People began taking their lunches with them, out to the places such
skaters would practice, and eventually quite a crowd would show up,
complete with vendors so that you didn't even have to bring a lunch
. . .you could be sure to find something there. The vendors had so
much business, and were so thankful for it, that they could feed on
the skaters, so to speak, that they fed the skaters for free. . .in
return. . .and were glad of the opportunity.
So for a few more years things continued to grow at this rate. . .a
rate that would have been totally impossible under other conditions
. . .in other times. . .or other places.
The vendors, to insure that the skaters would come practice, made a
sincere effort to keep the ice clear, and eventually even clean, as
they began to bring water to cover or replace the rough spots.
Some particularly far-sighted vendors took the skaters on tours, to
see all the lakes and ponds they could find, and once in a while to
set up a new practice area that had the right combination of things
for skating, viewing, and travel, to attract everyone to come.
Thus there were now more places to practice, and thus more time, as
not all the skaters went to the same place any more, and the trends
of incredible growth in ice-skating continued.
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