The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-04-23

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lgr h. presumed The people Of Dandy
were net 10 much interested ia deter-
u.iniug upon whom should be plaeed
tbe blame oithc rupture which had
duced them aecommodations during Y 6
the p few months to one mixed un
per day each vay.as they were.in defer.
min whether they should be entirely lies
ttuts ofraiIroad facilities for all time
o come.
Tile question they were called upon
to decide was net whether they should
bc content with their present aecommt
datlons, but whether they should have
any accommodations al all The pres
ent operation Of the Bennington and
Rutland road, although tie trains we're
insufficient for the accommodation Of
the people and the rates too high for
the prosperity of the business on the
line, was continued at a daily loss.
Unless there was some change in It's
connections ITS operation must cease,
and the people and business which had
depended upon it 20 back to the primi-
tive support Of stage-coaches and teams
In these times no business community
could prosper without q railroad, and
lie would takoi it for granted the eiti-
zons Of Dandy did dot wish to be left
without one.
Assuming that tho people Of the
town did not wish to be deprived Of
railroad facilities It was first necessary
to satisfy them hat such would be the
case unless some action was taken to
secure a fair and permanent connection
The bennington & Rutland railroad
had been run since the break at the
State line because rs long as there were
any hopes Of a connection, its owners
had rather lose something in it's opera
ton than have the the business upon
the line entirely cease. Whenever it
became evident that no permanent out
let could be gaiuid, the trains would
stoprunning. He did not profess to be
public-spirited enough TO run railroad
any great length Of time At a daily loss.
As the towns decide whether the Ben
nington & Rutland road shall have an
outlet or not, they decide whether the
operation Of that road shall continue or
cease.
1t being evident that the Benning
ton & Rutland railroad could not exist
without d southern outlet, the next in
quiry was whether there was any rea-
sonable prospect that the outlet to Troy
would be opened. When The break oc-
cured it was generally thought that it
was merely a personal difficulty which
like other quaIcls between railroad men
would soon bo arranged. As soon as it
became known along the line, he rcceiy-
ed several communications inquiring
whether trains would connect in two or
three days, sad whether freight could
be sent through by the next week. As
time progressed and the outlet remain
ed closed several gentlemen whose busl-
ness was injured in consequence, visit
Troy and were told by the officers Of
the Troy and Boston Company that
there would be no connection. Shortly
after, in became known that the Troy
q Bennington road, extending from
Hoosiek to the State line, had been
leased TO the Rensselaer, 4 Saratoga
Company. Thus We might consider
the break permanent, for all the con
tracts and interests Of those who con
troled the outlet to Troy were opposed
TO q connection.
If the Bennington & Rutland railroad
could not exist without a southern out
let, and it was deprived Of the one it
had hitherto depended upon, the next
inquiry was what should be done TO
secure the connection necessary to its
oxistance. The building Of the Loba-
non Springs railroad, connecting the
Bennington Il Rutland railroad with