Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

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| he west
| lesEr- preferred b. have their mSibl,
| Iaff,I the usd,ushurs route, Nh''h
9r,t,reucc is practically denied IN conse,
| uence Il ,l.e discriminating rates charged
| ,raiu.t that roate,
.ur ,mmittee arr Of the opinion that
,.-..iys rate, aud unjust discrimination,
.layt stated. arr the legitimate result Of
| rhi- monopoly Of tie busines, eu'oyod by
! aa Rensselaer, and Sarat 'aa Railroad,
rI %. 20 prove tte necessity aud wisdom
a .1suiug the business tn competition.
| Wt md also that, IN February, 1866,
| bc Rensselaer, and Saratoga company On,
erred into a coutra., with d., lroy and
Boston Railroad Company lY lho terms
4 which The Bennington aud Rutland
IEtllrs,l mpm1, through business, and
atr. uaIy allowed one train day each
rsy. aaI that only iur local business.
| Ihat subsequently,, IN January lsb"
DIS Egns,.le.. anu saratoga company
| mss a lut-e e he Troy and Bennington
| u5l Or mil,. Ia l,ugth, from liuosiok
| Junction o. tho State line, for hrpurpoSe
| { breaking connection between Bamlng'
ia and Troy, which, thcy did, and Ion
| auagn mouths thereafter al the bushes,
Il the eutirc liut had 10 pass north 10
Rutland and ind lis way 70 market rs
n,-t ii could That at the expiration OF
he fifteen months before stated, the Rens-
,ela,r and Saratoga company consented
@ open the link thus closed, upon terms
tnccdiugly oppressive and injurious TO
18th the owners Of the Bennington and
Rutland Railroad, and the entire com
nuuity along the line Of that road Tho
rrms u connection proposed permitted
he running Il only one freight and one
| passenger Train daily va'h way, without
| ms connections for through business.
rl.r fur passengers or freight, with a
,utisp from tho Rensselaer, and Saratoga
umrauy that such permission To connect
yeuid be withdrawn ON three days notice,
"a case the Bennington and Rutland com
ANY attempted 10 DO any through bust
It--.
Since the execution Of said contract the
rensselaer, and Saratoga, and the Troy
nd Boston railroads, have observed its
1ndtions and the Bennington and Rut-
and railroad has suffered corresponding
~.
II appeared that the president Of the
teu>-claor and Saratoga railroad ayowed
20 Dee his purpose, in making the con-
ract aforesaid, Ia compel the owners OF
he Bennington and Rutland company
lther 10 sell or lease the same TO the Rons-
elacr and Saratoga company, with the Ill
innate view Of obtaining absolute control
Il all southern and western avenues of
transportation from Vermont ltalso APP
ietrod that the owner Of the Bennington
nd Rutland railroad offered to take for
hat road two hundred thousand dollars
"-s than the Rensselaer, aud Saratoga
umpmy were willing 10 pay, provided
he latter would stipulatc To afford 10 the
u,,nc>s and people on the line Of the
raad proper railroad facilities, which the
resident uf the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
abroad refused 10 do when negotiations
B>cd
II appeared that, under the operation Of
he contract referred 10, the Bennington
md Rutland railroad could not be run,
ven AT high rates, and pay expenses.
. II appeared that the citizens on the line
the road had been compelled to raise
'ne mllll-n dollars to secure IN outlet to
market. II also appeared that, at higher |
rates Of freight, the'cost of running the |
Bennington and Rutland railroad, for six |
months, exceeded the receipts over eleven |
thousand dollars.
II also appeared that the Rutland ana
Washington railroad had the capacity TO
10 ten timca the business now done over
lt. and that the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
road have furnished convenient facilities |
tor handling the marble freight business, |
and that the marble dealers at West Rut-
land and along the line of the Rutland |
and Washington railroad, make no com
plant IN that respect, except the Rutland |
Marble Company, who complained that |
other producers of marble had facilities |
for getting car, which they did not have.
1t appeared that two-thirds of the mar
BILE produced at West Rutland found "A
market West That by the discrimina-
ton which the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
company had the power 10 exact, and did'I
exercise, against the northern route, via
the Rutland and Burlington and Ogdens-
oufsh railroads which it appeared was
The cheapest and most desirable route.
md by closing the route at the State line,
Via the Bennington and Rutland railroad
~ shutting off all connection for through
freight, that it gave the Rensselaer, and
saratoga railroad practically monopoly
u all the marble freight at West Rutland,
and ON all the marble at Center Rutland, |
Sutherland Falls, and all the quarries
IN the line OF the Rutland and Burling-
ION, destined Tor southern marke,
through Now York. Philadelphia and Bal
lmore, until ahe Lebanon Springs rail
Dad is coinpleted.
1t appeared that if the Bennington and
tutland railroad desired to do any freight
ng Marble destined to pass over the
Central railroad or the Erie ca
SAINT OF proper connections at the
Inc, over the Troy and Bennington
.oad, controlled by the Rensselaer, and
Tltoga railroad, the Bennington and
ta'land railroad would be compelled to
transport such marble over their own line
ma over the Lebanon Springs railroad to
. nathan, one hundred and ainetoeH miles,
thence over the Albany and Boston rail.
Dad twenty-thrce miles a distance of one
hundred and forty-tse miles. to Albany.
gainst eighty-six Iaiies via the Rensse-
aer and Saratoga ailroad to Troy, pay
ny hify cents 1Ss ton toll over the Alba.
" hrids". ma ting AN increased distance
i EIity-siS 1..-r,. and while at two cent?
,cr ton - H,ilc, would amount to ON,
Ialtaf and twelve cents per ton, with thu
ddition OF fifty cents for toll. would
mount 70 one dollar and sixty two cents
'er ton more than the freight would COS,
y It's natural and legitimate connection
with Troy, oy the Troy and Bennington
abroad, the link controlling the connee-
Ion 81 the bennington and Rutland with
he Troy and Boston railroad.
II appeared That the Troy and Benning.
ON railroad was lca.,s,. by the Rensselae,