Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-26

claimed sa much aud hy tAauEh' 'hsl
ugyy that tie LEGISLATURE haI 7aa& e.
N,i IA the bennington y h"lte'" '''t, g,
hon they would uaf Euw WAH AtguhA
.r.a virtually destroy the haltahl ~
Wg.hingtsn road by allowing the Ben
ninpton X Rutland road 70 run out on
their road and take away their business,
ry.rpling their road and iniuring the hu'
-iness interests along the line Of the kut'
land \ Washington road,
Nh Grover then referred 10 tie arpl1'
s.t.an tlzt was made last yry Tor the
..urtar If road 81 compete Wsth the
bennington y Rutland I.ad gel-Uing
Cd the Burden" road, which pTlicatlon
was refused last wear, us /, ought O. have
been; and now he hoped the same rule
would be applied to >,hts application rs
the same principles were involved, Ec
tl,n went into a history Of the controyer'
~ that had existed for q long time be-
tween the Bennington & Rutland, the
Rutland \ Washington, and the ReR,se'
l'nr 5 Saratoga roads, for the through
hg,ipr-- referring % statements and aili'
layit, that were produced in the con'ro'
lpgsy last year, and summing up by
stating that all thi, o3ntroycrsy,-t
breaking Il connections between roads,
aud thi, "bottling up" OF roads-was due
solely 10 the competition that had exist
ed between the various roads for the
through bushes.
/ liz then referred 70 the statement made
wv the gentleman from Bennington, that
IN a fow DAYS tho Lebanon Springs road
4 -. 4 t1,at tB.Ft
would run through from Montreal 20
New York without change; which looked
like taking the through bushes over that
line OF road, and away from the RensSe'
NaCr ana Saratoga ruaA, ~i,viv ~ NOV gvve.
He did not object 10 the completion Of
that road hc was glad Of IL; and when
completed they could compete CA equal
terms Tor the through business, hut he
objected 10 giving an unjust advantage TO
tho Bennington and Rutland road by
allowing them To run down on their road
and take away business that lcgitimatcly
belonged To It.
Mr. Grover then compared the reasons
, that had been presented for this new char
ter, by the applicants, with the re, 'onS
that had been given against it, by the re-
monstrants; saving that SO far as appears
the application is for the benefit of sin
gle individual-Mr Baskerville there
were five firms Of marble quarry own
crs who demonstrate against it, lie then
argued that the charter should not be
granted unless II could be shown that it
+ is apublic necessity; that iudiyidua! in
/ ercsts should not be allowed TO override
+ . l.,
amply sufficient TO enable Mr.. Baxter TO
obtain relief for the grievances of which
I hc~-Smplains; and that it was not neCes-
sary 10 legislate in such manner as TO
break down or cripple a great public en-
T terprisc, for the sake If giving relief TO
single individuals.
He then appealed to the House to con-
slider this matter before passing such
special legislation; but il grievances exist
which ought to be remedied, apply to the
matter general laws that should be apple
able to all eases, and not single ont lndI-
vidual instances aud cndoavor to apply. a
remedy 10 that particular case, leaving ell
similar grievances to tester and trouble
the body polite. He then referred to the
matter Of the natural business centers
1 like Rutland village, where the roads all
centered, built in good faith by the diff
ferent railroad corporations,-a said
that any breach OF good faith on the part
of the State in granting charters for par
allel and competing roads. would he a
breach Of vested rights, and ought not TO
be countcnonced 10y the Legislature.
Mr., Grover closed by appealing TO the
Legislature TO see to it that ali parties are
fairly dealt with; that the rights OF none
are trampled upon; and that this House
will SO deliberate as that equal justice
will be done to all. 1.-THE statutes are not
now sufficient to redress public and irdi-
vidual wrongs. let the remedy be applied
by general legislation, and not by kind
OF special legislation like the bill now un-
der consideration.