The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-16


way into Portland.
We are inclined to look at the sit
uation from a broader point of view,
holding that patriotic considerations
demand that each community contri-
butte to the upbuilding of the COM
monwealth. For this reason alone,
Burlington working through its or
ganized agencies and otherwise
should aid in every possible way in
the development of the state as a.
whole.
There is still another point of view
from which to consider this problem
of promotion and that is the cumua-
tive power of publicity and multiplied
attractions.
For example one summer hotel IN
summer resort region does not
have the drawing power alone in pro-
portion to that of a number of ho-
tells. Compare the number of people
who went to Lake George or to the
Thousand Islands when each resort
had but one hostelry with those at
tracted by the knowledge of multi
piled accommodations, and you have
the measure of the cumulative eff
feet to be gained by the development
of different sections of the same reg
ion
This explains in part the advantage
to be gained from the erection of
summer hotels near Vermont's noun
tans as well as from the provision
of superior hotel accommodations in
the larger towns and along the trunk
roads used by auto tourists.
We are glad to note in this con-
nectiop that the Rutland News has
started a movement for the erection
of big hotel in Rutland, and every
other town in Vermont has public
spirit as well as selfish reasons for
hoping that the Marble City may
soon join the list of cities and towns
in the state Boosting of superior ho-
, tel attractions, thus increasing the
cumulative drawing power of the
Green Mountain region as a summer
resort.
Consideration of this factor in the
development of Vermont will help
us to appreciate the added strength
for any worthy cause to be gained
from the cooperation of commercial
and other organizations to bring
about any desired end.
If the development associations of
New York and Vermont and the Pro
vince of Quebec combine to promote
the enlarging and Improvement and
use of the Champlain waterway in
creased momentum is gained from
the very Augmented size of the move
ment.
Taking a still further step, we can
realize that a national organization
can accomplish for the development
of our waterways what no local or
ganiZation or combination of organ
ization of two States could hope to
help materialize, and that is why the
Burlington Commercial Club was wise
to become affiliated with the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
Right here we desire to interpolate
the remark that Editor John ]. Ed
son of the National Geographical
Magazine who was among those en-
| tertained by the Commercial Club on
| Friday evening, stated in the course
OF conversation following the
| speeches, that another way to secure
| the promotion of Waterways was to
gain the cooperation of congress
men; and Burlington is assured the
hearty cooperation of Congressman
tobe Frank L. Greene i'm the develop
ment OF the Champlain waterway.
We believe ii would contribute to
the strength of local organizations as
| well as to the Great Vermont asso.
citation, If each and every board of
| trade, commercial club, merchants
| association and other organization of
| TINS character would become affiliat
ed with the State association, and we
| hope this movement for the upbuild-
| ing OF Vermont to be gained from CO.
operation Of the different communi-
! ties throughout the State.
State organization can not only
help to strengthen local development
associations but it can also aid in the
starting of such bodies where none
exists at the present time, and thus
impart an added impetus to the move.
men' which began to sweep over the
state last year looking to the mater
lal development Of the Green Noun.
tain region.
On the principle that strength is 10
be gained from cooperation of nu.
merous bodies in a State organiza.
ton, we are TO guard against the frit
tering away of strength in the under
taking OF too many projects and es.
| pecially OF undertaking work which
is already covered.
For example, Vermont already has
! splendid department. which Score.
tary of State Guy w. Bailey has made
a splendid success. and the Greater
Vermont association would simply
weaken the movement il has inaug
urated by undertaking to divide the
resources available for the publicity
OF Vermont
We would go in the other direc
ton and have the publicity for every
! department in the State pass throue /
the publicity department.. and in adj
dition secure the cooperation OF the
railroad publicity departments SC
that the same ground shall not be
covered twice or effort duplicated
The spirit and principle of co-oper
auon effort applied to our States
question Of material development
VIII help solve all sorts OF problems
and thus aid in promoting that Great
er vermont for which We are all hon
ing and working Burlington Fres