soon or possible after- word." This news is very reasousing . composed with the report that the time for the contract of purchase bed run out and that the owner bed refused t, review the controct, that x feel greatly relieved and be s am sure you will of the same openion - Mr. Clock has put in a great deal of time unselfishly & not for anything, have upon this work and would him or lun. Fuller feel that Their efforts here not been appreciated s think that everything is going satisfactorily and that there would not be any good results from am attempt Thury them up from outside. s arranged with Un. cloch G do anything he could to get options afform some other holdings. He well be of the greatest assis - loud G us in along this and, when I reach southwed we may be in a position O acquire something more if he puts through the purchases contemplated, he : going nume add than It bad thought possible The rest will come with time, but we shall bene G / more very cautiously. I am as glood Then that Dog and Robinson it bene been secured is great and you all deserve much credit. Hoping that you are having a pleasant writer & am Coralianly yours WallenttBuell CHARLES ALBERT PERKINS ARTHJR C.TRAIN E.HALSEY MALONE PERKINS & TRAIN TELEPHONE RECTOR 3456 CABLE ADDRESS"PERTRAIN ATTORNEYS AT LAW 61 BROADWAY New YCRK April 4, 1917. George Dorr, Esq., C 10 Professor Henry Lane Eno, Princeton, New Jersey. Dear George: I have just had a letter from the Bar Harbor & Union River Power Company of which I enclose a copy. Ethel and I expect to go down to Bar Harbor about the 25th of April and are hoping that we can get the Schellings and Ernesto to go with us. The house is getting along rapidly and I understand the wiring is almost done. What would you sug- gest about getting in the current? I am not sure that I fully understand everything in the letter, but apparently much the least unsightly method to pursue would be to hook on to Luquer's stable. Do you not think so? If you are going down to Bar Harbor would you mind deciding this matter for me and telling the company to go ahead? Lynam wrote me that as far as the water was concerned they would run a special two inch pipe to the entrance of the drive. I hope this will give us enough pressure. If you are still in these parts both Ethel and I wish extremely that you would look us up. We have some pictures of the house which are not very good, but which nevertheless may interest you. With kindest regards, T/g Sincerely yours, 26 Broadway New York Fenruary 7, 1921. Dear Sir: At the direction of Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., there is enclosed a copy of hislatter of this date to Mr. A. H. Lynam, for your information. Very truly, Addam Mr. George B. Dorr, Department of Parks, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 26 BROADWAY NEW YORK COPY February 7, 1921. Dear Mr. Lynam: I have your letter of February 2nd, written in reply to mine of January 27th to Mr. Dorr, of which I sent you a copy, and note that your reply is made after consultation with Mr. Joy. I approve of your suggestion that the other Savage owners be approached with an offer of $100. an acre, and 80 authorize, with a view to purchasing any part or the whole of the tract jointly owned by the Savages, beginning, of course, from the East and working West. While I shall doubthess be willing to authorize paying $200. an acfe for this tract if necessary, since you gentlemen no recommend I presume you will be in a stronger position to trade if you do not have authority beyond $100. and that the further author- ity will not be necessary until those members of the family now at Seal Harbor have been interviewed. Are you communicating with the Vanchesters in Orlando, Florida, or are you awaiting their return to Seal Harbor? I hope you will return to me at an early date the map of the property in question, including all of the Sargent and Jordan surroundings, a copy of which you sent me earlier and which I re- turned some weeks ago to have corrected up to dato. It is most helpful to me to have this map before me in considering your letters. What about the properties to the North of Jordan Mountain and to the West of Eagle Lake! When I wrote you last on that sub- jeet I asked whether you felt definite options should be secured on all of these properties before any deals were finally closed for properties on the West of Sargent Mountain. I have not heard from you on this point. Yes, I would like to have the titles examined and the ab- stracts prepared of these several properties as they are purchased and would be glad to have you handle the matter for me in the usual way as heretofore. I BM sending copy of this letter to Mr. Dorr for his information. Very truly, Mr. A. #. Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. BAR HARBOR & UNION RIVER POWER COMPANY MOUNT DESERT DIVISION Bar Harbor, Maine, April 2nd, 1917/ Mr. Arthur C. Train, 61 Broadway, New York City/ Dear Sir:- We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 25th relative to line to your house We did not reply to your letter of Feb/ 8th as we were waiting to see Mr. Dorr who built the line from our main line on Schooner Head Road to road near youx place, and we would have to connect to that line, or build from Schooner Head Road. We understood Mr. Dorr would be here sometime in February or the first of March but he has not arrived here yet. Now in regard to building a line to your house and at- taching to the trees that would not be practicable as a long line carrying 2300 volts attached to trees would cause you and us lots of trouble and your service would probably be interrupted every time we had a rain and blow. Further, we are not allowed to run long service lines through woods attaching the wires to trees/ There are two ways to get to your house / First, by connecting to Mr. Dorr's line at the private way about 200 ft/ from your line and then running near the line between you and Mr. Luquer to your house/ This is about 1000 ft/ and would require ten poles, two of which would be on the private way or -2- road and eight through the woods. As the trees are thick the line would not be seen and in no way unsightly. We would build this line comlete for $125600. Another way is to connect to Mr. Luquer's line which is an extensi on to Mr. Dorr's line. Starting from Mr. Luquerts stable and running through the woods to your house a distance of about 600 ft/; this line would cost $75/00. You would have to get us a permit from Mr. Luquer to connect to his line and run through his trees to your place. We would build either line for the price mentioned or build them charging for material and labor at the cost price. We have no doubt Mr. Dorr will allow you to connect to his line, and from your letter, we understand you have a right to set poles in the private road for your use. There would be not more than two and being in the trees would not be noticed. Yours truly, Bar Harbor & Union River Power Co. By LAA Superintendent LAA/G 2 the land itself varies 80 much in character and situation with regard to building sites. No land south of Cromwell's Harbor Brook of the neighborhood of the town that is has been sold for quite a number of years now, the Luquer place itself being the last I think with the exception of the land on which McCagg has built on Strawberry Hill, whose price was poderate I believe though what it was I do not now recall. A portion of Mr Luquer's land adjoining the land owned hy the College between the right-of-way and shore, and about equal in extent with that, has been in the agents hands for sale for half a dozen years at practically what was paid for it originally, but I do not think that he has had an offer for it yet. Mrs Markoe's land, beyond the Chase lot, aas also been in the agents' hands for some years past, but all the movement there is in real estate at Bax Harbor at the present time seems to be upon the other side of the town, up the Bay. What I therefore propose is this, that someone in whose knowl- edge, fairness and good judgmont we both have confidence should be appointed by us to dotermine what the value of the piece in question is to the land between the right of way and shore; and also what value the possession of the rights which I offer the Collage in part exchange - to bring in the town-water supply, Sewer pipos, tele- phone, electric-light, or other wires - would add to the land the College has to sell. And then that I should pay the College what- ever balanco night remain after decucting the latter from the former. For the right-of-way itself carries no other right along with it in Maine, and Mr Luquer and I are accordingly arranging for an exchange of land and rights and I think that a similar arrangement would 3 be of advantage also to the College. My own selection of a man to arbitrate upon thise values would be David Ogden of New York who has been familiar with that neigh- borhood longer than any other summer resident at Bar Harbor now and is a lawyer of singular fairness and good judgment as well as wide experience with regard to real estate, which is especially his field in legal practice. I should be equally satisfied how- ever with Edward Coles of Philadepphia who has been a resident at Bar Harhor, and familiar with that neighborhood, for the last twenty-five years and in whose judgment as a man of business As should fairness I should also have complete confidence. Either of these men, or any one else whom we might appoint, would naturally consult moreover with the real estate agents at Bar Harbor before rendering a decision. But I do not think that either of these agents are men whose gole judgment could be relied upon in such a m matter Yours sincerely, John of Peters President. Leonard M. Moore, Treasurer Henry W: Cushman Vice Prest Henry H. Higgins, Asst Treasurer Union Trust Company Ellsworth Maine April 22, 1911. Mr. Geo. B. Dorr, University Club, New York. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I write you at New York, not being certain what your movements would be. I received your note for $13,500 and check for $247.50 discount on the note at 5 1/2% We have paid the money to Mr. Hamlin, attorney for Mr. Roberts, who had the deed ready for delivery. I have recorded the deed and I enclose you herewith a declaration of trust in duplicate form signed by me. Will you please sign both of them and mail me one. You need not acknow- ledge as the title is not in you. Very truly yours, President. (COPY) April 24, 1911. Mr. George B. Dorr, New York City. Dear Mr. Dorr:- 1 enclose you carbon copy of deed from William M. Roberts to me of the Eppes' lot at Hulls Cove, which I hold in trust under the Agree- ment sent you to be signed. I also enclose memorandum of bill in this same connection as you may want to keep it separate from any other affairs. In explanation of the bill,1 would say that the Bank requires a certificate from an Attorney that the title is good. This I was able to give without examination prior to last Fall as at that time the title was thoroughly examined. I simply had to examine it from last Fall, which was a small job and certify to it. Yours truly, Engs., JOHN A. PETERS OFFICES AT PETERS & KNOWLTON COUNSELOR AT LAW ELLSWORTH AND BAR HARBOR JOHN F. KNOWLTON COUNSELOR AT LAW Ellsworth, Me., March 7, 1912. Mr. George B. Dorr, Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Dorr:- I have your letter of yesterday with note and check and I re- turn the old note marked "paid". Yours very truly, Enc., Jackson John'A Peters President. Leonard M. Moore, Treasurer Henry W Cushman Vice Prest Henry H. Higgins, Asst Treasurer. Union Trust Company Ellsworth Maine. Feb. 15, 1912. Mr. Goo. B.Dorr, 18 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Dorr:- Your note for $13500 comes due Feb. 19th. I enclose a new note for the same amount on six months. The discount at 5 1/2%, which is the rate we agreed upon is, as you will see, $371.25. If you will be good enough to sign this note and return it either to the Bank or me with check for $371.25, they will send you the old note marked paid. Very truly yours, President. Lt. Bankely M.Y. July 2 In G.B. Dars. Dear Sir: - Last win water I wrote you ILad Rome Land on the top of Green Chocolam Lefting it might led of here fit to the public you p aid you would look at it the louning spring will you - Hindly let me hear from you concerning it I you cannot we it, my information about it would he greatly appreciation Yours truly Ellinderhill m St. Ben Key N.G Mr. G. B, Dors: May (101/910 Dear Sir:- Same time you concerning house in Green Moon tain that I want to dispace of and would like know if you Lane taken a look at it this spring I hope you Love been able to identify is from my description: I will ser a you a copy of the deed yours tanty Many E. Under hill Deasy & Lynam L. B. Deasy Attorneys and A. . Lynam Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, Jan. 15, 1914. George B. Dorr, Esq 18 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Dorr: I beg to advise you that the How mortgage refereed to by you was dated September 30, 1913, for $7,000 due April 1, 1916, 5%. From letters in our possession we find reference to a mortgage given by you to Mr. How for $4,000 due at the same time. In regard to the Puffer purchase, through Mr. Roberts, I beg to sey that the John Conners mortgage was for $200, dated August 10,1910, with interest at 8%. nothing having been paid. The First National Bank holds your note for $967.49, due November 6, 1914, at 6%. This note being a renewal there was and is still due the First National Bank on the former note $58.11, being the interest on that note. I herewith enclose return which should be signed by you before a Notary Public there, or here when you return. Very truly yours, authman P.S. Since writing the above I have talked with Mr. Conners and he says that his note is st 8%, interest compounded annually. The interest, therefore, on this note to the tenth day of January, the time I firured it, amounts to more than $60. Deasy & Lynam Drasy A. . Lynam Attorneys and Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, Jan. 14, 1911. George B. Dorr Esq., 18 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: Remembering your statement that you desire to be informed when lands are put on the market for sale, I begto inform you that Dr. gagerthy sppke to me the other day, saying that if I heard of any purchaser of the following lots to let him know, to wit: North half of No. This is the Burrill lot out near the intervale. Hagerthy says that Burrill has been at him to buy it . No. 45 and 36 owned by Frank Brewer. and No. 44, No. 37, No. 33, No. 27, No. 30 , less amount owned by the Village Improvement Association. No. 28 owned by Hagerthy and Frank Alley and the Jonathan Hamor lot. The last four lots surround Lakewood. The numbers referred to ab ove are the numbers as designated on the Peters Plan. I have no idea that you want these lots. Frank Alley came to me voluntarily and asked me if I couldn't sell his lot at the head of Eagle Lake. I told him that his title was not good, that it would be difficult to dispose of it with the title in the present shape. He said he would be willing to sell for $150 an acre. The price is all together too high. I think he would accept one hundred dollars an acre or even less. I gave him no encouragement except to say that if I heard of an ybody that wanted it I would let him know. Yours very truly, Authyram G. B. Dorr, Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Barttambr Estimated population of iden during season's height twelve thousand.- whole island, twenty thousand. Number of motors visiting during six months' summer season about six thousand. Biggest day, Sunday, July 16th., 286 cars crossed onto island. Number of visit- ing yachts 600. Estimated between sixty and seventy thousand people visit island every summer. ii. H. Sherman, Bar Harbor, Maine, January 19th., 1917 JOHN A. PETERS OFFICES AT PETERS & KNOWLTON COUNSELOR AT LAW ELLSWORTH AND BAR HARBOR JOHN F. KNOWLTON COUNSELOR AT LAW Ellsworth, Me., Oct. 7, 1911. Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Me. Dear Mr. Dorr:- When I took title last spring from Roberts under the 85 acre lot at Hulls Cove, on which money was advanced to you on your note here, as you remember, I wrote you a letter on April 24th. of which I enclose a copy. I don't find that we have ever finished the transaction or that I ever heard from you in answer to the letter. Won't you look around and see if you don't find the Agreements? It is more important for you than it is for me becauge I hold the title to the land but you should fish out the Agreements and sign them both and send them up 80 1 can sign them and send one back to you. Yours truly, Enc., P/E Jason John A Peters President. Leonard Mr. Moore, Treasurer Henry W Cushman Vice Prest Henry H. Higgins, Asst Treasurer: Union Trust Company Ellsworth Maine. 5, 1911. Sept. Geo. B. .Dorr, Esq., Bar Harbor, Me. Dear Sir:- We enclose herein cancelled note, $13,500. Very truly yours, H. H. Higgins, Treas. Deasy & Lynam L. B. Drasy Attorneys and A. . Lynam Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, Aug. 27, 1908. Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Me. My Dear Mr. Dorr:- I beg to reply more fully to your question sub- mitted a few days ago. I understand your question to be substanti- ally this: you are interested in land, viz., the Nurseries property which you desire to irrigate. You also own land on a higher level which is swampy or boggy in character, from which water may be ob- tained for irrigating the Nurseries. There is no pond or stream on this latter property, though there may have been at one time a pond which has become filled by natural causes. Natural drainage from this land by percolation through the soil, ultimately reaches Bear Brook, which flows through land of other proprietors to the sea. You propose to divert this water, by making a new channel through some higher intervening land and to bring it to the Nurseries property. You ask whether you have legal right to do this. My answer is that you have such legal right. In our conversation about the matter, I mentioned the recent cases of Watuppa Reservoir Co., vs. Fall River, 147, Mass. 558; Auburn vs. Union Water Power Co., 90 Me. 576; and Hamor VS. Bar Harbor Water Co., 92 Me. 364. But, these cases are not decisive of the question you put, nor have they more than a rather remote bearing upon it. The above cases decide that a person owning a mill upon a stream which is the outlet of 3 great pond (i.e., a pond con- Drasy & Lynam B. Drasy Attorneys and A. TS. Lynam Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, G. B. D. # 2. taining more than ten acres) have no vested rights in the waters of the pond and that the State may authorize the taking of the waters from such pond for supplying a town or city, without providing compensation for the mill owner. The question involved in these cases was somewhat analogous to that propounded by you, but not exactly parallel and neither the reasoning nor the conclusion of the court is decisive. It is settled, however, by another series of cases, that a land owner may make any use he wishes of subterranean waters under his own land. Waters which are flowing in a defined channel on the surface he must allow to flow on substantially un- diminished. But, waters which have no such channel he may divert at his pleasure. I cannot better answer your question than by quoting the language of the court in two Maine cases. The case of Chase vs. Silverstone, 62 Me., 179, involves these facts; the defendant dug a well on his own land near a spring belonging to the plaintiff. The effect of digging the well was to divert the water from the spring and ruin it. It was held that the plaintiff had no cause of action. The Court in an elaborate opinion cites numerous prior decisions of other courts. Among others they quote approvingly this language from an English case which applies exactly to the question before us. "No doubt all the water falling from heaven and shed upon the surface of a hill, at the foot of which a brook runs, must by the natural force of gravity, fina its way to the bottom and so into the brook; but this does not prevent the owner of the land on which this Deasy & Lynam L. B. Drasy Attorneys and A. is. Lynam Counselors Bar Harbor, Maine, G. B. D. # 3. water falls from dealing with it as he may please and appropriating it. He cannot, it is true, do so if the water has arrived at, , and is flowing in some natural channel already formed. But he has a perfect right to appropriate it before it arrives at such a channel.' In the later case of Chesley vs. King 74 Me. 170 , the Court of Maine say "We regard it as settled law in this state, that anyone may for the convenience of himself, or the improvement of his pro- perty, dig a well or make other excavations within his own bounds and will be subject to no claim for damages, although the effect may be to cut off and divert the water which finds itsway through hidden veins which feed the well of spring of his neighbor." I have set down these quotations because they seem to clearly answer the question which you propound. Yours very truly, many MOUNT DESERT NURSERIES BAR HARBOR MAINE November 2, 1918 Mr. George B. Dorr, Someset Club, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: I am writing you in regard to our store on Main Street, for which I havehad an offer to rent it to the West End Drug Co. for a period of five years. The West End Drug Co. was originally a Port- land concern, carried on under the management of Harry Gordon for the past five years; but upon the burning of the Porcupine Block and other buildings in the early fall they lost their place of business together with some gamage to the goods. As Boon as the insurance was settled the Portland people sold out their interest to Harry Gordon, whose bankers are the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Company. Mr. Fred Lynam seems to be very much interested in the welfare of this firm, and had had me come to his office once or twice to urge the matter in Gordon's favor. The proposition is for a lease of five years, for which they are willing to pay $500 per year and make their own alterations and improvements in the store, which they estimate will cost an additional $500; or to pay a rent of $600. a year and we to make the alterations for them. The change for which they are most anxious is to have the entrance in the fron t of the store, this to be accomplished by letting the two plate glass windows incline in to the entrance door. In addition to tisis they would probably put in a system of indirect lighting and a few other minor changes. MOUNT DESERT NURSERIES BAR HARBOR MAINE They have also agreed that in case I should wishthem to do so they would undertake to be our representative for Cut Flowers, etc., even to the extent of giving part of the window for display, with any advertising we might wish to make. I have lookedup the matter of land rent, taxes, insurance, heating, etc., and feel that that part of the store should yield a net rent of at least $600. to make the investment worth while. My propo- sition to Mr. Gordon was that I would take the matter up with you on the basis of$500 for the first year and $600 for the remaining four years, he to make all improvements. I am not sure but what he would accept it at that figure, but the most that he has offered is as given above. The offer seems to me one which should be given full consider. ation; but on the other hand I do not think it would be good business for the Nurseries to shut ourselves off from any possible use of the store in the town unless there was some other place which we might use, if the need should arise. The thing which suggests itself to me it that we might arrange to use the building which is now the Information Bureau, working out a combination of services so that the one in charge of the flower store could also handle the affairs of the Information Department. In any case I wished to lay the whole matter before you, and would like to have your advice at once. The Drug Store is now in a temporary building which they will occupy until the first of next May, but they wish to get their permanent position located, so that they can make alterations, get in their fixtures, etc. during the winter months. Yours very truly, Oarme E Dow MOUNT DESERT NURSERIES BAR HARBOR MAINE August 1, 1918 Mr. George B. Dorr, Somerset Club, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: I received your telegram in regard to Prof. Abram's proposed visit, but up to the present time he has not arrived. However, I will see that one of the cars is in first class condition and reserved for any visitors who may come. I will also keep in close touch with the cottage so as to know at once if anyone should come. I have sent in to the Town a bill for the gravel used by Mr. Hamor on the road, and have received their check on payment. From this amount I have paid the freight, transporta- tion and insurance on the carload of furniture. As we checked up this furniture according to the list sent from Dunn we find two barrels missing and one or two od d articles slightly damaged. I have taken this matter up with Mr. Whitmore who is now tracing to find the barrels if possible. In regard to the broken pieces he asked me to wait till your arrival 80 that you may estimate value, after which we will make a bill against the M. C. R. R. All of these things have been carefully noted on the receipt given to the M. C. R. R. MOUNT DESERT NURSERIES BAR HARBOR MAINE The balance of the rent of our store falls due today, and after collection is made it is my plan to pay the insurance and also Mr. Tabbutt's bill of $175. for painting which work was contracted and done last fall. We will also pay to the Bank today the interest on the Nurseries' outstanding notes to the amount of $568. With the payment of this interest all the large bills against the Nurseries will have been paid, except that I have a bill from Shea Bros. for pipe used at the Spring last fall, This has not been paid as I did not know whether it should be charged against the Park or to your own account. Will you write me in regard to the hay on the land of the Transit Co; whether Mr. Lehand is to get it under the same plan that you have employed him in previous years, or do you wish some new arrangement made? Also inform me as to the mowing of the banks of the skating pond which has not been done yet. One or two people have offered to clean this up nicely for the hay, and this seams to be the cheapest and best method, since the value of the hay would not cover the cost of the work at the present rate of wages. Yours very truly, Clarence EDON orm a.s 6.Ca95-4915 Employer's No. 416 Industrial Accident Commission, Augusta, Maine Plan No. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION AUGUSTA, MAINE CERTIFICATE TO EMPLOYER To Whom it may Concern : This is to certify that George B. Dorr [Name of corporation, co-partnership. or individual] an employer of labor at Bar Harbor Maine, has filed his written acceptance to become subject to the provisions of Chapter 295 of the Public Laws of Maine, A. D. 1915, together with a true copy of Industrial Accident Insurance Policy No. 120174 issued by Emp .L. Assur.Corp.Ltd. j Boston [Name of company issuing policy] which has been approved by the Commission and remains on file in its office at Augusta. The policy filed expires on the 3rd day of November 19 16. Dated at Augusta, Maine, this 10th day of January 196. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION By Secretary EBEN F. LITTLEFIELD, CHAIRMAN ERASTUS J. CARTER ROSCOE A. EDDY HARRY H. THURLOUGH SECRETARY STATE OF MAINE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION AUGUSTA Oct. 27, 1916. Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. Sir:- Enclosed find certificate issued from the Commission to you. We have received a renewal policy insuring you in The Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.,Ltd., running from Nov. 3, 1916 to Nov. 3, 1917. Yours truly, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION. BY JM Secretary. EBEN F. LITTLEFIELD, CHAIRMAN ERASTUS J. CARTER ROSCOE A. EDDY HARRY H. THURLOUGH SECRETARY STATE OF MAINE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION AUGUSTA Nov. 9, 1917. Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. Sir:- The Commission is in receipt of copy of a renewal policy insuring you in The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, utd. for a period of one year from Nov. 3, 1917. We are accordingly enclosing a certificate issued from the Commission to you. Very truly yours, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSI ON By JM Enc. HALE & EMERY, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, EUGENE HALE. ELLSWORTH, MAINE. LUCILIUS A. EMERY. Talling 24 1880. class limy w bon. My dear Madam. I have your faon in. ulation bline between upland and shee. as 2 wrote you in the Securities by the law johnson the shone is divided among the ourous of the upland air such a way that as nearly as possible cash come shall have ace the share in first of lain upland and accadingly his side line, across the store are are as maras possible at right all as with high water manc If there the Ride lim of the left land are not at right angles with the share luie there is missarily a deflection at the line dividing shou from upland Industrand you Barn just where that defective a angle is - 2 would say, that in my Junior it is not nucessarily alth Edge of the grass land. I find no Sx. press decision of the question ai diami but 2 their our Counts would hold that it would G at the line of or dissay highway water = ut a line the water only reaches in a storm or high wind = not a line That only HALE & EMERY, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, EUGENE HALE. ELLSWORTH, MAINE. LUCILIUS A. EMERY. 188 the "Specing lide " reach but a live. That the tide or ordinarily comes too - The people of the Haebn. could apply this principle to your sline = any person ac - quanted with the tides there could shaw you the his of average. adinary highwali. The bact that the soil is acc washed away about thistime would ur matter as such may lr done by fr quent stoms assuming your fence oh on your side line of upland. I think you can can time your line this line of or dissay leghwatic mark. before you leave & deflect to cross the Shine I think you can ac your Boat House project to Qualit a, far as such line of high water manic and me it ice the line of your fence Please Gar ar in mind that the law has not been settled by decision an this houit and 2 am Meligra to quice you my ofinion of how it would G settle dicie care of controvery I have no operial call to HALE & EMERY, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, ELLSWORTH, MAINE. The LUCILIUS EUGENE my HALE. A. EMERY. V. 188 you Marbor at present but of should desire me to re/claim nune fully and clearly. oz to apply the matter the Jhone myself please hundly write me. and I will indiana to wast upa you there- uns Every is pleased at your kind wile and desires are to sixus her pleasure She is boking because your acquain tauce soon - If you return through Elliwath please kindly alfortion yours my sincerely Lea. Survey 18 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. June 25th, 1906. Dear President Eliot, I send you out with this the atlas of Bar Harbor. My land and that of the University is on sheet eleven; an index-map at the beginning gives the general relations. The atlas-map is very inaccurate in datail however as you will see on comparing it with the surveyor's map. I also send you out another copy of the latter to which I have added certain things tht will make the matter clearer to those who have not been over the land itself. For these also I will state here what you and Dr Walcott know already, that the land in question is cut off from the main part of the land owned by the college by a right-of-way road over which owners upon either Hide have right of passage either way, the right- of-way itself having exit at either end to the Schooner Head Road; that it lies romote from the house-site upon the land, which is above the cliff and at the other end of the lot; and that it rises up too steeply from the right of way, which skirts the base of the hill- side as closely as the ledge allows, to be of USA itself for build- ing murposes. It also gives no access to my land above, whose approach is from the other side, but the greater breadth and freedom and better boundary which this land added to my own upon the hell- im would give the latter if this should later on become a building- site make it seem desirable, 8th book about, With regard to the value of the land, it is difficult to 08 tablish actual market values in the absence of sales and where Bar Harbr, Maine Feb.12,1918 Mr. low The Bar Harton Mymaniditeracy blut a has been mathing study of our National Palks and Monumente, a little later me are to have an illustrated be ture, using alidu with muns of different parts. Have any elides been our own Sieur de mute made of views in monument! If so had or where may they be obtained Our club eppressed great appreciation of your efforts to Create in the east, and the a pack here - the only 1 one the ocean. only one any where area We hope langues will ment to Park - as change the name the name fume a miani mur here - with all the am desful natural beauty, just as it sums for the Grandoleanon an inappropriate-com name in arizma Respectfully yours, (Mrs) Harriet g.Jordan 2 myrtle an Husber, maine J. B. HENDERSON SIXTEENTH STREET AND FLORIDA AVE. SECURITY 1-PM JUL PARK 31 Z WASHINGTON, D. C. i 1916 Mr. George Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. J. B. HENDERSON 16TH STREET AND FLORIDA AVE. WASHINGTON, D. C. July 31st, 1916. My dear Mr. Dorr: I am much pleased to learn that the splendid scheme of the National Park and Preserve for Mt. Desert Island includes within its broad plans a biological laboratory. In my belief Frenchman's Bay offers a most ideal loca- tion for such an institution. For the best working conditions you have an invigorating climate, freedom from mosquitoes and insects, easy approach by rail and water and nearness to Bar Harbor and its markets, all important considerations. But even more important than all this in the location of a laboratory is the question of specimens, - of a constant and never failing supply of material for the students. I know of no place along the New England coast where these conditions are better fulfilled than at Mt. Desert, and I speak from considerable experience in collecting the marine inver- tebrates of that faunal region. In American Zoological literature Eastport is a better known locality and the impression is general among naturalists that it is the richest spot in New England for the marine biollogical student. This, however, is only because it happened to be visited by several distinguished naturalists of a generation or two ago, and their researches there were widely published. I have spent many days dredging about J. B. HENDERSON 16TH STREET AND FLORIDA AVE. WASHINGTON, D. C. 3 to find. Besides all this, another most favorable condi- tion is the "atmosphere" of Mt. Desert, which is the meeting place for several months every year of in- tellectual people, and where the fine arts have many patons I believe all intellectual pursuits 30 more or less hand in hand and they thrive in each other's company. I hope the laboratory will arrive along with the other splendid things you contemplate, and I also wish to apply right now for a table with good northern light as your first student in special research work. Very sincerely yours, John's Henderson J. B. HENDERSON 16TH STREET AND FLORIDA AVE. WASHINGTON, D. C. 2 Eastport, and about Frenchman's Bay, and, indeed, along the entire New England coast, and I do not hesitate to say that Frenchman's Bay, Blue Hill Bay and the region about the islands lying south of Northeast Harbor offer as rich and as certain collecting as can be found any- where along the coast. Indeed, I think it better, that the Eastport waters of to-day. There are also some special advantages offered by Frenchman's Bay that are unique and important. One of these is the presence of an off shore fauna in the deep channels and"holes" of the Bay. The somewhat astonish- ing depths of forty to fifty fathoms are met in French- man's Bay, and these places are rich in life only to be found outside in equal or greater depth, and these can only be found thirty to forty miles off shore. Again, and Frenchman's Bay immediately about it offers the greatest possible diversity of station,- by which I mean every kind of shore and condition of bottom;- rocky, sandy, muddy, pebbly, sudden deepening, exposed tidal flats, sheltered coves of deep water, tidal pools, etc, all of this offering a very complete representation of the fauna of the region, for as you know, each type of "station" harbors its own particular assortment of liv- ing creatures. It is its very diversity of conditions within a reasonably small radius that is 80 difficult 128 WEST 59TH STREET my dear Ine. Dorr Thank zm for me letter ( g we we counting in zm to Hand no -a sheater for the 16th Who even you seeicle on wife please us, hut I am tuesy zm we not he theah yourself LI Zi all most intriesting about what you write what the mountain etc. Let me femo the name of the sheather as soon -S you can Always Truly your f in. Cattenet January 27th 128 WEST 59TH STREET my clear hr. Dorr 6n funday Fehenary 16 th - at 3. . P. In. these is to he a meeting at the X Plank to chines he memorial to Potcher g what they Greece you he pressaded Very truly your faming maine Ettlenet January 19 th 2 to many something what the mountain of the flyers cut B.t. it househ be a great pleasure to the committee if you wheel -cho this -cm Customer a benefitor 0 a land cafe gardine wile sheah. How have you been? g do not work two hand- --c yeyr zamsa] sez mr. abrusly 3 N 6161 wave i LEND my Mr. george Bar Harles me Edward Carrington 66 Well and th Pro order MEI IL E topon my NEW DRAFT. SEVENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE HOUSE NO. 169 House of Representatives, Feb. 6, I9I3. Reported by Mr. Smith from Committee on Judiciary and or- dered printed under joint rules. W. R. ROIX, Clerk. STATE OF MAINE IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN. AN ACT to establish a Board of State Park Commissioners and to define its powers and duties. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section I. The Governor by and with the advice and con- 2 sent of the Council, shall appoint three persons to be known 3 as the State Park Commissioners, who shall hold office for 4 two years from the first day of July, nineteen hundred and 5 thirteen. Said commissioners shall consider the advisability 6 of laying out ample open spaces, reservations, roadways, and 7 boulevards for the use of the public in the cities and towns 8 of Maine, and shall have authority to make maps and plans 2 HOUSE-No. 169. 9 of such open spaces, reservations, roadways and boulevards, IO and to collect such information in relation thereto as they I I may deem expedient. They shall report to the Legislature J2 of 1915 on or before the second Wednesday of January, a 13 comprehensive preliminary plan for acquiring, laying out 14 and maintaining such open spaces, reservations, roadways 15 and boulevards. Sect. 2. Said commissioners may employ such assistants 2 and expend such funds in the discharge of their duties, in- 3 cluding actual traveling expenses of said members and their + assistants, as the Governor and Council may determine. Said commissioners shall receive no compensation. Scott Plank H, Holt To WH they m Rev. A. Eugan Bartlett 524 East 22-st Brooklyn. U. 4. Wishes slides of S.di M. * Park Jerney for Ownershif r lecturing S. Weir Mitchell Memorial Fund October 20, 1915. Gertrude S. Rice $100. Robt. Abbe 250. F. C. Shattuck 50. Alexander Forbes 100. Josephene E. Carpenter 300. Mrs. Kennedy 1000. Miss L. S. Minot 100. Mrs. Hester Bartel 25. 11 Winthrop Sargent 50. Edward J. Hancy 100. Wm. Lawrence 50. Bessy C. Coles 100. Mary H. Cadwalader 50. Annie C. Kane 500. Robt. Abbe 250. J. G. Rosengarten 100. Richd. M. Cadwalader 100. Miss Louisa & Georgina Schuyler 50. Mrs. Geo. S. Robbins 25. Alexander Coxe 1000. Jacob H. Schiff 500. Mrs. C. Morton Smith 200. Mrs. John Markoe 200. II A. C. Wheelwright 25. $5225. DAVE H. MORRIS 19 EAST 70 H STREET NEW YORK October 11, 1915. My dear George: I have received from the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co. the account of the S. Weir Mitchell Memorial, as follows:- Sept. 24 $400. 25 100. 27 300. 28 1050. 29 500. 29 100. 30 25. Oct. 2 250. 4 150 4 25. 6 50. 6 1000. 6 150. Check to Charles F. Paine 4100. drawn by Geo. B. Dorr .... 3500. Balance 600. I have been notified of the following credits:- Gertrude S. Rice $100. Robt. Abbe 250. F. C. Shattuck 50. Alexander Forbes 100. Josephene E. Carpenter .300. Mrs. Kennedy 1000. Miss L. S. Minot 100. Mrs. Hester Bartel 25. 11 Winthrop Sargent 50. Edward J. Hancy 100. Wm. Lawrence 150. Bessy C. Coles 100. Mary H. Cadwalader 50. Annie C. Kane 500. Robt. Abbe 250. J.G. Rosengarter 100 Richd. M. Calwalader - 100. 3225. Commissions to the Rilmont Parker- Mishanis Svent g America NewMarkly WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT 71 AMES BUILDING BOSTON Jan. 2'd, 1918. George B. Dorr, Esq., Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear George:- I have to thank you for two letters one dated Dec. 24th and the other dated Dec. 25th. I should have answered these letters some time ago but I wanted to see Professor sargent on the subject before answering your letter. Mr. Sargent is gratified to have you name the wood after him as you suggest in your letter. He desires me to say that after the American Revolution a very prominent member cf the sargent Family, Paul Dudley Sargent moved to Maine. He fought in the American Revolution, was on Washington's staff, was at the battle of Bunker Hill, and was a friend of Lafay- ette. He died in Sullivan, Maine. Do you suppose that Sargent Mountain was originally named after him? Mr. Sargent thinks that he left many descendants in Maine. If I remember Sargent Maountain and drive is spelt with an e Sargeant. Now as regards the Endicott wood. It was very thoughtful of you to make this suggestion, and I assure you that my mother and I are more than touched that you should have wanted to have our family name associated with Bar Harbor, but the name is so closely identified with Massachusetts and we are ourselves such temporary and uncertain summer residents, that I really think it would be best to give the wood another name. Qur appreciation is none the less sincere but I feel quite sure that some other name more identi- fied with Maine and Bar Harbor would be preferable. WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT 71 AMES BUILDING BOSTON My mother and I have always wished that we could assist in the work that you are doing at Bar Harbor, for it is a most splendid work and of great national importance, but while the spirit is willing the purse is weak. It would not be possible for us to assist in developing these woods as they should be developed. I trust that you will see my point of view--at any rate you will rest assured that we are mo e than grateful and touched by your consideration and friendly thought. I hope that the New Year will bring you every possible blessing Yours very truly, William brudietts John's Peters President. Leonard M. Moore, Treasurer Henry W. Cushman Vice Prest Henry H. Higgins, . Asst Treasurer: Union Trust Company Ellsworth Maine, August 17, 1911. Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Me. Dear sir:- They have given me this renewal for you to sign. Send it back signed with check for $371.25 and the loan is pushed ahead six months. The rate is 5-1/2% the same as before. Yours truly, J.G. Peters, Per a.E. President. H UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY WASHINGTON, D. C. November 26, 1913. Mr. George B. Dorr 18 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Dorr: In accordance with my promise, I am forwarding you a copy of our Yearbook article on "Plants useful to attract birds and protect fruit." The lists on pages 188-189 for the eastern Canadian and Alleghenian faunal areas will probably include the majority of native species that will be useful on your reserve. Very truly yours, W.R. Nucate Acting in Charge, Economic Investigations, UN PENNSQUAR CENTRAL 1918ACK 1918 BAYS D George B. Torr, Eaq Has BOSTON and JU IS 11g. DO Sincerest Clule MASS THOMAS DeWITT CUYLER, Booton 7C1 COMMERCIAL TRUST BUILDING PHILADELPHIA Soment Clus LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS DEWITT CUYLER B.GORDON BROMLEY 701 COMMERCIAL TRUST BUILDING CITY HALL SQUARE JOHN LEWIS EVANS GEORGE DOUGLAS HAY HAROLD EVANS PHILADELPHIA June 12, 1918 WILLIAM A. SCHNADER George B. Dorr, Esq., Bar Harbor, Me. Dear Mr. Dorr: I enclose copy of letter from an influential friend of mine in Washington relative to the appropriation for the monument at Bar Harbor in the Sundry Civil Bill, from which I gather that the House has not included it in their Bill. You will note what he says in reference to action in the Senate. I thought it better to advise you promptly on the subject. I am, Very faithfully, Mumar COPY S. C. NEALE Counsellor at Law International Mercantile Marine Building 1208 F Street Washington, D.C., , June 11, 1918 T. DeWitt Cuyler, E6q., 701 Commercial Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Mr. Cuyler: Referring to your letter of April 11th, in which you ask me to bring to the attention of Senator Martin your desire that an appropriation should be inserted in the Sundry Civil Bill, to maintain a Park or Monument at Bar Harbor, I beg to advise you that the Sundry Civil Bill was reported to the House yesterday and it is expected that the Bill will pass the House within the course of the next week or ten days, and will then go to the Senate and be referred to the Committee on Appropriations, of which Senator Martin is Chairman. If you are still desirous that this appropriation should be made, I suggest that you draft such an amendment as will cover the object you have in view and give this amendment to Senator Penrose, to be introduced into the Senate, as an amendment to the Sundry Civil Bill. I will then take up the matter again with Senator Martin and endeavor to secure the amendment's insertion in the Bill. This is the proper course of parliamentary procedure. It might be well also if you would send me a memorandum of reasons, stating why Mr. Dorr and yourself consider this ap- propriation desirable. As you are well aware there are 80 many Governmental demands for money that we will have to make out an exceedingly good case at this time to secure the insertion in the Bill of the amendment you have in mind. Anticipating the pleasure of seeing you in Washington in the near future, I am, Very faithfully yours, S. C. NEALE The AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY 243-249 WEST 39 TH ST. NEW YORK CITY MEMBER SECURITY Road Guide OF Clinton, Oneida Co., 31. Y. CHICAGO Decerber 12, 1917 NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO Mr. George B. Dorr, Custodian, Sieur de Monts National [ onwent, Bar Harbor, le. Dear Sir: About ten weeks ago I was engaged by the publishers of the Automobile Blue Books, the standard guide for motor tourists, to write Points of Interest into their several hu dred New England routes, DS I had done in a lesser way for the New York volume last year. This work was started by sending out in the neighborhood of a thousand forms, to be filled out with various historical and other points of interest in the towns to which they were sent. The response to these forms has been so great that so far I ave not been able to take up the work for Maine, being still busy on Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. This explains my tardiness in acknowledging your letter and the interesting literature which came under sep- arate cover. In the natural course I would have reached Maine in a few days, and would have sent you a CODY of what I have written for your inspection; but I have just been called by the general office for about two weels special work; during which time I shall be out of my office here. So I write this to acknowledge your courtesy and to let you know that it is appreciated, and that in due time (though later than I had anticipated) I shall take up the Bar Harbor items and communicate with you further. I doubt if anything that has come in since I began this work will be found more interesting than what you sent me for the National Park on It. Desert Island. I em personally dictating this letter and leaving it to be signed in my absence. Very truly yours, Robert Bruce RD/II per L.m. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AUDUBON SOCIETIES 1974 BROADWAY, NEW YORK Feb. 18, 1919 MI. George B. Dorr, Somerset Club, Boston, Mass. This is to acknowledge your gift of $ 10.00 to be used toward the erection of the Roosevelt Memorial Bird Fountain. Your contribution is No. 593 and it makes the total collected to date $4184.00 Thiller't Pearson "fonathan Dright, Treasurer. Chairman Committee on Roosevelt Memorial Bird Fountain. Note have xaddmon Edward Camington ff Willand at Provider R.J. M Mentgomey Willed Jan 2 Phil S. 15th al TENNIS & RACQUET CLUB, BOYLSTON STREET. holifor Marga paper: wavid a. Hall. Bulfast photogr for double effocus Mount of old Side-Wheen - Penobicot Dhoun u Lewiston /ournal mar. 9th 1918 JOHN B BURNHAM, PRESIDENT. WILLIAM S. .HASKELL.VICEPREE AND COUNSEL. QUARLES, 2ND VICE PRES GEORGE M FAYLES,SECRETARY.AND TREASURER AMERICAN GAME PROTECTIVE AND PROPAGATION ASSOCIATION WOOLWORTH BUILDING, 233 BROADWAY NEW YORK AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN B BURNHAM WILLIAM S.HASKELL CHARLES SHELDON W.E.KEPLINGER H.S. LEONARD GEORGE SHIRAS 3° T.E DOREMUS EVANS McCARTY FREDERIC C WALCOTT GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL F.G.DREW J.T.SKELLY T.L. BRIGGS NEW YORK February 16, 1918. ADVISORY COMMITTEE THEODORE ROOSEVELT, George B. Dorr, Esq. , NATURALIST. HENRY FORD. Boston, Mass. BIRD CONSERVATIONIST. HENRY L. STIMSON Dear Sir:- HUNTER AND MOUNTAINEER W A. WADSWORTH. PRES. BOONE & CROCKETT CLUB Sport, Game Breeding and the Conser- HENRY S GRAVES U.S. CHIEF FORESTER vation of Wild Life in wartime are the three JOHN BURROUGHS NATURALIST. principal topics to be discussed at the Fourth HENRY VAN DYKE. National Conference of this Association, to AUTHOR C. HART MEARIAM, which you are invited. FOUNDER u. S. BIOLOGICAL SURVEY WILLIAM BREWSTER ORNITHOLOGIST The time is March 4 and 5, the place, W. B MERSHON, AUTHOR GAME CONSERVATIONIST Assembly Room, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. A. K. FISHER. U.S. BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. CHARLES F DIETERICH. The simple dinner which concludes the OWNER DAHEIM GAME PRESERVE JOHN E. THAYER conference will be held at 7 o'clock, March 5, ORNITHOLOGIST. JOHN H. WALLACE. JR., Astor Gallery, Waldorf-Astoria. It will be GAME CONSERVATIONIST. served in accordance with the rules of the HON CLIFFORD SIFTON PRES. COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION. CANADA United States Food Administration. AUSTIN CORBIN OWNER BLUE MOUNTAIN FOREST PARK GEORGE P MCLEAN Following the dinner there will be JOINT AUTHOR WEEKS. MC LEAN LAW. JOHN W WEEKS shown by Norman McClintock and John T. Miner JOINT AUTHOR WEEKS. MC LEAN LAW. a wonderful collection of wild life films. C.B.YANDELL GAME PROTECTIONIST E.T.D. CHAMBERS. AUTHOR AND CANADIAN CONSERVATIONIST Please make your dinner reservations JOHN M PHILLIPS. NATURALIST GAME PROTECTIONIST now. Sittings are assigned in the order in F.A. BOUTELLE. which reservations are received. Kindly make FORMER SUP'T YELLOWSTONE PARK L. C.SANFORD check payable to Tracy Dows, Treasurer, 2271 ORNITHOLOGIST Woolworth Building. Covers are $5 each. It is believed that this will be the largest national gathering in the interest of the conservation of wild life ever held. The sinister propaganda that is being carried on against conservation laws should prove a stimu- lus to every lover of the out-of-doors to be on hand March 4 and 5. Sincerely yours, 2d Vice-President. EAQ/M Enc. - Pro. 65TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION. H. R. 12002. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MAY 9, 1918. Mr. PETERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. A BILL For the establishment of Bar Harbor, in the State of Maine, as a port of entry and delivery for the immediate transportation without appraisement of dutiable merchandise. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That the privileges of the first and seventh sections of the Act 4 approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, as 5 amended, governing the immediate transportation of dutiable 6 merchandise without appraisement, be and are hereby ex- 7 tended to the port of Bar Harbor, in the district of Portland, 8 in the State of Maine. 65TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION. j H. R. 12002. A BILL For the establishment of Bar Harbor, in the State of Maine, as a port of entry and de- livery for the immediate transportation without appraisement of dutiable merchan- dise. By Mr. PETERS. MAY 9, 1918.-Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed. DEPARTMENT OF FOREST UTILIZATION NELSON COURTLANDT BROWN HENRY HARRINGTON TRYON THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HUGH P. BAKER, DEAN SYRACUSE, N.Y. March 3, 1917. Mr. G. B. Dorr, 16 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: During the coming sunrier we shall have some 50 odd students who will be free for five solid months be- ginning the first of May. I am writing to ask if you think there will be any possibility of their landing summer jobs with you. The fact that they will be able to make a good long stayshould be a desirable one for they will not have to leave the job just about the time they are getting the hang of things. Further, we shall select these men care- fully and we make it a hard and fast policy not to recommend any men for jobs unless their work with us has been up to a pretty good standard. Moreover, we make it an especial point to send men that are fitted to the position, so if you do decide to take on some of our boys, you need not fear that you will get a crew of tree dentists when you want surveyors. Very truly yours, H.T Tryons HET-C Asst. Professor of Forest Utilization. Everett L. Lymburner Ralph L. Hodgkins Buildings wired for Elec- tric Lights, Motors, Pri- vate Telephones, Bells, LYMBURNER & HODGKINS Annunciators, etc., and fitted with Speaking Tubes Electrical Contractors 96 Repair and Construction work EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS IN given Personal Attention and Salesroom: 150 Main Street ELECTRICAL FIXTURES Telephone 412 Guaranteed 96 All bills payable monthly Bar Harbor, Maine, Jan. 3rd, 1913. Mr. George B. Dorr, 18 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: As requested by Mr. Thatcher we are giving you below, a list of the fixture outlets and other data relative to the electric wiring in the Thatcher Cottage. -First Floor- East Bed Room: 2 Wall outlets 5 ft 3 in. high con- trolled by switch near door. 7 ft 1142 Hall Passage: 1 Ceiling outlet 7 ft. 6 in. high controlled by 2-three switches. Small Bed Room: 2 Wall Outlets 5 ft 3 in. high con- trolled by wall switch. Living Room: 1 Ceiling outlet 7 ft. 2 in. high, con- trolled by a two section wall switch. 2 Wall outlets 5 ft. 6 in. high con- trolled by wall switch. East Piazza: 2 Ceiling outlets 7 ft. 4 in high, con- trolled by wall switch. Front Porch: I Ceiling outlet 7 ft. 2 in. high, con- trolled by switch. Note: Only 4 1/4" from top of screen door (which swings under this outlet) to ceiling. Front Hall: I Wall outlet controlled by 2-3way switches. This outlet half way up the stairs, and fixture could turn down. Kitchen: 3 Ceiling Outlets controlled by three wall switches. 7 ft. 2" high. Mr. Dorr. LYMBURNER & HODGKINS Back Porch: 1 Ceiling outlet 7 ft. 3 in. high, no switch. Closet-Kitchen to Living Room: I Wall outlet 5 ft 3 in. high, no switch. Cellar: 1 Ceiling outlet, fixture short as possible, controlled by switch. Cellarway Closet: 1 Wall outlet 5 ft. 3 in. high, no switch. Back Room: 1 Ceiling Outlet 7 ft. 3 in. high con- trolled by switch. Small Toilet: I Ceiling outlet 7 ft. 3in. high, no switch. Store Closet: 1 Ceiling outlet 7 ft. 3 in. high, no switch. New Bath Room: 1 Ceiling outlet over lavatory, controlled (Near East Bed Room) by switch, 7 ft. 11 1/2" high. -Second Floor- East Bed Room: 1 Ceiling Outlet 8 ft. 2 in. high, controlled by 2-3way switches. This outlet comes on the slant of the roof which is a square pitch. West Bed Room: 1 Ceiling outlet 8 ft. high, no switch. This outlet comes on the shant of the roof which is a square pitch, ( 12 inches to the foot). All outlets have Rex #31 #41 Outlet plates, tapped for standard three eighths thread (3/8). Building is wired with the knob and tube system, wood lathing. (No insulating Joints required) Trusting we have covered this fully, we are Yours very truly, ELL/HY Lymbumur thodgkins POSTAL TELEGRAPH - COMMERCIAL CABLES CLARENCE H. MACKAY, PRESIDENT. RECEIVED AT DELIVERY NO. POSTAL TELECRAPH BUILDING 100 STATE STREET BOSTON MASS. TELEGRAM Telephone "MAIN POSTAL TELEGRAPH 473 The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company(Incorporated) transmits and delivers this message subject to the terms and conditions printed on the back of this blank. 16-36317 DESIGN PATENT Na 40529 3 BY MF 10 paid 3:07PM gar arbor - Max 5 /18 geo B Dorr, somerset Club, 42 Beacon st, Boston Mass Town of Bar garbor accepted Morrell park by Unanimous rising vote A. H. 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No responsibility regarding messages attaches to this Company until the same are presented and accepted at one of its transmitting offices: and if an message is sent to such office by one of this Company's messengera, be acts as the agent of the sender for the purpose of delivering the message and any notice 2 instructions regarding it to the Company's agent in its said office. 5. The Company shall not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the telegram is filed with the Company for transmission. 7. The above terms and conditions shall be binding upon the receiver as well as the senden of this telegram. B. NO EMPLOYEE OF THIS COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO VARY THE FOREGOING. CLARENCE H. MACKAY. PRESIDENT. HARLES C. ADAMS, EDWARD REYNOLDS. VICE-PREST AND GENERAL MANAGER. CHARLES P; BRUCH, VICE-PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDERT. HE FASTEST TELEGRAPH SERVICE IN THE WORLD HOTEL KENMORE Jornet 496 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE 18 my dear Mr Dorr I have the enclosed from Fred Lynam and as I'll be in Millis of Boston this Immuner; may I ask if you will be so good as to attend to it. I believe that the V. . . A. appropriated $200. for fure of Elen macy Park to this is I probably available mill to jut along think have Mrs H. of you without me this summer but as you have hem on lown so by it this the will he a small lossts the cam the - - I think from Mrs Ht's attitude when I sam her but that she feel the V.1. A. should pay for the park + sh should not be called on - I had hoped to get th mortgage paid off, but could st. allopettes it doesn't seem quite as rozy as it might & bon Haping to Su you yr lue his Tholodike TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT. OFFICE OF TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES. Northeast Harbon. Mo. January 28, 1919 Jron Sin : - I thank you for your repen you move land for the aparticular Paule Reve J the and inst. Services a fourshare fined came into existence to should be pleases to coursepord with you further about my land on the shove of long Pond or yours twey Sally thanky Pikies. Junes. Q.Q. gir surtreast Manbar, Ihame. COSMOS CLUB WASHINGTON D.C. Mm Hancochy Chiffing - (nic Cathern Marvin ) metal-inm at the Charles Hamlin for 1918 Send Side m. hapm 2810 -364 Place Washington the Dr Mayer 270 hassan a DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON And Paper- Johnson 1729 new york av NW Landscape arohitect Washingbi weth Roch Outh Pockary Causes UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ORONO, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY JOHN M. BRISCOE, M. F. PROFESSOR OF FORESTRY CARLETON W. EATON, M. F. 13 June, 1916. INSTRUCTOR IN FORESTRY Trustees of Public Reservations for Hancock County, Bar Harbor, Maine. Gentlemen:- We are interested in knowing what is being done in Maine in the way of making forest reservations and conserving wild life. Will one of the Trustees of the Pub- lic Reservations for Hancock County be good enough to send a few lines, stating briefly what has been accomplished SO far by them, and also letting us know whether this Depart- ment can be of any use or service to them? Very truly yours Professor of Forestry. OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL THE HIGH SCHOOL BAR HARBOR MAINE May 5,1917. Mr. George B. Dorr Esq. Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Sir: You may remember that I wrote you last fall asking about the existance of a so called thornless blackberry which grows on this Island. You stated that there was a small bramble which was nearly spineless and which belongs to Rubus canadensis. The director of the South Dakota Agricultu- ral Experiment Station wishes me to send him some specimens of this plant for experimental purposes. He states that the plant he wants is Rubus canaden- sis, regardless of its size, provided it is free from thorns or nearly so. will you kindly tell me where I can find the plant in question, so that I can collect and forward the specimens before they begin to grow? Thanking you in advance for your kindness and trouble, I am, Very truly yours, HENRY JACKSON M.D. 380 MARLBOROUGH STREET. Sept. 25, 1914. Dear Mr. Dorr: We were talking the other night about the old meaning of Mount Desert, so I send you the following. as it may interest you. I have an old French dictionary, date 1796. ou Desert, adj. (Qui n'est habite, re frequente). o Desert, un- inhabited, unfrequented, solitary. Little Litte gives the following: Desert, adj. 1° Qui est sauvage et sans habitants; une campagne deserte. Ile deserte. Tantol aux bords deserts des lacs melancoliques. And other references. 2° Par exageration, tres peu frequente. I think this is rather interesting as being a different meaning from our usual idea of desert. Mrs. Jack- son and I enjoyed meeting you at Mrs. Coles. Please fur the Sincerely, Calee one Rendert Henry Jacken repair FEDERAL RESERVE aug BOARD 18th/19/6 WASHINGTON they dead mr Dorr I have talked with messor Lane Houston the attached which 2 as will as writing as per trust will meet gover tical Eye part govtrul, To mo tearge BDOFF January I, 1919. Mr. T. A. McIntire, Seal Haroor, Maine. Dear Mr. MaIntire: The susting dona in the Seal Hardor section of the national park last winter was a real disaster. It has led to such indig- nunt protest from visitors and summer residents that no diacre- tion has been left the by it 38 to further cutting. I have taken the catter up with the Park Service here and my instructions are definite in rogard tc it. I am doubly sorry - sorry for the in- jury done, and sorry for the intended benefits it has prevented. The more distant cutting of which you write I have not seen, but that by Jordan Stream 03104 the Lake I visited. Had you out let US 05 the National Park Service know last winter of the mischisf being done action would have been taken by the Government immediately and the present situation would have been avoided. I regret it greatly. Yours truly, DOUBLEDAY PAGE & COMPANY PUBLISHERS THE WORLDS WORK COUNTRY LITY IN AMERICA THE NASURELIBRANY THE GARDEN MAINED GARDEN CITY NEWYORK Dec. 11, 1913 Mr. Geo. B. Dorr, 18 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Dear sir: Mr. George R. King, the photo- grapher, has shown me a very fewvinter- esting photographs of Mr. Kennedy's place at Bar Harbor, and says he has others. He informs me that it is a most interesting place, and that you could prepare a very valuable article concern- ing it. I told him I was not in a po- sition now to order such an article, but he suggested my writing to you, anyway, in the hope that you might feel disposed to submit something. Very truly yours, Managing Editor, COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA. WAD/KS address Joseph Palityp Personal Past wishatel Dt Jonis Missoure Cr.Sinsabaugh Motor Pub. Co 119 W40-16 My WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, MEMORANDUM. Judinish Print Kepuel years Ass. See. of war Room 291 Has within nova (cohn Ldward Break minual 270 G.' s at Punch Brooklin On for-1917 Brosken Sometimes at Leag 3 Good photograph Smat National Party Device lifein Feb 19-1919. of from Sclues in Yellowston national hark These are enlangments, 131/2 x 9/2 when a good Size They are take J.E. Hayues It Paul Minuelole (2 Self Au L2 (hot giva on smili #11000. Giant Geylu Cone uffer basin meclain, 10999- Dawmill glyth fire-hole River un 10/32 Falls of the yellowetone Jan. 31, 1970. George 3. Dorr, Esq., 18 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Dear ir. Dorr: Upon my arrival home 1 called on Mr. Higgins regarding the old cemetary lot. He informed me that the sare man (N. A.) had offered him four thousand but that lie ha'd refused it and told him that if be would pay five thousand within a few days he might have it. I called hig attention to the facr that he promised to see me before he Cave anybody an option. lle expressed regren, stated that it had slipped his mind, but that if this party did not take it at five thousand, I might have it if I wanted it. I have some doubts about his taking it. Will you advise me what I shall do in case Higgins comes and savs I my have it. Do you care to pay that amount for it? Yours truly Reservation Box Jan. 31, 1910. George 3. Dorr, Esq., 18 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Dear Nr. Dorr: I her to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 28th and will rive the same immediate attention. I have looked over the notice of sale of land for taxes and enclose & copy of Bame. No. I is a tract of land extending from the vicirity of Robertoff's tea house in a northwesterly direction across both Ofter Creek Roads and I think rung into the Otter Creek valley. It may be that it crosses the point you desire for a road. No. 2 is, I absume, the lot which Mr. Hale had reference to. I have not much faith tax deeds. If the property were bought in by you it might give the owners an idea that you desired to acquire it and might cause them to raise their price. Will you kindly advise me what you desire to do in regard to this tax matter. In regard to the Sargent Mountain property, it has been taxed to Mr. How who has paid the taxes. The town therefore would have no action against the real owners and I should doubt if Mr. How's estate would have. I will however look into the matter a little further and advise you. Yours truly, Nov. 26, 1909. Mr. George 8. Dorr 18 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Dear air: I beg to acknowledge receipt of note given you by Mr. Lord to be delivered to him upon payment of $50.00. I have given Mr. Lord your direction in regard to the Lynde property on Kebo Mountain. He informs 100 the we will attend to the matter at once. Yours very truly, Dec, 30, 1909. J. A. Peters, Esq., Ellsworth, Me., Bro. Peters: We bog to acknowledge receipt of yours enclosing the Brewer deed for execution. It seems to us to be all right and ready for Mr. Brewer to execute which we will have done. Yours truly, 18 Cormonwealth Avenue, Boston. November 22nd, 1909. Mr Harm Lynam, Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. My dear Mr Lynam, Will you kindly have made for me by Mr Lord, or any one you choose, a map showing the Lynde property on Kebo Mountain and the land that it immediately borders on. I need it to show Mr Lynde Sullivan with reference to obtaining a portion of this land for reservation. I asked Mr Fred Lynam in the summer to send to New York and obtain the survey of this land made for the Transit Company, which he did. And if I remember right I had some conver- sation with you about the matter at that time. What I want is a map that will show the contour lines quite plainly, that will show how very steep and bold the sides of the nill are and how impossible it would be to make any residential use of the summit or the upper portion of the sides. It also should not be a map large enough not to be easily carried round or shown, nor one expensive to pre- pare. Will you kindly see to this for me, and oblige Yours truly, George B. Dorr. Per M.E.H. U.S.PONES INGRAHAM, SHEEHAN & MORAN 14 WALL STREET NEW YORK DEC 1927 A. Harry Lynam, Esq., Attorney at Law, Bar Har bor, Maine. December 4, 1922. Dear Mr. Dorrt I have yours of the fir t and have ro- drafted the affidavit, a copy of which I am enclosing herewith. The original I am forwarding to Judge Ingreham. The voting records of the Town Clerk did not contain the name of Mr. Eno for 1914-15; 1916 end 1.917 are lost; 1918 contains his name. Very truly yours, AHI-O enclosure December 4, 1922. Dear Mr. Dorr: I have yours of the first and have re- drafted the affidevit, a copy of which I am enclosing herewith. The original I am forwarding to Judge Ingraham. The voting records of the Town Clerk did not contain the name of Mr. Eno for 1914-15; 1916 and 1917 are lost; 1918 contains his name. Very truly yours, AHL-O enclosure. December 4, 1922. Dear Mr. Dorr: I have yours of the first and have ro- drafted the affidavit, a COPY of which I am enclosing herewith. The original I am forwarding to Judge Ingraham. The voting records of the Town Clerk did not contain the name of Mr. Eno for 1914-15; 1916 and 1.917 are lost; 1918 contains his name, Very truly yours, AHI-O enclosure. Fol. 1 SUPREME COURT NEW YORK COUNTY George B. Dorr, Plaintiff, - against- Henry L. Eno, Defendant STATE OF MAINE, ) : SS COUNTY of Hancock, ) Albert H. Lynam, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is an attorney and counsellor at law, is a citizen of the State of Maine and resides at Bar Harbor, County of Hancock, State of Maine: That he has known the plaintiff for many years and that he resides at Bar Harbor, Maine. That he has known the 2 defendant Henry L. Eno for twelve or fifteen years and knows that he is a resident and an inhabitant of Bar Harbor in the State of Maine. That he was a selectman of Bar Harbor for the years 1918, 1919 and 1920; and that one of the qualifications for selectmen of the Town of Bar Harbor is that he shall be a citizen of the State of Maine and an inhabitant of the Town of Bar Harbor; that the defendant, Henry I. Eno, as appears from the official Moting list on file in the office of the Town Clerk for the Town of Bar Harbor, voted as an inhabitant of Bar Harbor at the election for State and County officers held on September 11th, 1922. Sworn to before me, this fourth day of December, 1922) Fol. 1 SUPREME COURT NEW YORK COUNTY GEORGE B. DORR, Plaintiff, -against- HENRY L. FNO, Defendant. : STATE CF MAINE, ) : 86 COUNTY OF HANCOCK, ) wt A. HARRY LYNAM, being duly sworn, depoaes and says that he is an attorney and counsellor at 2 law, is a citizen of the State of Maine and resides at Bar Harbor, County of Hancock, State of Maine: That he has known the plaintiff for many years S. and that he resided at Bar Harbor, Maine. That he has known the defendant Henry L. Eno for 12a 15 years and is an knows that he is a resident and citizen of Bar Harbor in the State of Maine. That he was a selectman of Bar Harbor one of for the years 1918, 1919 and 1920, , and that the qualifica- he tions for selectman of the Town of Bar Harbor, are that the selectman shall be a citizen of the State of Maine and a n inhability of the Township of Bar Harbor. that th defundable resident Sworn t O before me, this day of December, 1922. Henry L. Enc as affears from the official writing hit m file in the office of the term an subjective election for State and Chiet, officers held further term of Baillandin, voted at in sb on Sift 14/222, December a, 1922. Judge Goorge L. Ingraham, 14 will Street, New York City. My dear Judge Ingrahom: I em enclosing affidavit in connection with the Dorring matter, which I have re-drafted to include the deta of his voting. If this does not neei with your requirements, kindly advise. Very truly youre, AML-O enc. December 4, 1922. Judge George L. Ingraham, 14 Wall Street, New York City. My dear Judge Ingraham I am enclosing affidavit in connection with the Dore-Buo matter, which I have re-trafted to include the data of his voting. If this does not meet with your requirements, kindly advise. Very truly yours, AHL-O enc. INGRAHAM, SHEEHAN & MORAN 14 WALL STREET NEW YORK December 1, 1922. My dear Mr. Lynam: Mr. Dorr is thinking of taking proceedings against Eno in the State of New York and he wants to get an af- fidavit as to the residence of Eno in the Town of Bar Harber. I enclose a forn. of affidavit, which is a draft merely, and you can make any changes in it that you think necessary. If you know that he has voted in Bar Harbor will you add that state- ment to the affidavit. After you have sworn to the affidavit will you please get a certificate of the County Clerk that the notary before whom you verified the affidavit is a notary public duly authorized to take oaths and acknowledgments in the County of Hancock, State of Maine, and then return the affidavit to n.e as soon as you can. Very truly yours, A. H. Lynam, Esq., Attorney at Law, Bar Harbor, Maine. The University Club Life Alu rs4ts City we 1'12222 Wem M Lynam I had atally this afternon and Judge Ingraham, X left with him Myhalan While I wa with him be trew of the Inclosed affadavit, which I fruit off to look own n mail ym Please Correct in the resided " to Heider ; as Than indicated I could not state 2 When Mr Rus because a Citizen of the Hate and tom Please ascular your mends, , W let the know It-purked Was Somethin between 1912 and 1915, but pordibly earline_ Also, Confire frenkle the Mendo my Material as of the Jean h served on Me Selectives's Road And Angien the Statement that the qualification fre Allian it is, as Judge Ingraham states, that he hus the first, a Citiza of 3 the State of 1 Main, legal resident of Run Hauber Mean get the affadaist from to before form Our when you Can hut to for Silut, as the matte may got Come to Court Judge dugrabian plan a vad for m Chapmen, Mr Evo's and have a talk with him before aput and the Buildings hange, placing the attachment, which I am glad of as it fut the he the position 4 of doing all w My power gitth matte littled without publicity, dont of Plan Count- unit Mu hea Unity about Club) the Alyn shif, and mail, attom as you Can are after, the Affadavit back Judge Ingraham 14 Well it as David Rodid has actud gor the Tran recenth he Other matter N Train in End's Counsel, best have 5 of Our actim but buf it as this letter also where to mbut June off will suit I. fu to Washing Sunday now Mr Pi efficient spoke ant his Leey who told me that MR. 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Clark, Esq., Justice of the Peace, in and for Hancock County, State of Maine: We, the undersigned, desire to be incorporated for educa- tional and scientific purposes, to wit: to acquire by gift, pur- chase, lease or otherwise, real estate within the area of the State of Maine draining into the Penobscot Bay and River, the Bay of Fundy, and the sea lying between said Bays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; to hold, develop and improve for the purpose 01 raking a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educational and artistic value, for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region and publishing reports thereon; for publishing studies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native life and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing, forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, which may however be sold, exchanged or otherwise dis- posed of, in any part that may seem best to the members of the corporation, with reference to the purpose of incorporation, or to their ability to carry out these purposes. To act as a forestry and fishery association within the aforesaid area, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands and waters suitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating these (1) for educational ends (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of lesser growth and (3) for the great- er beauty. usefulness and interest of the tracts £0 operated, any funds derived from such forestry or fishery to be employed in furthering the corporation's public aims. We, therefore, appeal to you in writing to issue your warrant to one of the following applicants requiring him to call a meeting thereof at such time and place as you may appoint for organization and for all purposes specified in the Revised Statutes of Maine, Chap. 57, and amendments thereof and addit- ions thereto. Names. Residences. George B. Dorr Bar Harbor, Me. L. B. Deasy Bar Harbor, Me. A. H. Lynam Bar Harbor, Me. A. S. Rodick Bar Harbor, Mo. David 0. Rodick Bar Herbor, Maine. Guy E. Torrey Bar Harbor, Maine. Charles F. Paino Bar Harbor, Naine. To George B. Dorr, one of the above named applicants: You are hereby authorized and directed to call & meeting of the above named applicants to be held at the office of Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, on the second day of December 1916, at 5 'clook in the after- noon, for the purpose of organizing and for all purposes speci- fied in Revised Statutes of Maine, Chapter 57, and amendments yhereof and additions thereto. B. E. Clark Justice of the Peace. To the signers of the above application: You are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place and for the purpose set forth in the above &ppli- oation and warrant which are expressly referred to and made & part of this notice. George B. Dorr. We, the undersigned, being all of the signers of the above application, do hereby fix as the time and place for holding said meeting, the office of Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, on the second day of December, 1916, at five o'clock in the afternoon. We hereby acknowledge that we and each of us received due, legal and timely notice of the above warrant and we do expressly waive other and further notice. George B. Dorr L. B. Deasy A. H. Lynam A. S. Rodick David 0. Rodick Guy E. Torrey Charles F. Paine RECORD OF MEETING OF ORGANIZATION. Under the authority of the foregoing application and warrant and waiver of notice and pursuant to said warrant the applicants assembled at the office of Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancook County, Maino, on the second day of December, 1916, at five o'clock in the afternoon for the purpobe of organization. There were present in person: George B. Dorr, L. B. Deasy, A. H. Lynam, A. S. Rodick, David 0. Rodick, Guy E. Torrey and Charles F. Paine, being all of said applicants. George 3. Dorr called the meeting to order and CD motion therefor George 3. Dorr was made temporary chairman and pre- sided. on motion therefor A. H. Lynam WELE made temporary clerk and duly £worn by L. B. Deasy, Notary Public. On motion therefor the following votes were unanimously adopteds VOTED that original application, waiver of notice and warrant be filed with the Clerk and a copy thereof spread upon these records. VOTED that we proseed to organize as & corporation under Chapter 57 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine and acts amendatory thereof and additional thereto. VOTED that the name of the corporation shall be "The wild Gardens of Accdis", and that its location and principal office shall be Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine. VOTED that the corporate purposes as stated in the appli- cation be the corporate purposes of the Company. The chairman presented a form of by-laws for the regula- tion and government of the affairs cf the company which were read article by article, unanimously adopted and ordered to be inserted at length in the record as follows: BY-LAWS No. 1 - Name. The name of the corporation shall be "The Wild Gardons of Acadia". and its location and principal office shall be Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hencock County, Maine. No. 2 - Members. The membere of the corporation shall number not less than seven nor more than thirty and may consist of educational or other corporations, associations or institutions as well as individuals. Persons who have signed the articles of association shall be members. Other members may be added by raid incorporators provided the total number shall not exceed thirty. Vacancies in membership caused by death or resignation shall be filled by majority vote of remaining members. Members of this corporation shall not, by reason of such membership or by perticipation in meetings, incur any liability of any nature. No. III - Directors. All powers of the corporation, except such powers as are required by the laws of the State of Maine or by these by-laws to be exercised by the members, shall be vested in an exercised by a board of directors, which said board shall consist of such number, not less than three nor more than thirty, as shall be determined by the members of the corporation at any annual meeting. Individuals may be elected to the board of directors to represent on the board corporate members, notwithstanding such individuals are not members of the corporation. Such directors shall be elected at the meeting of organization by the incorporators and thereafter by the members and shall hold their offices from the time of their election until the next annual meeting and there- after until their successors are elected. No. IV - Officers. The officers of the corporation shall consist 01 a President, Vice-President, Clerk and Treasurer all of whom shall be chosen by the incorporators at their meeting for organisation and thereafter by the board of directors. The President shall be a member of the board of directors. All officers shall hold their offices from the time of their election until the next annual meeting and there- after until their successors are elected. These officers shall have the powers usually belonging to such offices. The offices of President and Treasurer may be held by the game person. No. V - Committees. Committees may be appointed at any time by the President of the corporation. No. V1 - Resignations. Any member may recign his membership in the corporation at any time by written notification to the Clerk of the corporation. No. VII - Meetings. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held at Bar Harbor, Eden, Hancock County, Maine, on the first Monday of August in each year at eleven o'clock in the forenoon at the Jesup Memorial Library or at such other place as the directors may determine. Special meetings of the corporation may be held at any time upon the order of the President or three Directors. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to give notice of the annual meeting and all special meetings by sending to each member, by mail, postage paid, a notice of such meeting at least ten days before the time of holding the aame. Such notice shall be directed to each member at his address appearing upon the books of the corporation. If no such address appears, such notices may be directed to Bar Harbor, Meine, or such notices may be given in hand to members ton days at loast before the time of holding the meating. Such notices may be signed by the President or Clerk. All doinga of the annual meeting shall be valid notwith- standing no notice is given, but no business shall be tran- sacted st & special meeting of members unless notice is given as aforesaid which notice shall specify all business to be transacted. A meeting of the directors shall be held without notice immediately after the meeting for organization and immediate- ly after each annual meeting of members, at the same place. If all directors are present at any other meeting of directors no notice shall be required, otherwise notice of such meeting shall be given in hand to each director or sent by mail to each director postage prepaid at least three days before such meeting. If sent by mail such notices shall be directed to each director at his address appearing upon the books OR the corporation. If no such address appears such notices shall be directed to Bar Harbor, Maino. Such notices may be given either by the President or Clerk. No. VIII - Quorum. Three members of the corporation shell constitute & quorum of members and three directors sh 11 constitute a quorum of directors. No. IX - Proxies Each member shall be entitled to one vcte and may be re- presented by proxy granted not more than thirty days before the meeting. No. X - Contracts. All contracts, deeds and mortgages shall be authorized by vote of the directors and executed on behalf 01 the corpo- ration by the President of Treasurer, or by any other officer or agent authorizod by vote 01 the directors. No. XI - Secretary of Directors. The Clerk of the corporation shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Board of Directors. No. XII - Amendments. These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed by two-thrids vote of the entire membership at any annus.l meeting and they may be likewise altered, amended or repealed at any special meeting of the members callod for the purpose. Upon motion therefor it was unanimously VOTED that the incorporators, all of whom are members, pro- deed to the election of a Board of Directors, Clerk, President, Vice-President and Treasurer by written ballot. This was ac- cordingly done and the chairman reported that the following persons had been unanimously elected to their respective offices: Directors. George B. Dorr Tie B. Deasy A. H. Lynam President - George B. Dorr Vice-President - L. 3. Dessy Treasurer - George B. Dorr Clerk - A. H. Lynam The Clerk was duly sworn according to the following original record of his oath: STATE OF MAINE HANCOOK SS. Dec. 2. 1916. Personally appeared A. H. Lynam, and made oath that he would faithfully and impartially perform the duties required of him as Clerk of The Wild Gardena of Acadia, Before me, Vernon G. Wasgatt Notary Public. on motion therefor it YES unanimously VOTED that the President, Treasurer and & majority of of the Directors prepare and verify the certificate of organization required by the laws of Maine and cause the same to be recorded and filed in the various offices required by law. The chairman reported that no further corporate business could be transacted until said certificate of organi- zation had been approved by the Attorney General, recorded in the Registry of Deeds for Hancock County, Maine, and a copy thereof attested by said Register filed with the Secretary of State and the meeting thereupon adjourned. A true record, Attest: A. H. Lynem Clerk. 2 2 han apparelly succeeded in fining this pssconn' phenomma down to a elmelly instructor facis - thatis The pleumina ONE neerded automatically by delicate apparalus so than I han high hopes of pulling claimmares, at any rate, upon a studly securities basis. 2 misle , my much, that later on - after the middle fapue - you could make hum to risit us in our new hour and are some formy results, whech, by then, should be in pnlly definite tomn. In the mean term of course, if you should k down this way, be sim to the mu Kunr. asalways Henry Law Eur Copy November 11, 1915. George 3. Dorr. Eug., Bar Harbor, Meine. Dear Mr. Dorr:- At your request, in behalf of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, we examined the title to twenty lote of land lying near Eagle Lake, Turtle Lake and Jordans Pond, in the towne of Eden and Mount Desert, Hancock County. Maine. We submitted L complete abstract in three volumes showing all deeds, together also with & surrary of the Abstract and our opinion respec- ting the title. Our opinion is to the effect that the title is good except for cortain specified defects. These defecte are nu- merous and at first eight appeared formidable but we think that most of them and probably all are eithor harmlees or ourable. At your request we are undertaking to cure, either by obtain- ing further conveyances or by equitable process, such defects 8$ seem liable to present obstacles to acceptance by the Government for & public perk or reservation. The following 18 a summary of all the defects, listing under separate heads such & E are innocuous and such AM need to be made good if practicable by deeds or court doorces. An illustrative eketch. copied from the ebstract, accompanies this letter showing the location of the various lots referred to. DEFECTS THICH ARR HARMLESS BECAUSE CONSISTING 0₽ INTERESTS OUTSTANDING IN PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS WRO ARE IN HARMONY WITH THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS AND was ARK READY TO COOPERATE with IT so PAR AS PRACTICABLE. The Bar Harbor Water Company. Northeast Harbor Teter Company November 11, 1915 G.B.D. 12 and Seal Hardor Tater Supply Company have rights in and have the benefit of restrictions upon certain of the lands lying in the water shods of Eagle take, Jordans Pond and Hadlook Pons. DEFECTS THICH ARE HARMLERS BECAUSE RELATING TO PARCELS OUTSIDE THE AREA OFFERED AS A GOVERNMENT RESERVATION. A corporation called the Mount Desert & Eastern Shore Land Company formerly owned lots seventeen and eighteen. This corpora- tion divided certain of its property, lying to the south of Bubble Pond, into small lots, recorded & plan showing lots and ways, and sold and conveyed certain of these lots. Some of them here been repurchased and the title brought back into the frustees of Public Reservations. These outstanding parcels end waye appurtenant to then lie outside the area intended to be offered for & Government Reservation. All these outstanding parcels combined do not in- clude more than twenty or twenty-five acres. DEFECTS WHICH FOR OTESR REASONS ARE UNIMPORTANT. The owners of some parte of the property have died without conveying and the title is derived through deeds from heirs. In the 08808 of six of these deceased owners no administration appears to have been taken out 80 far as the records in thia county show, 1. e., Charles Goodwin. Charles D. Chapman, Khen Dunton, Jq Towley Kimball, Charles 9. Ingells and Ella A. Norton. The only effect of this omission 1a to leave the property subject to possible claims of oreditors in 0080 of & deficiency of personal assets. Increauch November 11, 1915 G.B.D. 3- & 8 most of these owners died more than twenty years ago and as administration, except under certain exceptional circumstarces. cannot be taken out after twenty years we regard this omission 88 practically negligible. DEFECT WHICH NS ARE UNDERTAKING TO HAVE CURED BY VOTE. Lot No. 17 788 sold for tax08 and bought at such volo by the Town of Mount Dosert. The municipal officere of the Town in 1910 released the title thus acquired to George To Stebbins, under whom the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations claims title. The municipal officers, however, have no power to convey land owned by the Town unless authorized by vote at & town meeting. Such E vote was passed in 1908. We think that this vote gave authority only to the municipal officers of that year and that officers elec- ted two years later when they gave the deed were not sufficiently authorized to do 80. We are undertaking to obtain a now vote st the next annual meeting to be held in March 1916 ratifying the deed. DEFECTS *HICH WH ARE ATTEMPTING TO CURE THROUGH FORTHER DEEDS. One Joseph Baker, now deceased, formerly held & small interest in Lot No. 5. His interest was 15/512 parts. He died without 000- veying his interest, leaving 08 his heirs C. widow and four children. three of whom are minors. We are undertaking to obtain E deed from the widow and heirs releasing this small interest. Elizaboth burr Thelberg owned & small interest in Lot No. 5. She joined with others in a doed of Lot 30. 5 running to william M. November 11, 1915 G.B.D. #4- Roberts, under which deed the danoook County Trustees of Public Ree- orvations claims title. Her husband did not join with hi£ wife to relesse his carital interest. The same applies to the wife of Frank L. Brewor who formerly owned Ei small portion of Lot No. 12. Lot No. 12 is held by the Trustees of Public Reservations under e deed 01 full warranty from the Rodick Realty Company. The interest of the husband of Mrs. Thel- berg and of the wife of Mr. Brewer is very small and is contingent upon their survival of their wife and husband respectively. "e are attempting to obtain deeds releasing these interests. DEFECTS WHICH 78 ARE UNDERTAKING TO HAVE CURED BY COURT DECREE. Mortgage given in 1836 from villiam Bennett and Rufue Leighton to Samuel Gilpetrick. Mortgage given in 1836 from William Bennett and Rufus Leighton to Enooh Spurling. Mortgage given in 1838 from William Bennett to William Hobbs. The three mortgages next above specified cover Lots 16 to 20 inolusive. Mortgage given in 1852 from Randall S. Clark to John B. Gilmore. Mortgage given in 1855 from Charlos Goodwin and George M. Sev- orance to Andrew H. Hall. The two portgages next above specified cover Lote 1 to 9. Yortgage given in 1886 from Talter H. Dunton to Charles W. Kittredge. October 11, 1915 G.B.D. 15- In 1828 Aaron Tasgett received E deed vesting in him one-fifth to 20. of Lot Nos 16 In 1830 he corveyed one-eighth 01 the same. Under this deed the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations claims title. The record title to three-fortieths WAS left in him. The record title to one-thirty-second of Lots 1, 2, 3. and 4 and Lotz 6 and 7 is vested in the heirs of John J. Carr. The record title to three-thirty.seconda of the same lot #88 formerly vested in J. F. Parkhurst and J. 7. Patten who do not appear to have conveyed. In 1883 Lucy A. Sargent received deeds of an interest in Lot No. 6 and nc conveyence appears from her. In 1883 the Green Mountain Railway Company received title to a strip of land six rods wide 01 part of Lot No. 11. This cor- poration mortgaged the care to Crosby and Tywan, Trustees. The let- ter foreclosed their mortgage in 1696. The various parties holding the mortgagos, titles, and rights specified under the last head have had no occupation and made no claim to the property for many years. We are beginning proceedings for the purpose 01 endeavoring to obtein court deorees that all such rights and interests have lapsed and been barrel by time and posaession. In the 0886 of Crosby and syman we are doubfful as to the result. In the other C5202 we think the pros- peot of obtaining decrees such as we seek 18 very good. Very truly yours, LAKE MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE, DANIEL SMILEY. PROPRIETOR. MOHONK LAKE. ULSTER COUNTY, N.Y. January 8, 1918 Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. My dear Air. Dorr: Please accept thanks for your cordial letter of the 4th. I certainly would be very happy to visit Bar Harbor and the surrounding country. It appeals to me very much in many ways. of course, if any experience of mine would be useful in dealing with the problems net there, I would be very happy to be even of the slightest service. I find it exceedingly difficult to visit Maine in recent years for the reason that our business here ties me very closely in the summer time and for many years our winters have been spent in Southern California, leaving me no opportunity to make trips about in the East. I am very much pleased to know that Secretary and Mrs. Lane are interested in the work there. WC have come to value them very highly and I am sure that his ad- vice and influence will be exceedingly valuable. In connection with your writing up some oi the names in Maine, which seems to me an undertaking well LAKE MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Sheet 2 . letter of Jan. 8,1918 to Mr. George B. Dorr worth while, I wonder if you have seen a volune published by the United States Coast Survey which I think was their annual report for 1868, giving geographical names which occur on the coast of Maine and analyzing and explaining their derivation. If you should find it possible to be here in the summer time, I should be most happy to see you and tall over ri lut of mutters in which we are doubtless interested. If you come to Southern California, I think you would find Redlands well worth visiting and I would he happy to show you about our grounds there, where we have a very great variety of trees and shrubs. Very sincerely yours, Daniel Smiley DS HJT Fred C. Lynam & Co. Etna Insurance Co., of Hartford Niagara Fire Insurance Co. of New York Connecticut Fire Insurance Co., Hartford Northern Assurance Co., of London Continental Ins. Co. of New York General Insurance North British and Mercantile Ins. Co. of London Employers Liability Assurance Corp. of London Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, England Fidelity-Phenix Ins. Co. of New York Orient Insurance Co. of Hartford Fire Association of Philadelphia OFFICE WITH BAR HARBOR BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Providence-Washington Ins. Co., R. J. German American Ins. Co., of Now York Phoenix Insurance Co. of Hartford Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Queen Insurance Company of America Home Insurance Co., of New York Quincy Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Quincy Insurance Company of North America Royal Insurance Company, of Liverpool Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co., England Springfield Fire and Marine Ins. Co. London Assurance Corporation Sun Insurance Office, England National Fire Insurance Co., Hartford Traders & Mechanics Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Lowell New York Underwriters' Agency Bar Harbor, Maine, September 6, 1916. George B. Dorr Esq., Bar Harbor, Maine. My dear Mr. Dorr: I am in receipt of your letter of September 2nd and wish to acknowledge receipt of checks for $750. which I have credited to the Transit Company as part payment for sale of the Thomas P. Eme ry place for the S. Weir Mitchell Memorial Biological Labratory Fund. Yours very truly, the Treasurer. Church of the Holy Redeemer REV. J. D. O'BRIEN BAR HARBOR, MAINE, May 21,1914 Tomi g13 Dorn Buston mass my dear mr Dom it Chousand Kindeilt most Onicere chanke for your freat Kindness tanustesy in beautifying tembellishing the tomminding of my cametery on the Howen Road. Mi Thatcher took me out there Chis frenoon to tellyou that I was delighted aball that is putting the matter rather mildly indeed - when I will have the pleasure of meeting you in Bar Harbor it will affirid me much pleasure cocaack you Verbally HARVARD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT NEW U ED CO E SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ROBINSON HALL The Custodian June 8, 1918 Seeir de month national monument, Bar Harbor, maine Dear Sirs: To supplement the Collections, including those on City Planning and allied subjects, in our Special Re erence Library, we desire the full serious (21) Sieur de monto publications ; and we shall be greatly indebted to you if you can send this material to us. Very truly yours, Theodora Kumball Librarian. per H. K.m. BAR HARBOR. ME. SEP151010 190 No. No.6 BAR HARBOR BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY. OF BARRARBOR ME PAY TO THE OF Pusal Cilmons, bear $ 500 ORDER five C.B. WAS DOLLARS are FOR DEPOSIT ONLY to the credit of PASCAL P. GILMORE, Treasurer State of Maine. OF 8. TO. THE OR PAY B. SMITH Tress. PAY ANY BANK, BANKER, OR TRUST CO. ORDER. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OCT 5 1910 FREDERIC H. CURTISS, Cashier Prior LINE FIRST NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT November 6th, 1919. My desr Mr. King: I have your lotter of November 4th and am most sorry you are in straits. But first lat me clear the ground with regard to lir. Dockham by stating plainly that I do not consider him under any obligation, legsl or equitable, to you for the paymonts listed in your recent lotter to him. You desired. and sought. for business reasons his essistance in your work here, as you explained to me fully who n you asked me to advance you - as I did - what was required for bringing him back enst; and you wished to retain him here that he might again assist you. Neither he nor I wore responsible in any dosree for your change of plan in giving up your work here, which on the contrary - with payment of debts incurred by you in connection with it - burdened me with serious expenses on which I had not calculated. You write me you are in immodiate need. I have largo expenses still. of various kinds, to carry in connection with my work here, but if one hundred and fifty DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT 2- dollars will be of assistance to you I am willing, and shall be glad, to send it at once on potting word from you to that effect, it being clearly understood that if I do, no further claim of any kind will be made on either Mr. Dockham or myself: that it shall be tuken as closing per- manently our account. If you desire me to do this and are in present need, you had best send me a telegram in answer - which can be sent collect - 88 I am lesving Bar Harbor Saturday uftarnoon for an absence of some days. Sincerely yours, Mr. Coo. R. King, 9 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. An act authorizing the Town of Bar Harbor to lay out and maintain bridle paths within its limits. WHEREAS the principal business interests of the Town of Bar Harbor, a municipal corporation created and existing by law in Hancock County, are its summer resort interests, and WHEREAS within its limits there is an increasing de- mand for the construction and maintainence of paths and ways for use with horses, now therefore. Be It Enacted By The People of The State of Maine as follows: Said Town of Bar Harbor is hereby authorized and em- powered to lay out, construct and maintain paths and ways through forests, fields and other suitable places within its limits to be designated bridle paths to be used, excent when the ground is frozen solid, only for horse back riding and by pedestrians. All procedure shall be the same as is now provided by law in the case of town ways. F.S Gauduin 8.4.Stole st. R H.Johnson 60 state st Lincoln F. Brigham 2.2 Bustom Hi, 8 Lencoln iN n 7 / 00 / Cliffnet - 16 FORM IS VOUCHER 131797 NO. TO Mr. George B. Dorr, FROM University Club, JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. 5th Ave. and 54th St. 26 BROADWAY, NEW YORK New York City. THE CHECK HEREWITH IS TENDERED IN FULL PAYMENT OF THE FOLLOWING: In accordance with Mr. Charles C. Heydt's letter of April 7, 1921 $1,500.# In full payment of pledge dated March 28, 1921. 212004 cost of making the Bridle Paths wide enough for horse driving.) ASE DETACH AND DEPOSIT CHECK. No ACKNOWLEDGMENT REQUIRED. KEEP THIS VOUCHER FOR REFERENCE. $0091$ HALE AND DORR FIFTH FLOOR 60 STATE STREET BOSTON 14 C STATES UNIVERSITY CENTS George B. Dorr Esp Bar Harbor HALE AND DORR TELEPHONE FORT HILL 510 CABLE ADDRESS'HAFIS" COUNSELLORS AT LAW CODES ABC6T EDITION WESTERN UNION RICHARD W.HALE DUDLEY H.DORR FRANK W GRINNELL JOHN M.MAGUIRE ROGER D. SWAIM REGINALD H.SMITH JOHN R.LAZENBY GEORGE W.WIGHTMAN JOSEPH N. WELCH 60 STATE STREET HORACE GUILD VIRGIL C BRINK HERBERT J3.EHRMANN DANIEL L BROWN GRAFTON L.WILSON BOSTON November 25, 1921 George B. Dorr, Esq. Bar Harbor, Maine and Somerset Club 42 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts Dear George: I have your letter of November 23 about the Schooner Head matter and the mountain. It is most dis- appointing that this matter lies so long each time that people forget in the interval what the conditions are, I told you that five hundred dollars was neces- sary in my opinion to close out the transaction. But I did not tell you that if the five hundred dollars was pro- duced nobody except myself need do any work. Quite the contrary is the case and there are other obstacles which must be surmounted by you rather than by me. I distinctly remember telling you this. The deeds from the two Hales are drawn and, I believe, executed and ready for delivery. The Francis deeds and the Brigham deeas involve dealing with F. S. Goodwin of 84 State Street for the Francis interest and L. F. Brigham of Chestnut Hill for the Brigham interest. I distinctly remember telling you that both of these gentlemen appear to have got into a frame of mind where HALE AND DORR - 2 - George B. Dorr, Esq. November 25, 1921 they are perfectly willing that I should work preaching the subject to them but don't take any action on my sermons. I am convinced that the thing will not be done unless you go about to get it done. Yours very truly, Vol. 433, Page 367. Warranty Deed. Dowers released. Sealed. Consideration $1.00 &C. Dated Oct. 6th. 1906. Acknowledged Oct. 6th. 1906. Recorded Oct. 17, 1906. Edward B. Mears, Charles C. Morrison and Luere B. Deasy, all of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, -to- Samuel W. Bridgham of East Providence, Rhode Island, conveys " A certain lot or parcel of land situated in Bar Harbor, said Eden, Maine bounded and described as follows, to wit:- Westerly by the eastern line of Spring Street; northerly by the southern line of Mt. Desert Street; easterly by the west- ern line of land of the said Samuel W. Bridgham; southerly by a line drawn at right angles with said Spring Street passing through a point two hundred and fifty (250) feet distant southerly from the center of the lot herein described as conveyed on Mt. Desert Street, measuring from said Samuel W. Bridgham's northwest corner bound to the corner of Spring Street. Together with all our right, title and interest, including the fee thereof, in and to the right of way thirty (30) feet wide from said Mt. Desert Street southerly to the southern line of the above premises described as conveyed produced in an easterly direction. Excepting however, and reserving from this conveyance to the said Grantors their heirs and assigns, a right of way for all purposes of & way ten (10) feet in width along the full length of the lot herein described as conveyed along the westerly side there- of, parallel to and adjoining Spring Street, granting however, to the said Grantee the right to remove any and all trees from said strip ten (10) feet wide at any time, provided, however, that the said Grantee will remove the said trees at any time during cold weather, upon sixty (60) days notice from said grantors, otherwise the said right to remove the said trees ceases. 2 Excepting from the operation of the covenants for title hereinafter contained, all rights and easements in said thirty (30) foot right of way on the easterly side adjoining said land of Samuel W. Bridgham, previously granted to him, and the right of way herein reserved in said ten (10) foot strip of land adjoin- ing Spring Street." Shing St 10 It. res. = cranter right lot remover Granter to remove 250ft- simmants st, 460 days after notice in that remove class 956 Rebelt tram you Shipping - - HANCOCK COUNTY TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC RESERVATIONS. Officers. Mr. Charles W. Fliot, President. Mr. George B. Dorr, 1st. Vice President. Mr. John S. Melcher 2nd. Vice President. Mr. A. H. Lynam , Secretary Mr. George L. Stebbins , Treasurer. Members. Asticou Mr. Charles W. Eliot Rev. Francis G.ab Peabody Dr. Richard H. Harte Rev. Samuel A. Eliot Seal Harbor. Mr. George L. Stebbins Rev. Wn. A. Brown Mr. Geo. B. Cooksey Prof. E. S. Dana. Rt. Rev. Alexander Mackay Smith Mr. Amos Clement Mr. Richard M. Hoe Prof. Wm. T. Sedgwick Mr. Edward C. Bodman Mr. Frank P. Prichard Northeast Harbor Mr. L. E. Kimball Mr. Henry Parkman Rt. Rev. Wm. C. Doane Hon. Seth Low Mr. Jas T. Gardiner Mr. W. W. Vaughan Mr. John S. Melcher Mr. Wm. W. Fraizer Bar Harbor. Mr. Geo. B. Dorr Hon. L. B. Deasy Mr. E. B. Mears Mr. L. M. Luquer Mr. L. A. Austin Mr. B. E. Clark Mr. Frank M. Conners Mr. Wm. Fennelly Mr. Herbert Jacques Rt. Rev. Wm. Lawrence Mr. John. C. Livingston Mr. Fred C. Lynam Mr. D. B. Ogden Mr. L. F. Opdycke Bar Harbor ( continued). Mr. C. B. Pineo Mr. Geo. A. Robbins Mr. W. J. Schieffelin Mr. Edgar Scott Dr. J. Madison Taylor Mr. Geo. W. Vanderbilt Pres. Geo. Harris Gen. Thos. H. Hubbard Dr. Geo. A. Phillips Dr. C. C Morrison Dr. Robert Abbe Mr. S. W. Bridgham Mr. Geo. S. Bowdoin Col. Edward Morrell Mr. A.H. Lynam Mr. John K. Mitchell Mr. Jos. T. Bowen Mr. E. B. McLean Mr. Alfred M. Coats Mr. Clement B. Newbold Mr. Henry L. Eno Mr. Herbert Satterlee Mr. Erneste G. Fabbri Mr. John B. Henderson Jr. Mr. John I. Kane Mr. J. L. Ketterlinus Mr. Phillip Livingston COPY. BE IT KNOWN That I Ceylon Emery of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, in consideration of one dollar and other valuable consider- ations, to me in hand paid by George B. Dorr of said Eden, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby promise, covenant and agree to and with said Dorr, his heirs and assigns, to sell and convey to him, his heirs and assigns the following described real estate, situated in said Eden viz.: the twenty-three acre lot which I bought of Hannah Young situated on the Easterly side of the road leading from Liscombs corner, so called, to Salisbury Cove. Said conveyance to be made at any time within five months from the date hereof, at the option and upon the request of said Dorr, his heirs and assigns, upon the payment or tender by him or them of the sum of Twenty-three Hundred dollars; and said conveyance to be by warranty deed, dower released, conveying perfect and unencumbered title to the real estate above described. WITNESS my hand and seal this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and twelve. Signed, Sealed and Delivered in presence of _Lynam .Cevlon_Emery_(L.S.) STATE 0 F MAINE. . HANCOCK SS: March 13, 1. D. 1912. Personally appeared the above-named Ceylon Emery and acknowledged the above instrument by him signed, to be his free act and deed. Before me, Albert H. Lynam (Notarial } Seal.) Notary Public. Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. OFFICERS President Oharles W. Fliot prof. E. 8. Dans President second Vice-President Mr. George 3. Dorr Mr. George L. Stebbins First Vice-Pregident Treasurer. Mr. Lea MCI. Luquer Secretary. PRIVATE AOTS OF I903, CHAPTER 369. An Act to grant certain powers to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Be 1t enacted by the sonate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:- Section I:- The incorporation of the Hancock County Trustees of public reservations, a corporation organized at Bor Harbor, Maine, under the revised statutes of Maine, chapter fifty-five, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 2:- - Said corporation shall have power to acquire, by devise, gift or purchase, and to own, arrange, hold, maintain and improve for free public use, lands in Hancock County, Maine, which by reason of scenic beauty, historical interest, sanitary advantages, or for other reasons, may DB available for the purpose. Section 3:- Lands and improvements thereon, held by said corporation, for free use, shall be exempt from state, county or town taxation. Section 4:- This act shall take effect when approved. Executive Committee - the officers e messrs. Deary v means By - Laws of Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, as amended Aug. 27, 1902. 1. The name of the corporation shall be "Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. 2. The signers of the articles of the association shall be members of the corporation. Other members may be added by vote at the meeting of the organization or at any meeting of the corporation legally called. 3. Five members of the corporation shall constitute a quorum; a smaller number may adjurn from time to time. 4. A meeting of the corporation may be called at any time by the President. A meeting shall be called by the President upon request of three members. Meetings shall be called by written notice, signed by the President or Secretary, and sent by mail post paid, to all members seven days at least before the meeting. 5. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. 6. The officers shall be chosen at the meeting of organization or any adjurnment thereof, or any meeting called for the purpose and shall hold their offices until the next annual meeting and thereafter until others are chosen in their places. 7. There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the officers of the corporation and two other members appointed by the President. This Committee shall exercise all the powers of the Corporation; except the election of officers, the enactment, amendment or repealing of by-laws and except such powers as are required by law to be exercise by the Corporation. This Committee shall report to the Corporation at all meetings of said Corporation. Vacancies in the Executive Committee shall be filled by the President. 8. These by-laws may be amended or added to at any meeting of the corporation called for the purpose. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO STOCK OF THE BAR HARBOR ASSOCIATION OF ARTS. C. A. B. Abbe $1,000. Mr. George S. Bowdoin, 500. Mics M. Delion 200. Mrs. Dehon 300. Miss Evelina Palmer, 100. S. 17. Bridgham 300. John L. Harrison 100. T. HOW 500. Clarke, 300. Linican, 200. Leeds 100. Kennedy 500. Mrs. Everet Macy 100. Mr. Wm. J. Schieffelin, 100. Mrs. 11 If 100. Mrs. Miles B. Carpenter, 500. Countess Villars, 300. Johnston Livingston 300. Bishop Lawrence, 100. Miss Anne Thompson 400. Mr. A. Howard Hinkle, 1,000. Mrs. E. W. Bass 100. Mrs. John B. Trevor 300. Miss Emily Trevor, 200. Mrs. Susan W. Dimock, 1,000. Susan D. Hutchinson, 100. Mrs. Foster Milliken, 100. Alice M. Draper, 100. Mrs. Lucie How Schelling, 100. Mr. Dave H. Morris, 100. Mrs. If If 100. Miss Delia E. Gurnee, 500. Mrs. Helen Seely 300. Mrs. Jessie Preston Draper, 200. Emily J. Pearson, 100. Mrs. Ruth Dana Draper, 100. Mr. Francis L. Wellman, 100. Non. Thomas H. Hubbard, 500. Mr. C. S. Wadsworth, 300. Mr. A. C. Gurnee 500. Mrs. A. D. V. Ripley, 100. Mr. Morris K. Jesup, 400. Mr. John B. How 100. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Howard, 300' Mrs. Mary W. Cooper, 100. Miss Julia Cooper, 100. Mrs. E. B. N. Worden, 100. Mr. D. C. Blair, 1,000. Emily B. Condon, 100. Mrs. Margarte L. V. Shepard, 200. Mrs. Edith S. Fabbri, 100. E. G. Fabbri, 100. Mrs. Dorothea Fremont-Smith, 100. Mrs. B. B. Gurnee, 500. Mrs. A. J. Cassatt, 500. Mary M. Sherman, 200. Gertrude C. Winthrop, 100. Mrs. Juliet M. Livinston, 100. Mr. John J. Emery, 500. Mrs. Lulu Platt Hunt, 300. Mr. D. B. Ogden 500. Mr. Geo. W. Vanderbilt, 1,000. Mr. George B. Dorr, 1,000. Mr. Edgar Scott, 100. -2- Amount Forward, $19,400. Miss Mildred Barnes, 1,000. Mr. Louis B. McCagg, 100. Mrs. Helen H. Draper, 100. Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, 1,000. Mr. Henry Lane Eno, 3,000. $24,600. UNPAID SUBSCRIPTIONS. Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, $200. President & Mrs. Harriso 100. Mr. Frederick Amory, n 100. Mr. Lea McI. Luquer, 100. $500. Office of Treasurer and Collector Town of Eden, Maine Bar Harbor, Maine June 10. 1918 my Dear mr. Dorr: all right and had mr. Harry Lynam go ever I recd. your checks this morning youth valuation to see if there was ally of the property econoyed to the Halfassistiation many or thing and he assessed To you which should found mathing I have There for made receipts for the lafe and enclose them threwith I am also taking bal. all from your Checks due youjion Theraby I cleans thank you very such all you your Wegram not reed forwhich your own white Herp every Mini forthe year. $2785.06 nt.Desert Nurserie 1292,20 you checks 1965.01 Hull Cool let 124.16 250.00 124.16 88. 30 spring Co. Wild Harles 109.35 4388.37 arborham 36.52 $4531.53 Due yourfor Town for reuto 80.00 thavel 46.90 120.45 50.00 297.35 $4685.72 $127.07 To Tape an will Gardens spring Co. and I have applied the bal. of checks you sent arborthum and have lake bal. from ahmunt of Total checks of due Teyles you 14531.63 from however Total checks 84685.72 Bal. due you & 468572 154.19 I enclose two checks are $120.45 are 33.74 6/54/19 very truly yours Clink Paine Dreads Call PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO EXAMINING TITLE TO mr Gro. B Dorn Ellsworth, Me., Doe 2 1897 REAL ESTATE FURNISHING ABSTRACTS, Bar Kearber me W. B. CAMPBELL REGISTER OF DEEDS, ELLSWORTH, HANCOCK COUNTY, To W. B. Campbell, Dr. MAINE REGISTER OF DEEDS. Throughing decause Robins w Dorn - Prid were Please remit by Check or Postal Money Order. Nor 19 190 8 To We M. Roberts - For 3 L lundon not DOLLARS CENTS BAL BROT FORD AMT DEPOSITED TOTAL AM'T.THIS CHECK 1000 BAL CARD FOR'D No. soo. 19 1908 To F L Prave For Comminue DOLLARS CENTS BAL BROT FOR'D, AMT DEPOSITED AM'T.THIS TOTAL CHECK ltd BAL CARD FORD India Just with Industr with natio DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT November 1, 1920. lr. Fred C. Lynam, Bar Harbor, Mine. Dear Mr. Lynam: I have lately talked over with Mr. Ogden, as one of the Executive Conmittee of the Bar Harbor Water Comany, the question of the easement I gave the Company eight years 200 over ny land for the six inch pipe to Bear Brook, to enable it to escape blasting a trench for the pipe elong the public road where the ledge lies solid to the surface or near it for ten hundred and fifty feet. I then gave the Water Company a five years' free right of maintenance as you will recall, and at the end of it made the Company at a direcors' meeting on offer to moke the easement permanent in return for rental in water service from the pipe, cal- culated on a basis of sirr per cent interest on four-f fteenths of the estimated cost of replacement of the line a 01.g the hi Chway, where the Commany's legal right exists. No action resulted from my offer, and the Company has enjo ed the crivile e of its easement for three additional I years. I now offer again to make the easement ereanent upon the same basis, taking payment in water service at the current rate. This service I do not intend to apply to house or similar charges, for which I TO 1₫ continue to pay as previously, but to be for the benefit of my work in gardening of is public nature, and es ecially that which is connected with furthering my plans, now ell under way, for a garden a roach to the National Park from Bar Harbor, for which I am myself furnishing the opportunity and which will constitute a feature of permanent value and interest to the town that I believe the Water Company, through its directors I board, would wish to aid in pr moting From a business point of view, the advantages to the Water Company would be, first, the payment in water, of which it has, and will always have, abundance, in place of money in interest on a bonded indebted- ness which it rust ultimately discharge; second, that I ask only four-fifths payment in water of what would be paid in full in money, as interest, if the pipe line should be relocated along the public rodd third, th t the water furnished would be used in ways which could benefit the town as a resort, and all business enterprises connected with it including the Water Company; and fourth, that furnishing it would lessen no source of income to the Com any, from others or from myself personally. Moreover, I plan, as you know, to dan Bubble pond, in the interest of the park, sufficiently to provide for a constant flow through the brook connecting it with Eagle Lake, now water- less in dry periods, and in so doing shall add to the Lake is available supply many times what I might use - or co-ld use to advantage - under such an agreement. The easement I offer is a valuable one, passing through land bordering on the Schooner Head Road, little more than a mile from the town, and extending over a thousand feet through and two hundred and fifty feet deep into that land. Its existence would be liable materially to lessen the value of that land if sold, thile the ledge avoided is continuous and singularly dense and h rd, being trap rock, planed off to a level and unbroken surface by ice action in the Elacial period. Mr. Ogden, tho knows th t I am writing you upon the matter, approves my proposition as advantageous to the Company, and will be glad while here to confer, as a member of the Executive Committee, with you regarding it. Believe me, Yours sincerely, copy DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT November 1, 1920. Mr. Fred C. Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Ir. Lynam: I have lately talked over with Mr. Ogden, as one of the Executive Committee of the Bar Harbor We er Company, the question of the easement I & ve the Co. any eight years 450 over my land for the six inch nipe to Bear Brook, to enable it to escape blasting a trench for the pipe along the public road where the ledge lies solid to the surface or near ir for ten hundred and fifty feet. I then cave the Water Comany a five years' free right of meaintenance as you will recall, and at the end of it made the Company at a directors' meeting an offer to make the casemont germanent in return for a rental in water service from the pipe, cal- culated on a basis of siv percent interest on four-fifths of the estimated cost of replacement of the line along the highway, where the Company's legal right exists. No action resulted from any offer, and the Company has enjoyed the privile of its easement for three additional years. I now offer again to make the casem nt permanent upon the same basis, taking payment in water service at the current rate. This service I do not intend to apply to house or sindle charges for which I would continue to pay as previously, but to DC for the benefit of my work in gardening of a public nature, and es ecially th t which is connected with furthering my plans, no well underway, for a garden approach to the National Park from Bar Herbor, for which I am myself furnishing the opportunity and whichill constitute a feature of permanent value and interest to the town that I believe the Water Company, through its directors' board, would wish to aid in promoting. From a business point of view, the advantages to the Water Company would be 9 first, the payment in water, of which it has, and will always have, abundance, in place of money in interest on a bonded indeptedness which it must ultimately discharge; second, that I ask only four-fifths payment in water of what would be paid in full in money, as interest, if the pipe line should be relocated along the pub ic road; third, that the water furnished would be used in ways which would benefit the town as a resort, and-all business enterprises connected with it including the Water Company; and fourth, that furnishing it would lessen no source of income to the Com any, from others or from myself personally. Moreover, I plan, as you know, to dam Bubble Pond, in the interest of the park, sufficiently to provide for a constant flow throu_h the brook connecting it with Eagle Lake, now waterless in dry periods, and in so doing shall add to the Lake's available supply many times what I might use - or could use to advantage - under such an agreement The easement I offer is a valuable one, passing through land bordering on the Schooner Head Road, little more than a mile from the and extending over a thousand feet through and to hundred and fifty feet dee into that land. Its existence would be liable materially to lessen the value of that land if sold, while the ledge avoided is continuous and singularly dense and hard, being trail rock, planed off to a level and US- broken surface by ice action in the glacial period. Mr. Ogden, who kn WS that I am writing you upon the matter, approves my proposition as advantageous to the Company, and till be glad while is ere to confer, as a member of the Executive Committee, with you regarding it. Believe me, Yours sincerely, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT March 28, 1921. Dear Mr. Dorr: The fund transferred to your account is $1,129.75. I understand that the deed of the land you are to convey is to wait until your return. I note what you say regarding the Emery farm and will give it early attention. The deed and papers with reference to the land ad- joining Morrell Park have been sent here by Mr. Cammerer for the purpose of having the deed recorded and bringing title to date, after which they are to be returned to Washington. With reference to the Sargent Mountain territory: The situation is as follows: Mr. Rockefeller has authorized the purchase of the two Newman lots, now owned by Morrison, at the agreed price, without extras, $1,500. He wants to know what the extras, "legal and other expenses up to a moderate and unstated amount are " I assume this can wait until you return here. Mr. Rockefeller wishes us to continue our efforts to obtain the Cunningham lot. He regrets Mr. Morrison's continuing right to access to the property for the purpose of cutting wood. It is possible that when you arrive we can make some arrangement with Mr. Morrison to close this out also. He also wishes us to find out for what we can purchase the small lot on the Eagle Lake road in front of the Newman house. He has also authorized the purchase of the Rock lot at a price not to exceed $10 an acre. He has authorized the purchase of the whole of the Mc- Farland lot, at $30 an acre, if we cannot get it for less. He has authorized the purchase of the whole of the Joy tract, which adjoins the McFarland tradt at the same price we have to pay McFarland. He has thus authorized the purchase of all of the land north of Sargent Mountain and we have options on all except the Cunningham lot and the lot on the Eagle Lake road, these to be acquired if possible. This gives us everything south and east of Aunt Betty's Pond and Stream. He has authorized the purchase of all or as much of the Graves lot as we can get, at $50 per acre. We can get nearly the whole of it, obtaining about 500 feet on the town road. He has authorized the purchase of all of the Thomas Manchester lot at $50 per acre. We can get the whole of the lot. He has authorized us to make the Savage heirs an offer of $100 per acre for their lot which lies south of the Thomas Manchester lot and extends from the Park to Upper Hadlock Pond. Thus far we have been unable to get any options on this lot. Mr. Joy thinks that we will be able to get part, if not the whole, of this lot. Mr. Rockefeller has authorized the purchase of the Lanchester lot which lies between his land and the Savage lot, for a sum not to exceed $200 per acre. This includes all the land west of the Park that can be purchased. The Knowles lot and three small lots south of Upper Hadlock Pond are not obtainable. Before title can be taken to these lots the records must be examined and the abstracts made, after which surveys must be made, to determine the acreage. This will take a vast amount of work and a good deal of time. Options were given for 90 days, some dated Feb. 26th and others later. I am making every effort to hasten matters and will have them ready so that there will be no slip-ups. I will forward to Mr. Rockefeller this week the complete abstracts of the Graves, Thomas Manchester, Savage, D. J. and A.L. Manchester lots, being all the land west of Sargent Mountain. At the time I forward this abstract I shall suggest that I be authorized to employ Mr. Simpson to commence on surveys, Mr. Joy having agreed with the owners that the surveys should be made by us. Very truly yours, Antelynam HALE AND DORR TELEPHONE FORT HILL 510 CABLE ADDRESS "HAFIS" COUNSELLORS AT LAW CODES ABC 5th EDITION WESTERN UNION RICHARD W. HALE FRANK W. GRINNELL ROGER D. SWAIM DUDLEY H. DORR JOHN R. .LAZENBY 60 STATE STREET JOHN M. MAGUIRE REGINALD H.SMITH GEORGE W.WIGHTMAN HORACE GUILD BOSTON HERBERT B. EHRMANN GEORGE A.MORIARTY. JR. VIRGIL C. BRINK JOSEPH N. WELCH DANIEL L. BROWN March 15, 1920 GRAFTON L.WILSON George B. Dorr, Esq. Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear George: The situation about the portions of Newport Mountain owned by the Schooner Head interests has perhaps slipped from your mind. In yours of March 13 you imply that it would be the next step in a chain of importance. I don't need that suggestion! The man with whom you have to deal is Reginald H. Johnson of 60 State Street, Boston, trustee under the will of Clifford Brigham. His difficulties are insuperable unless he received a modest cash offer. I think $500 ought to do it. I think at $1000 all obstacles would disappear. The point is that he must show something in his trust fund when Mrs. Clifford Brigham dies, and if not this land he must show value received from it. Blasting out to put a pipe through from the Bowl would only be justified if considerable more houses yielded revenue. My brother and I rather think that the siphon could be kept from being air bound without the waste and the consequent bad looks. But we were in a minority in the discussion. Even if we should now prevail, it would involve finding the money to do over again something which was done another way. Yours very truly, HALE AND DORR TELEPHONE FORT HILL 510 CABLE ADDRESS "HAFIS" COUNSELLORS AT LAW CODES ABC 5! EDITION WESTERN UNION RICHARD W. HALE FRANK W. GRINNELL ROGER D. SWAIM DUDLEY H. .DORR JOHN R. LAZENBY 60 STATE STREET JOHN M. MAGUIRE REGINALD H.SMITH GEORGE W. WIGHTMAN HORACE GUILD BOSTON HERBERT R.EHRMANN GEORGE A.MORIARTY. JR. VIRGIL C. BRINK JOSEPH N. WELCH DANIEL L. BROWN GRAFTON L WILSON March 19, 1920 George B. Dorr, Esq., Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear George: I have a variation to propose in the plan of getting Newport Mountain for the National Park which may solve the difficulty. The entire difficulty arises about one sixteenth of the Schooner Head Estate. Now take it for the purposes of argument that the Mountain lot to be given away is worth $8,000. or less. One sixteenth is $500. As long as Amy Brigham lives, there is no desire to show a purchase price received in exchange for this one sixteenth. But on her death the trust fund must be divided and they must either show this land or some money sub- stitute for it. I will recommend and try and put through a gift of the remaining fifteen sixteenths of the mountain according to the lines and deeds previously worked out with you and a sale of this one sixteenth against the promissory note of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations for $500. This HALE AND DORR GBD - 2 note should bear no interest until Amy H. Brigham dies, and the principal then be payable with interest from her death until it is paid. In the event that the Hancock County Trustees planned to go out of business before Amy H. Brigham died, they would have to pay this note first. How does this suit you? Yours very truly, To 3. E. Clark, Esq., Justice of the Peace, in and for Hancock County, State of Maine: We, the undersigned, desire to be incorporated for educa- tional and scientific purposes, to wit: to acquire by gift, pur- chase, lease or otherwise, real estate within the area of the State of Maine draining into the Penobscot Bay and River, the Bay of Fundy, and the sea lying between said Bays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educational and artistic value, for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region and publishing reports thereon; for publishing studies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native life and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing, forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, which may however be sold, exchanged or otherwise dis- posed of, in any part that may seem best to the members of the corporation, with reference to the purpose of incorporation, or to their ability to carry out these purposes. To act as a forestry and fishery association within the aforesaid area, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands and waters suitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating these (1) for educational ends (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of lesser growth and (3) for the great- er beauty, usefulness and interest of the tracts so operated, any funds derived from such forestry or fishery to be employed in furthering the corporation's public aims. We, therefore, appeal to you in writing to issue your warrant to one of the following applicants requiring him to call a meeting thereof at such time and place as you may appoint for organization and for all purposes specified in the Revised Statutes of Maine, Chap. 57, and amendments thereof and addit- ions thereto. Names. Residences. George B. Dorr Bar Harbor, Me. L. B. Deasy Bar Harbor, Me. A. H. Lynam Bar Harbor, Me. A. S. Rodick Bar Harbor, Me. David 0. Rodick Bar Harbor, Maine. Guy E. Torrey Bar Harbor, Maine. Charles F. Paine Bar Harbor, Maine. To George B. Dorr, one of the above named applicants: You are hereby authorized and directed to call a meeting of the above named applicants to be held at the office of Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, on the second day of December 1916, at 5 o'clock in the after- noon, for the purpose of organizing and for all purposes speci- fied in Revised Statutes of Maine, Chapter 57, and amendments thereof and additions thereto. B. E. Clark Justice of the Peace. To the signers of the above application: You are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place and for the purpose set forth in the above appli- ostion and warrant which are expressly referred to and made a part of this notice. George B. Dorr. We, the undersigned, being all of the signers of the above application, do hereby fix as the time and place for holding said meeting, the office of Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, on the second day of December, 1916, at five o'clock in the afternoon. We hereby acknowledge that we and each of us received due, legal and timely notice of the above warrant and we do expressly waive other and further notice. George B. Dorr L. B. Deasy A. H. Lynam A. S. Rodick David O. Rodick Guy E. Torrey Charles F. Paine RECORD OF MEETING OF ORGANI ATION. Under the authority of the foregoing application and warrant and waiver of notice and pursuant to said warrant the applicants assembled at the office of Deasy & Lynam, Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine, on the second day of December, 1916, at five o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of organization. There were present in person: George B. Dorr, L. B. Deasy, A. H. Lynam, A. S. Rodick, David O. Rodick, Guy E. Torrey and Charles F. Paine, being all of said applicants. George B. Dorr called the meeting to order and on motion therefor George B. Dorr was made temporary chairman and pre- sided. On motion therefor A. H. Lynam was made temporary clerk and duly sworn by L. B. Deasy, Notary Public. On motion therefor the following votes were unanimously adopted: VOTED that original application, waiver of notice and warrant be filed with the Clerk and a copy thereof spread upon these records. VOTED that we proceed to organize as a corporation under Chapter 57 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine and acts amendatory thereof and additional thereto. VOTED that the name of the corporation shall be "The Wild Gardens of Acadia", and that its location and principal office shall be Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine. VOTED that the corporate purposes as stated in the appli- cation be the corporate purposes of the Company. The chairman presented a form of by-laws for the regula- tion and government of the affairs of the company which were read article by article, unanimously adopted and ordered to be inserted at length in the record as follows: BY-LAWS No. 1 - Name. The name of the corporation shall be "The Wild Gardens of Acadia", and its location and principal office shall be Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Hancock County, Maine. No. 2 - Members. The members of the corporation shall number not less than seven nor more than thirty and may consist of educational or other corporations, associations or institutions as well as individuals. Persons who have signed the articles of association shall be members. Other members may be added by said incorporators provided the total number shall not exceed thirty. Vacancies in membership caused by death or resignation shall be filled by majority vote of remaining members. Members of this corporation shall not, by reason of such membership or by participation in meetings, incur any liability of any nature. No. III - Directors. All powers of the corporation, except such powers as are required by the laws of the State of Maine or by these by-laws to be exercised by the members, shall be vested in an exercised by a board of directors, which said board shall consist of such number, not less than three nor more than thirty, as shall be determined by the members of the corporation at any annual meeting. Individuals may be elected to the board of directors to represent on the board corporate members, notwithstanding such individuals are not members of the corporation. Such directors shall be elected at the meeting of organization by the incorporators and thereafter by the members and shall hold their offices from the time of their election until the next annual meeting and there- after until their successors are elected. No. IV - Officers. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Clerk and Treasurer all of whom shall be chosen by the incorporators at their meeting for organization and thereafter by the board of directors. The President shall be a member of the board of directors. All officers shall hold their offices from the time of their election until the next annual meeting and there- after until their successors are elected. These officers shall have the powers usually belonging to such offices. The offices of President and Treasurer may be held by the same person. No. V - Committees. Committees may be appointed at any time by the President of the corporation. No. VI - Resignations. Any member may resign his membership in the corporation at any time by written notification to the Clerk of the corporation. No. VII - Meetings. The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held at Bar Harbor, Eden, Hancock County, Maine, on the first Monday of August in each year at eleven o'clock in the forenoon at the Jesup Memorial Library or at such other place as the directors may determine. Special meetings of the corporation may be held at any time upon the order of the President or three Directors. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to give notice of the annual meeting and all special meetings by sending to each member, by mail, postage paid, & notice of such meeting at least ten days before the time of holding the same. Such notice shall be directed to each member at his address appearing upon the books of the corporation. If no such address appears, such notices may be directed to Bar Harbor, Maine, or such notices may be given in hand to members ten days at least before the time of holding the meeting. Such notices may be signed by the President or Clerk. All doings of the annual meeting shall be valid notwith- standing no notice is given, but no business shall be tran- sacted at a special meeting of members unless notice is given as aforesáid which notice shall specify all business to be transacted. A meeting of the directors shall be held without notice immediately after the meeting for organization and immediate- ly after each annual meeting of members, at the same place. If all directors are present at any other meeting of directors no notice shall be required, otherwise notice of such meeting shall be given in hand to each director or sent by mail to each director postage prepaid at least three days before such meeting. If sent by mail such notices shall be directed to each director at his address appearing upon the books of the corporation. If no such address appears such notices shall be directed to Bar Harbor, Maine. Such notices may be given either by the President or Clerk. No. VIII - Quorum. Three members of the corporation shall constitute a quorum of members and three directors shall constitute a quorum of directors. No. IX - Proxies Each member shall be entitled to one vote and may be re- presented by proxy granted not more than thirty days before the meeting. No. X - Contracts. All contracts, deeds and mortgages shall be authorized by vote of the directors and executed on behalf of the corpo- ration by the President of Treasurer, or by any other officer or agent authorized by vote of the directors. No. XI - Secretary of Directors. The Clerk of the corporation shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Board of Directors. No. XII - Amendments. These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed by two-thrids vote of the entire membership at any annual meeting and they may be likewise altered, amended or repealed at any special meeting of the members called for the purpose. Upon motion therefor it was unanimously VOTED that the incorporators, all of whom are members, pro- ceed to the election of a Board of Directors, Clerk, President, Vice-President and Treasurer by written ballot. This was ac- cordingly done and the chairman reported that the following persons had been unanimously elected to their respective offices: Directors. George B. Dorr Is. B. Deasy A. H. Lynam President - George B. Dorr Vice-President - L. B. Deasy Treasurer - George B. Dorr Clerk - A. H. Lynam The Clerk was duly sworn according to the following original record of his oath: STATE OF MAINE HANCOCK ss. Dec. 2, 1916. Personally appeared A. H. Lynam, and made oath that he would faithfully and impartially perform the duties required of him as Clerk of The Wild Gardens of Acadia, Before me, Vernon G. Wasgatt Notary Public. On motion therefor it was unanimously VOTED that the President, Treasurer and a majority of of the Directors prepare and verify the certificate of organization required by the laws of Maine and cause the same to be recorded and filed in the various offices required by law. The chairman reported that no further corporate business could be transacted until said certificate of organi- zation had been approved by the Attorney General, recorded in the Registry of Deeds for Hanoook County, Maine, and & copy thereof attested by said Register filed with the Secretary of State and the meeting thereupon adjourned. A true record, Attest: A. H. Lynem Clerk. Sieur de Monts Arboretun and wild Gardens. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. In. accordance with the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine, Chapter 57, and acts amendatory thereof or additional thereto, we the undersigned -- whose residence is stated opposite our respective names - hereby associate ourselves together for the formation of a corporation under the name of the Sieur de Monts Arboretun and Wild Gardens for the following purposes: To acquire by gift, purchase, lease or otherwise, real estate in Hancock County, State of Maine, to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educa- tional and artistic value for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region, publishing reports thereon, to the enrichment of the native flora. To furnish opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of gardening, forestry and landscape art while pre- serving, and developing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, which may honever be soli, exchanged or otherwise disposed of in any part that may seem best to the Associates with reference to the purposes of their incorporation, or to their ability to carry out those purposes, subject to conditions imposed by donors upon lands received in gift. TO act as a forestry association within the limits of Hancook County, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands suitable for successful forestry and not suited by scenic or other 2 public importance for removal from taxation. And operating these lands 2.8 forest lands (1) for educational ends, (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of lower growth, (3) for the greater beauty and interest the presence of such tracts will give to the County land- scape, any funds derived from them in net return to be employed in furthering the association's public aims. TO hold and administer funds received in trust for carry ing out the public service purposes, which are the sole ones, of this incorporation We, the undersigned, desire to be incorporated for educa- tional and scientific purposes, to wit: to acquire by gift, pur- chase, lease or otherwise, real estate within the area of the State of Maine draining into the Penobscot Bay and River, the Bay of Fundy, and the sea lying between said Bays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educational and artistic value, for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region and publishing reports thereon; for publishing studies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native life and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing, forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, which may however be sold, exchanged or otherwise dis- posed of , in any part that may seer best to the members of the corporation, with reference to the purposes of incorporation, or to their ability to carry out these purposes. To act as a forestry and fishery association within the aforesaid area, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands and waters suitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating these (1) for educational ends (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of lesser growth and (3) for the great- er beauty, usefulness and interest of the tracts so operated, any funds derived from such forestry or fishery to be employed in furthering the corporation's public aims. We, the undersigned, desire to be incorporated for educa- tional and scientific purposes, to wit: to acquire by gift, pur- chase, lease or otherwise, real ostato within the area of the Stato of Maine draining into the Penobscot Bay and River, the Bey of Fundy, and the sea lying between asid Bays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of Move Scotia and New Brunewick; to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educational and ortistic valuo, for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbe and other plants and of striking econic featuree; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region and publishing reports thereon; for publishing etudies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native lifo and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing, forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the full, the natural intereet and beauty of the lands acquired, which may however he sold, exchanged or otherwise die- poeed of , in any part that may soon best to the members of the corporation, with reference to the purposes of incorporation, or to their ability to carry out those purposes. To act as 8 forestry and fishery association within the aforesaid area, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands and waters guitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating these (1) for educational onde (2) for sholter to wild life and plants of lesser growth and (3) for the groat- or boauty, usefulness and interest of the tracts go operated, any funds derived from such forestry or fishery to be employed in furthering the corporation's public sims. We, the undersigned, desire to be incorporated for educa- tional and scientific purposes, to wit: to acquire by gift, pur- chase, lease or otherwise, real estate within the area of the Stato of Maine draining into the Penobscot Bey and River, the Bay of Fundy, and the sea lying between ssid Rays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of love Scotia and New Brunewick; to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educational and ortistic value, for the public benefit. of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking sconic features; for forming bird and other wild life refugos and gardens; for the experimental growth of plante not nativo to the region and publishing reporte thereon; for publishing etudies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native lifo and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing, forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the full, the natural interest and beeuty of the lands acquired, which may however he sold, exchanged or otherwise dis- posed of , in any part that may SOOL best to the members of the corporation. with reference to the purposes of incorporation, or to their ability to carry out these purposes. To act as 8 forestry and fishery association within the eforesaid area, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands and waters euitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating these (1) for educational ends (2) for sholter to mild life and plants of losser growth and (3) for the great- or boouty, neefulness and interest of the tracts so operated, any funds derived from such forestry or fishery to be employed in furthering the corporation's public time. Me, the undersigned, dosire to be incorporated for oduca- tional and scientific purposes, to vit: to acquire by gift, pur- cheec, loase or otherwise, real estate within the area of the State of Maine draining into the Fonobscot Bey and River, the Bay of Fundy, and tho see lying between said Rays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permenent exhibit, of scientific, educati nal and ertistic value, for the public benefit, of trees, shrube, herbs and other plants and of striking sconic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardene; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the recion and publishing reports thereon; for publishing studies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native life and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, which may however be sold, exchanged or otherwise dis- posed of, in any part that may seom best to the members of the copporation, with reference to the purposes of incorporation or to their ability to corry out these purposes. To act as E forestry and fishery association within the aforosaid area, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands and waters suitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating these (1) for educational ends (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of lesser growth and (3) for the great- er beauty, usefulness and interest of the tracts so operated, any funds derived from such forestry or fishery to be employed in furthering the corporation(s public aims. We, the undersigned, desire to be incorporated for educa- tionel and scientific purposes, to wit: to acquire by gift, pur- chase, lease or otherwise, real estate within the area of the State of Maine draining into the Penobscot Bay and River, the Bay of Fundy, and the sea lying between said Bays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educati nal and artistic value, for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region and publishing reports thereon; for publishing studies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native life and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing 2 forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, which may however be sold, exchanged or otherwise dis- posed of, in any part that may seem best to the members of the corporation, with reference to the purposes of incorporation or to their ability to carry out these purposes. To act as a forestry and fishery association within the aforesaid area, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands and waters suitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating these (I) for educational ends (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of lesser growth and (3) for the great- er beauty, usefulness and interest of the tracts SO operated, any funds derived from such forestry or fishery to be employed in furthering the corporationls public aims. We, the undersigned, degire to be incorporated for educa- tional and scientific purposes, to wit: to equire by gift, pur- chase, lease or otherwise, real estate within the area of the State of Maine draining into the Ponobscot Bay and River, the Bay of Fundy. and the ECE lying between said Rays, and including also in the Dominion of Canada the whole of Nove Sootia and New Brunewick; to hold develop end improve for the purpose of making 8 permenent exhibit. of scientific, educational and artistic value, for the public benefit. of trees, chrube, herbs and other plente and of striking econic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not notive to the region and publishing reports thereon; for publishing studies, illustrations and descriptions of the region's native life and landscape; for furnishing opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of garden- ing, forestry and landscape art; and for preserving and develop- ing to the fill, the natural interest and hearty of the lands equired, which may however be sold, exchanged or otherwise dis- posed of, in any part that mey seem bost to the members of the corporation with reference to the purposes of incorporation or to their ability to carr, out these purposes. To sot as & forestry and fishery association within the aforesoid ares, receiving in cift or requiring by purchase londs and waters suitable for successful forestry and fishery, and operating those (10 for educational ends (2) for chelter to wild life and plants of lessor crowth and (3) for the great- er boauty, usefulness and interest of the tricte 80 operated. any funds derived from such forestry or fishory to be employed in furthering the corporation's public aims. the SPECIFICATIONS. NEW PLUMBING, COTTAGE of GEORGE B. DORR, BAR HARBOR, MAINE. FRED L. SAVAGE, ARCHITECT, BAR HARBOR, MAINE. SPECIFICATIONS FOR NEW PLUMBING, COTTAGE of GEO. B. DORK, BAR HARBOR, MAINE. FRED L. SAVAGE, ARCHITECT. General Conditions. All work described in these specifications or shown on the drawings which accompany them and all work necessary to the complete finish of the work, so described or shown. is to be executed in a thoroughly substantial and workmanlike manner and in strict accordance with the plans and these specifications. Drawings. First All the work shown on drawings is intended to be correct according to the scale at which the drawings are made, but figured dimensions and detail drawings are to be followed if they should differ from the scale measure. Second-That the drawings and specifications are intended to co-operate, so that any works exhibited on the drawings and not mentioned in the specifications or vice-versa are to be executed the same as if they were mentioned in the specifications and set forth on the drawings to the true intent and meaning of said drawings and specifications without extra charge. Third- All plans, details and specifications belong to the architect and shall be returned to him in as good condition as possible at the completion of the work. Work and duties of First-The contractor must have at the building. from start to finish, a responsible and capable foreman satisfactory to the architect, and shall in addition give his personal superin- the Contractor. tendence and direction to the work and shall provide all manner of materials, labor, scaffolding. implements. moulds and cartage of every description needful for the due performance of the several works. Second-The contractor shall be responsible for any accidents resulting from either con- tract or extra work under his charge, and shall make good any damage done to adjoining prem- ises which he or his workman may occasion. Third- The contractor shall at all times cover and protect his work and the materials to be used therein from damage by weather or otherwise, and shall repair and make good any damage thus resulting or occurring. Fourth-The contractor shall do all the work necessary to the perfect completion of the building and shall build secure and firm the whole of it, including alterations and additions which may be made. Fifth-The contractor shall not make sub-contracts except with parties satisfactory to the architect and owner. Sixth The contractor shall remove all dirt and rubbish resulting from his work from time to time as directed by the owner or his agent, and shall make the premises neat and tidy, deliv- ering the building at its completion, broom clean. whole. weather tight and fit for occupation. Seventh-The contractor shall apply to the architect for detail drawings of all mouldings, brackets, cornice, columns. railings, doors, stairs, mantels and all other outside and inside finish, and any work put up by the contractor which does not conform to such details shall be removed by him and replaced with other work which shall be satisfactory to the architect and in accord. ance to his direction as shown on the detail drawings. Eighth- The contractor shall verify all measurements shown on detail drawings at the building and notify the architect before proceeding with the work, if any change in such details are necessary, to have them fully carried out and not in any way interfere with. or weaken the construction. Miscellaneous. The parties estimating upon this work shall give a detailed estimate of each part of the work separately. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids. No work will be considered as extra without an estimate having been submitted to the architect and approved by the owner or his agent in writing. The owner will take out insurance policies covering amounts paid by him to the contractor only, and will not in any case be holden to the contractor for any loss which he may sustain. Final. No part of the work mentioned in these specifications or shown on the drawings "which accompany them." will be accepted by the architect as being in accordance with the terms of the contract that is not in strict relation to the scale or full size drawings, unless the architect has otherwise ordered in writing. PLUMBING. Schedule of Fixtures:- 1st FLOOR. Old Toilet. Two new Water Closets. One Lavatory. 2d FLOOR. Old Toilet. One new Water Closet. New Bathroom One enamelled Bath Tub, iron, 5'-6" long. over front entrance. One Water Closet. Bathroom, One Water Closet. east end. One enamelled iron Bath Tub, 5'-0" long. One Lavatory. 3d FLOOR. One Water Closet. Reset present Tub in new position. BBE ATTIC. One 250-gallon copper Tank. BASEMENT. One 60-gallon copper Boiler. One Walker & Pratt Heater. BOILER. Furnish and set up in Basement where shown, one 80-gallon Hicks or Badger copper Boiler connected from tank in Attic through 1" galbanized iron pipe. Run from this Boiler a 3/4" brass circulating pipe to East Bathroom, also a branch circu- lating pipe of 3/4" brass from boiler to Bath over front en- trance, thence up to bath on third floor, running expansion pipe from this point up over tank. HEATER. Furnish and set up a #2 Walker & Pratt Heater connected to Boiler with 1" brass connections, and have 3/4" sediment cock. -2- 1st FLOOR. Take out the present Water Closets in old toilet rooms and set one new J. Douglas & Co's syphon-jot Water Closet, Plate 106-X, with N.P. flush and supply pipes: also set com- plete one Samson Water Closet in toilet near Laundry for ser- vants' use. Set in toilet room one 36" x 22" dished Italian marble slab with 12" back, with 14" x 18" oval basin, Winthrope 344-E, in center, having N.P. Fuller hot and cold water cocks with N.P. wastes, traps and supplies. JOAM 2d FLOOR. Furnish and set up in new Bathroom over front entrance, one new 5'-6" enamolled iron bath tub with N.P. outside waste and fixtures all as shown in Standard Plate 40-S, to waste through 4" round trap and 1-1/2" waste. Furnish and set up in old toilet, in place of old closet, one new J. Douglas Co Co's syphon-jet water closet, Plate 106-X with N.P. flush and supply pipes. Furnish and set up in East Bathroom one five-foot enam- elled tub and one water closet same as specified above; also set one 36" x 22" marble slab and basin same as specified for the toilet on the first floor: 1" iron soil pipe to be ex- tended to east, Bathroom and carried through roof for vent, having 4" "Y" branch in same where water closet may be connec- ted in future if so desired. 3₫ FLOOR. Furnish and set, up, where shown on plan, one #1 Burmah wash-down water closet with low-down tank, all as shown in Plate #60-E of Dalton-Ingersoll Co's catalogue E. Reset, old bath tub now on this floor, in new position where shown, using present fixtures to same and adding hot water cock and supply to match other cock at present on tub, to waste through 4" round trap and 1-1/2" lead waste pipe. 4.2 -3- MI 3d FLOOR, Run not water supply to housemaid's sink on this floor continued. having 5/8" compression brass cock. Line a 250-gallon tank in Attic, (tank furnished by Owner), with 16-oz. tinned copper, and furnish it with 3/4" ball-cock and copper ball. All cold water pipes to be galvanized iron: all hot water pipes to be brass, iron size. All soil and vent pipes to be 4" and 2" extra heavy. All work to be done in the best manner and warranted for one year. 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Dear Mr Cayler The letter enclosing M heal's Came opportunity Louition Washington till the House had gain the throughout $10.000 - the mally they If min Cambaign the - for mainlenance And r protection during Studio Hale had lake maggi a King and about it. Hit States Chaima Martin Hei Chairman as you know, jet Smale Committee and and EXTRACT. I will deed to the Town, freely, as for Park purposes but to be permanently employed by it as a contribution to wards the addit- ional links, fourteen acres of land, more or less, as shown in a preliminary survey by Mr. Lord and exhibited upon a blue-print, upon condition that the Town shall issue its negotiable bonds for the sum of $10,000., estimated by Mr. Andrew Liscomb as necessary and sufficient to put this land in fair playable condition for the seas- of 1917, though not in its best final form as a portion of what this should ultimately become, one of the first and finest golf courses in the Country. And upon the further condition that the deeds shall not pass nor work be begun upon the land until purchase is assured of the remaining territory, approximately 31 acres, required for the com- pletion of a standard 9-hole course. This land, acquired in re- cent years and with special reference to keeping open the opportun- ity for golf links extension, whose only opportunity in the vicinity of Bar Harbor it affords, I offer to sell for golf course purposes for its exact cost in purchase price, simple interest and taxes, estimated by Messrs. Deasy & Lynam through whom the various pur- chases combined in the major lot were made, at $25,000. -- with the proviso, however, that the purchaser of this lot, as the Town in its acceptance of the other, shall agree to so develop them as to make them not only the first class links to which they naturally lend themselves but an object of beauty and interest in the Town's surroundings, and especially with reference to their borders upon public roads or paths, or neighboring residential land. EXTRACT. I will deed to the Town, freely, as for Park purposes but to be permanently employed by it 98 a contribution towards the addit- ional links, fourteen acres of land, more or less, as shown in a preliminery survey by Mr. Lord and exhibited upon a blue-print, upon condition that the Town shall issue its nogotiable bonds for the sum of $10,000., estimated by Mr. Andrew Liscomb as necessary and sufficient to put this land in fair playable condition for the seas- of 1917, though not in its best final form as a portion of what this should ultimately become, one of the first and finest golf courses in the Country. And upon the further condition that the deeds shall not pass nor work be begun upon the land until purchase is assured of the remaining territory, approximately 31 acres, required for the com- pletion of a standard 9-hole course. This land, acquired in re- cent years and with special reference to keeping open the opportun- ity for golf links extension, whose only opportunity in the vicinity of Bar Harbor it affords, I offer to sell for golf course purposes for its exact coat in purchase price, simple interest and taxes, estimated by Messr3. Deasy & Lynam through whom the various pur- chases combined in the major lot were made, at $25,000. -- with the proviso, however, that the purchaser of this lot, as the Town in its acceptance of the other, shall agree to so develop them as to make them not only the first class links to which they naturally land themselves but an object of beauty and intorest in the Town's surroundings, and especially with reference to their borders upon public roads or paths, or neighboring residential land. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does hereby impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or permit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any eggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grantor nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does he re by impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or em the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any eggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grantor nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, doc s hereby impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit; That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or pe rmit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any eggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grantor nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does hereby impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or permit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any e ggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grantor nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwiso, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does hereby impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or permit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any eggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grant- or nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does hereby impose unon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or permit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any eggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grant- or nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does hereby impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or permit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any oggs or nests of birds, and furthor that neither the grant- or nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does hereby impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or permit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any eggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grantor nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. And for the same consideration the grantor, for himself, his heirs and assigns, does hereby impose upon all lands now owned by him in any part of said Town of Eden, the following restrictions, to wit: That neither he, the said grantor, nor any future owner or tenant of any land now owned by the said grantor in said town shall cause or permit the shooting or destruction of any birds upon said land or the destruction of any eggs or nests of birds, and further that neither the grantor nor any future owner or tenant of such land or any part thereof shall at any time as such oppose in any way the enactment or establishment of any law, rule or ordinance making such lands, or any part thereof, a total or partial bird sanctuary. This restriction, however, shall not apply to birds which the State Fish and Game Commission pronounce to be noxious species or to have become, by reason of excessive numbers or otherwise, harmful to agriculture. STATEMENT OF MT. DESERT TRANSIT COMPANY From Jan. 1, 1919 to Feb. 28, 1920. RECEIPTS. Jan. 1, 1919 Balance on bank Acct. $9097.75 Int. from Jail. 1, 1919 to Feb. 28,1920 236.40 Mar. 1.Rent of Ellsworth property 9.00 Nov. 12, From Ins. Co. Loss at Ellsworth Prop. 418.95 Dec. 23 sold Ellsworth property 2000.00 Dec. 24 Southwest Harbor Froperty 5010.00 Jan. 3/20 n " sp 350.00 $17,122.10 EXPENDITURES. 1919 June 26 Paid Taxes Southwest Harbor $ 51.15 11 26 "? " City of Ellsworth 277.87 July 30 " Corporation Tax 16.00 June 26 " Taxes Town of Bar Harbor 365.94 Oct. 7 if F. R. Moore Adjusting Loss at Ellsworth 5.00 Oct 17 ft Surveyor at Ellsworth 7.50 Oct 25 ? F. R. Moore making repairs 13.53 Nov. 1 Chas. P. Simpson, plan of Fllsworth Property 52.96 Dec. 24 :1 Attorney Services S.T.Harbor Property 25.50 815.45 Feb. 28, 1920 Cash on hand $16,306.65 Mar. 9, 1920. Distribution of £.9.50 per share 15,200.00 Balance Mar. 9, 1920 $ 1,106.65 Sieur de Monts Arboretun and Wild Gardens. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. In. accordance with the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the Stats of Maine, Chapter 57, and acts amendatory thereof or additional thereto, we the undersigned -- whose residence is stated opposite our respective names I hereby associate ourselves together for the formation of a corporation under the name of the Sieur de Monts Arboretun and Wild Gardens for the following purposes: To acquire by gift, purchase, lease or otherwise, real estate in Hancock County, State of Maine, to hold, develop and improve for the purpose of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific, educa- tional and artistic value for the public benefit, of trees, shrubs, herbs and other plants and of striking scenic features; for forming bird and other wild life refuges and gardens; for the experimental growth of plants not native to the region, publishing reports thereon, to the enrichment of the native flora. To furnish opportunities for observation and study to students of plant life, of gardening, forestry and landscape art while pro- serving, and developing tc the full, the natural interest and beauty of the lands acquired, which may honever be soli, exchanged or otherwise disposed of in any part that may seem best to the Associates with reference to the purposes of their incorporation, or to their ability to carry out those purposes, subject to conditions imposed by donors upon lands received in gift. To act as a forestry association within the limits of Hancook County, receiving in gift or acquiring by purchase lands suitable for successful forestry and not suited by scenic or other 2 public importance for removal from taxation. And operating these lands as forest lands (1) for educational ends, (2) for shelter to wild life and plants of lower growth, (3) for the greater beauty and interest the presence of such tracts will give to the County land- scape, any funds derived from them in net return to be employed in furthering the association's public aims. TO hold and administer finds received in trust for carmy ing out the public service purposes, which are ths sole ones, of this incorporation