Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-02
tuberculosis fad and these people will be
given lively shaking up.
ELECTRIC ROADS.

ELECTRIC ROADS.
Seven bills, | believe, are in chartering
important lines OF electric road in differ
ent sections OF the state, and the rush indi-
Gates the rapid increase of what is soon to
be mighty industry in Vermont These
charters probably hit one-third ofthe towns
of the state and family indicates what Yer
mont will see within the next ten years.
The electric reads will be plac d under the
control OF the railroad commission, and in
cidentslly all lines will have TO supply their
cars with tenders. The act does not say
what size or cost of tenders and gives the
lines three months in which to equip all
cars. So much for the states electrical
development.
1t is thought that the railroad air will
soon be cleared ard an understanding
reached whereby the New Central reorgan-
ization bill may be enacted without objac-
ton. The only trouble has beea that the
Grand Trunk road, which will be the prin-
cipal beneficiary of the deal, has refused to
provide for the unsecured creditors. 1t is
now thought that they will assume the
$4,000 outstanding. The bills charter
ing the Rutland & Canadian-to permit
an extension OF the Rutland from Burlipg-
ton to Canada-and the bill charteling the
Champlain Construction company will go
| through flying. 1t is now in the air that
| the new owners of the Rutland will buy
the Bennington & Rutland, which will
make a continuous line under practically
the same management from New York into
ously after all railroad legislation and moth
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vance the interest of Vermont and its citi-
zens. The air is charged with railroad
with continually lowering pressure and it
will be great year for the state.
Senator Blodgett of Caledonia proposes
to keep Vermont up with the procession
OF states with bill providing maximum
and minimum, term of imprisonment in
states prison, dependable on good behav-
Tor, rather than fixed term. This is
directly in line with modern methods ir
other states. Another bill of Senator
Blodgett's provides that state prisoners
may be leased by contractors for work
building or repairing permanent highways
This would improve their mental and phys
cal condition and be of much service tt
the state it the era of good roads.
The fight over the annexation of striI
of Morristown by Hyde Park is attracting
much attention and many members art
personally interesting themselves in the
matter. The affair was referred to thu
committee on town lines after a vigorous
preliminary contest and able attorney
and managers will holly contest the ques
ton before the committee.
, The agricultural committee is OF yer,
little consequence this session. Only fou
bills have been referred to it thus far, onl,
one of which is ct particular consequence
This creates a state tester of milk, butte
and cheese.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The expected has happened and boil
houses are deluged with bills. 1t woult
seem that every member put in all his timt
from Friday night to this noon in prepar
ing bills and the result is downpour. NJ
analysis of the dozens just in can now bt
given. Every member is in bis seat loaded
for bear and the city is full of steerers ant
plain lobbyists. 1t is all whirl with head
and tails mixed in inexplicable confusion
and what will or won't happen is hey ont
mere guessing.
j. E. HARRIS.