NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Unique System of Fertilization on the 
Gardiner M. Lane Estate at Manchester 
To give the flowers, shrubs and 
moss-like turf on his wonderful es- 
tate at Manchester the very best op- 
portunity to attain their richest 
growth Gardiner M. Lane is instal- 
ing a unique system of fertilization. 
Ithough hundreds of thousands of 
dollars have been spent by many 
other North Shore residents in their 
determination to work miracles with 
their flower beds and present nature 
in its grandest attire, there are few 
who have made the outlay that is 
credited to Mr. Lane. 
There are many residents of thus 
exclusive section who can boast of 
larger gardens than those to be found 
on the Lane estate, but none can show 
a greater expenditure, in that one 
particular, yet most important, de- 
tail of fertilization by a system of 
irrigation. 
This novel system, which is the 
only one of its kind onthe Nortn 
Shore, evidently shows that the own- 
er of this estate is not so particular 
as to the extensiveness of his garitens 
as he is to their quality and magnifi- 
cence. 
That he may accomplish this end, 
which is one of his pet hobbies, Mvr- 
Lane will be obliged to expend 
nearly $100,000, and it is thought by 
those who are constantly in touch 
with him that this will be insufficient 
when his full plans are completed. 
Money is no consideration for it is 
the owner’s idea to have his grounds 
a veritable wonderland, not for the 
public to view, but just for himself, 
his family and their guests. 
Landscape gardeners from far and 
near have visited this estate, situated 
just off the main road between Man- 
chester and Magnolia, to inspect this 
new method of fertilization by irri- 
gation, and have pronounced it the 
most positive result-bringing system 
they have ever seen. They have unan- 
imously declared that it is the great- 
est way of aiding nature in its devel- 
opment of the much admired and 
anxiously awaited flower beds: 
There is no one more interested in 
the development of this system than 
Mr. Lane and his wife, for many of 
the ideas in this system have been 
thought out and planned by Mr. 
Lane himself. Although not in the 
best of health of late, the admirer of 
flowers strolls into his garden quite 
often, and takes great interest watch- 
ing the workmen carrying out the 
details planned by the landscape ex- 
perts and engineers who have the 
work in charge. He takes much 
pleasure in talking with the work- 
men and getting their views on some 
of the minor details of construction: 
But this new system, has not been 
the work of a day or a week, but of 
months. As early as the middle of 
last March, the work on this system 
was started, and ever since a small 
army of men have been employed at 
the place. Men of long experience in 
garden work were engaged and reg- 
ular conferences held to devise the 
best means of carrying out Mr. 
Lane’s intention. Carload after car- 
load of the finest loam was shipped 
to the garden from Topsfield, to- 
gether with many cars of dressing, 
antil today it is claimed that depth 
of good soil where the gardens are 
situated in nearly four feet. This 
is exceptional and only goes to prove 
the owner’s desire to have a remark- 
able garden. 
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Every bit of waste water on the 
estate is saved. Throughout the 
grounds are catch basins and, as the 
mansion is situated at the top of a 
cliff overlooking the ocean the gar- 
dens sloping downward toward the 
rear of the estate, all this water runs 
directly to what is known as the fil- 
ter bed. The waste from the house 
and stable also runs to this place. 
The filter bed, which is of novel 
construction, is about 50 feet long 
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[in -;/~<07;X/:, 
Magnolia to Have a Swimming Pool and 
Casino at Crescent Beach—Land Bought 
A meeting was held last Friday 
night in the Magnolia library of 
those wuo had pledged subscriptions 
for stock for the purchase of beach 
land and its improvement on Cres- 
cent Beach, Magnolia. 
The committees reported that they 
had purchased 50,000 teet on Cres- 
cent Beach between Magnolia and 
Coolidge Point, extending back to 
Raymond street. Plans were pre- 
sented from Andrews, Jaques & 
Rantoul for a casino containing a 
lounging room, 45 feet by 20 feet, tea 
rooms, card rooms and every provi- 
sion for the comfort of the members, 
the whole surrounded by a 15-foot 
piazza overlooking Kettle Cove in 
front and the swimming pool in the 
rear. 
It is also proposed to construct a 
swimming pool 70 feet by 30 feet, to 
be emptied and filled daily from a 
large pipe, bringing the salt water 
from beyond low water mark. This 
will insure its cleanliness, and the 
temperature of the pool will be raised 
three or four degrees above that of 
the ocean. Provision has also been 
made for 175 dressing rooms for 
bathing, locker rooms, shower baths 
and whatever is conducive to pleas- 
ant conditions for bathing either in 
the ocean or pool. In the rear will 
be tennis courts and a parking place 
for automobiles, 
The land purchased includes the 
site of the present bathing pavil- 
ion on Crescent Beach. 
These plans were accepted and the 
committee authorized to make con- 
tracts for construction with the idea 
of completion not later than June 1, 
1913. Something over $40,000 has 
already been subscribed. 
The swimming pool will be a 
unique feature and supply a need of 
the North Shore. The enterprise has 
been somewhat modeled after the 
well-known swimming pool at Bar 
Harbor. 
The whole matter was placed in 
-the hands of a committee with in- 
structions to form a permanent or- 
ganization, to which the land is to 
be deeded, and to execute contracts 
for construction. 
The committee is as follows: 
George F. Willett, William H. Cool- 
idge, Samuel M. Kennard, Charles 
W. Jones, Costello C. Converse, J. 
Harrington Walker, Horace H. Ste- 
vens, Frank §. Chick. Mr. Stev- 
ens has been elected treasurer. 
Among other residents of the 
North Shore who are subscribers 
are: Col. W. R. Nelson, Mrs. William 
McMillan, John Hays Hammond, Lu- 
cius Tuttle, Mrs. Pierpont Dutcher, 
Mrs. M. C. Wick, E. C. Richardson, 
Miss Georgiana Lowell, C. S. Pen- 
hallow, Mrs. H. G. Curry and Miss 
Faulkner. 
