The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-15
HORSE EDITORS CHAT

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Speaking about papers making
breaks, the New York Press, in speak
ing about the Vermont State election
had heading that Governor Prouty
had been elected by large majority.
Evidently the telegraph editor got his
wires crossed. This was certainly a
good one. The same day the New
York Sun referring to the election ed
itorially spoke of General Percival w.
Clement. No doubt this will please
Mr.. Clement. But while we knew he
sometimes wore spurs we did not
know he wore epaulets. So country
papers do not make all the mistakes
Lovers of the good roads movement
are hoping that State Highway Com
missioner Gates will attend the Nat
ional Good Roads Association con-
vention at st. Louis the latter part of
the mohth. Vermont should see to it
that he goes. In this way We are in
touch with things bearing on the
good roads movement
| Isn't it lovely condition of things
when towns have to vote many times
for Representative? This voting
two days after election is over il love-
ly. Next.
We are surprised to hear the st.
Adams Messenger hollering about
their telephone service election night.
We had corker here, and the Jour-
nails election returns showed it, as
we got most of our news this way.
Down this way we have these things
arranged for. and the telephone COM
pany certainly delivered the ball right
over the pan.
Just tinge of color in the foliage.
as will be seen by glancing around as
you ride through the country. The
Horse Editor noticed this in a. ride he
took the other day. But after this
delightful rain everything looks green
and beautiful, and just as fresh as
last June. Truly we have much to
be thankful for in this country.
Montpelier will be lively this win
ter. with the Legislature. in session
A good time to get sporty and do
things. Let us all give the coming Wis.,
itors the glad hand. and show them
we are hospitable This is character
istic of Vermont anyway, and particu-
larly of Montpelier, but we can push
this matter along. and make good
impression. All up for Montpelier.
The race in the various baseball
leagues is lively and very
close in many of them. This
has been great year for
the young players. and some big
league material has been brought out
Now get ready for the football sea-
son.
The following from the Providence
Journal has a thought in it for Yer
mont. We are all right here. but
many places in the State should wake
up on this matter Listen to the story:
With the growth of the motor-car
touring the lack of comfortable hotels
in many cities and towns in New Eng
land makes itself evident to larger
number of people Some commune
ties OF comparatively few inhabitants
Iboast Unexpectedly good public houses
while others offer none attractively
or conveniently equipped Most trav-
elers do not care for ornate decora
ton or elaborate service. What they
want is food well cooked and prop
erly served, clean and airy lobby or
parlor, and neat and comfortable bed
rooms. Yet many if not most New
England hotels are pervaded by a
musty and stuffy atmosphere and 9th
erwise show of lack of attention to
minor details. closely connected with
the tourists comfort. What is the
reason? Has the increase in the num-
Der of "no-license" towns anything to
do with it. Temperance hotels"
have long had the reputation of being
second rate. In the old time inns it
was customary to praise malt and
strong liquors were certainly served
| In New Haven a project is on foot
to provide the city with one of the
finest hotels in tbis part of the
| country. 1t is to be erected on the
! site of the principal hotel of the
| town at the present time. and will
bear the name of the President of the
United States. The New Haven Jour
nal-Courier says: I'VE regard the
movement to build a new hotel here
as of more consequence than any
thing that has been undertaken since
the waterworks We're built and the
gas company was established" Water
bury Bridgeport and Danbury are re-
joicing in new and better reputation
throughout New York and New Eng
land by reason of their erection of