Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
WHAT OUR NElGHBORS SAY
The Question OF Summer Hotels and
Liquor Licenses.
(From the Mortified NewsJ

(From the Mortified NewsJ
The News has always regarded the
LIQUOR question as a very small PROPOSE
ton In the matter of summer hotels. the
lneishboring State Of New Hampshire
built up its large summer business under
prohibition similar to the laws recently
repealed in this State. The News also has
IN mind a. modern summer hotel on tho
shores Of northern Lake Champlain that
has never wanted for a high grade Of city
business since II was opened, and tnat
without handling liquor.
The local option law has been In opera
ton for two years. and Yet there has been
no marked advance in the summer hotel
business Even in st. Albans. regarded as
q natural license city, that has long
needed modern hotel and which the pub
lie were assured would be built Immediate
Ily u local option was adopted. 1t has been
found impossible thus far to raise the
necessary capital for such an enterprise
The fact is, the high class summer trade
which is wanted in Vermont does not
hinge on the question of what the visitors
can get to drink in the way of liquors
lon the other hand. the families come from
residential sections OF cities where liquor
selling is not allowed and prefer. II they
do not actually insist upon the same I'M
munity from it in their summer homes.
In nine cases out of ten the men, VINO are
accustomed to the use OF liquors are
lrather glad of the two. TO abstain from II
for q time, along with other changes IN
diet. while in the country; the tenth man.
IL he wants to use liquor on his vacation
sends it along with his other goods. re-
gardlcss of whether the resort suppiics
) liquors or not. because ne wants to be
sure Of getting his special brands.
This is the experience of leading sum-
lmer hotel proprietors. and II must ne au-
United is worth considerable more in &C.
termining the question under considera-
ton than some fine-spun newspaper the
ory. The summer business also AFFORDS 9
profit which does not require the sale OF
liquor ns necessary adjunct.
Nothing can possibly be gained in the
discussion of the summer hotel business
by ringing in this liquor question, because
it is not factor either way in attract
Ing the best class Of city people 10 Ncr'
mont for their summer outing.
ADMIRAL. DEwEY'S BIRTHPLACE.
tFrom the Montpelier Journal)
II is sad to read that the house in
MONTPELIER VT. in which Admiral
Dewey was born. and which reached
a valuation Of $4,000. with the glori-
Gus affair in Manila bay, hns been
T sold under mortgage foreclosure for
, a paltry 5000. Is this an indication
of the queck fading Of the lustre OF
our living heroes fame? Or only an
other illustration Of the truth Of the
proverb about the lack of appreciation
Of a prophet in his own bailwick:-
Boston Herald.
The Admiral Dewey house never reach
cd a valuation of $4,000. It has not beef
sold under foreclosure proceedings a
lany price. The mere fact that mortgage
has been foreclosed on the house-which
by the way, does not stand now where
it did when the admiral was born-goe
to show nothing about the luster o
Dewey's fame or the appreciation &C
corded him in his native town. Their
are apparently but few private dwelling
houses in this country that are not per
mitted to go their way. even though
famous men first saw light there. Evel
heroes must be dead about a hundre
years before people want to preserv
their birthplaces.
LICENSES IN MARBLE CITY.
(From the Rutland News.)
No one can with justice accuse tn
Rutland license commissioners OF nc
faithfully and conscientiously fulfillin
their duties as far as the appointment
=, Of licensees go. The list of licensees. a
." published in the Evening News Tues
day. Is generally conceded TO be as salts
1T factory as could have been made u
.
LIQUOR selling in this city for the forth
is coming year.
ne II was at best most difficult tas
T. for the commissioners to decide whci
the best interests of the city lay in tn
matter. We think that their action
keeping the licensed places within sma
radius in the business section was wis
All OF the retail places are practical
y" within one square. bounded by Me
'' chants Row. Center. Wales and Was
ington streets. Under this arrangeme
" the evils of the traffic can be moro e
~ fectively regulated than would have bee
. the case IL the licensed places were mu'
scattered.
Now that the licenses have been fix
for the year. only a beginning has be-
made. The real work will common
to when business opens. II Is hoped and e
pectcd that under the wise and positi
administration of tho commission the IN
d. will be strictly enforced. It will be I
for fault Of the holders Of licenses themselv
if they get into trouble. The comrn
'as sioners can do nothing less than to he
them M to strict observance OF
statute in every particular.
We mistake the character of the col
NJ missicncrs. We misintcrpret the te
-, per of the people OF this community.
underestimate tho common sense of
licensees. il the riotous and lawless tin
ma of Rutland's first year with license g
,ck duplicatcd--or even approached
COMMISSIONER PROUTY's PCSITI,
(From the Randolph Herald.O
So it appears that MIR. Prouty will st
where ne is unless he loses his place
what he regards the bidding of the ia
roads in which case he will try to -
@. them later
There is n covert reflection on Pre-
dent Roosevelt in this intimaton.
Prouty can only he removed by the Pr
1"- ident. If this occurs. is it to he c,
!" cludcd that it has been done ~ the
FRA mand of the railroads? Is Roosevelt
10Y weak kneed. in the opinion Of the peoI
sew that he would put Prouty out with
any other reason than because the r;
roads don't like him? 1t would be HI
IN mike even the Vermont admirers