NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1908. 
A NEW MAGNOLIA IN PROSPECT? 
Will the Cottagers and Summer Residents of Magnolia Pledge Money to Im- 
prove the Entrance to Their Village ? 
A determined effort is being made 
this week to raise a sum of money to 
purchase the corner land on the water 
side of Raymond street, Magnolia, op- 
posite the postofice, remove the old 
tumble-down buildings, grade, seed and 
plant trees and shrubs,—in short, to get 
possession of the land and turn it into a 
park, and thus greatly beautify the en- 
trance to Magnolia, and incidentally 
widen the entrance to the beach, and 
build a fifty foot street with good side- 
walks on either side. 
Already a beginning has been made, 
the City «Government of Gloucester, 
having appropriated $600 toward the 
amount. Charles W. Jones, president 
of the Village Improvement Society is the 
first subscriber, for $1000;—‘‘ he who 
gives first gives twice.”’ 
The land in question is owned by John 
Stanwood of Gloucester and contains 
42,149 square feet. It is assessed for 
ten cents per foot. Although Mr. Stan- 
wood is aware this land is to be purchased 
for public improvements he has not con- 
sented to sell thus far at a less figure 
than $22,000. A tentative offer of 
$16,000 has been made him, and al- 
though this sum is far in excess of the 
market value, the townspeople are anxi- 
ous to see rare and beautiful Magnolia 
cleared of the unsightly obstructions at 
its gates, so long an eye sore to all who 
drive or motor along the North Shore. 
Letters of appeal with blue print of 
land enclosed will be sent this week to 
land owners and proprietors in Magnolia 
and at Coolidge’s Point, soliciting sub- 
scriptions. Mr. Eads, head clerk at the 
Oceanside, has placed in the office plans 
of land, etc., and has kindly offered to 
receive money for this object in large or 
small amounts. A like plan will be 
placed in the Hesperus and Aborn hotels, 
and North Shore Grill. 
Subscriptions payable to any of these 
hotels or to the manager of the North 
Shore Grill are solicited and all money 
received will be acknowledged in the 
North Shore Breeze weekly. 
Flower Show. 
On Wednesday and ‘Thursday of the 
coming week the annual summer exhibi- 
tion of flowers, fruits and vegetables, of 
the North Shore Horticultural society, 
will be held on the grounds of the Essex 
County club, Manchester. “The exhibi- 
tion will open at 2 o’clock on Wednes- 
day and 10 o’clock on Thursday, and 
will remain open until 10 in the evening 
of each day. The admission is 25 cents 
(evenings 10 cents. ) 
An interesting feature of the show will 
be the display of wild flowers (named) 
and geraniums by the school children. 
Manchester Tax Rate Lower. 
. Contrary to the expectations of all, the 
assessors included, Manchester’s tax 
rate this year will not be as high as last 
year. ‘The board, after several weeks of 
steady work, completed their figures yes- 
terday morning, and announce that the 
rate will be $9.40 on $1000 of valuation. 
This is 20 cents lower than last yeat 
when the rate was $9.60. 
‘Tax rates have been going up all along 
the line this year, due to the stringency 
of the money market principally, and the 
consequent depreciation of stocks, etc. 
The state tax, too, took a phenomenal 
boost, and in this county the County 
‘Tax jumped remarkably. Manchester 
is spending considerable more money this 
year, too, than usual, and all in all a 
higher tax rate was looked for. 
The assessors are to be congratulated 
on their work. More complete figures 
regarding valuation, etc., will be given 
in our next issue. 
Should Encourage the Building of Cost- 
ly Summer Homes. 
The splendid marine spectacle at Mar- 
blehead calls attention to three great ad- 
vantages of the North Shore; the harbors, 
good sailing breezes and beautiful scen- 
NNOUNCEMENT | 
| ANNOUNCEMENT __| 
Beginning with our next issue the North Shore Breeze will be issued 
on Fridays instead of Saturdays. 
A change of this nature toward the close of the summer season may 
seem strange to many. We believe, however, that in making the change, 
we are taking a step forward. The principal reasons for making the 
change are these: ~ 
First. 
Second. 
Third. 
So that our out-of-town subscribers may get the 
paper before Sunday. The suggestion has been 
made to us several times by members of our sum- 
mer colony ; they complain that they do not get 
the Breeze until Monday. . Under the present con- 
ditions the papers do not leave Manchester un- 
til the 5.21 mail train Saturday. 
To benefit our advertisers. Our big advertisers 
are continually reminding us that an advertise- 
ment appearing in our Saturday's paper does not 
do them half as much good as if it appeared 
Thursday or Friday, so that readerscould glance 
over the ad. before doing their Saturday shopping. 
Because it will make the work easier for our help. 
Publishing a 40-page paper every week is not as 
easy a task as one might imagine. There has been 
scarcely a week the past summer that the last bun- 
dle of papers has been carried to the postoffice 
before 4 o'clock. And that doesn't allow much 
time in the remaining hour to do the “rush” jobs 
of printing, church calendars, etc, that customers 
“must have” before Sunday. 
Now, then, we havethis one favor to ask. - Will those who have 
been accustomed to send in notices to the paper,—social notes, personals, 
advertisements, etc,—please remember that such must be sent one day 
earlier than usual hereafter, and must reach this office Thursday, or 
early Friday morning. 
