The Portland daily press., 1884-09-08
RAILWAY MATTERS
Vanderbiit's Scheme for n New Line BE.
tween Chicago and Portland.

Under the heading, "Firing pop-guns at the
Grand Trunk" the Wall Street News dis
courses as follows regarding the alleged Van
derbit scheme for new line between Chica-
go, ILL.,, and Portland, Me-:
The announcement is made that Mr.. Vanderbilt
has perfected arrangements for organizing a new
route between Chicago and Portland, Me-, to enable
him to hit the Grand Trunk In its own territory. It
Is queer crowd that makes up the new line. First
there is the Portland Ogdensburg, which has been
running some eight years, and never earned run
ming expenses. The receiver has been authorized
the road in safe condition. The Mercantile Trust
company had interest of nearly 500 900 in that
ROAD, ana instituted suit about it some time ago.
The 30 ton, Concord q Montreal road, recently
leased to the Boston y Lowell, is then used, but
how the gap is filled in 10 connect with the Central
Vermont and Ogdensburg & Lake Champlan is not
stated. Here comes In the queer part of the new
line. 1t will be remembered that Mr.. Val der bilt
has for several years controlled the Ogdensburg &
Lake Champlain, and he has furnished money TO
build link called the La Noble Valley Extension,
parallel to the Vermont Central and IL miles in
length, from Rouse's Point to Masquam, VT. there
to connect with the St. Johnsbury s. Lake Cham
plain, and put in their board of directors. 1t
was thought at the time that Mr.. Wander
szpectsdy BUSTED by the Central S Vermont t
people. We did not believe it, and
said so. 1t looked to US as If Mr. Vanderbilt had
come to the conclusion that there no chance ev
or to get any OF the money back that he might send
up there and that he had better get before add
st. Johnsbury Lake Champlain is entirely cut Off
and the La Noble Valley extension is worthless to
Mr.: vanderbilt or anybody else. The Vermont Cen
ral is to be used as part of the new line and ON
Rouse's Point westward to Norwood the Ogdens.
burg q Lake Champlain road is to be used Thence,
the Rome, WATERFOWL u Ogdensturg is used to
connection with the New York Central. The new
route as any one can see by CHANGING at a railroad
map, is an extreme y circuuous one. From the
New York Central it runs northeast until Rouse's
Point is reached, then southeast to White River
junction, then north to the Boston. Concord &
Montreal, and by that road to the White Mountains
and thence southeasterly to Portland. 1t is posi-
BILE that the Montpelier Wells River road may be
used as cutoff in Vermont Nothing is said how
ever, ABOUT That. The new line will not compare in
directness with the line from the Grand Trunk at
Buffalo via West Shore, Boston, Hoosac Tunnel q
Western, Eitchburg and Boston and Maine or East
ern roads to Portland The Central Vermont has
always been the Grand Trunks eastern outlet to
Boston. 1t has recently looked veiy much if the
Grand Trunk was intending to abandon that route,
and take the West Shore and its connecting roads
for Its Boston and New York connections This
1 d h ~ Gonnection WIN the New YORK Cen
tIai, ana Whlcn appears to put the Grand Trunk
and Vermont Central in antagonism is tie natural
result, but it never will amount to much. 1t is too
much like Virginia rail fence.
Notes.
Mr. s. R. Galloway, whose retirement from
the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway to &C
cept the position of general manager Of the
Union Pacific railroad has heretofore been an
nounced, has been handsomely remembered by
the officials and employees of the Grand Trunk
by the presentation of casket of hammered
silver, gold-lined, inelosed in o handsome Rus
STA leather case Within was paid up policy
for $4,000 in the New York Life Insurance
Company, gift that will prove lasting and of
benefit
The New York Evening Posts special from
Montreal, says: General Manager Hickson, of
the Grand Trunk Railway, has returned from
New York, and it is understood has failed in
his endeavors to come to an understanding
with Commissioner Fink. Traffic Manager
Sergeant has been instructed to inform the
Commissioner that his award to the Grand
Trunk was not to be accepted, and to demand
a revision of the award. Should this be refus-
ed, it is believed the Grand Trunk, the West
Shore & Buffalo, and the Central Vermont
will Immediately form a combination, and an
east-bound freight war will be declared. The
Grand Trunk Railway is evidently snticipat-
ing such an event, and is making all prepara-
lions In the way of increasing its rolling stock
and getting 1t into first-class order.