The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-01
VERMONT PUBLICITY
MEETING RESPONSES
People Attracted to Vermont and Are
Pleased With the Features.

The following are extracts taker
from letters written by persons who
have visited Vermont the past sum
! mer, or who lave requested informa.
tion from the state publicity bureau
department in the office of the secre
tary of state which serve to show
something of the work the department
is doing
/ A Brooklyn man wrote in July; Il
/ have received several very interesting
pamphlets from your publicity depart
ment, which have led me to decide upon
motor trip into Vermont within the
next couple of weeks.
Il have written to four proprietors
of hotels and camps, two in Essex
county, one in Rutland and one in
Lamoille. | may not be able to visit
them all, but in the neighborhood of
each l noted in your Summer Homes
in Vermont properties for sale which
might easily appeal to me as a perma
nent summer residence.
With the above information I shall
be armed for most delightful yaca-
ton and shall have the added incentive
of the possibility of becoming resi-.
dent and taxpayer in your wonderful
mountain state
One Philadelphia man was inspired
by publicity bureau publications TO
take trip into Vermont on his way
back from a vacation in Maine. When
lie reached home he wrote letter to
the Philadelphia Ledger, which is re-
printed in part:
MY destination was St Johnsbur
Vt, the largest town in eastern Yer
mont. stayed overnight at the hotel,
had a very large room in modern
hotel, enjoyed some delightful cooking.
and the expense was but 4.50 for the
day.
The next afternoon ! took the st
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain train
to Burlington 1t is a fivehour trip,
but the scenery is among the finest to
be found in New England, with magni
ficient views of the Green mountains
and with glimpses of numerous lakes
and trout streams.
II stayed overnight in the newest
hotel in Burlington, everything up TO
the minute; and this cost but 81. The
next morning | took the trip down the
lake. with more delightful views of the
Green mountains
while waiting at ST Johnsbury for
the afternoon train, ! rode TO one Of
the numerous lakes and met some OF
the Vermont people The town in
question has a population OF ! 500
Asking one of the men il Vermont had
been affected by the high cost Of living,
he replied / should say so. They
jumped my rent from So month to
So On inquiry ! found he had two
story house with seven rooms, a sixty
foot front and a large garden. Less
than 100 yards away Mas trout
brook and the lake. filled with bass and
pickcrel, was but 200 yards away
'One of these lakes is two miles long.
and the man who owns il wants to sell
the fishing rights for $500, or will
lease the exclusive fishing rights for
ten years at S25 year. II is stocked
with trout. and there are magnificent |
views Of the Green mountains
Some Of these farms can be rented
for 500 year and upward And
vet there are those who 90 TO the shore
year after year who have not even be.
gun to see small portion of our
country"
The above communication called /
forth several letters of inquiry. and |
the Philadelphia gentleman referred |
them TO the state publicity bureau for
further information, and doubtless was
the instrument Of bringing number
of new tourists to Vermont
4 Chicago lady sent this apprecis-
tion II received the books Of Yer
mont ] regret that the Lakes Of East
en Vermont was not ubtainablc but /
must congratulate YOU upon those 4
you did send and the most excellent 1
work your department 8, doing To- I
ward making this most glorious state
better known.
Il have visited every state il the 1
union. Nv home j. now in Chicago. /
but since 1912 have spent every 4
summer there. Each year know Yer
mont better.