Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-25

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WASPOSTPONED.
The snow storm which swept down
upon the country Thursday accom-
panied by real winter weather, put q
stop to the projected trip to Jay Peak
to the great disappointment of prob
ably a thousand people who had
planned to enjoy the day at that
famous spot. This paper had re-
ceived assurances of a great crowd
of visitors from all parts of the
state if the weather had been fav-
orable.
Indeed so perfect = had been the
preparations for the trip that many
refused to put off the expedition and
went to the mountain notwithstand-
ing. So that nearly 100 people were
there during the day.
Rev. J. H. Blackburn of this city,
with % boy scouts started out early
in the morning, and went to the top
of the Peak in spite of the weather,
and the inability of seeing anything
from the summit on account of the
fog and clouds. When they arrived
they found that there were at least
60 people who had come from Bur-
lington and other towns along the
route. North Troy especially had
made preparations to welcome the
travellers by decorating the houses
and stores of that place with flags
and bunting and were sorely dis
appointed at the failure of the excur-
sion.
The selectmen of the town of Jay
clear the road to the base of the
that several cars made the entire
| where the climb begins. Rev. Mr..
a real winter day cold as January
and ice, it was not at all a difficult
climb, and that several women and
girls of the party went clear to the
| summit and some of them actually
ate their lunch on the tiptop of the
Peak.
| However, for the most part it was
! thought best by the projectors of the
excursion to call off the trip which
was done so far as possible Friday
morning. But since so many of the
| speakers for the occasion were &C
tually in the state the visitors were
| brought to this city, and the gather
ing was held in the Newport House
under the auspices of the Chamber
of Commerce together with the Green
| Mountain club and the Barton I'M
provement Club.
| Dinner was served at this hostelry
and at the close of the meal profit
able hour was spent in discussing the
various aspects of the Long Trail as
it refers to the Jay Peak end of it.
Wallace FL. Gilpin of Barton pre-
sided at the literary exercises and
introduced the speakers Of the occa-
sion. The first speaker was Clarence
P Cowles of Burlington but native
of Albany, who had shown his in
terest in the Long Trail by trans
porting up the mountain the mate
rial for the construction of Taft
Lodge on Mt. Mansfield making Is
: trips in one season, carrying the
lumber for it's construction and thus
providing one of the most attractive
! stopping places on the whole long
trail.
He stated that the Green Mountain
club now numbers HOO people, ant
that mixers are tramping the trail il
ever increasing numbers. Taf1
lodge has only been erected two year:
last August, and before that onl!
mountain climbers could reach the
spot. The first year 500 people reg
istered there 1900 a year ago pass
ed the spot and this year already
over 200O He believed that such :
lodge on Jay Peak would attrac
thousands as this is the only section
on the trail to the Canada line which
has not been opened.
i Frank Howe, editor of the Ben
: nington Banner was the next speak
er. He asserted that we have tn
best quality of scenery in tn
: eastern part of the United States
and this part of the state highe
f grade of citizens than any other sec
f ton. Public spirit is better here al
so. He strongly urged the linkin
3. up of Jay Peak with the Long Ira
), which only lacks this last part of tn
line and it can easily be accomplished
@ Raymond III. Torrey of the Me-
). York Post, was the next speakel
d Some time ago he had become inter
ested in the Long Trail, made Wis
6 to Vermont and printed a page {
n views of the mountain in the Sunda
~ edition of that paper. But he ha
tS ISNSI uCdIo VI Gay Cdh. lac va
s delighted with the view he receive
of it that day and the reports thu
= had been given of it. He though
: that not many New Workers ha
\ heard of the mountain, but would
y attracted to it when they knew of
= He believed that it would add
ID percent to the Long Trail. He az
i vocated the extension of the ira
i along the whole coast, so that OF
II could start in New York and pa.
!! through Vermont, to the White Mou1
tains of New Hampshire, to the Can;
b dian line. This pant of the country
undiscovered country to many Ne
l. Workers., but it is as fine a piece {
II trail as there is anywhere. He b.
+ lieved that volunteers could be four
in the surrounding towns to build tt
T. trail straight through to the top
the peak. He thought there was p
triotic value to the movement as
III was civilizing ,huma MIXING influence
mi get people out into the open. M
III Torrey writes wonderful stories
nature and will doubtless make il
III Peak show up in future editions
III the Evening Post.
y Denny B. Goode of the Bostt