Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-26
The Bennington a Rutland Rail-
roud Extension.
REMARKS or u. GROVER, ESQ, or
WELLS.
On the act authorizing the bennington &
Rutland Railroad Company to ex-
tend its road TO West Rutland
in the House of Represent
ativcs, Nov. H. 1868.

Mr. Park having. concluded his speech
Mr.. Grover took the floor. lie said it was
well known that the people on the line of
any railroad became identified in the in
,erests Of that particular road so far as to
deem any measure which they regarded
as inimical 10 their road as a personal
matter He said he was resident on the
line of the Rutland d Washington road,
and avowed his prejudice for that road,
He then referred to the intimation that
had been made by Mr.. Park that the OPP
ponents OF this bill had employed lobby
lists to influence the action of the legi-la-
ture; saying that Mr. Park was man
that liked TO win, and that he thought he
would leave no reasonable and legal means
untried to win his case. Both sides were
in earnest, the one for, and tho other
against, the bill, and he supposed both
sides had availed themselves of all the
lawful means within their reach TO accom-
plish their object.
Mr.. Grover then discussed tho merits
of the BILL and gave his reasons for op-
posing the bill tie said, first, it is par
allel road, notwithstanding the report of
the committee; AMI pointed ont the yari-
Gus ways in which it would become q
parallel and competing road with the
Rutland < Washington road. He said no
charter for parallel roads should be
granted, for the reason that parallel roads
interior with vested rights, and unless
some good reasons co, ID be given why the
charter for this parallel road should be
granted. it should be rejected on general
principles.
Pending the discussion, on motion OF
Mr., Abel, adjourned.
On Thursday forenoon, Nj Grover be-
ing entitled to the floor, proceeded to re
view the arguments that had been pre-
scented in favor of the passage Of the bill
First, that the Rensselaer, & Saratoga roaC
is IA soulless, grasping, foreign corporation
attempting to destroy the Bennington y
Rutland road, and destroy tho bushes,
interests OF the counties Of Rutland
~ Bennington, and the whole State
he ~terrcd to the map, and point
ed out the .rous roads in interest in thi,
bill, and gave ,-listnry of the charters Of
the vuiuu, roads ,i.nt,rino in Rutland
ia Il the interest, ii u. Rcns-clnor and
Slatogt road and the Rac~nd and Wash
ingtnn road are i.cnticn,. a. the,
were uow virtually owned al rn,
Il, the ken,>elAcr and Saratoga road ;N,,,
the compcitipn between the Rons,cla,
and Saratoga road and tic Bonninsto
and Rutluld road tor the through hu,luus
had boon great; that the managers q
both roads had bccu dillgent in IT,, ir Al
tempts 10 obtain the business to the ii.
advantage and injury ii the Other; tbs
the Rutland and Washington road WAS
Vermont road, hul' aud owned 'by Ncr
mont mon, with Vermont money, and cr
titled to the same consideration from til
Legislature rs the Bennington and RQ,
land road, owned by tho gcslcmsn iron
Bennington; that the Rutland aud Wash
! ington road WIS tor time nearly or Quit
ruined BY the competition of the BeI
nington and Rutland road that while
this condition, the managers of the Rcu
selaer and Saratoga road came to their +
lief, made such arrangements with Il
Icopuectng roads at Rutland as drew II
ess over that road instead OF Its pas
over the Bennington and Rutlan
IN called the Western Vernon
by thi, arrangement busine,
eatly facilitated along the lin
nd and Washington road
! ! :: !: !: :. !. !: !: J:
lted by the arrangement
Boston road, of whic
much, and that was I'll
vi which 10 muc
lr supposed thos
Rutland Il Wash
90 right to So,
assure 10 their ROAD fr'a through busi
ness as h.d the people on the line OF tn
Bennington q Rutland road He the
referred TO the argu.aent that had has
made. In r,.lhtinn u tho - :. -