Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-22
FINDS BURLINGTON
A LIVE CENTER
Visitor TO the Queen City Says;
1t Is Delightfully."- Beautiful
with the Highest Standards
and Supplied with Up.to.the.
Minute Stores

You've a charming city" said tn
visitor to Free Press reporter as thew
sat ON bench in Battery Park.
Inc sun was dropping over the hills
across Lake Champlain, bright red in
glow and sparkling the waters of the Lake
like huge clusters Of diamonds The visi-
tor was in a laxative mood. He had had
a perfect day and at its close was filled |
with complimentary speech.
yes he continued. "a most charminei
city. My travels have taken me TO an |
parts OF my native land and tn many \
places in foreign climes and T believe si
am capable Of Judging what is right in,i
both nature and humanity
This Is my first visit to tho Queen CITY,
and / must say that I am moro than;
agreeabiy impressed. always knoyvi
when when my Impressions are correct. |
The WHO'S approval assures mo that I
am right and she is Just as enthusiasticA
over your city as am"
The reporter, induisitive to know why
SO much enthusiasm, veptured to inquirs
what prompted the admiration
I'VE have been hero two weeks. " re-,
sponded the visitor. I'VE anticipated
stopping but a day two. We havs!
changed our plans entirely and will re-
main the month. To your inquiry 7 win
reply that here you are favored with all
that nature can provide. lake, most
charming. mountains on all sides of you
and sufficiently removed to give them
their greatest charm. beautifully shaded
streets, attractive residences. adequate
and accommodating hotels and A mer-
chapdizipg equipment the equal of any
city of one hundred thousand residents r
have ever visited. And It would be a real
oversight If did not mention your news.
Your daily n1pIica tionS
would do credit to community many
times the size of Burlington. They are
newsy, editorialfy fine and most attrac-
| lively made up.
Speaking of your merch andizing con-
| dtions, | was surprised to find il possible
1 in city of this size, far removed from
| the big markets. one would naturally
| suppose, but which is an error when ono
| really knows, to have tho large and fnely~r
| equipped stores you have. why, your
city Of less than 5000 persons is far bet.
| ter supplied with up-to-date- minute storess
! than many city four or five times AZ.
| large. And I wondered how your popula~
ton could support them. with their
| modern and extensive stocks. 1t was not
| until had consulted with the genial clerk
| at the hotel that 7 got the answer. He
informed me that Burlington is the larg-
est trading center in this northern coun-
try and that fully 5000 people patronize
the merchants of your city-that patrons
age comes not only from the northern
and central cities, villages and towns of
Vermont, but that northern New YORK;
residents are buyers here in large nuns
bers.
| Yes. you have fine stores and live
merchants And do you know that pro-
sressive merchandising creates live, wide-
| awake communities? I ought to know.
for do business with more than a thous.
and merchants in almost as many places,
and it is my experience that where the
live nterchantis found. there, invariably.
is the live. community.
( " / have met some of ynur tradesmen
! since / arrived here, and n they all
like those 1 have met. then you have
every reason for citation over the type Of
men at the head OF your merchandising
establishments. 1t is well said that out
side trade does not come into the town
, where the regulations Of the merchants
are not of the highest, and the home trade
is very apt to do its buying elsewhere
Young man. sajd the visitor, YOU
may say in your paper that your city has
| had one visitor this season who has fall
len in love with II. and its delightful sur
! roundingS, both as a residential and bust
ness CENTER
And the visitor lighted his second cigar
and strolled hotelward.