Who Says Automobiles Interesting Letters from Many Summer Resort People What Hotel Men Say most desirable class, being the wealth- suppose. but is connected to the main- lest class and come early and stay late, land by a bridge and "that the road many of them coming from the West Universal Verdict is That Auto- from Ellsworth to Bar Harbor is one of and South, These parties having friends mobiles Help Business the best country roads In Maine. in the hotel would take them away with An early reply will greatly oblige. them If the automobile was excluded. Yours very truly, Remarks- do not think the ho- In order to satisfy himself as to just W. M. ROBERTS. tel could be run successfully If auto- what effect the automobile has had on mobiles were not allowed in the place. the hotel business at the various resorts I think it would take away fully twenty- Marshall Rouse five per cent. of the most desirable in New England, Mr. W. M. Roberts York Darbor, Maine, guests. wrote to about thirty of the prominent Question-Hav automobiles injured H. W. STAPLES. hotel men and asked them to give him or improved your hotel business? the benefit of their experience. Answer- have found that automo- A Drofile and Flame Hotels Co. biles have been a great benefit to my copy of the letter is printed herewith. hotel business White Mountains, We also print all of the replies re- Question-Would you vote to ex- Question-Have automobiles injured celved and they will speak for them- clude automobiles from your town? or improved yo hotel business? selves. Answer-By no means Answer-Improved Every person interested in the wel- Question-Are the people who come Question-Would you vote to exclude to your hotel in automobiles of a de- automobiles from your town? fare of Bar Harbor should read these sirable class? Answer-Certainly not. letters carefully. Note what they say Answer-The people who come to Question-Are the people who come about the "class" of people using autos, my hotel in automobiles are of the best to your hotel in automobiles of a desir- class of summer people able class? You know we have been taught for Remarks few years ago when Answer-Yes. The distance from years that autos brought an "undesir- automobiles first entered York Harbor. the larger cities keeps away the unde- able class Note carefully what they 1. with others, objected to them pass- sirable. say about the auto owners spending ing through our main thoroughfare but Remarks-See letter. money. Read this whole sheet. throw have since changed my opinion in re- February 26, 1908. your prejudice to the dogs and vote as gard to them and for the past two or Mr. W.M. Roberts, Bar Harbor, Me. your conscience dictates, three years have found that they are a Dear Sir: Your letter of the 17th source of great revenue to the summer received. In reply will say we are ful- (Copy of Letter.) hotels in this vicinity, and I according- ly satisfied that the business which Bar Harbor. Me., Feb. 17. 1908. ly built a first class garage for their ac- comes to us In automobiles is of much Dear Sir:-A the annual meeting of commodation. value. Being located so far from the this town, which takes place March EDWARD S. MARSHALL, Prop. larger cities we do not get parties which second the question of admitting auto- S. I have always found such would naturally run out a few miles. on mobiles to Bar Harbor comes up for people to be first class patrons and will- Sunday or holidays, but a better class consideration. Ing to pay good prices for accommoda- of people who can well afford to tour You are doubtless aware automobiles tions. By all means allow them to en- the country and do so in motor cars. have always been entirely barred from ter Bar Harbor as the same class of There are many from New York City Bar Harbor It is not the intention of people seek accommodations at York and quite a good many from the West- those who advocate the admission of Harbor every year as at Bar Harbor. ern States, and If we do not entertain automobiles to open all the drives about them at the hotels they would not come town to their use. but to designate some to the White Mountains at all. I be. one road which shall give them a free Old Orchard House, lieve Bar Harbor. being located a good right of way to and from the village of Old Orchard, Me. deal as we are, at a long distance from Bar Harbor. Question-H automobiles Injured the cities, would get only the best The people seem to be about equally or improved your hotel business? in divided on the question as to whether Answer- don't see how it has af bor. and would not do so under any cir- or not the admission of automobiles will fected it in any particular way. If it cumstances unless the cars are permit- Improve business conditions more es has. it has improved it to the extent of ted to run there As you say in your pecially the hotel business which has the automobile travel. letter it Is not necessary to give them been on the decline for a number of Question-Would you vote to ex the use of all the roads, but simply years. In order that we may arrive at clude them from your town? give them an entrance into the town an intelligent decision on this question Answer-No Now that automobiles and the use of a few roads, as may be I am asking several hotel men to aid are here It would injure my business to decided upon, and provide a proper gar- us with their advice. WIII you kindly a great extent to exclude them. age. as they are just as careful of their answer some of the questions on the Question-Are the people who come machines as others are of their horses accompanying sheet. to your hotel in automobiles of a de- and carriages. Please bear in mind that Bar Har sirable class? Certainly in my judgment it would bor is not on an Isolated Island as some Answer-They are certainly of a be of much benefit to Bar Harbor as a