Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-27

! In and out OF this depot.
Our city Is now a distributing point for
snch large concerns as the STANDARD on
company. National Biscuit company.
three different wholesale dressed beef
| houses. the international Harvesting
company, etc, besides our own two great
wholesale grocery houses and ~ great
number Of other wholesale concerns. Tho
! largest retail stores in Vermont are here.
II is the great banking center of this Sec
| ton All these wholesale and retail and
banking interests bring much travel to
and from our city
Burlington is the popular Convention
city" Of The state of Vermont. Some of
the organizations which regularly meet
| here arc the Sugarinakers' association.
the Vermont rairymen. til" Grange me
| Masons, odd Fellowg, and some other
fraternal organizations. the school
Teacher association, etc, etc. The Amer
lean Bar association are considering hold
ing their annual meeting here next sum
MGR,
The educational advantages of Bur
lington briuS many people here. The
University Of Vermont, the medical col
lege. two business colleges. st. Mary :
Academy. ana our high school, bring
large numbers of students, and the
Episcopal Institute is soon to be re-
opened. During commencement time
hundreds of the best classes come to
Burlington.
Our hospitals both recently enlarged
the Mary Fletcher hospital which treated
23Ss patients last year more than three
quarters II whom were out of town. the
Fanny Allen hospital. and several pri-
vate sanitariums, not only bring patient s
but members Of their families generally
come too,
Many graduate nurses have their head
quarters here and are continually going
and coming.
Fort Ethan Allen. with its troops. Of
.icers. and visitors. has recently in
creased our travelling public.
The summer tourist travel has grown
from practically nothing at the time the
station was built. to large proportions
at the present time and with every
indication OF very large growth in the
immediate future. Burlington is the cen-
ter OF the most delightful region Of
eastern America 1t is headquarters for
campers and summer residents for miles
around
! We are also not only desira bic
stopping-of point for travel north and
, south. but Burlington is necessarily n
stopping-over point for travel between
the White Mountains and the Adiron-
dacks. Burlington is the Denver of the
East" This tourist travel will UNI
doubtedly increase steadily and greatly
in the future.
A large number Of excursions come TO
Burlington every summer from Montreal
on the north, and Boston and New York
on the south. as well as numerous excur-
sions on to the lake from all points in
Vermont
Excursions to our new Strong theatre
are frequent.
We are promised a new and thoroughly
frst-class hotel. which will tend stu fur
Their to increase travel to Burlington
The federal government; recognized the
Importance Of Burlington when it erected
our new postohice building at cost Of
about 10000
All of the foregoing facts show the ex-
tent Of the travel to and from Burlington
and the importance of having tirst-class
depot facilities
The passenger depot is the front door
of a city" First impre ssions are lasting,
and strangers first impression l. got
Ten from tne runway depot. burlington
needs nothing at the present time SO
much as a good modern passenger depot.
Nothing else would add SO much to the
attractivencss of our city. or do more to
increase travel to Burlington.
To quote from the petition which has
been submitted to you:
THE city of Burlington by reason Of
its importance as business center, and
especially in view of its possibilities of
development under proper cncourag &C.
ment. is entitled to modern and attrac-
tive depot accommodations least to
such as the travelling public to-day ox-
pect to nnd In progressive cities Of It's
I'VE sincerely. believe and urrc that
noln.ng would do more to promote the
growth Of our city as n place of resi-
dence, n summer resort and n business
center than a well appointed ana well
located union station for the use OF the
companies, whose lines enter the citl
in such growth these coupanfos in COM
mon Will all the citizens of our city, have
a vital interest"
II. The present depot furnishes INSULT
cient accommodations.
That the present station. built 20 years
ago. is grossly INADEQUATE to the de-
mands of our present passenger tratic,
needs no argument. Every feature of the
station is unsatisfactory. We do not
deem It necessary to 60 into "details.
In short the existing depot building