Connecticut western news., 1890-01-15
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15. 1890.
The Inconvenient Timetable
OF THE c. N. E. < W. R. R.

For the past ten years Tuesday has been set apart as "Calf Day" at this station, and on that day each week calves from the country for miles in either direction are brought in to be sold to local buyers The business has been so extensive that from one to two, and sometimes even three, carloads of calves were shipped on Tuesday, the bulk of them going over the Central New England < Western, to Rhlnebeck, thence to New York. By the new arrangement of trains On the O. N. E. x w. the only freight west leaves here ut $50 8. m., obviously too early for the calves. No notice having been given the shippers concerning the change, calves and buyers were on hand as usual this week Tuesday, but of course there was no business done as there was no way provided for the shipment of the calves. All this goes to strengthen feeling that the new management of the o. N. B. & w. R. R. is deplorably and inexcusably ignorant of the local busi ness of the road and it's needs. The calf illustration is small one, but there are indications that other local industries that make a good deal of freight are not treated with proper con- sideration.- Canaan correspondent of Hartford Courant.
 The above is simple kick as we'll as 8 causeless kick. In point of fact the railroad running from Hartford to the Hudson river through Litchfield coun- ty, and now known as the Central New England, etc., never was so well man. aged, never had so many public conve- niences and accommodations, and never begun to be anything like so much of railroad as it is now. Its passenger accommodations are better. its freight trains are more numerous, its bridges, its road bed, it's rolling stock, all are 100 per cent. better than they ever were before. The new management deserves hearty praise, and gets 1t too, from peo- pie who do more business with the road In one day than the kickers will do in hfetime.-[ Winsted Citizen.
 It is impossible to run trains at convenient hour from every station on 8 long route, but we cannot think that the new management of the Central New England < Western railway desire or intend to ignore the local passenger or freight traffic of their line. We admit that their present timetable is mighty inconvenient for the passenger and freight traffic between Hartford and Millerton, but the management will soon realize 1t and undoubtedly will change it if possible Just at present there IS demand for the old stage coaches between Winsted and Canaan :; also between Falls Village, Salisbury, Lakeville and Millerton, John F. Jones once undertook to build up {" "Great Through Route from Hartford to St Louis" via Mt Riga, Rhinebeck and Albany. A fair trial of the experiment convinced him. and everyone else, that local business paid the best. How many kickers have ever p.tronized the parlor cars on the new route Do the kickers grumble because the deadly car stove has been discarded and steam heat substituted We might enlarge on the accommodations and comforts provided during the past year, but kickers would still continue to grumble. The new management deserve praise instead of censure for the enterprise they have manifested In due time both local and through traffic will be amply provided for.