Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-02
TO ENCOURAGE SUMMER VISITORS

The famous recipe for hare pie applies
to any project on the part of Vermont
to make summer tourists permanent
visitors: First catch your summer visitor.
The agencies that have been set ut work
to gain attention for the manifold at
fractions of the Green Mountain state,
are excellent so far as they go. In the
first place our state government has
made good beginning in advertising
Vermont through the circulation of H.
Illustrated reports spreading before the
public valuable information concerning
the advantages offered by our State.
but not enough of this work has been
carried on to secure the best results.
In the next place our railroads are
conducting advertising campaigns. which
while intended primarily to secure travel
for their lines, are in reality of as much
benefit to those who entertain summer
visitors though such publicity for YER
mont's attractions were secured at the
expense of the State treasury. The il
Illustrated booklet issued by the progress
sive management of the Central Vermont
Railway company for many years, deal
ing with Nermonts manifold scenic beau
ties and opportunities for hunting and
fishing and other attractions FOR the
sportsman and the summer visit ~, has
helped to carry the fame of our green
hills and lovely valleys and our island
studded lakes to thousands Of residents
of the larger cities. The illustrated work
published by the Rutland Railroad com
pany showing among other things bow
one can enjoy sail on Lake Champlain
by rail has also had "A wide circulation
and has assisted materially in proclaim
ing to the travelling public in the larger
centres of population some of the delights
| of summer sojourn in Vermont with
| its rugged scenery and its bracing air
| These publications have carried 20 tour
| lists a large fund of information as to
| points of interest, accommodations that
| can be secured and rates for the same
| and all this work of spreading Yer
mont's fame has unOucstionably been
profitable for all concerned.
What the progressive people Of our
! State should do at the earliest oppor-
tunity is to devise additional ways and
| means of directing the attention OF resi-
| dents of larger cites to the delights Of
| summer homes on the shores of Vermont
numerous beautiful lakes and on our
| green hills. The summer is upon us,
however, and it is too late to carry on
campaign of this character this sea-
son.
There is one thing which every resident
OF Vermont who has to do with summer
visitors can accomplish. however, and
that is to so carefully look after the COM
| fort convenience and enjoyment of tour
lists the present season that they will
not only want to come again. but will
| also be pretty certain to bring others
with them. Every tourist who finds a
| gem Of a summer place. never tires of
singing its praises. Every railroad man
| and every stage driver, every proprie-
tor of a hotel and every headwaiter every
| boarding house keeper and every livery
man should realize that the summer
visitor crop is one of the few in which
seed time and harvest are joined to-
gether
| You can fleece your summer visitors
and neglect their accommodations and
cnioyments. and you can make them so
disguised that they will never want to
come within our borders again or allow
any other tourist to come either. If you
have to do with summer visitors make
It pleasant for them to travel and ia
sojourn among us See that they are
shown our numerous points of interest
Provide accommodations that are at least
clean and wholesome, and as attractive
as possible. Let whatever food is pro.
vided he carefully cooked and neatly
and carefully served, and do not inquire
too carefully how much money your guest
has before making out the bill.
We might add TO the hare pie recipe
and say that for the second pie. b.
careful in catching your first hare not tc
manage so you will never catch your
second hare.
It's folly 70 suffer from that horrible
plague OF the night, itching piles. Doan's