The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-24

Barre to-day lays modest claim to hay.
ing public hostelry that is the equal in
comfort, appointments, convenience and
appearance, II not in size, to any hotel in
New England. Tonight Barre people will
have an opportunity to taste OF hospital
ity in hotel that has cost Sl05 900 to
build and equip.
year ago, when the present imposing
structure that now takes its place on
Washington street among other preten.
tlous public buildings that cluster about
the city square existed only on paper and
in the minds of few determined citizens
OF this city whose public spiritedness had
been exemplified on more than one occa-
sion IN the past, this statement would
have been impossible; nor probably in
the last 80 years, if the truth were
known, would it have been possible at
any time to claim that Barre was on a
par with her neighboring communities in
Vermont in the matter of hotel enter
prises.
While the city increased in size, waxed
strong in its industrial influence and
amazed its neighbors by building a sub
stantial municipal foundation in less
time than it has taken many commun-
ties to establish what in a borrowed
western phrase is known as a mushroom
growth, while the period of building was
reaching its zenith and even after il set
tied back to a healthier IL more normal
growth, il Jagged distinctly behind its
neighbors in providing for the comfort
and shelter of its guests. No one who
is familiar with the hotel situation in
Barre in the past few decades desires to
disparage the men who have conducted
and are conducting hosteries along lines
that were necessarily limited-they have
much in times past. are do
ing good deal at the present time ana
so viii continue TO relieve the congestion
o. visitors that very frequently exists
The Start.
But nevertheless. il was not until A
handful of business men, already assured
)f the city's solid moral support and con-
ident OF its financial support when the
proper time should come. grasped the
problem firmly and took the one essential
step neeessary-or and began TO
10 busness-that Barre began to take its
1lace in the hotel business OF Vermont.
ln zero morning in January. 1914. the
I'D City hotel. which stood on the site OF
he new Hotel Barre, was practically de-
troyed by fire. Scarcely had the embers
4 that well-remembered blaze had time
. cool ere the movement for the present
reditsble structure was under way.
A number of local business men con-
isting of T. ID. Iadd. d. NJ. Miles, y. W.
locker and Il. Z. Langley negotiated sue.
essfullv for the building site and sealed
Is purchase from A. :. Martin. who had
urchased the City hotel a few wears be-
ore its destruction. Soon an opporiu-
ity for service presented itself 10 the
aIre Board OF Trade and members Of
bat organization were not long in start
" 4 subscription which was. in effect.
and 10 reimburse the above named CON-
iittee. or as il afterwards matured. che
otel company. for the money spent on
be site. In sctuality. a sum aggregating
900 was subscribed by local business
Ien and turned over 70 the compsny asa
lngiblc piece of evidence that the com
unity was heartily in accord with the
sns in prospect.
Meanwhile the Barre Hotel 60. vas IN
with = capital of ssalaOn. The
rectors elected and serving ~ the pres.
q time are y. y. Ladd George q.
line. W e.. REYNOLDS. v. " Hooker.
NJ Miles John Trow aud n. u. Cutler.
VI the uficcrs ares D. ID. fadd. rresi-
Mt q. b Milne. tlce president. =. W.
sbee. treasurer. "a. n. Holden. sscre-
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