_ Hotel on Russ’ Island, Annisquam. 
Commenting editorially on Storer 
__F. Crafts proposition to develop the 
beautiful Russ Island in Annisquam 
_ River, Gloucester, the Gloucester 
‘Times says: : 
_ Ina recent report of the municipal 
~ council doings, allusion was made 
_ to the project which Storer F. Crafts 
_ of the Commonwealth hotel, Boston, 
has in view, of erecting a 150 room 
_ hotel and summer cottages, to cost 
_ between $100,000 and $150,000 on 
Russ’ Island, Annisquam river. 
Mr. Crafts has owned the property 
_ some three years and has now ar- 
_ rived at the point either to abandon 
_ the enterprise or to carry it out, and 
_ for the accomplishment of his pur- 
pose, it is only necessary for the city 
to build a road across the marsh 
of from Concord street to the island. He 
has already invested $28,000 in the 
_ property and has been paying over 
_ $1,000 in taxes during the past three 
years. 
_ The county commissioners have 
; become interested in his business 
plan and have agreed to assume 40 
_ per cent. of the cost of construction 
on a basis of $2500, leaving the city 
_ to bear $1500 as its share of the ex- 
pense, which is certainly a small 
sum to invest, when the amount of 
_ taxable property which will follow, 
the labor of building the road, to- 
gether with that of erecting the 
_ buildings, the large number of sum- 
mer visitors which would be attract- 
ed to this lovely spot and the busi- 
he they would bring to our stores, 
ide the opening up of other pro- 
_perty in that section—all combined 
should commend this enterprise to 
the city government as a business 
proposition which should receive 
their close attention and immediate 
action. 
_ Mr. Crafts, so far forth as we can 
ascertain, has a first-class reputation 
‘as a hotel manager and is very much 
in love with Gloucestgr as a sum- 
mer resort. He has improved Russ’ 
island by the building of several fine 
cottages and bungalows, which have 
been rented by good famalies; but 
they will not come again if they have 
to depend upon the river as a means 
of getting off and on the island. 
They want the road which will allow 
them to use their automobiles and 
carriages direct to and from the is- 
land to the various points of interest, 
which do here abound. With the 
ulding of this road secured and the 
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large acquaintance with Mr. Crafts 
has among the summer resort class, 
there are most promising indication. 
“that success will follow the venture 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
J. A. 
“A HEAD OF 
THEM ALL” 
JOHNSON 
J am the REAL ESTATE 
AUCTIONEER 
INSURANCE MAN 
BROWN BLOCK 
ROOMS 8 and 4 
PLEASANT STREET 
J. A. JOHNSON, GLouceEsteEr 
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and the city secure good returns in 
the way of taxable property. 
We feel assured that the members 
of the city government will take this 
offer into serious consideration and 
act in their best good judgement for 
the interests of the city by building 
the road and thus add another im- 
portant attraction to Gloucester as 
a summer resort. 
