Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

and Is now the great hai''oae Univ ~
Very true. but this centre, let it be
horne In mind, is at Rutland village, and
~, a, the West Rutland village, and not
:, he West Rutland quarries, as the I'M
pre,sion would be given on reading ne
rcport Of tue committee or listening 70 the
argument Of the gentleman from BEN
nington Tho very reason Why thus eA'
tension is wanted is because the q9arries
are away from this centre, They leave
u to infer that these quarTies being at the ,
business centre should be open TO com
petitiou for all the railroads diyerging from
that noint Ii they were in fact at that
centre, they would be open 10 such COM
petition, and without any Legislative
action 70 make them So A good deal has
been said about competition. ltss argued .
that it is the policy Of the State 10 oppose
exclusive privileges, and 10 encourage en-
,erprise. Nv leaving the various interests
II the State open to all, and thereby stimu'
late active industry, and the investment |
Of capital in the development OF our |
resources This as a general proposition,
i. sound, bu, LEI US see how II applies 10
this extension question The Railroad
committee have found as q fact that the
/ Rutland X Washington road is OF sui
/ ticient capacity TO do ten times the bust
ness there is TO do on its route, IL that
is so. and nobody doubts IL and the road
il reasonable in It's charges, the building
of another road will not increase the bust
ness on the line To the amount of one dol
lar, and this position | cannot be driven
from; indeed, should be willing TO sub.
nit il 10 those who favor this extension,
and Weld to their wishes il they should
decide it against me Ii the building OF
another road would have the effect 10
open moro Quarries at West Rutland, or
increase the amount OF business, then
there would bo some show of reason IN
this application; II would then look as
though il would create II healthy compo-
tition, but when tho Rutland d Wash
ington road is competent TO do the bust
mess, and ten times as much more il they
had it-and Tie building another does
not increase the business, all the compe-
tition it would create would do nobody
: any good, it would simply be a snstching
between two corporations for what bust
ness there is.
: The committee find the fact that tho
Rutland and Washington Road charge eN-
cessive rates for carrying freight from
! those quarries, and there is discrlmina-
! tion against the one quarry, and in favor
OF the other quarries think when the
facts are all brought out in relation to their
? charges, that no one will feel that there
j has been, 20 any extent, unreasonable
= charges, or unjust discrimination. But
suppose it is true that this company has
e been unreasonable in its charges to the
o extent complained Of Have YOU any AS
: surance that the Rutland and Benning-
! ton corporation would not be even more
{ unreasonable in their charge when their
y road is extended. II there is an evil OF
Z that kind why not fix the rates by law
d Why spenda whole session here to char
: ter another road TO correct this evil by
o what is called competition, when by fifteen
!, minutes work you can pass an act that
i will do it cffectually and surely.
= 1t is well known TO the people OF the
. State that some two years since the con-
K nection of the Rutland and. Bennington
c Road with the Troy and Boston Road,
was broken at the State line in Benning-
New York. and know very well that i,
g was a serious injury to the Rutland and
n Bennington road, and to the people living
:, on the line of that road. The gentleman
I from Bennington has given us a detailed
Z history Of that affair, and claims that II
a was brought about by the managers OF
t the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Road. That
: there was d wrong committed in that al
i fair which resulted in great public In
e Jury, there is no question. The Rensse
j. laer and Saratoga claim and still insis
Il that the wrong was on the part OF III,
d managers, or manager, Of the Rutland
:, and Bennington Road, have heard thei
relation of it,and if their statement OF fact
d IL correct, they have good reason for charg
y ing the blame upon that party; but, sir
Il do not understand me as giving any opln
ion upon that question, either pro or con
t. | have not taken pains to post myself l,
Is relation to that connection at the Stat
IN line in Bennington, and the reason is tina
so | deemed it unnecessary. And the gen
te tlemen from Bennington, with his ful
le history of that matter, and his elaborat
10 argument, has failed to convince me that
OF has any bearing upon this question OF ex
tension. | concede that there is wron
he there which must rest heavily upon tn
We shoulders OF somebody, but suppose it
II upon the Rensselaer, and Saratoga, wi
lie tho Legislature commit u wrong to redres
be wrong? | had supposed that the que'
AZ ton for this House TO determine wa
r. whether the public good required anoth,
70 Rail Road to West Rutland, and tht
that must be determined by the dctu,
n sraHts and necessities Of the people in an
of dboW that localAy. Again, will the charte
at OF this extension correct the evil complain
at ed of Ii it would have the effect t
i'll open that connection at the State line i
H. Bennington upon proper terms and cond
rs tions then there would seem to be som
" reason for arguing this extension, bt
es any one can see at glance, that 80 far
ID. the Rensselaer, and Saratoga are conccri
u ed, II would offer no new inducemcnt
he that corporation TO give any better tern
n than they have already offered in II
do matter of that connection, but on Il
he contrary it would enhance the evil
ar the Rensselaer, and Saratoga manager
"a, arc tho scoundrcls they have been repr
IN sented tobe, on the floor of this Hous
nd human nature, which they have in con
ay mon with the rest Of mankind, would |
ii very likely TO prompt them to do VIII,
!he they could, 70 put far off the day Of aga
ION making this connection. If they ha'
ny been selfish and dishonorablo herotofor
ere as they are accused OF having been, Il
90 affect of granting this extension will NAL
old them still more so.
There arr other considerations that
re- would like 10 argue in opposition TO tn
no bill and its proposed amendments, but n
tie physical strength will not permit at IL
on time
~, THE CANALs.--The Canal Commissio
ION ers of New York have decided to close t