The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-12-21


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on cruising Vermont.
In cur lss, sssss ws Published lengthy
intsrvisv with Mr.. @. A. Nimmo, u. p. A.
Rssiand n. X, which was taken from the
Eatlasd kvsning Ncss Of recent date,
'.ioschin' on and sppertsinin' 70" the
"Sammsr Bosrdsr Bssinsss." This article
Wa . clear setting forth By NJ. Nimmo ~
be ssss II. Let Nc add light.
The singling out OF iae railroads was for
tArss rsAsons I'd bscasss Of The ststsmsnt
that two railroads Running into Tampa.
Florida, bad Agreed 10 spsnd $4,000 each
Ia advertising Tampa Bay hotels a. be-
cause the railroads running into and
through Vermont viii receive the greatest
bsnsAt 81 because The railroads, more
thAs sDyons, are 10 . position 10 bring
sbost what 10 desired, namely the making
ths Green Aountaiu ssats the grsatsa
sammsr resort In the world.
Ths natural resources Of the stats are 90
great that u sssms funny the great roads
have not takes advantage Of the sitsasiou
long before this. We have here the finest
ar and the Ansst water Of any section Of
H. country, ssd while the summer boardsr
will not ssbsist On air and water, still he
Will act be found where the purity Of
tbs air or the water II 10 question, and no
matter ASw pure they are u the railroads
do mot hold out the proper Inducements ~
10 rapid and frequent service they will not
cons.
Mr.. Nimmo states that the Rutland Rail-
road, which 10 owned and operated BY the
greatest railway system Of modern timss,
the New YORK Central, expended last year
$4,000 for advertising Vermont ~ . sum-
msr resort! what's that for . system like
the New York Central TO spend In going
aftsr business that 10 capable OF the e.
pansion that this summer BoardeF Busi-
nsss"is and which has grown, 10 such
enormous extent In recent years Ia the
states Of New Hampshire and Maine, that
Il has nov reached an amount Of from 70
II millions annually. Why, We 10 Nan.
chester alone have for the past i've years,
spsnt annually nearly one quarter - much
~ that amount, and that for one tswn
only. We have In Manchester . Develop.
nent Association which has Published
annually, since 1901, book setting forth
shs attractions and advantages Of Nan.
chester ~ summer resort. There have
nov bean published and circulated about
e0.00O copies OF these books, which, supple
nsnting the systematic advertising Of the
Equinox House, has made Manchester fam
ous among mountain summer resorts.
This Development Association 10 composed
Of and supported BY the citizens Of Man.
chester and the summer residents here.
The railroad business to and from Man
chester alone amounted last year TO nearly
$4,000! The railroads have the nrst and
also the last call on every visitor 10 the
state no mastss whsrs located. The rail.
roads certainly have Il In their power to
brssg this about. In Florida the railroads
have built up the whole Of the hotel busi-
nsss Of the East coast, and largely on The
West coast They have sssn the great
possibilities Of Florida ~ winter resort
and built railroads and then hotels 10 draw
dissant tourist travel over them until the
whole Of the East Coast Of the state 10
lined with the most sumptaous structures
In this country. Mr.. Nimmo calls attsn.
ton 70 tbs apparent shortage Of Arst class
hotels throughout the state and SAYS that
what W heed 10 few nrst class hotels
like ths HotAl Champlain ct Blu6 Point,
for Instance. We grant be 10 right In this.
We do nssd more hrst class hotels, and
right here IL where the great New York
Osntrai can come TO our assistance. II
that railroad would do ~ the Florida rail-.
roads have dsne the whole aspect Of the
situation would b changed. The Dsla.
ware a Hudson r. 4. saw their opportan-
nv and appa rent nscessity and erected and
opsnts The Champlain 1t Blum Point.
Why do can't the Rutland road ses Ito
opportunity ~ the need 10 very Apparsa
and erect lire Of hotsis from Bennington
70 ~. Adams, Hsrs Les IL greatest cppor.
tssity.
IN. stats should give assIstancs b the
advertising Of IL attractions. An entering
wedge was made Dass year In ths pablish'
Ing Of the book "vermont Farms for Sam
nsr Homes" BY ths state board Of Agricul-
tsrs, Geo. Aisksn, Ssc'y, bat more shoah
b dses. Tbsrs b no doubt Of The SINGER.
ity u IL nswspspsss 10 the stats 10 the
assitsds thsy have taken regarding the
aDaumsr Bosr6sr Bssinessn bat the newt
pApsss can bet direct public opinion. The
PLAZA Of lsngthening the ssAson 10 ell right |
too, bat Il Requires mere than . mere say
% 10 DO hat. xvsrvons Who hes had the
good fortune 70 stay past The middle Of
esptsmbss N vermoat viii agree with ~
that he Last tvo wesks 10 september and
IL nosth Of October ars ths nnsst wseks |
Ia ths year. Bat Il requires . campaign Of
sAscass6a 10 sssch people that, especially |
wAn tAsy - tn railroads commencing TO
drcp thsar inst traiss after Labor Day.
VI hops within shs next tan years TO
- tAis bsauiifal state have line Of high
grade hosSls up IVES, side and down The
est ssds Of ibs stats. THIS oan - brSaght
about oaiy BY hsartv cooperation Of The
railroads asd ts< people.
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lsea Out pes the messsi
whAi u ccssiAssd BY many ~ one Of
the noss rsnarkshis events that have 90
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