The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
HOTEL MEN BACK
CHLORIDE PLAN
AND TAX ON GAS
Manchester Meeting Closes with
Banquet at Worthy Inn
SPEECH BY JOHN BARRETT
Urges Cooperation of Press and
Other Institutions to Ad-
vertise State

Manchester, Oct. 6.-Expressing a
decided preference for calcium chlor-
ide for the treatment OF Vermont
roads and gasoline tax to provide
additional revenue for maintenance
and upkeep, the hotel men OF Yer
mont brought successful meeting to
It's close last evening by banquet at
which John Barrett, formerly Of Graf
ton and until couple Of years ago,
stationed In Washington, was princi-
pal speaker.
Mr.. Barrett, who has been making
an extended trip through the state
this summer, paid high compliment
to Vermont scenery and summer re-
sorts and also sounded clarion call
for service in selling these attrac-
tions to the summer visitors.
After the service OF the banquet al
the Worthy Inn in the evening Pres.
A. b. Wilder OF Woodstock introduced
as toastmaster, l.. G. Treadway OF tho
Dorset Inn at Dorset
Senator w. f. Andrews, president
OF the Manchester board OF trade, who
was the guest OF the occasion, gave
brief and graceful speech and James
X. Brown of the Worthy welcomed
the hotel men as host OF the occas.
ion.
John s. Adams OF the Dorset Inn
presented resolution commending
the highway department of Vermont,
declaring that the roads OF Vermont
we're better this summer than ever
before and promising hearty co-opera-
ton of the Hotel Mems association.
II. L. Hindley OF Rutland. r. H.
Derrah, publicity man for the associ
alton. and, Frank L. Howe OF Ben
nington. responded In brief. the lat.
ter saying that the chief trouble in
the selling OF Vermont to wider
public was the incapacity Of its press
agents.
James p. Taylor OF the State Mer.
chants association said that some
times he was inclined to envy Cali
fornia the prodigious,' but after a
trip through the mountains In their
autumn dress OF color. he was glad to
give thinks for Vermont, the ex-
qulsite." Mr.. Taylor said we have
just as good roads as we deserve"
and he declared that a citizen Is not
one who sits but should be one OF the
most going OF going concerns.
The afternoon meeting OF the asso
citation was held in the Equinox thea.
ter at which Mr.. Wilder presided un
til the road discussion came up when
Mr.. Treadway took charge. Other
speakers were Judge Edward Griffith
OF Manchester. W. 4. Bissell Of the
New England Telephone company;
J. B. Wilbur OF Manchester, Secre-
tary Harry A. Black and Walter II.
Crockett OF the state public\ depart
ment.
Mr.. Black urged the hotel men, in
case gasoline tax were authorized
by the legislature, to see that every
dollar OF It goes into the building and
maintenance OF roads.
Every legislature" said the
ing the disagreement between his de-
partment and the governor regarding
the appropriation, they hoped to
spend from $4,000 to 100000 by next
July"
Mr.. Barrett in his brilliant and in
secretary OF state. slices off
little more automobile money 1t
goes for the back roads. bridges.
etc. II should be devoted to the
trunk lines entirely"
The secretary warned the hotel
men that some people might buy
their gasoline outside the state in
case a tax we're imposed and warned
them that getting anything new start
ed was case of slow education.
Mr.. Crockett told the work Of the
publicity department since its organi
cation and said that "Notwithstand'
spring address urged uniteo offora
at state publicity.
"ln May or June of next year every
newspaper In Vermont should be en-
couraged to publish a special Yer
mont or summer issue or supplement.
In these papers every town, at least
III the lulHtuidtt StNNitis tiNhti
through individual or cooperative eff
fort, should run display advertising
and effective reading matter telling
graphically and truthfully the story
of It's hotels, It's physical and social
attractions. and its agricultural In.
dustrial and cultural possibilities.
When issued every hotel proprietor
every resident-temporary and per.
manent and every commercial and
social organization should mail cop
les broadcast to all persons they
know or of whom they have know
ledge that might visit Vermont In the
summer, stop at its hotels, rent or
purchase village houses or country
farms, start industries. and otherwise
visit Vermont and invest or be inter
ested In II.