Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-29
A NEW ROAD.
Work Begun on Electric Line
Between Rochester and
Bethel.
OTHER LINES PROJECTED
An 1S'Mile Line Through the Pictur.
esquc white River Valley Will soon
be COMMUNICATION Comple-
tion of tho Limo this year-His-
tory of tho Enterprise.
OTHER LINES PROJECTED

Randolph, June 22.-The people of Whit,
River Valley ana indeed many to WHOM
its construction means no added conven
fence are enthusiastic over the project OF
an electric road passing from Bethc
through the towns Of Stockhridgc anC
lPittsicld to Rochester, a distance of /,
miles. The route Is through most at.
ltractiVe portion of the beautiful VALLEY
lot the White River. The road goes al
the way on the left bank of the Whit,
River and near to It giving "A charming
view all along tho route, crossing tn,
Rah1olph branch of the White River III
the rear of the Bethel shoe factory. This
variation from the original plan, which
was to have the road OH the right side of
the riNCG, does away with the necessity
Tor the construction of an expensive
bridge across the river to get to the Cen
ttal Vermont station. Instead after cross
ing the branch it winds back toward
White River ami passes under the Cen
ttal railway, ana thence up to the Gen.
tral station, which is also III, electric
road Terminus
Nowhere Will the grade of the road be
steep. being only about seven enths of
one per cent from start to finish
Ground was broken for the road last
week Monday, a gang of 100 Italian. uu-
der charge of A. y. Cram of Boston be-
ginning the work. They started ut GAYS
vile. six miles from Bethel. and have been
working toward that village The .irst
week they had finished for the present
100 rods Of the road. Tho roots OF trees,
which must all be removed furnished thn
mos: serious obstacle to the ran- of Ia
bor>qs. although there ~ NO linz Mat
inG to be done and sorIe clay to be re-
moved. A nr.-lbor of sEantios have br,n
erected at the mouth Of Stony brook for
the Italians About % Italians are kcnt
employed AT Rethel unfolding rails otr.
which arr constantly arriving. Ton ar 10
cars came last week and ds soon rs rails
can Dc laid a ccnStCuction car will he n,if
on to expedite tn, building of tho route
TIL origlrd rlan o. the uroicctnrs Of
the road was TO u4o as bower overhead
trolley with a steam mower station about
midway of tn road. which is Stockhridee
villrec This plan would mean The a,,uu.,,
CunSumrtion of 1000 cords of wood which
cuulu easily be supplied near at hand \
.3n horse powor. engine will he among the
equipments if this plan is adoptcd
The surplus of power at tho Bethel.
Gavsville and Rochester electric lirhi
plants suggests tho project of using oior.
tricity Will a system of storage batteries.
Steam power is also being figured ON as
well as the cost of generating electricity
by steam
stations will he built ar convenient in
tcrvals along the line The sdyiug in
freight Transformation nv a chance from
the present awkward system was one of
the leading considerations with the farm
ers during the past few years while Inc
agitation of the question has beenroinc on
'pho charter Of the road was grated Inv.
the General Assembly of 1896 "for the
purnosc and with the right of construc-
linz maintaining and nnrrating a rail
road in the towns of Rothc; St9ckbridre.
Pittsticld and Rochester
Its capital stock. which was 0xod n,
SaO0.GoO. was divided into hundrod-dollar
share. A. soar as 200 shares voro sib
scribcd the comranv was given the riont
10 orcauiza but mo commencement ~ IN,
road wa, forhiddcp until $40 600 had hocn
subscribed ana at loas, onr-balf that sum
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