Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-08-15

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II makes OF the nerves a bundle OF Ham
Ing swords and OF the brain chaos OF
hellish torture.
Somewhere in the plutonic abyss OF
neither night is a bottomless ehasm, the
home OF the aroh-demon, alcohol. The
devil OF legend is his yassal.
Across and through all time and space
the awful record runs, but sometime, in
the ages yet TO be, humanity will be ~
lleved from the curse,
"While the sun, or the light, or the
moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor
the clouds return after the rain
An Automobile Eden.
Vermont is being hailed as the most de
sirable state in New England, all things
considered, that automobile parties from
the large cities visit, II is for Vermont
ers 10 accept the allegation and embrace
the opportunity. A good deal OF nom
sense has been uttered ON both sides OF
the automobile question, and some Of Il
has been written into law in various
states, TO say nothing OF our own speeiti-
cally. II is time now to lay aside all pre-
iudice, and to face the situation as Il is at
the present day.
II will be helpful In this connection 10
rehearse in detail some of the things that
prominent men among the autoists who
visit our commonwealth say OF our roads,
Of our scenery, OF our people and Of the
manner in which they are entertained
An Oyster Bay party passed through this
section the other day, and they were so
pleased with the accommodations secured
in the hotel in one of our Vermont viii
lagos that they changed their plans so as
to stay there a number OF days, enjoying
the rich scenery in the vicinity and the
smooth gravel roads in which the region
abounds.
This party left considerable money in
the village in question, and they were so
enthusiastic over the way in which they
had been treated that they were loud in
their expressions of a determination to
come again, and they are certain TO bring
others with them. We all know how It
is when one thoroughly enjoys a vacation
trip. He tells all OF his friends about il,
and advises them to try il for themselves
Our Swanton correspondent tells in an
interesting manner OF an experience in a
similar direction:
Judge Augustus Van Wyek OF New
York and his invalid wife, who have been
doing Vermont in a luxurious touring
car, spent some time in Swanton Sunday
en- route TO Montreal. Judge Van WICK
informed The Free Press correspondent
that they were charmed with Vermont
He said they had toured Europe but no
where had the scenery impressed them as
il had in Vermont. He found the roads
excellent and much better than expected.
the hotel accommodations pleased them
and they had been cordially received
everywhere. These statements are along
the lines expressed by several other New
York and Boston auto touring parties
that have explored Vermont this season,
making their last stop at Swanton before
entering Canada. Another season is sure
to see many more touring parties in YER
mont and expressions favorable to the
state coming from such tourists as Judge
Van Wyck and others should encourage
still better roads, better hotels and con-
tinued civil, fair and friendly treatment.
The stay of the automobiles is not long,
but they come in punches, spend their
money freely and Vermont is beginning
to feel it.
1t is not impossible that right here is
the solution of the problem how to pro-
mote Vermont's popularity and progress
as summer resort. Some of us have
been calling for big summer hotels, to at
tract people. 1t may be that we can
make our state so popular for automobile
parties that capital will be forced to build
big hotels in order to care for our visit
ors. 1t is worth trying, anyway.
Here is the way the whole matter
strikes us. The automobile has come to
stay. At first it seemed as though it
would be great hardship for our farm
ers' wives and daughters not to be able to
drive and meet those horrid red ma
chimes, but the horses are getting accus-
toned to the autos, just as they got used
to the covered carriages, which at first so
frightened horses. We chung to the COW
cred vehicle, however, and now no one
would dream of protesting against that
kind of a carriage because Of the way in
which some horses are frightened. Event
uallyit will be the same way with autos.
Horses will become accustomed to these
machines in all parts of the country and
we shall think nothing about the problem
except in rare instances. Reckless mar
ties will occasionally create trouble Just
as reckless driving of horses sometimes
causes trouble for other carriages, but the
rough edge of the whole matter is wear
ing off, and we are beginning to see
things as they are.
If all our farmers and boarding house
keepers and hotels and all concerned make
it point to render the visit of automo-
bile parties pleasant in every possible
way, it will be tremendous investment
for the state and in our estimation il will
mark the beginning of new era in Yer
mont's growth and prosperity as resort
for summer tourists, especially those
who ride in automobiles, the popular
touring vehicle of the future. Our Green
mountains are natural Eden. Let us
make our state the automobile Eden.-
Burlington Free Press.
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