Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-24
II Fix ALP.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1907.
Editorial Correspondence.
MONTPELIER, Oct. Is, 1856

MONTPELIER, Oct. Is, 1867.
Dear Herald; Quiet rtigns L. the cap
ital, 'he members Of the General Assem-.
bIy having scatter,d ~ heir homes, and
will rot return with any expectation Of
the transs Ctlon o. business until Tues
day morning, although the adjournment
isony 10 3 O'Clock 90 Monday IF rrnoon
Alter The rc.aSsrub ins thu business Of
the session Wi. 20 for ward, 1t is To- be
hoped, with more rapidty. Several
questions, likely to cause SOME excite
meut and much discussion, will be
brought OPP early ia the week. First
Amorg them witl he the hearing on the
,pnicatiou f"r the charter of the Wa
1oomsaC Railroad, commonly known IS
the Burden road" which gives the
right to build road from Il point on
,be west line Of the State to he ore beds
owned and worked by the Burdens in
Salisbury. The road, as Is reported,
will make line OF road through the
village of East Bennington, giving its
nopulation and business direct commu-
nication, by way of the Troy and Boston
Railroad, with Troy, This measure will
meet with spirited opposition from Mr.
Park and the friends OF the Lebanon
Springs road. The canvass has already
commenced upon the question, although
no hearing has yet been had before
the railroad committee. Mr., Park has
introduced a bill amending the general
r.j,rcad law in such manner as TO ex.
tend the provisions which the various
railroads in the State have to make just
and proper connections with each other,
10 all railroads or connecting or confer.
mjnous with intersecting railroads
named in the act, at the boundary OF the
State. The penalty for disobedience OF
the .aw is the forfeiture OF all franchises,
grants rights, tolls and privileges which
the roads may have or use in this State;
$50 liability for all damages arising to
any road in this State by reason OF such
Intentional break of connections. This
amendment, although to become part
o. the general law, is Of course Intended
to affect the railroad complications in
Bennington by compelling the Troy and
Boston and Saratoga railroads to renew
their connections with the Bennington
road. under penalty of their losing con-
tro, o. the Rutland and Washington and
Whitehall roads. Also another bill pro-
vides that neither of two competing lines
or road in this State shall be leased or
transferred to the owners or managers
o. any railroad without the State, with
provision for an injunction by the So.
preme Court in case of violation OF the
act, Mr.. Miner of Manchester has pre-
scented another bill, which makes it q
] misdemeanor for any one OF two or
more competing Vermont roads to make
an arrangement with any foreign roads,
by which the business of the latter is to
be given to one of such competing roads,
to the exclusion OF the other. These
measures will undoubtedly meet with
opposition, and it would seem that the
legislature, before acting upon these
bills or enacting any legislation directed
towards railroads out OF the State,
should give.the subject due considera-
ton, and ask the question, whether YER
mont capital has built our railroads, or
have not these same parties whom they
are now endeavoriDg to circumscribe
furnished the money with which our
railways have been constructed And
after having invited their capital shall
we now legislate against them7