The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-18
vERMoNT-AuTo TRAVEL
Fame of Vermont scenery and Roads
Is Effective

Is Effective
From present indications It locks
as il the vacation boom which was
scheduled for Vermont this summer
is Undertaking quite as brilliantly as
the most patriotic citizen of the state
could wish. Summer hotels and board
ing houses in all parts OF the state
have reported a banner business, and
with a good share Of the season yet
to come, il looks as though it would
be a very easy matter TO break all
records. Thousands of automobllists
have visited the state so far this sum
mer with the prospect of many more
to Gene with the advent OF late sum
me. and early fall touring weather.
and though these temporary visitors
may not spend so much money rs the
stranger who remains within the
gates 70 IA week or . month, still he
is surely a commercial asset and AZ
least leaves the state better Informed
Of It's existence than he was when he
entered II.
One of the best indications Of tho
extent OF automobile touring in the
state this season Is to be found in the
registry list in the state-house a..
Montpelier 1t is said that while the
names Of New EnglaHders naturally
predomina,e on the list, there IS q
liberal sprinkling Of representatives
from distant states, which is taken rs
gratifying testimony TO the fact that
visitors from FAR countries are sudi-
cientiy interested in Vermont people
and Vermont things at least TO the OK
tent of making special effort to catch
hurried glimpse of them.
1t is here that Verm0nters may con
graduate themselves upon the large
proportion Of improved highways in
tho state, fact which is responsible
for a good share Of the motor visitors
and which leaves quie as good an i'm
preston rs anything they see or cx-
pericnco in tho state. In 1913 Yer
mont was eighth in tho list of states
on the basis of the proportion OF i'm
p owed roads to Tho total highway
mileage. The total mileage Of I'M
proved roads has been set at 307S cat
Of a total Of 1906, or 2l3 per cent
New Hampshrc's percentage IS only
l2A Daring the year over hall q
million dollars was spent on road i'm
rroyements OF which amount oyer
camo f.cm automobiles g.
Var!ous LESSONS are drawn fiam
thcso ngures. Most obvious among
them, perhaps, is The fact that good
roads appeal to motorists rs does
nothing else, and that by bringing
him into tho state as visitor lhoy
are responsible for increased business
to say nothing of the additional fact
that they advertise the state In a laaa
nor as legitimate as l. is beneficial
Certainly they form an item of e.
pense that is well worth The cost, and |
thus far no one has been heard 10
raise q complaint or advance any ar-
to Provo that the money Is
wasted On the contrwg Il Sc rp'rcr
sally regarded as 2 ~, 49,.
and another + l'tcly - cc
nicer mcnoy spent ie. ic Same rrf
pose and, It is TO be hoped. Win
equally benencenl results.
An editorial which appeared in re
cent isaue of tho Brooklyn Eagle. IN |
which rcferencc is mado 60 the queg
.ion OF waierpcwer development in |
Vermont has attracted some attcn-
lion in The state and been widely |
luoted in the press. The reference !
10 Vermont is rs follows
"No mont has not yet invited The |
federal government to purchase the |
OPS of her Green mountains. bu. Il |
has a state forester who supplies nd
gice and trees for mountain planting,
md the work has been taken an by |
several large manufactures co pora
tons and some towns. which arc |
guarding their future wa er supplies.
"Tho southern end of the state IS |
sin somewhere in tho grip OF some |
"a the big lumbe' companies bu, |
nero trees are being grown in Yer |
mont than ever before not yci 80 |
many as are being cut Gown. saieut |
he forestry which supplies lumgeg
while it does not impair the yaluo OF
The forest as q sponge to etain wac
Ter supply for The valleys is bebe as |
.ussod nowadays IN quarters whore |
he policy was dcridcd a fcw yelrs |
$50. The Tide has turned, SO that our |
bills are i'm FAR loss danger OF dontda
ion like those OF western Asia and |
southern Europe than they seemed 60 |
be dozen years ago-Vermrnt let
Ter in Springfield Republican.