The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-18
from the Woodstock Spirit of the Agc.l
letter From Rutland.
RUTLAND, April 18th

RUTLAND, April 18th.
Edtt0r Spirit ofMc Age AS | intend
making Rutland my ndt,re place, | wildly
your approval, now and then tell you what
has happened in this city. | find Rutland
bears no resemblance to ancient Jerusalem,
Baalbec. or Gassett's Station. True there
is sort of Mount Zion and now and then
a bibber of wine here in Rutland. There
is also marble enough in the Rutland Mar
bic Co. quarres to build a wall about the
city a few cubits high and broad enough to
allow Major Salisbury to walk (slow) on
its battlements, but there are no
ruins, no puzzling hierogliyhics
everything is exceedingly modern
in fact. bran new and shiny.
There is, moreover, a life and stir in Rut-
land that satisfies even Trojan, notwith-
standing every now and then Rutlander
gets overmuch confdenced when visiting
those stove-castings down there in Troy,
vide Troy paper. Looking at that fine
facade, the eastern end of Merchants Row,
one would suppose there must be much
waste room in its towering buildings, some
considerable foolish investment of capital,
if you think so, look along its entire length
and see if you find any "To Lets" Still
more dense Is the business part of Centre
street, though not so imposing in its build
ing fronts as Merchants Row.
The hotels, for capacity, fine substantial
architectural appearance, comfort afforded
guests and evident prosperity, are not
matched in any other city of the size and
population of Rutland. Commencing with
the Bardwell House, tor, if no other reason
suggested priority, we must revere and res
pect age. You will, in the first place, re-
ceive cordial welcome from John w.
Cramton, the proprietor, who Is a to,oer
of courtesy or the office clerk, Carpenter,
who is indeed finished young hotel car
penter, and there | leave you, no use say
ing any more, you cannot get into better
hands.
The Bates House comes next in geograph-
ica order, and has a grade second to none
in Rutland The present proprietors,
Messrs, Paige e Tolhurst, are using up
hotel registers rapidly The steam arrange
mcnt, which heats the entire house, is q
feature not to be winked at during our long
vigorous winters, and the travelling pub
lie seem to understand it so.
The Berwick, on Centre street, is favor
lite stopping place with all travellers. There
is not better managed hotel in Vermont ;
| between our genial and ever-attentivc
friends, Hotchlliss, proprietor, and Mes
ser, chief clerk and cashier, the guest can
find no possible encumbrance upon his per-
feet satisfaction and comfort The house
is modern and of great capacity, and COM
pletely furnished. The table is at all times
most inviting, and for all this, Hotchliss
says; "Only two dollars per day."
The Central House is good place for
either the weary or the hungry, or it will
combine both, and make glad the guest.
Major Salisbury, proprietor, is some better
in health than he VASE is able to sit up all
day now, having gained since he was a child
over 200 lbs of flesh. Your correspondent
always habituates at the Majors house, sc
do thousands of better men. Some time
will tell you why so many of us are drawn
towards the Major and his restaurant hotel
the best in Vermont. DEMING.