Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-11-15

The advantages to a state from sum-
mer travel are so well stated in letter
from Hon. Joseph Battell, of the Bread
Loaf Inn, who has had a long expert
ence in the business, that / take the
liberty of quoting from his letter. He
says:
~ would like to suggest a variety of
reasons why this summer travel is Of
especial advantage to state or COM
munity.
About three-fourths that hotel pro-
prietors receive is distributed at once
for supplies, help and the ordinary re-
pairs of buildings and Punishment.
Probably in no business is the same
proportion of money so widely received
and distributed, and much of it for
help and perishable articles that is all
clear gain. That is, hire women who
live in the neighborhood to help cook,
wa on tables, do chamber work, and
employ them several months, paying
good wages, many of whom would not
work at all for pay except for such a
chance as the summer hotel offers.
Young ladies from the seminaries and
young gentlemen from the colleges, as
well as farmers sons and daughters,
take advantage of such chance"
beside this, boarders at summer
hotels leave quite an amount of money
in the neighborhood. They purchase
quite an amount of goods at the stores.
They occasionally buy horse, or a
number of them; a COW, or number of
them. They buy maple sugar and
syrup, butter and potatoes, and other
articles of the farmer, often arranging
their winters supplies of such articles.
| Quite often one of them buys farm or
builds house OF hotel. Employment
is given our mechanics, masons, paint
| ers and laboring men, and materials
are bought of our mill owners, brick
I Works's. uua--yInen, etc. l think
everyone that considers will see that
this is not a small matter, but very
great one, and one that the state can
well afford to use active efforts to en-
courage"
1t needs no argument to prove the
importance ofthis industry to the state.
1t is doubtful if any agricultural pro-
duct, except the dairy product, is
bringing as much money to the state
visitors, and even our dairy product
would find here close rival in profit.
With no industry in the state is it so
easily possible to double and treble the
amount received as is this. The favor
able location of the state, so near the
large cities of the east, and its easy
means of transportation, are all favor
able to large increase in the business
in the near future.
A favorite means of travel at the pres
ent time is by coaching parties, and
good roads to travel over is the main
inducement necessary to bring to our
state. II may be advisable to place be-
fore the people of the cities more COM
| plete information than they now pos
sess in regard to the inducements there
are to get acquainted with Vermont.
1t certainly is advisable for every COM
munity to look after their interests in
this matter and see if it is not entitled
TO larger share than it now receives.
1T is advisable to preserve our natural
scenery and to add to its attractiveness
in every way that we can. 1t is advis-
able to extend our accommodations for
this travel, that all who wish to come
may find accommodations. 1t is adj
visable to get the best roads that we
can, to protect and propagate our fish
and game supply, that sportsmen who
come here may find the attraction they
seek. In all legitimate ways | believe
1T for the interest of the whole state to
encourage the coming of our summer
guests