Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-18
Vol. 64.-324O. No. 4.

the kind Of suarincss Of which 80 much had beci
said
The speaker said that he supposed those liyin,
on the line of the Rutland a Washington roa,
had as good right 10 seek 10 secure 10 their ROM,
the through business as had the people on the linz
ol the bennington 4 Rutland road lie then re
ierred To the argument that had been made, in re-
lation to the break in the connection Of the Ben
nngton a Rutland road ly the Troy K Boston
road, and the action that had been had by reason
OF That break. The legislature had granted IN,
relief by grntiug charter for new road hv IA,
W'y oi Lebanon Springs, to connect with Commo
dJfe Nandorbilts road, and thence south to New
YORK, That gave the remedy, and he, as q mem
Der Of the legislature voted for the road. and yot
ed for bonding the towns, although he thought 4
not wise The Rutland 4 Washington road 4 de-
pendent, Tor am outlet, on the same Troy K Bos
ton road Of which the gentleman from Benninr
ton complained 50 much and he thought that
now that the legislature had granted relief to tho
bennington Rutland road, be hoped they would
not now turn round and virtually destroy the Rut-
nhd * Washington uad hy allowing the Ben
nington a Rutland road to run out ON their r.ad
anu take away their business. cripplng their rad
and inluriug the business interests along the line
of the Rutland q Washington road
Mr.. Grover then referred to the application
that was made lost Year for the charter Ola rad
to compete with the Bennington G Rutland rlnd
referring u the " Burlcn" road. which nppli-
cation was refused last year, as It ought to have
been and now he hoped the same rule would be-
applied to this application, rs the same princi-
pies were involved. He then went into history
oi the controversy that had existed for long time
hetWeen the Bennington a Rutland the Rutland
Il Washington, and the Rensselaer, & Sarntouu
roads, for the through business referring 10 state
mcnts agd aiidayit- that were pnAacvd n the
controversy last year, aud summing dp nv stating,
that all this controversy this breaking Of con-
nections hctween roads, and this bottling up
oi rads-was due solely To the competition THAT
had existed between the various roads for the
through business
lie then referred to the statement made hy the
gentleman from Bennington, that in q few days
the Lebanon Springs ruad would he completed
aud that then cars would run through from Mont
real to New York without change which looked
like taking the through business over thnt line Of
road, and away from the Rensselaer, and Saratoor
road, where it now goes. lie did not object to
the completion Of that road he was glad Of it
and when completed they could compete on
equal terms Tor the through business but he OBJ
Jected to giving an unjust advantage t0 the Ben
nington and Rutland road by allowing them to
run down ON their road and take away business
that legitimntly belonged to IT,
Mr.. Grover then compared the reasons that had
been presented for this new charter. hy the an
pilcnts, with the reasons that had been given
against II, by the rcmOnstmnts saving TINT So
lar as appears the application is for the benefit Of
a single indiydual-Nlr. Baxter while there
were live firms ol prominent marble quarry own
ers who rcmonstrlte against it, lie then argued
that the charter should not be grunted unless il
could he shown that it is public necessity that
individual interests should not be allowed to over
ride public necessities that the laws are now
amply sufficient to enable Mr. Baxter to obtain
relief for the grievances of which he complains
and that twas not necessary 10 legislnte in such
u manner as to break down or cripple great pub-
lie enterprise, for the sake Of giving relief 10 sin
gle individuals
lie then appealed to the House to consider this
matter before passing such spcaal legislation: but
II grievances exist which ought to be remcdied.
apply to the matter general laws that should be
applicable to all cases and not single out ndiyd-
ual instances and endeayor to apply a remedy to
that particular case, leaving all similar grievances
To lester and trouble the body polite lie then
referred TO the matter of the natural business CEN
ters, like Rutland village, where the roads all
,entercd,-huilt in good faith by the different
riilruad corpomtions,- said that any breach
1t good faith ON the part of the State in granting
charters for parallel and competing roads. would
be a breach Of vested rights, and ought not to he
countenanced by the Legislature.
Mr.. Grover closed by appealing 10 the I.egisa-
tur to see 70 1t that all parties are fairly dealt
with that the rights OF none are tfampled upon
and that this House will 50 deliberate as that
oqual justice shall be done to all. If the statutes
lIe not now sufficient to redress public and indi-
Viduul wrongs, let the remedy be applied by zen
srnl legislation, and not by kind Of special leg
slation like the bill now under consideration
On motion OF Mr., Hall Of Groton adj.