The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-02
WHAT THEY THINK OF VERMONT.
out-of-State People Write Their Senti-
ments.

The following extracts are taken from
letters written by persons who have Wis
tied Vermont the past summer, or who
have requested information from the
state publicity bureau, department in
the Office Of the secretary of state.
A physician from Newark, N. j,
writes: Il spent the month of July in
Vermont and New Hampshire and am
more than ever convinced that yours is
the natural playground for those of us
who are in the East and who are so sit
uated that our lives are mostly spent in
big cities. Your highways are a JOY to
drive upon. came into your state from
the Berkshires, stopping at Bennington
and Manchester, and then drove over
Peru mountain, finding the road much
improved over its condition the previous
year, and into New Hampshire to New
London. Later / came back to Windsor,
| visiting the st. Gaudens memorial, and
on up to Wells River, st. Johnsbury,
Lake Willoughby and Lake Memphre-
magog. We came home from Sunapee,
through White River Junction, Wood
stock, Rutland, Manchester, Arlington
and Cambridge to Albany used your
memoranda constantly and found II very
helpful"
A New York manufacturer says:
Through the knowledge gained from the
booklets sent me during the past sum
mer, | was able to select a place and
spend most enjoyable vacation with
my family for one month, from July l5
to August 10, stopping at Windham.
My own experience in Vermont was so
| delightful that / have sent since my re-
turn three other parties to the same
place, who are loud in their praises of
Vermont in general and Windham in
particular. Furthermore, while stopping
at Windham, | visited the saw mills
from South Newfane to Londonderry,
and have been able to make connections
which quite likely will lead to consider
able business in this vicinity"
| A Brooklyn woman, referring to YER
mont booklets sent, says: "a friend and
myself were thus assisted in securing a
vacation spot in the vicinity of West
Townshend station, where we enjoyed
some weeks Of recreation in one of YER
mont's silent places. Your publications
are the most attractive and most salts.
flying which any information bureau
places before the public, and where one
has been lured by the beauty of YER
mont and has known the hospitality of
its people, one is scarcely content to 60
elsewhere for vacation days"
A New York business man writes:
''The booklets forwarded at my request
were most interesting and largely re-
sponsible for some new summer visitors
to Vermont. They were so well pleased
that plans are already being made for
returning next season, and in the inter-
val it is expected TO interest others in
the same direction. | have followed the
work Of your department with great
deal of interest for several years and
feel confident that much good is being
accomplished in various directions"
A resident of Brookline, Mass, sends
this appreciation; 81 asked for these
booklets because of the interest of my
entire family in Vermont and our desire
to increase our information. This is the
eighteenth summer we have spent on our
beautiful place at South Woodstock, and
some day my wife and / hope to spend
six or eight months of every year in the
state, with that place as our headquar.
tiers. Since locating there we have never
seen any other place in any state that
we would prefer in comparison for a
summer home. We feel that Vermont Is
the garden spot Of New England. II
should be developed as such, place for
summer homes, model farms, a recrea-
ton place for gentlemen farmers with
capital TO spare for such interests. For
this best development, one thing is es-
sential Your hills must not be denuded
of timber as in New Hampshire and else.
where, making dreary, monotonous
wastes, only fit to be deserted by resi-
dents and visitors alike Another thing
is important and would be of immense
value in the near future, as summer
population increases, that is TO keep in
passable repair and open for use on
horseback aud light driving and tramp.
ing the miles of fascinating old hill road:
) in some sections. The Long hill region
of Woodstock, Reading and Bridgewatei
is lined with these roads. Some are i'm
passable, others need only the trimming
of branches and brush and little repair
work to put them in excellent condition
These are hill trails of the choicest
kind, the most ideal bride paths in the
: United States-some day a great asset
if preserved even now of very real val
ne. The investment is there and should
! not be lost"
A Hartford, Conn, man says; eve
spent our vacation in Rutland, Vt, ant
cannot speak too highly of the hospital
ity we received"
A New York manufacturer writes
"Your booklets enabled me to select 1
place on the shore of Lake Champlain
Basin harbor, where my family and my
self spent a delightful vacation. / would
have been at loss for the location de
! sired without your help"
J A New York publisher says: Il spen
very pleasant month this summer il
Vermont. | would further say that thi
was due very largely to your publica
tions, and that these added materially t,
! the interest in my stay. / am quite o
| the opinion that at least portion o
my next years vacation will be spent il
/ Vermont"
! The head of a we'll known law sehoo
J says; Il spent two months in Vernon
and your publications were most help
J full"
] A Charlemont, Mass, woman writes
, Fl spent few days in Vermont thi
} summer and found 1t a very delightful
place in which to spend an outing, S,
: much so that I intend to repeat is mex
I year | am sure there can be no NOR
charming country in which to pass va
cation"
An Orange, N. j., woman writes: eth
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