THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 36, 14 February 1900, Page 2

THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE.

It has been /suggested to us from more quarters than one that an cU'ott .-houl-.l ' ';e made to secure the convenience of" 1 telephonic counxfcion with *.!»• Ivloun lain Hor.se. lo is out chat such a menus of communication would be largely used by visitors, during the sumiuer season, and v/e think there can be 110 reasonable doubt on this point. It would be a greatconvenience for those wishing to secure acuommoilation ami i'oi- i»ak-ug any neiv.-Kirv arrauguiiiculs wii.h the kwvlhUw. Ai. li'-esent lite method of getting wussugnto aud tliu iiounlaiu House is by no means rapid or regular, nnd this is a drawback of rather a serious uuture. iTimu, again, iu case of act-Weir t.u ! ccßvenipace of able to tele], tiouc

for medical assistance might mean the saving of life. In fact, there ara the proverbial thousand-and-one things for which it would be useful to have this connection made. We do not think the question of cost is likely to prove much of a hindrance, asjthis would not beheavy, while the earnings of the line would in all probability return a handsome profit on the initial outlay, while the cost of maintenance would be merely nominal. If the line was taken in from lnglewood, the distance would be only a matter of a few miles, and the work of erection should not take any great time or entail a heavy outlay. We are given to understand that a petition embodying the considerations we have mentioned could be largely signed, and we think there is no doubt this would be so. We should prefer, however, to see the Board of Conservators take the matter in hand, feeling sure that their representations to the postal authorities would be of quite sufficient weight to secure the erection of the line. There is no fear but that this wide-awake and energetic Board will use its best endeavours to add every possible convenience and attraction to the Mountain House, especially in view of the increasing number of visitors to this popular resort. If it should happen by any chance that the Board is not able to move the " powers that be " in the direction indicated, it will then be time enough to get up a petition and have other measures taken; but in the meantime it would be inadvisable to go to this trouble until the Board have first tried their powers of persuasion.