Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-23
BOOSTING MANSFIELD
t1ultimiiiiona!re necomc, Intcrc.,., -
hofcl Proposition and buy. stock

mount Mansfield has recruited anothst
powerful booster in J. A. Whitcomb muI.
| timilionaire. who has been stoppnr FOR
the last few days at the Hotel Vernont
MI Whitcomb has bought stock in tina
! motel proposition on the mountain and
mas IDEAS Of his own regarding what can
ne oohe In the way of developing a sum.
'her resort there. He gave a farm of 139
! acres to the Lake Mansfield Trout cIuh
short time ago and has been identified
with many movements of public-spirited
nature.
Mr.. Whitcomb was born in tho shadows
OF Mount Mansfield in UnderhilI. He ran
away from home when II years of sge
because he could see no future ia tho
! eternal picking up of stones on the hill
Iarm lie went south and from that time
on ne was successful. While earning his
| living he went to night school and becapo
n member of the bar In Washington n.
e., where he acted as Judge for some time.
tie became interested in medicine and
was admitted TO practice in that pro.
fessioh. Not contented with two profess
sions, he next took up minerology and ID
now one of the best known experts in that
line His fee for looking over properties
is $500 per day. When he started in tina
, business it was s..
The plan which Mr.. Whitcomh favors
FOR the development of Mount Mansfield
is TO erect stone motel there and have
the hotel operated by natives He would
nave snecialties made of some of the old,
tashioned Vermont dishes, such as buck.
wheat cakes and maple syrup Then he
would greatly improve the road so that
it would he easily acces sible for automo-
piles He believes in putting in plenty Of
money because he is sure that it will all
come back. with plenty more
Mr.. Whtcomb is a strong booster for
Vermont and in his travels which have
extended all over the world. he never fails
TO ascertain II there is anybody from Ver-
mont anywhere around He has found
thousands of Fermonters and he saws
they are always ut the head of things He
hasn't yet found one digging in a ditch.
In connection with Vermont's mineral
deposits. Mr.. Whitcomb thinks that there
are graphite deposits in Vermont which
would make great wealth If exploited.
The kind OF graphite which is found in
Vermont is known TO exis, in only "A few
places in tho word. The British have
some in Ceylon and there is some IN South
hmcsica. He believed ver,ncms depo.:ts
10 ne of great value. ara r, expects that
so,ns time thay WILL lie e. source o. vea;ta
20 the Stota. He Iae fcur1. 2.ap;,l,a in
NAN pace III his tJGIelJ SNes TIA S,nga
wv .atc!t irvesti cations hsve se..l r o,:E
that line. Ike recently ,o1kc;. nve- y, "re--
tics IN Alabama and in Maine.
NJ. "hitcorh t. cow about IS -,epr- II
ego and is anxious 20 get out OF many Of
ms nusin,.r sen:ures. lie 60 ire WORT.
Nto; Of the Pa'tir.are iurchss which ara
scattered all o'~- tbs country ~ FL.
dition 20 thnt he is chairman r. |he board
Of finance 81 = sN.Io"N corporation II
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