The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-30
LOCAL POSTSCRIPT.


a summer resort east of this village, cor
rectly named "Camp Comfort" This
Adirondack" of the Green Mountains
has already become too small, and an
addition to the hotel, larger than the
original structure has been commenced
andwill be readyfOr the seasons business.
The number of cottages has also been
largely increased. Last year a road was
built into LittleA Pond, farther into the
woods, and hotel, ice house, etc,
erected near the banks. A road is to be
built into is romantic locality starting
from WoOdford City. A road already
exits from the upper end of Woodford
City to Little Point, over which carriages
can now be driven though with diff
Guilty for the last quarter of mile before
it strikes the road from Camp Comfort
This road is to be put in good repair early
this season.
That done new and magnificent
drive for Bennington pleasure seekers
is afforded, for the view from the Hagar
clearing through which the road from
WOodford City to Little Pond passes, is
one of the finest in all southern Vermont.
This view is towards the East as well as
to the West. The road already built is
fine one and will render the Little Pond,
its hotel and possibly many cottages
easily accessible. i'm connection with
these things we note in the Rutland
Herald of Tuesday, an interview in
which Mr.. Martin gives his plan of pro-
ceedure, and the prospects of the under
taking. He says:
my business here is to interest Rut-
land people in an effort to render their
surroundings attractive to summer peO-
pie from our great cities. Some years
ago l conceived the idea that Vermont,
and especially our immediate locality,
was very short-sighted in not offering in
ducements to secure large influx of
summervisitors, and consequently started
kind of local booming enterprise, and
to-day an association exists which num-
bers among its 81 incorporatoTs many of
the most influential and moneyed
men of New York, Albany
and Troy. We control nearly
500 acres of forest land near Woodford,
which is rich in trout streams and small
game haunts, and its hillsides and val
leys are to-day dotted with cottages and
club houses. We are but five hours
run from New York and our many
visitors can leave New York at mid
night Friday night and jump from their
train at sunrise the following morning,
in the heart of natural wilderness,
where they can enjoy rusticity nearly 4S
hours before returning to their hot offices
in New York City.
after this enterprise was started and
placed on firm, financial footing,I went
to New York last October, and barring
weekly visits to my home at Bennington,
have devoted my time booming Vermont
and our special section i'll particular, to
for rest in summer Saratoga is com.
naratiyelv niavnd ont New York is too
conse,vafive ~. many New Yorkers moi
within McA,lister's magic 400, The trne
gist of the motter is flat tbe welI-to-do.
and in MANY cases tbe wealthy metronoI,
;tan tired ~ tho cooselnss w6irl of ante
and mast Ienton coietv wish 70 snend n
month or two Of the hot summer where
tLev can be within call of every mail and
tbo +oIeUro,,r wipes yet ,vbers thev can
he removed from lie heat. hustle and
confnsion If citv life and Give their
families nuTc mountain Air, Wholesome
liiv;ng and freedom from the ex-
octinns of that hone of fasLionahle I'm
manitv Madame Grundv
S"Thp immeasured enloCies of our
State Inv nrominent Nav Workers MANY
of whom until a few months aGo. were
ohsoi,taI,, ;,r,oront Of even a frSction Of
onr state bsv, heen a constant source
of snrnrisn to me- Their IGNORANCE of
IIocalitv has amused me greatly One
lladv asked me If Renninoton was on
T,aia Chamnlain and if il was true flat
every Vermonter ate Dutch cheese from
'Ib;e Soclyot ond mnncbed buge ,vads of
snrnce gnm
tIn fI1rthcrinc tbe interests of our So
cietv neor Rpnnington was forcihlv
strmck with the maSniticent attractions
that Vermont MS state couId show
these citv neonIe Vermont is rich in
snIendid scenorv oIor;nns mountains
GOOD hunting in tbe limo of small game
and cnrtainiS some of tbe hest Gishi9g on
the continent The snhiect of fisbiSr is
n dear one r. these citv neonle whose
FIRST INTERROGATION is. sWhere,s vour hest
tro,t strcarnsg
.tWbv cannot tbe neople all over the
Stoto Hr Of ieast tbdsa 6f Rutland aud
pamninnt"n comnt;os stout nm o,aar;zod
effort 70 chow nm tho attractions of
tboir many hoautifuI towns and mo,n-
tain resorts and reon rich harvest
avery summer from thousands who would
he oIlv foo WILLING to seize the chance
did thSv hnt know ito
nWh3t yould I do9 womb have n
General fund contributed Inv tbe various
Counties controlled Inv n committee
chosen Nv snch counties who NV evcnr-
cnrs,ons oJyertisemerts in nav York
naners and circnlars would hoom tbeir
sodtion TO lie fullest canacitv
81 of onr farmers clean mn tbair nrem.
;ses mend Their fences and rive tbeir
lLonses a new coat nf naint II costs
liittie INIT convevs an air Of tbrift and
comfort 70 ony ctranTor visitor StocI
onr Streams yitb fins trout. nstahIisb
large thon"b NOT costly Summer hotels
in conven7ant nooI,s Will first clasS
hoard and Observation-Disclosures non nate de
Eois aroo or stewnd terranir Int niCo
roatS fresb eggs nil hrtter and
nroano Citv neSonle annreciate smnI
tbings and are wiIlinc to nav any rea'
snnaIie sum for them roo P'
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