Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-17
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB
What This New and Live Organi
cation Is Doing for Vermont.
Mountain Climbers from other staten
and Numerous Newspapers Dis
cussing the Green Mountain
Trails.
(From the Boston Transcript. J

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at the present is the organization OF 'ne
Green Mountain Club. which, while its |
projects are still almost entirely on paper |
and In the minds OF It's heads. is still |
not to be treated with disrespect The |
current Issue Of the vermonter will pre-
sent to those wishing II the information |
of It's plans in somewhat detailed form. |
IL sets forth the condi''on OF alia''s 'o'
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| N,s.,cbrsot,v ,,oon,o or co,rse thera
ba. ,luavs boor tho a,ff,c,,,ty q, railway
characterization tho nrinc,naI lnes of the
| State living in v,,levs radiatino from Rur
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very harmonious IN tbsir ot,itude TO-
wards one another and thus giving incon-
venionce to tbo travelling nuhnc nifty
two hours IN n transit from Rur,inr,on
TO St Johnshury is nm exonnIn ouoted IN
the Mountaineer nv the nerson who made
| II. as being the quickest time that uoe
possible under tho circumstances NJ etart
ing. the straiR,t-Iine distance being not
far from an equal numher of rn,Ies. while
the earliest train from White River Juno
ton to burlington has heen at / n ~.
the road having no such convenience of
It's own TIL the arrival Of tho nine o.c,ock
express from Boston At tho neot,np NJ
| the Vermont Bird and Rot,n,cal climbs AZ
Brandon last week such sinpIe things az
| Waterbury, forty miles distant az tho
crow flies. or 10 Woodstock a uttle far
Their, were serious all-day JOURNEYS on
account Of the proyerbial Iateness re coma
Of the trains and the long waits IN maxi
ing connections with others II the Green
Mountain Club can improve the railway
travel OF It's State. II will have taken an
important towards the attracting of visit
ors to its mountain regions.
SOME on 11c A,,pYr,O,-c D,o,,~.-rs
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- "'"'' t"''u JUST
.,,,. non 'en So lax III a''''os'
>e .''"' "ou'u '''"Nc ''s noun
INV fe"ei"' P"o'ic'
nave "S'' ~" pa'hS' PracticallE
.e.'e'' "".'' '"e maps,
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" VI ""ssac''"Se''s ana nave
'''' F''','eN 'o' ""'H ny 'hoSe states
nave 'o' oe''' III proportion al al TO the
y, pe"eN'''"'s' '"rEeE because
"' "'"'' iNS'S'"'ure mas not iet IN"
'"'' - sue" maps ana mas neglected 70
app' oiiia'e money Win su'h TO co-operat"
WIN 'he ohi'ed states Geological Sur
, Ney' me pest authorities In the State,
WIN PROFESSOR d. II. Perkins of Burling-
ton ut their head have besouCht the Leg
lSA''nre again and again for such maps,
"l'hout avail. Inc new club ought to be
abio TO rectify this matter and quickly
supplement the Castleton- Brandon Mid
d'ebuly line OF sheets with that next ga st
when VIII include Horrid Lookout Lin
coin, Cancels Hump and Mansfield. Tn,
: highest mountain in the State. There are
: in all these ranges splendid walks for the