Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-09-06
ORLEANS CoUNTY'S OPPORTUNITY

The Burlington Free Press is wax
ing up the west side of the state on
the hotel question and something is
going to be done. When it is done
the automobile traffic, which is on
the increase each year. will swing
that way. What is the east side of
the state going to do on this subject.
Sleep over it?-Express and Standard.
Yes, we have been sleeping over it
for years, to our own detriment.
The Free Press is doing good work in
stirring things up Oh the west side,
but the press of the east side, espe.
cially the press of Orleans county, has
preached the gospel Of summer hotels
for years, and what the Newport con-
temporary says about automobile
traffic swinging to the other side is
true. They go where good roads and
good hotel accommodations present
themselves. What is the east side
going to do? What is Orleans county
going to do? That is what concerns
us more especially.
Orleans county boasts Of more lakes
than any other county in Vermont.
No one who has travelled through the
state denies this. Orleans county
has beautiful range of mountains
traversing both her eastern and her
western border with prominent peaks
from which unsurpassed views are
had. No other county furnishes so
much mountain scenery. Orleans
county also has four beautiful river
valleys for those who desire the
peaceful and tranquil scenery afford
ed by them. Surely no other county
has more of this class Of beauty. Or
leans county stands pre-eminently
ahead of any other section of the
state, every natural beauty consid-
cred, and yet we have not single
summer hotel of the modern type.
Memphremagog is a lake among a
thousand. Willoughby, by travellers
of two continents, is admittedly a
beauty spot second to none in the
world Caspian's charms have forced
themselves upon a large colony of
cottagers. Seymour has Distinctive
ness of setting that would make 1t
famous. Crystal possesses certain
advantages that visitors recognize and
appreciate. And there are score of
smaller lakes and ponds that compel
admiration.
A great railroad traverses the
county with through trains to Mont
real. Quebec, Boston and New York.
Only a few hours from each Of these
cities with their thousands and tens
of thousands who annually seek such
charms as we lavishly possess. 1t is
a matter of development. We have
the goods and the market awaits US.
Capital which is seeking investment
in foreign states is overlooking a field
of investment in our very back yards
that could but pay handsome divi
dends. This is proven by the size OF
the dividends paid by every hotel in
Vermont that runs a modernly ap
pointed house.
We have slept long enough. Awake,
Orleans county. Build summer hotels
"Decadent Vermont" (?) is again
showing her decadency in the installa
ton of a modern web press, the fast
est and best in the state by the Rut
land Evening News. The press i
capable OF turning out %, 900 com
plete papers per hour. Other i'm
provements in office equipment and
wide news service makes the Rutlan
contemporary an even greater powe
in central Vermont than ever before
Senator Carroll S. Page doesn't OF
cupy the floor of the United State
senate great deal of the time bu
when he does take up subject til
members of that body are beginnin
to learn that they have someone
deal with. He "worsted" Senate
Bailey of Texas the other day in
discussion regarding hides and leat
er. and the silver tongued orator fro
the lone star state was content
admit finally that he didn't know
much about his subject as Vermont
hard headed business man.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Still retains its high place as the bt
household remedy for ali coug os and COLI
either for children or grown persons. PI
vents serious results from cold. Tia
only the genuine Foley's Honey and