The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-19

ut CUfpeNeTS NeWS hOOWS M DFut
tleb0ro.
1.-THE petition asking to have the train
which leaves here at 6 40 start from
Springfield so as to arrive in Brattleboro
in time to leave at 6 O'Clock should bt
squelched at once. 1t would on first
thought appear that the earlier service is
desirable, but the change of time would
mean that good deal of money which is
now expended in Brattleboro would &C
elsewhere. The difference in the business
at the hotels would be very marked, while
the public, in some respects, would be NO
better accommodated than now."
The above appeared in the Brattle-
boro Phoenix of last week, and is GER
tainly a surprising utterance for pa
per to make having many subscribers
on the line of the narrow gauge who
would be favorably effected by the pro-
posed change, which we understand is
to bring into Brattleboro the Connec-
ticut River train that now arrives at
Brattleboro at 6:35, about an hour
earlier, which would enable the narrow
gauge train to start that much sooner.
1t goes without saying that this, if only
an hour, would be something of a boon
to hundreds of citizens on the line of
the road and connected with it by stage.
West Dover, West Wardsboro and
Bondville drivers would be extremely
thankful for this one hour, as well as
the passengers. So, also, would the
hundreds who weekly go down the line,
mostly for the purposes of trade, be
glad to get home an hour earlier, after
having spent tiresome day in Brat
tleboro. There must be some mistake
about this. We cannot believe that
Brattleboro people, who derive SO much
benefit from the trade coming to it from
the narrow gauge would, for the sake
of throwing few dollars into its eating
houses, deprive its good customers of
the privilege of getting home an hour
earlier, and Of receiving their mails that
much sooner. The quotation, given
above, would seem to indicate that it
was desirable to keep thenarrow gauge
ties until every drop of blood was
drawn. The SITTER refuses to believe.
Brother French is off his base. Too
much Fullerism has clouded his moral
as well as mental vision.
Since the above was written we have
received the following communication,
the writer referring to the above clipping
from the Phoenix:
Mr.. EDITOR: The fact that the
Phoenix is usually fair toward our peo-
pie of the upper valley and apparently
disposed to be at least friendly to us,
only add force and weight to the objec-
tionable features and character of the
article.
| assume it to be true that our peo-
pie are content to be tributary to Brat
tleboro to a reasonable and proper ex-
tent as the situation of our towns makes
natural and necessary. At the same
time we may well protest against being
driven, at her dictation, by pangs of
hunger to increase our tribute unnec-
essarily. If the Phoenix voices the SEN
timent of Brattleboro people in this
connection, as we may fairly presume is
the fact, one can observe just how much
the public convenience weighs when
compared with a dollar that may be
spent in their village. And it may
be well to keep this in mind when
ever a Brattleboro man or Brat
tleboro paper advocates the re-
moval Of the county buildings to their
town. By so doing we may avoid mis-
taking spirit of unadulterated greedi-
ness for a lively interest in the public
welfare and the convenience of the peo-
pie of the county.
A. E. CUDwoRTH.
Aug. Is, 1892.