The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-18

Isle cunty are equally satisfactory and
show an enormous amount of automo-
bile touring through the islands. BY De-
cembeF / one island camp had its place
booked more than full for July and Au-
gust. The proprietor of this camp saws.
There Is no question about the multi
tude coming to Vermont when we are
ready to take care of them. 1t is the
getting of the people to enter the bust
ness and learn how to do ii that is diff
hcult. In many eases those who come
into the state are not made comfortable
ana are not given enough to eat. The
first fault may be because Of ignorance of
the business of caring for city guests,
but the second one is measurable and
outrageous"
In Windham county there is an in
clination to make the hin towns the
abiding place for an increasing number
Of summer visitors Every dav sump
mer occupancy until today a number Of
sections in the southern part of the
county are almost wholly owned by such
non-reSldents,' writes an agent from
that section. The number of non-resi-
dent summer visitors to Wiudham
county and especially to Ames hill in
Marlboro, is increasing yearly and last
year the number in that section of the
county exceeded 30 people from various
states all of whom have acquired or are
interested in summer homes there. ."
Windham. Wardsboro. Newfane and like
an excellent field for the development OF
the summer homes idea. This is the so
called abandoned farm district where
property has been for sale at low prices.
n district famed for its beautiful seen
ery-lts streams teeming with trout and
Its thousand hills affording pleasure and
excitement TO fishermen and hunters who
flock there every season. Those cater
ing to summer bOarders in these places
he'd ali the guests they could accom-
modate and so were obliged to turn peo-
pie away.
In connection with previous mention
made of ~"abandOEed' farms it is curious
TO note the number Of inquiries received
from people outside the state who have
the idea hat Vermont consists largely
Of just such places to be bought for lit
tie or nothing. As a matter of fact
there are very few truly abandoned
farms, all of them being utilized either
for pasturage. wood and timber growth.
or other similar useful purposes. and
for the last few years many a farm
classed in the abandoned list a paid
big dividends producing hay. To quote
another real estate agent; Farmers
that | now of who would gladly have
sold back farms three years ago for a
small price. ave gone to them after
their own having has been lone and
have harvested such good hay crops that
they have in many cases revised their
prices upward 50 much that they are
practically now off the market. and often
they have actually withdrawn them from
the agencies. saving they guessed they
could get more for their money right
where it lay if hay prices kept up.
Brandon. situated near three lakes.
midway between the Green and Adiron-
dack mountains, is an ideal summer re-
sort. attracting many tourists. One ho-
tel could not accommodate over 80 per
cent of its applicants, and. this was an
inn that depended upon the free adver-
tising of the Publicity Bureau for it's
business. The proprietor said the guests
came, found everything as represented
and most of them signified their inten-
ton of coming again next year.
With the near completion of the new
highway through ~Smugglers' Notch and
the Improvement Of the road to the sum
nit of Mount Mansfield. the region there
abOuts is becoming more and more a
mecca for tourists. Summer homes are
being built here by non-residents. and
many farmers near Stowe nave found the
taking of Sunmer boarders a profitable
business. Other mountain and lake re-
sorts such as Averill, Highgate Springs,
Woodstock and Manchester report a rec
ord vacation business.
These instances have been cited be-
cause there is certainly a great need for
more good hotels In Vermont and for
more people willing to accommodate
summer boarders. V~ermonters who will
charge reasonable rates and give their
guests the same treatment they them
selves would like TO receive should they
spend the summer in the city. When
plenty of the right sort of people have
been found to care for v~acationists.
there is no doubt but that Vermont will
become one of the leading vacation re-
sorts of the country.