Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
ESSEX JUNG TIOn AGAIN.
Correspondent Writes Breoz!ly OF the
Place and Tells Hnw 1t can be Avoided.

A Correspondents Writes Breoz!Iy of the
Place and Tells Hnw 1t can be Avoided.
To the Editor of the Free Press:
In your issue Of the 10Th | read your wise
remarks about encouraging the retail trade
of Burlington by attracting people who live
up country.
As | SO live myself more or less in the
summer and fall | may be able to give you
some idea of how such people look on the
question.
While up country l never go to Burlng-
ton myself when | can avoid it and | know
tho same Of at least one OF my neighbors,
who, like myself, has interests there
The reason is that ne never know when
we are going to get there or when we can
get home. The trains are seldom on time;
We are generally delayed at this end and Bur
ling ston, and most always ut Essex junction,
which place has world wide fame as a dis
agreeable place to be delayed at
Moreover when we do 90 to Darlington
we buy as little as wo can, because of the
disagreeableness of Juggling packages from
train to train at the junction. On my last
trip, l had to carry my bundles from q
car whicn stopped out,le oil the depot and
squeeze them AMI myself between loco
motive and pier at the entrance.
Our nelghbors at Montpelier are thus
douby deferred from buying whom in Bur
ling ton, .or they have to make two changes
it being tue fact that to 60 from
the principal city in tho State to its
ca pital, a distance of less than forty
niles, must generally t as three train,
aud use an hour and half wnen :he trains
mrs on tine. But the trains seldom are on
time, and with the delays at Essex juno
ton, the time ia seldom as short as two
hours-louc hours Tor the round trip, which
ought not to take over two. | venture TO
soy that there s not a parallel state OF at-
/ fairs in any other SJats north of Mason
and Disou's line. IL the store keepers OF
| Burlington aud the hosts OF peopio who
have business between the States netrop-
oils and its capital can stand it, perhaps the
country folks can. but the fact Is tuat 70
civlliAed people ought TO stand it.
Now What remedies are possible' There
! IL at lea2t one which i. entirely feasible and
which would be worth to Burliug ton, not
TO speak Of the rest OF the state, many
times its cost. 1t is simply to build ! short
| piece OF road from burlington to Colchester,
run every tra,u into Burlington, and make
/ the necessary changes there. For large
portion OF tho passengers 10 change would
tpen be ne 'ssary, as the larger portion
1t is true that the smaller number Of pas
sengers going north from the Winooski
valley and the Lamo,!e valley would
have to go over two rides OF q
triangle from Essex Junction to Bur.
lington, and from Burlington to Colchester,
instead OF direc5 from Essex Junction tc
Colchester, IS now. But on the other hano
| The through travel from New York, Rutauc
and burlington itself would have 10 90 over
but the one side OF the triangle from Bur
llpgton TO Colchester, jnstsad OF over th,
other tHo sides rs now. On ave- ~
through travel there certainly could t. .,.t4t
lost, and there nl.nt be Considerable saved
! WIN on the way travel tLs sryln. ia chan !;
ing passengers and baggage and runnln.
| ferry truin batWosn Burlington and the
Junction would be Immense. And not onil
would Burlington benefit by tuia gain. but
also by the through travel between Boston
and Montree.; for mRuy persons would stOl
over for rest aAo 10 enjoy the uuphra lee
btautios of The town. and such tourists i'll
ciude investors. | know one who made hi
iirsJ acquaintance with Burlington from th
Rutland side, VINO declares that h. prob
ably WouI not nave made his in"a1tments i
he had previously had the experiences be ha
since hGd of r.saeS junction. 10 get rid Q
thGl nuisance seenls SO important to Burning
ton tnat II appears strange 70 tud 2ey dis
cusslOn OF means to eElarse her trade, whlc
does not Cousiuer that among the first; an
thai II is not effected. is poor testi.noniN
TO the enterprise of the city. 1t would pa,
the Central Vermont richly to do 1t; but !
would pay Burning 5oR 20 much more richly
tuht shs can afford, If iecss,4ry, 10 helo
|, for one, would gladly pay my share
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