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The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14
A RETROSPECT.

The recent eXecutions-or military MUIR
ders, as one may be pleased to term them
has recalled the execution of Colonel Will
liam L. Crittenden and forty-nine of his as
sociates, by the Spanish authorities, in
August, 1851. Willard Fillmore was then
President of the United States-not Frank
lin Pierce, as has been incorrectly report
ed-with Daniel Webster as his secretary
of state. They did all in their power to
prevent the embarkation of that ill-starred
expedition. A proclamation had been is
sued warning the officers of tho govern
ment to be on the alert, to prevent the sail
ing of any ship designed to take part in
war between Cuba and Spain warning all
individuals against breach of our neutral
ity laws and declaring that, so far as
the United States was concerned, "such
expeditions could only be regarded as ad-
ventures for plumber and robbery and
that they Unjust meet the condemnation of
'the civilized world, while they are doroga-
tory to the character of our states" Not
withstanding these warnings, and the utmost
vigilance of faithful federal ollicers-but,
probably, with the connivance of faithess
officers of the governmental expedition
'got under way" sailing under the United
States flag, and finally landed upon Cuban
shores. They were brave and noble, even
even if misguided men. Their career was
brief, and the end quickly came. They
were captured by the Spanish forces and
treated as guerrllas, not as prisoners of
war. Upon an open space, by order of the
Captain General" they were shot to
death. The deed was consummated in
sight of the American consulate, with the
flag of our country protecting it. The
United States sloop of war "Albany" and
the United States steamer "Vixen," both
with the stars and stripes flying at their
masthead, were in the harbor The at
taches of the consulate and the officers and
men of these vessels witnessed the sad
sight, but were powerless to interfere. The
act was atrocious, blood-thirsty, revenge
full, but the United States could only pro-
test. They were powerless to prevent.
These brave, misguided men had violated
the laws of their own country, internaton-
al law, the comfy of nations as, also, the
laws of Spain and of Cuba. The govern
ment was denounced for not interfering,
when their hands were tied so that they could
not. Let us remember this case before de-
handing too extreme measures now
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LET JUSTICE BE DONE.

Before the administration demand re-
dress of Spain for the capture of the Vir-
ginius, if, indeed, it should turn out that
we have any cause of complaint, would it
not be seemly to turn their attention to our
neutrality law and its infringement. We
were greatly embittered against Great Brit
ain, because " Confederate cruisers" were
built at her private ship-yards were
manned, in part, by subjects of that coun-
try, volunteering for that purpose were
suffered to depart unmolested from her
docks and ports and because they were
permitted to be coaled, pr ovisioned and re.
paired at the ports of her dependencies.
The most that we claimed was that the
British government ought to have known
these facts, and did, therefore, construct
lively, know of them. We claimed dam
age Tor her neglect, and the Geneva Tri-
bunal has awarded large sum in remune-
ration therefor. That award has been paid
1t is an old and homely saying, but one full
of force and meaning, that " what is sauce
" for the goose is sauce for the gander :"
That which we require of others, we should
do ourselves. Our government knows that
expeditions are being fitted out to aid Cuba
in her war against Spain, and knows that
others have heretofore sailed from our
shores. So open and bold are they in their
movements, that they do not attempt to
make any secret thereof. Yesterday morn
ing, almost every newspaper in the coun-
try contained the announcement that the
Cubans held private meeting at the resi-
dence of Gen. Quesada, in New York,
Monday night, to consummate plans for a
new expedition, and that it was thought it
would not be ready to sail before the end of
this month. Did the British government
have any such information as this upon
which to act2 AS ardently as we desire
the independence Of Cuba, and as fcrvently
as we hate wrong and oppression, let us be
just. Let our government firmly and i'm
partially administer the laws, so that, if
needs be, we can demand redress with clean
hands. Let justice be done, though the
heavens fall.
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AN IMPORTANT PROJECT CON-
SUMMAfED,

Rutland, by her very location, is, as
railroad men and shippers would say, a
competing point" Even before the days
of railroads this was so, especially in win
ter when navigation, by water, upon Lake
Champlain was closed The flood of travel
and freight from the north, even to and
beyond Montreal, conferred in Rutland as
it was, almost of necessity, compelled to
do. The valley, between the mountains on
the east and the lake on the west, had been
marked out by the hand of God as the
natural road for travel and the transporta-
ton of freight The natural market of
western Vermont is, and always has been,
New York. The Creator of the earth had,
by an almost impossible range of noun
tains, fixed upon New York as our natural
outlet to tide water. From the north, I'M
til Rutland was reached, there was but one
route. From Rutland, however, two routes
presented themselves, although there was
possibility Of their union at certain
point. Perhaps it might be said that there
were three. The most natural and feasible
route was long overlooked. A route lead
ing down the valley of western Vermont.
thence through western Massachusetts and.
thence to New York city over that section
OF country now occupied by the New
York, Boston and Montreal railroad, was
the one seemingly marked out by nature,
but the last to be adopted Another was
to follow down the same valley of the Of
ter Creek and Battenkil, to Bennington and
thence to Troy; while the other-the sec
ond or third as one may determine-started
from Rutland going westerly through the
westermost parts of Vermont, or the east
ern parts of New York, until it reached
Troy, the same objective point as the other
route, or touched the Hudson river at AL
bany, a few miles below, from either of
which places New York was easily reached
by both passengers or freight.
AS we have said, the most natural and
feasible route was overlooked and neglect
ed Instead thereof, we had three distinct
routes, all centering into Troy one through
the western Vermont valley, by way of
Bennington another west to Castleton,
and thence southwark through Poultney,
Granville, Pawlet, Rupert, Salem, etc.
and the third to Castleton and Whitehall,
and thence south through eastern New
York. The last two soon came under ,one
management, and by the acts of those
more or less interested therein. the connec-
ton with Troy was broken by way of the
first route. The result was that the natu-
raj outlet was made use of, and q connec-
ton formed with Now York thereby. Thus
at last, northwestern Vermont had COM
peting road with New York, and was no
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800 BROADWAY,

=. q. Whfte, 1sq., r5upc Harlem Erten-
sion Railroad Co.,
DEAR SR;-I have made personal and
written application TO the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company in regard to the
excessive and discriminating rates charged
on freights from their road that is shipped
over our road, and also in regard to the
closing up the Troy and Bennington rail-
road, and am unable to obtain any salts
faction or even an answer to my communi-
cation.
we have but one course open to us Gun
less we resort to tedious litegation) and
that is to charge the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company for the transportation of
their cars over our track, south of the Rut-
land depot.
You will, after the receipt of this, charge
for the transportation of each car and en-
CINE over our track, to or from any point
north of Wallingford, ten dollars, which
you will observe is only equal to the charge
to us from West Rutland, in excess of their
local rates.
We do not wish to have the engines of
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
run over our tracks by their engineers, as
they have proved 1t is not safe to run the
engines of more than one company over
the same road and we are now under con-
tract with the lessees of the Rutland rail
road that they may run over our track in
Rutland. If the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company wish to transport engines
over our track, you can haul them at the
rate above stated.
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THE RAILROAD IMBROGLuO.

We publish in another column certain
letters written by Mr.. Park, representing
that which we know as the Harlem Exten-
sion railroad company, to the president of
the Delaware and Hudson canal company,
in reference to the discrimination in
freights, made by the latter road upon
articles intended to be transported to New
York over the former road. The CORES
pondence, if correspondence It, may be
called, inasmuch as no reply was vouch-
safed to either letter-speaks for itself,
and places altogether a different phase
upon the action of the superintendent of
the Harlem Extension railroad company in
demanding a certain sum for the passage
of the Delaware and Hudson canal COM
pany's locomotives and cars over their
track and road bed-short though the dis
lance may have been-or upon their re-
fusal to pay such sum, placing a complete
embargo on the use thereof at ALL 1t has
been apparent, for years, that the interest
of the Delaware and Hudson canal COM
pany, and of its predecessor Rens-
selaer and Saratoga railroad company
h.- a,-s-..s --.e-sonastic- those or Rutland
or Rutland county. There are several
facts within our own knowledge, and
others of common notoriety, which prove
this to demonstration. What these par
tlcular facts ale, we do not intend, this
morning, to present to our readers, but
shall do SO in due season. There ought
not to be any such feeling of hostility.
we, and the citizens of Rutland, and of
Rutland county generally, feel friendly
toward them. Our interests and theirs
ought to be Identical. They were identi-
cal, and our interests were regarded up to
certain time when all was changed. The
opening up of a new outlet to New York,
through the valley of western Vermont,
made the change. Here was a competing
line, which must be injured as much as
possible 1t may be correct business prin-
ciples and railroad management" but we
'don't see it."
without going into the matter at length,
let us look at the matter moment. "Com-
petition is the life of trade" is maxim, so
old and 80 true, that no one dares to dis
pute 1t, or hardly to quote it, so self evil
dent is the proposition. Competition, also,
contains the life of the peoples prosperity.
A monopoly is almost death blow to en-
terprise' But where enterprise rises SUI
perior to the monopoly, it is only in cases
where customers or consumers are willing.
because compelled by the force of circum-
stances to do so, to pay more than a rea-
sonaDle price for certain commodities. The
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8ntIamd Njeeklu 6lobe.
FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. IA, 1878.
PREsIDENT SMITHS LETTER.

We publish elsewhere letter from the
president of the Central Vermont railroad
to tine president of the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal company. Our comments thereon
will be brief and we doubt whether any
comment at all is necessary, the letter itself
being sufficiently expressive. We know
not how to characterize the proceeding
therein referred to, other than 1t is therein
characterized. What would have been the
indignation of the community, or the
prompt action of the authorities, if an in
dividual had so desecrated the Sabbath, and
committed like acts upon his neighbours or
a strangers premises9 Does the fact that
a corporation so acted alter the nature
thereof With what claim for sympathy
can corporation come before the people,
because another corporation have decided
to use their own property in their own way,
when they have entered upon the property
of another-on Sunday, too-removed
buildings and committed other acts, which
if done by an individual upon the property
vi duObutl MOulu DC NiSPiONiobOhSt
trespasses, and, probably, "outrages" ?
With the moral and legal aspect of the af-
fair. it makes no difference that, at the
present Nimo, tno rouu peu, procR, etc.
have been placed sin statu quo ante 6elIo. .
The wrong, complained of, has been COM
mitted, in either event but, nOtwithstand-
ing all this, it will be noticed that the let
ter of Governor Smith is decidedly concili-
atory. He, and the roads he represents,
are willing "to let by-gones be by-gones,
and arrange connections, rates of freight,
use of track and road bed, etc., ETC., on q
satisfactory, just and equitable basis. This
can be done if the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company are willing to act justly by
connecting roads, and to treat fairly Yer
mont interests. Surely, thus far, the Cen
trail Vermont and the Harlem Extension
railroad companies have taken straight
forward, honorable, business-like course.
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events, 1t is currently stated that this ner-
lecl went on for two or two and "a half
years, aul thlt several bills were sent back
from Washington expressly for the sigma
lures Of the minor officials. Finding that
the bills were excessive, and that lie guam.
tity Of the material was 0veIs.atyA. these
officials refused 10 sigU. The general was
thus put 20 the diaagrc.aGle necessity Of
paying The credited excess over actual sup
ply from his own pocket, but he gained
the important point of getting the bills
signed. The mode in which the excess was
charged, is sad to have been by making
out new bills.
These are matters which directly con-
Germ the government. On the assumption
that they arc true they are at variance with
honest administration. Other charges are
made against the general which. there IL
abundant reason to believe, are in part well
founded. To assist the electioncering con-
test in Ncyeda, in which Tom Fitch
figured, the superintendent assessed the
Mint employees to the extent Of 80, 900 or
$1,000.
Another serious charge against the SUI
pclintcndent is that he placed men on the
payroll. and retained their names for
months, although they were absolute non
entities in regard to performance Of work
All the service they rendered was to draw
their salary. The charges as to old ma
| terials, and also as 10 bills returned for sig
nature in the manner described. cover four
| counts in the Indictment. The charges
have now been in Washington six weeks
| without receiving official notice.
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The Railroad ImbrOgIiO.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

New York, Oct. 16, 1878.
THos. Diron, Esq.,, President d. d H.
Canal C0mpany.'
DEAR SrR-Refening to our conversation
of yesterday, in which you requested me
to submit, in writing what the Harlem
Extension Railroad Company desired of
your company beg to say:
list. We wish to secure, at Rutland,
freight from your road, that shippers de-
sire to send over our road, at fair rates, and
that no discrimination shall be made against
our road.
For long time past your company have
charged freight on marble from West Rut-
land to Rutland, distance of four miles,
five dollars per car, if the destination was
Rutland or east of Rutland, while fifteen
dollars per car is charged if the freight is
to go over our road. On this class OF
freight, you charge shippers to our road
thrty-seven and half cents per ton, per
mie and three times your local rates.
am informed your company discrimi-
mates against us on other freights and from
other points than West Rutland.
I'd. We wish your company to consent
that the Troy and Bennington railroad be
opened for all business, both freight and
passenger. The Troy and Bennington
road extends from the Vermont line (where
it connects with our road) to Hoosic juno
ton, where it connects with the Troy and
Boston railroad. Its length is about five
miles.
For over fifteen years, previous to 1867,
we had line from Rutland to Troy, of
which the Troy and Bennington road
connect with that road.
In 1867, the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
railroad company acquired an interest in
the Troy and Bennington railroad, and
closed the road to all through business,
thus effectually closing our southern and
western outlet.
We are willing, as we always have been,
to concede to your road all that we ask,
and have never made discriminating rates
against you.
have stated the facts in regard to the
Troy and Bennington road, for the reason
that you informed me that the arrange.
mcnts in regard to that road, were made
before your company had any interest in ii
and that you personally had no knowledge
of the facts.
Hoping to hear soon the disposition Of
your company in regard to the requests We
make am, very respectfully, yours,
T. w. PARK
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THE RUTLAND WEEKLY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING. 1873

and fourteen hundred officers and clerks
are employed in the daily acquittal of the
bank business, whose salaries vary, accor-
ding to the responsibility and difficulty of
their Office, from $3.50 to $4,000 per an
mum.
This merest skeleton of statistics illus
trates the magnitude of the transactions of
the Bank of England and the Importance
OF its every movement. The institution is
apparently beyond the influence, good or
evil, of its dependents, yet does it watch
every ripple upon the surface of the COM
mercial world, with the anxiety of moth
err and the discrimination of financier
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.
Rearing its grand front near by and in
close internal connection with the Bank of
England, stands the Royal Exchange, the
nursery and focus of all intelligence, COM
mercial and political, domestic and foreign.
This quadrangular edilice with its magni-
ficent portico and bass-reliefs was opened
by Queen Victoria a few years after her
coronation. Externally it is much dis
figured by shops which have been efSgted
in opposition to the wishes of its architect,
while the interior consists of an open court,
surrounded by a colonnade and ornamented
with statues of sovereigns and notables
The hour of Change is between the hours
of 81 and a. PM, when the arcade is
crowded to suffocation
Dense brushes indicate the whereabouts
of celebrated tinanciers, while the centre of
attraction is ever in the vicinity of GER
tain column upon the south side which is
the acknowledged rendezvous of the Roth
childs.
Above stairs are the famous Lloyd's sub
scription rooms, where merchants, ship
pers and underwriters may obtain the news
of both continents and where the business
of the Marine Insurance Company is car
ried on. Since every one who is connected
with mercantile transactions of any extent
is member of the Lloyd club, the col
lectiye body represents the majority of the
wealth of the nation. The affairs are man.
aged by committee of nine members
the chairman is elected annually and is gen
orally merchant of prominence and q
member of Parliament He is assisted in
his duties by a secretary, clerks, walters
and messengers. The income to meet the
expenses of the club is derived from the
subscription of some two thousand mem
bers, who by their names and flames pro
tect the body among the Exchanges of the
world.
In word, the great transactions of com
merce, from which the world at large
quotes, are performed in London within
the circuit of few acres. which, Z" like al
ample shield, can take in all and verge
enough for more"
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229 BROADWAY, }
New YORK, Nov. 3, 1873. /

Thomas Diron, Esq.,, President Delaaodre
and Hudson Canal Go. E.
DEAR SIR;-The longest time you re-
quested to consider my communication of
the 10th Oct. having elapsed and hearing
nothing from your company, we conclude
you have no wish to make an answer, we
Shall to-day instruct our superintendent to
charge ten dollars on all cars running over
our track that being only what your COM
pany have for years charged on freight
from West Rutland to our rsad, in excess
of your local rates.
We shall at all times be ready to make
fair and equitable arrangements in regard
to business that is transported over both
roads, and shall be willing to concede as
much as we demand.
Respectfully yours,
T. w. PARK.
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The Raiirond ImbrogIio.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SMITH TO PRsI-
DENT DIXON.

LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SMITH TO PRsI-
DENT DIXON
RUTLAND, Nov. 18th, 1873.
THOMAS Dixon, Esq, Pres. D. d IL. Geo.
On my arrival here last evening, learn
ed to my very great establishment that your
agents here had, in the most unaccounta-
BILE manner and without any shadow Of au-
thority from myself or any one connected
with the management of our road, entered
our premises, on the Sabbath, moved a
building in our yard, torn down portion
of our cattle yard, cut our tracks and
placed therein a switch, and laid a track
over our ground to your round-housc.
Such proceedings l am sure you will not
for a moment seek to justify, nor would
you tolerate from any one on your own
premises.
In tho matters at issue between VAN
company and the Harlem Extension COM
pany, the Central Vermont have no con.
nection whatever, and it was my desire to
keep clear of any complication whatever
with regard to it, and | regret, exceedingly,
that any officer of yours should have at
tempted, in so high handed manner, to
involve us in it. | have no alternative,
under the circumstances, but to order the
yard and tracks replaced and restored to
their former condition, at the expense OF
your company, as the least which
can do
Arrangements were in progress-whicl
have since, and to-day, been pcrfected-by
which this company take possession and
the management Of the Harlem Extension
road. With this view, had hoped, and
still hope, for a friendly and proper solu
ton of all diflicultie. between your road
and that, not doubling that on some fan
basis, and with the deposition on the part
of both, friendly and cordial relation
may be established between us.
shall be very happy to meet you al
your convenience t. confer on the
matter. l am,
Very truly yous,
j. GREGORY SMITH,
President C. V. II. r.
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The AMERICAN HOTEL AT BURLINGTON
Occasionally we have calls to Burling-
ton, and have had brief seasons of sojourn
in its hotels for many years. At first we
vacillated in choosing our hotel, and alter
nately oscillated between the American
the old Howard Hotel (now the Van Ness
HoteD, the now defunct City Hotel and
the ancient Stanton House. We have en-
joyed many of their excelencies and en-
dured several of their discomforts. But
we don't do so any more. We have found
en- abiding place when called to continue,
no matter how briefly, in the Queen Cty-an
hosiery from which no one moves on after
enjoying its bountiful fare, choice delica-
cies and courteous attentions, without wish
ing he could take the hotel, its landlord and
chief clerk along with him, on his journey
IN search of better land-for better
landlord, or more courteous chief clerk
than are Messrs Crane and Vickery of the
American Hotel, Burlington, one never
expects to meet with in his terrestrial
travels. When we go up higher we may
find them excelled but then the bill of
fare one will crave up there will doubtless
be different; we will essay no comparison.
---M0ntpelier Freeman.