The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-02
IMPROVEMENTS IN
SKI JUMP COURSE
Outing Club Meets and
Gives Contract to
OverOcker
TOURIST CAMP SITE
TO BE DEDICATED
Program Arranged for Next Week Fri
day from 6 to p. m. - Fireworks
and Refreshments TO Be Features -
Free Transportation.

At a meetinglof the board of govern
ors of the Outing club at 220 Barber
building last night, the matters of i'm
proving the ski jump, the dedication of
the new free motorists camp site at
Broad brook and the building of trail
to Stratton mountain were discussed
The new profile of the ski jumping
hill made by Engineer James r. Helyar.
showing the regarding necessary, was
exhibited and carefully examined. The
contractor, d. W. Overocker furnished
estimates Of cost Of making cuts and
fills to make the hill conform to the
necessary grade Mr. Helyar's s profile
called for a six-foot cut on the lower
part of the hill, where the jumpers land
on the long jumps. The estimates
showed that this would be very ex-
pensive From estimates submitted, it
seemed impossible this summer to carry
out all the desired improvements. After
careful discussion it was voted to an
propriate a sum not to exceed 81 900 to
be expended toward improving the ski
Jump to the best advantage. The upper
part OF the hill from the starting trestIe
to point 100 feet down the hill will be
hIled IN and graded. This was filed in
only with snow last winter. The take
off VIII be corrected as to alignment
and level and the supports made more
secure. 1t was also planned to fill in
the gap below the take-off The greater
part OF the money will be spent on
making the cut on the alightment ground
at the lower part of the hin Ii is
planned, If possible, to transplant ever
green trees along the sides of the course
so that natural trees will take the place
OF the eyefgreens placed in the snow last
season. These trees will make the hill
more attractive, and viii help to hold
the moisture and snow
The contract to do this work was let
TO ID. W. Overocker. the contractor who
built the ski jump last January.
1t was voted to hold the dedication
party at the new free camp site for auto
tourists at Broad brook from to D.
m, next Friday. June 9. al memhrs
OF the club and their friends and all peo-
pie interested in the new camp are in
vited TO attend. The club will provide
hot coffee. lemonade. doughnuts, etc,
and people are asked to bring their own
Dienlc lunches. Free transportation will
be- provided, automobiles and trucks
leaving the plaza near the railroad sta
tion at 6 clock. Large trucks BELONG
ing to the Dewitt Grocery Co, and the
S. A. Smith Mfg Co, fitted up with
straw, will accommodate a number of
people. 1t was voted to have an exhi-
bition of fireworks during the evening,
and the money necessary for this was
donated by members of the board of
governors present. IF possible, the club
plans to have music during the evening
also.
James p Taylor. founder of the Green
Mountain club and secretary of the Bur
lington chamber of commerce. has ac-
| cepted an invitation to be present at
| the dedication and give a talk on the
question of trails in Vermont and the
increasing popularity of free camp sites
for automobile parties touring throug
the state.
Large signs are to be placed at Bern
ardston. Mt Hermon, Mass. one on the
| Massachusetts-Ne Vermont line giving a
welcome to automohilsts entering the
Gateway of Vermont and stating that
the route from BernardstOn to Brattle-
boro is the shortest and most scenec
route to the Green mountains and White
mountains This is on Connecticut
river route No ?. Arrows will point the
way from the large signs at each mile.
post to the camp site. A similar sign
viii be placed on the Putney road and
one to the west of the town. That this
matter is Of interest to all towns and
hotels north of BrattlebOro, especially
those on this side of the state. is evi-
denced by the fact that A. b. Wilder,
manager of Woodstock Inn voluntarily
donated a subscription toward the eFec-
tion of these signs. Mr. Wilder believed
that this might do much to divert the
automobile traffic into the state via
BrattleboTo. Mr.. Wilder has written to
eleven hotels from st. JohnsburY and
Montpelier south to Bellows Falls stat
ing bis opinion of he value of this idea
In letter received this morning enclose
ing check for his subscription, Mr. wiz
der says: q Try and get a sign that viii
show them we want to see the tourists