The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-01-17


Is r. ass rassiing q iAc represents.
liss 81 tho Central ysrmcai, n 4 a. r a.
y sad u 4 u railfosis a, npilsad Last
week 10 take into coasidcrsiipa tae pro.
posed change q tho ihFonsh New York
sleeping ear fiom the rresen, ronse y the
~ II pas.l Soderaiie eouelasson sss
srisssl n, shonsh shs ~eeiiag developed
seq. iscis ia lie ssss gtsfe !. still
some pysisIy eeIpeisl silh " @iish We
sss -, ahlf 70 isitom
Ia iie tssi place. Iie Iina,ta l;s,f r.
. spd d. e L. arr ali - i.tur ne
present ar ia sfrrnt sod srr r-ady ioiaako
ans lsif terms with The Ceniral Vernon,
iof thu continuance 81 lhe sleeping train
a. 1t prsssnt Tbs excuse tie CcHssal
Vermont people make ior he proposed
change i. that the d. 4 II oIeF them bet.
tsr lsrnls than they have heretofore bad,
40 llsl iha expense Of running the sleeper
would ~ materially reduced ny the
change Ani that !, is matter Of necessity
Nv ihtir road 10 reduces expenses 10 Tue
lov est possil,ls point
What w 10 Dot Hndegsiana Is, Why Tie
Central Vermont should pat itself into the
bsaa. b, its rival. Tie y & II company,
ulicl is What tue new arrangement would
sir,uAlly amount to We can readily see
hos the latter company can afford 10 offer
favorable terms % The Central Vermont for
lhe lsilsr IS formidable rival for ia New
York business. II il eau induce tie Cen.
trai people 10 run it's through cars on that
road then II can Ia great measure
control Ito business aud the u. & H. Go.
hss nol Tie reputation Of beng over gen
ernus with IFS friends let alone lie rivals.
The oyeflures for tie new connection look
10 rs very much like tho invitation Of the
spider, will YOU walk iuto my parlor
Ii has been eooi many years since a
worldly wiss man wrote, Beware OF the
Greeks bearing gifts, but the saying is as
true nov al then. II the New York busi.
ness is worth anything to he Central Vt it
would seem that the wIsest course wonld
be that the present arrangement stand,
rather tian RIM The risk of losing II en-.
titely a playing second fiddle to snch
corporation Ms tho ID q II. company, even
though the proposed arrangement might
show reduced expenses for the time.
There is another consideration that
ought 10 have some weight with Gov.
Smith and the Central Vermont manage
mcnt They have always maintained a
very stroug hold upon the people OF the
State from ihe fact that their road has
been run in the interests Of the people
And w this strong hold they have
been able TO cohtrol the legislature and in
a measure even the conrts Whatever they
have asked f,r they have generally been
able 10 obtain II this new arrangement is
made i: vi / he distinct departure from
the folner wise policy OF the Central
Vermont The d. a II company is q
forsign corporation ard has no interests
in Vermont ~ It's people except to get
what il can out Of them The b. & X
road and the people Of Westero Vermont
would be very seriously i, coEvenienced
by The proposed arrangement. Orr inter
ests and those Of the Central Vermont
ought TO be identical. We certainly ought
10 lie worth more TO that road than a
foreign corporation which runs rival
line clcef to Montreel, even though they
offer favorable terms for connection. We
are satisfied that ,nrh favorable terms
wond not be offered by them only that
they expect 70 get the best end OF the
bargain ~ the end The ID. 4 ii. is q
woallby and powerful corporation which
does not foul away stamps or oppostuni-
les. lis grea. policy is to gobble mp and
the new move il made to fasten on to the
whole Of the New York and Montreal
business They cannot do 1T by open
warfare but hops to do it by strategy.
The wooden horse has already been con-
struc,ci aud il only rsmsins to get it
within the walls Of Troy