Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-09
A CHARTER
Already Exists For New
Railroad From
sARRE TO RUTLAND
Granted In 1896, Extended
In 1900. Towns May Help

A charter already exists for the pro.
posed railroad between Rutland and
Barre as far as Montpelier. 1t was
granted in 1895 to the Rutland &
Montpelier Railroad Co.
The act provides that the railroad
be built from the city of Rutland
through the towns Of Rutland, Chit
tenden, Mendon, Sherburne, Pitts.
field, Stockbridge, Rochester, Han
cock, Granville, Warren, Waitsteld,
Moretown, Middlesex and Berlin to
the city OF Montpelier. The new rail-
road is given the right to connect with
any Of the existing liaes Of railroad in
either OF the terminal cities.
In 1900 this charter was amended
so as to read that the company had 10
years from the time of the passage Of
the said amendment to begin the con-
struction of their line and Is years IN
which to finish the same.
1t will be seen that the route given
by the charter is through the Mad
River valley This is the most natu-
raj and the most feasible way to build
the line. But by far the shorter and
best route is by way Of South Roya,-
ton and up through Williamstown
Gulf into Barre.
This faci must not be lost sight OF
in all this talk that it is the freight
business that Barre can furnish that
will make z the road pay and will be
the incentive to build it Montpelier
may be very friendly and desire 1t as
much as Barre, but it is to the busi-
ness interests Of the latter city that
the railroad people will look for that
with which to make the road pay
rather than to anything Montpelier
will say or do in this matter
The act chartering the Rutland &
Montpelier Railroad Company gives
to all those towns in Addison, Rut-
land, Windsor and Washington coun-
ties that desire to do so the right to
aid in the construction Of the railroad
by issuing bonds paying interest semi
annually at not exceeding six per
cent This aid can be voted by the
town in special town meetings.
1t must not be forgotten that il
the road should be built up through
the Gulf that it would secure consid.
erable business from WilliamStown
and that the Barre Railroad would
probably build line to connect with
it from the quarries.
Practical men who have considered
all the suggested routes state that
the one from Rutland to this city to
be blilt by the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Co., same as first suggested in
these columns, is the most practical
and feasible one. They point cut
that the route to the Ely copper
mines would not give the city the
desired outlet. 1t is short route
to the west and Pennsylvania as we'll
as New York state that the CITY re.
ouires above all other things. The
route would be an excellent thing for
Ely but it would not help Barre one
bit.
Al these matters and many more
will be talked over at the meeting 10
Montpelier tomorrow evening. Every
business man and every granite manu-
fact rer Whether or not he has bee o
asked to attend should make 1t a
point to be present. 1t IS understood
that the promoters OF the new rail
road will have the benefit Of figures
showing al the traffic out Of barre
over both roads as we'll as that OF
Montpelier No that when the proposi.
ton is laid before railroad company
thy will be sblo to state definitely
how much business there is in the
two cities for new company.
The meeting will he held in the
rooms Of t1, Union Mutual Insurance
Co., and should be well attended as
the better the SLOWING mace there
the better thel prospect o. getting
railroad company interested.