Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
PLAN BIG HOTEL FOR
SMUGGLERS' NOTCH
Stock to the Amount of $4,000
Signed for at Meeting Yester.
day and Committee to Be Sc
lected to Secure the Balance
Needed

At a very enthusiastic get-together
meeting at smugglers Notch Thursday
at which many Burlington people were
present. plans were discussed for build
ing summer hotel in the near future
somewhere near the notch and number
of men throughout the State signed for
stock to the amount of $1,000. which
will be the beginning of the money to
be raised.
The day was perfect for the meeting.
1t was just warm enough and the atmos-
phere was so clear that the mountains
stood out like a cameo. The leaves,
too. were just turning adding lively
touch to the scene of blue and green.
Many of the leading men Of Stowe were
at this meeting and the first part Of the
day was spent in going around to the
var ious sites to find suitable location
for the hotel. After that everyone went
to Smugglers' Notch, where lunch was
served at Barnes Camp. the people Of
stowe furnishing coffee and doughnuts.
After the lunch H. F.. Shaw acted as a
sort of POSTMASTER and informal
speeches were given by the following
people, Harry a. Black, secretary Of
State; James P. Taylor Of Burlington;
Frederick G. Fleetwood of Morrisville.
former secretary of State; State Auditor
Benjamin Gates; Max L. Powell; L. H
Lewis. editor Of the Morrisville News
and Citizen; S B. Waite of Hyde Park;
Mrs. w S. Davis of Waterbury; w. Ia.
Crockett; c. L. Mcmahon, Dr. H. W. Bar
rows and Frank Stafford, the last three
from Stowe. a good deal of enthusa SIN
WAS shown in all of the speeches and 4
firm belief was expressed by all that the
thing could be carried through success
fully
Mr.. Mcmahon said that he was conf
| dent that $4,000 could be raised and that
he would guarantee either 10 raise 1t or
to pay the balance that was lacking him.
self
The plan most favored was to hava
the hotel not far from Stowe v.llaes
or at~the foot OF the mountain, whera
Il good view could be had and where
golf links, etc, could be laid out. Then
in connection with the hotel, a lode =
could be built higher up in the notch.
It was decided that hotel should bs
built SO that it could be enlarged with
out spelling the architectural effect.
Everyone thought that this place was
one Of the best in the country for u
large summer hotel In the days OF
the old hotel at Stowe, which was burn
ed n number of years ago, il was ono
of the most prominent summer resorts
of the country and from 400 to 500
were registered there at a time This
was not in the day of the automobila
and all of the guests had to come by
stage from Waterbury station. With
such a record there should be many
more people who would Ike to stop at
a summer hotel in this region now that
the automobile is so common.
went on farther up the notch and
viewed the work done on the Stats
road A very excellent piece of road
is being laid there. There are fire.
quent curves to avoid bad grades but
the road Is sufficiently wide for au-
tomobiles to pass each other comfort
ably. This will undoubtedly draw many
tourists to Smuggler's Notch. for it IS
one of the great show places OF New
! England. if not of the country. Ths
party stopped at several places coming
down among which was a lookout over
Smugsler's Notch valley, which was
considered an excellent location for
lodge.
committee was named consisting OF
c. L. Mcmahon of stowe, Max l.. Powell
and Benjamin Gates to nominate am
other committee to have the matter in
NHul &c u ItlSlH6 the ioi Va"
hotel.
The following men signed for one Oh
more shares of stock; c. l.. Mcmahon.
s. \. Stebbins, Elmer Barrows, E. NJ.
| Houston, j. c. Benson, j. A, Lynch.
$. A, Polaska, NJ w Abbott, Leon War
rem, II. O. Mcmahon, r. r. Mcmahon,
C. Il. Burt, Milo Hill, s. c. Adams.
| George T.. Adams, j. f. Houston, F. +.
Stafford II, +, Shaw, F, V. Smith, +. f.
Smith and A. j, Bliss, all of Stowe;
A. II. Soden of Boston; W. E. Burt, u. p.
Woodbury.. Max l., Powell and J. p. Tay-
| lor. all of Burlington; c, r. Washburu
of Salem. Mass; w. +. Davis of Water
bury; Benjamin Gates, John NJ. Avery
and W. s. Teachout of Montpelier; F. G..
Fleetwood and Glenn A. Wilkins of Nor
risville; l.. II. Lewis of Hyde Park; DR..
G. $. Bidwcll of Waterbury and A. I.
Leith OF Washington, u. c,
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