Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-04-05

iairs IN that portion OF the State, and be
lleying that every considerable portion O
the State, when suffering or in danger, j
entitled 10 the sympathy and protection o
the residue, and that the whole State, an,
particularly the whole Western part o! It
Is deeply interested IN having free and IN
trammeled outlet 10. freigh. and travel K
the South and West from Rutland anC
feeling that any remedy Tor the evil com
plsined Of, in order 10 be tAcctual, must *
prompt and speedy. have felt !. my duty
TO call you together on this occasion that
you may take into cOnsiderdiioa the whole
matter, and adopt such measures in relation
thereto as you shall deem right and proper.
IL is understood that the excuse for brea 4
ing the railroad connection mentioned, is
founded on a complaint OF the Troy & B1s-
ton Company against the proTTietors (nOt
the lesSees) of the Bennington X Rutland
Railroad, and that the officers II the com
pany publicly declare that as long
as the road Is owned by the present
proprietors no connections shall be made
VII 1t. Whether this complaint Is well or
III Inded, does not seem worth our while
to I, quir., for whatever may be ils charac-
ter, 1t Is difficult to conceive how 1t can form
any justification for infictIng indiscriminate,
and perhaps irreparahle, injury on an innO-
cent public.
Ii Is understood that the Rensselaer, & ST.
ratoga Company, owning tie Two rival
roads from Rutland, desire to purchase the
Bennington a Rutland Railroad. Such pur-
chase would give them monopoly Of ali the
business and travel passing through that
place 70 and from the s0uLh and West. and
enable them to impose such terms upon il
as they might choose. IL is alleged that the
present stOppage Of tie road is promoted
and sustained by a desire 20 force lie #
1t to that company. Whether II would i,.
for the interest OF the State TO have all tL..
avenues Of business and travel 10 the hands
OF one corporation. AMI that foreign aue.
may well be questioned Sine, the before
mentioned contract in February, 1866. by
which the Bennington q Rutland road ceas-
Cd 70 be rival road 10 the Rensselaer, K
Saratoga road, 1t appears that the charges
for tr, ight on that road between Rutland and
Troy ave been largely incTeas, d-the in-
crease on some portion Vi 1t ,cdiug ninety
per cent.-thus imposing an additional bur F..
den upon al! the business of the STATE, which I
passes over that road tO and from the North /
and East
Ii Is represented to NE that the people on .
the line Oi the Bennington ( Rutland road
strongly dlstrust the nchuatIOns Of these .
foreign corporations to 90 them justice, and /
protest earnestly against any sale of tie .
road TO them. and certainly the facts hercin- .
before stated Of their efforts g. make a rcr- .
diversion Of the business away from
-aid road, and their presen; .stiie attack .
upon u, do not seem calculated ,9 inspire
confidence IN any lutuIe uaaa-. mlut oi it F.
by them.
10 guard as iar A. p-ac,ira.Ie sglius;
long cOntlnuance oi the emiArr.-, utu-s uu-
der which the people iu tie -.uru-wc-,gr1
quarter OF the Safe are ia1.rrg. it is yr1-
posed by them 10 open another ou'lls tor
The Bennington Rutland road O.. 800, $ uth
ana " ct, ty constructing q I.N railroad
IIoA- .Ie vicinity Of lts present termination
10 cJn-cct WIKI The New Nos Il Harlem
HaiiIO d az Chatham -Four Corners. This.
t Is alleged. would supply the only link
that l. wanting 10 form tlc sh0rtos. and
n1-t tcsinble railroad route between u.
,it;cs u Montreal and New York run0irg
through ;Ac whole length OF cur state and
furnishing our people tctitr railroad n,ili-
IL l. represented that thorough and acelr-
.;c surveys have been made Of the route uf
has read, that I: is about fity mllcs in
length i4st IT. cost vii not exceed ST.
100 .OOO, and that for its construction
S1uO.VuO have already been subscribed 10
he State Of New YORK. In order q make
~ the deficiency, OF q portion ui o.. ~ i
Understood you viii be asked 10 cInicr au-
| rHN mn IT, FnnNrHa Poo" g 81
ad Company & issue bonds aud mortgage
&; road, and On all the towns interested to
end tLeIr pccuniaiy aid towards .ts cjn-
iruciiJn.
The action OF the Troy ( Bl,.a ,.mIl-
", IN suddenly refusing L. ruu tl,ir cars %
Jnnec, with O s1ad with whicH t had IN
connected Tor fifteen goars.
hereby rejecting great and certain injury
u the public, Is a rare occurrence iu railroad
history, ana ought not t. hc al owed o. hl
epeatod, If IN the power Of the legislature
o prevent Il. suggest for your oJusitcra-
lou v Tlether remedy might not be pr0Ud-
d by making corporations responsible tor
INJURIES OccasIoned By acts OF tins j. scrip
lpn. Both the Rensselaer, & Slratoga aud
he Troy & Boston Railroad Clmranics
perasc roads Ot some extent within this .
tate, and in doing 81 have the lcu,lt of
ur laws tor protection Il these clrrora-
ions, by thCIr control OF these Northern
Dads without the State, combine ul l0nfc-
crate together to inllici irreparab,e injuries
pom our citIZens. it would seem tlrt such
cts might not be beyond the reach Of Legs
alive remedy.
| am not informed OF any other considera-
lie interest Of our people that Is likely 20
ltIer for want Of speedy legislation, and
herefOre emit calling your attention to other
lbjects
PAUL DlLLINGHAM.
ExEcUTIys CHAEBzR, Montpelier, March
I, ls6f.