St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-14
sr roBNsBURY,s NEW HOTEL.

hotel for our beautiful village is receiving
much attention from some of our leading
citizens who have the best interests OF
the town at heart.
1t is matter of remark with the many
visitors to this attractive locality, espe-
cally during the summer months. that,
with all the beautiful public buildings,
of which st. Johnsbury can honestly and
proudly boast her Museum with its
building anG extensive collection, her
beantiful Alhengum with its rare and
costly paintings, and superb library, its
magnificent churches. its noted Academy
and public school buildings with students
from all parts Of the states, its Music
Hall, Opera Houses, its slightly court
house and state buildings, its Y. M. c. A.
and building with its extensive corps OF
members and instructors, its many pub
lie halls and lodge rooms, its beautiful
| private residences and parks, its numer-
Gus secret societies, Board of Trade,
clubs and club rooms, the vast and ex-
tensive works of the Fairbanks Scale Co.,
second to none in the world, whose artis-
tically finished and deity balanced beams
weigh the rich and the poor alike through
out thelength and breadth ofthe land even
to all foreign nations that place like
st. .Johnsbury with all these attractions
and with all its wealth and culture, lacks
that great boon so much sought, first of
all things, by the weared traveler,-a
first class modern hotel.
Here, where the name of Fairbanks has
always been connected with every noble
cause, whose purse has always been open
to every worthy insli ution, right here
is found lacking one and the most needed
OF all modern institutions TO bring the
town most prominently before the pub
lie, a commodious, well-appointed and
up-to-date hotel.
1t seems to be universally conceded
that the proper place Tor the locat on of
such hotel is on the hill, and the best
site is that lying between the Court
| House and the South church. 1t would
| be no great task to move the bu ldings
situate thereon and place them south of
Prof Putney's house or on some suitable
spot in South Park All the buildings
| having been removed few people are
aware of what a beautiful location is
attainablc for the pleasantest modern
hotel in all Vermont. With large and
commodious hotel of $50 rooms hereon
erected, with a suit able number of rooms
EN- suite, with baths, hot and cold water,
steam heat, sanitary plumbing and tlec-
trical conveniences, St, Johnsbury would
rank with any town in New England as
the proud possessor of a sitely, modern
and popular hotel. From broad veran-
das on its w,st, north and eaSterlv ex-
posures, extended views in all directions
would be unObStruc, ed. In the morning
the curly riser could gaze upon an ex.
tend'd view OF the SUR ounding country
for fifty miles to he east; could ,niov
view OF the sun rising i'll all its MAZE tic
spIcndor DER the peaks of the famous
White mountain ranges, could look down
upon our elegant new depot and enjoy
panoramic view of the many trans of
cars as they wendell their way, both
north and south, east and west, through
the beautiful Passumpsic valley, without
the attendant unpleasantness of the
smoke and noise of a nearer location.
In the evening the guests could enjoy
western sunset over Danville's lovely
hills, equaled only by those of far-famed
Italy with all it's oriental splcndor.
Should the weather be oppressively
warm i'll the summer the visitor could
escape the rays OF the sun at any lime OF
day. Here amp'e grounds could be ar
ranged for all popular games and pas
times, the one great drawback to all Of
our present hotels.
With town like st. .Johnsbury, noted
far and wide for its beautiful public build
ingS, its attractive drives and grand and
lovely scenery, convenient OF access to
the mountains and lakes, with ample
railroad facilities, such hotel should be
filled to the roof during the summer
months wi city people.
Stop and think for moment of the
benefit our merchants, farmers, banks,
liverymen. and in fact, everyone doing
business in airy line, would receive as a
result OF the eX stenCe of such hotel and
OF such class of people coming into
our town, not forgetIuI Of the vast num-
Der of travelling men and others whose
trade is appreciated the whole year
round, A business which would bring
thousands OF dollars into the town to be
spent here instead of collecting it from
our citizens and sending it out of the
town as some lines OF business inevitably
must do. Your population would in
crease, people would buy or erect sum-
mtr residences here, the valuation oil
your real estate and property generally
would enhanced and everybody would
be richer and happier and instead OF
your town being so dull and trade so
| quiet as 1t has been here during he sum
mer months, our village would | e alive
with city people and gorgeous turnouts
/ and st. Johnsbury i'll lew years would
e become >econd Newport or Lenox.
Now is the time, the golden opportu,
! nifty to agitate this matter, to form a
syndicate and formulate plans and wit
the opening of spring to see the matter
substantially in hand and with the dawr
e OF another season St. Juhnsbury shout
! boast OF hotel and sumlnerresort sec
ond to none in lnor hern New ENGLAND