The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-21
THE CENTRAL VERMONT RAIL-
ROAD

While other communities and other states
haye been suffering from railroad monop-
oles, and the extortions these railroads
have been enabled to exact by reason of
their being monopolies, no such sins can be
laid at the door of Vermont railroads
managed by Vermont men. We opine
that no man or corporation will ever violate
the tenth commandment by reason of
coveting the gains and profits made by such
railroads. The history of this class of cor
porations, so far as they have remained
under the control and management of Yer
monters, has been continued and oft re-
peated story of struggle disaster and loss.
Many are the men who, having accumu-
lated comfortable fortunes and were ready
to retire from active labOrs and enjoy, in
quiet and retirement, the fruits of life
time of toll, have sacrificed almost their
last dollar in the cndeavor to place our rail
roads upon self sustaining and rcmuner-
alive basis, and yet retain the control
thereof at home so that their fellow citi-
zens might not suffer from undue charges
for the carriage of themselves or the pro-
ducts of their industry. The progress of
the Vermont Central, the Rutland and
Burlington. and other railroad enterprises
are marked, all along down their course,
by the wreck of private fortunes, and I'M
timely deaths caused by over cxertion in
behalf of the combined interests of the
people and the railroads. The fact was
early brought home to these men, that no
such enterprise could be sustained by local
traffic alone Such traffic was, of course,
of benefit so far as it went. and Vermont
railroad managers, while striving, with their
utmost energy, for outside connections and
arrangements for through freight, have
ever protected, and sought to build up, local
freghts and local business interests.
We hazard nothing in saying that il
will be difficult, if not impossible, to
find instances wherein Vermont railroads
managed by Vermont men have done 9TH
erwise than foster Vermont business inter-
ests. 1t was and is for these reasons that
we hope so much of the Central Vermont
railroad company, backed as it is by ample
capital, and controlled, as it must always
be, by Vermont men. Unless our railroads
can have other freights than those afforded
by local business, they cannot be profitably
operated, and no men, or set of men, vii!
long run railroad without reasonable
prospect of profit. The present organiza
ton of the Central Vermont seems to in
sure this, as well as afford competitive
line between Montreal, Boston, New York
and the West. If it shall accomplish this
and such is the reasonable and probable
prospect will have entered upor
new career of prosperity, and we shall
have done our part toward solving thu
transportation problem. Without enlarg
ing further upon the favorable outlook, W.
commend to the attentive pvrusai and cen
sidcration of our readers an article or
Railroads in Vermont" from the Man.
chester Journal, published on our first
page, this morning. The whole subject is
there considered in temperate manner
and the true relation between our citizens
and this great enterprise concisely stated
With that statement, and these brief com
ments, we leave the matter for the present
trusting that our citizens and railroads, alike
will calmly, coolly and dispassionately con
slider the mutual relations which do ant
must exist between them, and ever be pre-
pared to act accordingly.