Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-13

will now naturally become, in effect IL
not in name, q part of the great New
York Central system, which Is reaching
out in all directions, and the Grand Trunk
and the New York Central are sure to
remain separate and complete systems.
II the Boston and Maine comes into
Burlington this city will be a point OF
contact of three great railroad systems
covering an enormous territory, and this
is among the early probabilities of the
future. With the Central Vermont Joined
to the Grand Trunk and the Boston and
Maine connecting with the Canada At
lantlc at Swanton, tho Burlington & La
mobile Valley dlsvision loses its import
ance for the Central and Il will naturally
80 to the Boston & Mainc's Vermont divis-
ion of which it was originally intended to
form connection and ally. If the Boston
G. Maine were to build into Burlington
from Cambridge Junction, tho Burlington
& Lamoille would become worse than
useless for the Central Vermont and the
Grand Trunk. The chances are, therefore,
that terms for the transfer OF the latter
can very readily be agreed upon.
In the event OF the failure of the Bos-
ton G. Maine to acquire the Burlington
& Lamoile, the project of extending the
Montpelier & Wells River road to Bur
linston will probably be revived. This eX-
tension would not only he of great ad-
vantage to Burlington but 1t would also
afford many benefits to the line in qucs-
ton. With n terminus on Lake Champlan
that road would secure large coal trade
FOR Central Vermont as well as other
freight traffic and being a direct line, It
would inevitably secure a large proportion
of the passenger traffic between tho Rut-
land road and Montpelier, Barre anu 9th
er points in that direction for obvious
reasons. This would constitute third d.
rect line from Burlington TO Boston via
the Boston and Maine.
The building of the short link between
Burlington and Swanton and Rouses
Point IS now but n question of brcs
time. Surveys for the extension have al
ready been made, and the Importance of
the line is so obvious, connecting as it
would the Rutland and Ftchburg with
rail and water routes tapping all the
commercial interests and ports of the
Great Lakes, as to cause wonder that
the connection was not effected long
ago. The delay was undoubtedly caused
by the desire of the parties mutually in
terested to await the outcome Of the Cen
trail Vermont litigation. and inasmuch as
the reorganization of the line in harmony
with the Grand Trunk determines the
future of the Central the Rutland extern
sion will in all probability be constructed
in the immediate future.
In the midst of these important rail-
road developments, some of which are al
ready in progress Buriington's future
stands out clear and promising. The i'm
portance of the city as manufacturing
and distributing centre is certain to be
vastly increased. Improved transportation
facilities will mean the building up of our
Industrial and mercantile interests, which
in turn will afford more business for the
rail and water lines of transportation
and In the end present lines will have
more business than they enjoy now, ever
with an increase in the number of com
pettors. This Is the history OF every
growing city.
Burlington is destined to become The
distributing point for large territor!
and to experience a large and gratifying
growth. 1t already has an enviable reputa
ton as a city of homes and as an educa
,tlonal centre, and it is plainly about &c
enter upon a new era of growth anc
development BETTING its position as tbs
Queen City OF Vermont and the CONNER
cial metropolis of Northern New Eng
land.