Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-09

BOSTON from Troy WOulu DC III euou
degree avoided, enuring to the benefit of
the Rutland and Burlington, that SEEM
ed the more necessary TO establish this
through line at this time, that II might
become known and established in public
estimation, and the course OF trade got
TO running in this direction, before the
Troy and Boston road should be placed
in a position of complete hostility TO the
Rutland and Burlington, by the compile
tion of the North Adams route to Bos-
ton; that no reliable line could be main
tanned with the Troy and Boston Com
pany between the West and Boston and
Troy and Burlington, because of its in
adequate supply of locomotives and
cars, having scarcely more than enough
to do It's local business; that there was
also the same deficiency on the Rutland
and Burlington road; that by the con-
solidation aforesaid the Saratoga road
came into possession Of 81 locomotives,
600 freight and AZ passenger cars, which
would be available to the Rutland and
Burlington, while the Troy and Boston
had only - engines, 1855 freight cars and
0 passenger cars; that for years the
Troy and Boston have not permitted
their freight cars to pass east of Rut-
land, which required re-losding OF all
freight; that it had given the trustees
OF the Rutland and Burlington notice
that it would not contribute to support
an agency for the East and West line,
unless the Rutland and Burlington would
bind itself to send all its through bust
ness over the Western Vermont, which
it was impossible to do, with the made
Quate supply of locomotives and cars;
and they were obliged to elect and make
their arrangements with the Company
which could supply these facilities, or
else sacrifice their trust out Of a chival-
rous regard to the interest Of foreign
corporation; that the result of the ar
rangement with the Saratoga road has
been to highly increase the business and
income of the Rutland and Burlington,
and to furnish more reliable facilities to
the public.
That it has been the practice to leave
car at Center Rutland from the North,
destined over the Saratoga road, and
the conductors make proclamation to
prevent misunderstanding by passen-
gers; that the train after leaving this
car proceeds at once to Rutland and con-
meets with the Western Vermont; that
the car is left to save two miles travel,
making the distance shorter than by the
Western Vermont; that no person is
compelled against his wishes to take the
one route rather than the other to Troy;
that tickets over the Western Vermont
have in no case been refused of passen-
gers over Saratoga.
The memorial admits that one of the
daily trains from Rutland over the
Western Vermont arrives in Troy So
minutes earlier by the time table than
tine train on the Saratoga route, but the
latter train arrives in season to connect
with both the Harlem and Hudson Riv-
er trains, and also the N. Y. Central;
that also one of the Troy and Boston
trains reaches Rutland an hour and q
half earlier than the Saratoga, but it is
run as an express train at dangerous
rate of speed, and connects with nothing
at Rutland.
The memorial then explains that the
reason why the Rutland and Burlington
has lately failed to connect with the
Vermont Central for Montreal in the af-
ternoon is because Of q change of time
on the Hudson River road to QUE half
hour later, leaving only two hours and
| five minutes to the Rutland and Bur
lington to run to Burlington, 81 miles,
including all stops that the trustees
endeayored to gain further time by an
arrangement with the Vermont Central,
but failed, and after trying the expert
ment o. making this connection for two
or three weeks, and frequently failing,
it was abandoned as perilous to life and
ruinous to the road and its machinery {;
that under the present arrangement Of
night trains the passenger starts from
New York two hours earlier, makes sure
connections, reaching Montreal at the
same time, as under the old arrange
| ment,
The memorialsts further say they
have not refused to take the sleeping car,
or the freight cars, at Rutland, from the
Troy and Boston road as formerly.
The memorial concludes by saying it
is remarkable that not a single fact is
stated by the memorialists in behalf of
the Western Vermont which shows that
any person on that line, or any citizen of
Vermont, has suffered any loss or even
inconvenience from the arrangement
aforesaid; and that the grievances only
affect, in the present tense the gains of
the Troy and Boston Company; and
that when the day shall come that the
Western Vermont falls under the man