Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-21
TIE RAILROAD PROJECT
MIR. EDITOR:

TIE RAILROAD PROSEOT
Mr.. EDITOR:
In considering the question OF In
creased railroad facilities it may be
we'll to ask the question why Vermont
has not kept pace with neighboring
states in the development Of large
manufacturing cities and towns.
This is q question Of public interest
and one that every citizen of the state,
would like to have satisfactorily as.
sured.
Is it possible to make Vermont a
manufac urirg and commercial state
IL SO how is 1t to be accomplished?
1t is apparent that Vermont has re-
NAMED stationary or fell back while
other states in New England have
beed advancing In point of manufac-
turing and commercial Enterprise.
The showing OF all the savings
oanks Indicate that We have abund.
ance Of capital FOR the development Of
legitimate enterprises.
Itappears that the state Of Yer
mont has Its share Of water powt to
drive the machinery Of mills and fac
tories and also Of timber and other
raw materials As an agricultural
state Vermont excels la proportion
to area any other New England state
and may be compared favorably with
any other state in the Union.
Has the state been given over to
agriculture TO the neglect Of other en-
terprizts'
In this advanced age OF enterprise
the question Of commerce and manu-
fact .ry seems to be a question o. trans
p)rtation. If we expect 10 get our
share Of the worlds wtath we must
Il Sht cur way into the market Ct the
world.
The product OF our business and
energy must be brought In competition
with the products OF other states and
in fact with the world. II the ques.
tion Of transportation is retarding our
progress then let ls fight until we
get proper transportation facilities.
Let vs. not delude ourselves with the
idea thai the Almighty has not given
US the natural advantages sufficient to
enable US to keep pace with the worlds
progress.
As it is with individuals 10 1t IL
with communities and states.
II we would acquire wealth, power
and influence we must solve these
great industrial problems ourselves.
IL we ,emain idle and inactive while
Other states develop railroad systems
to carry their producte into the mar
ketS OF the wDrld and secure the
worlds trade the fault will be our
own. There is wide spread impress
sion that the time has arrived when
We should Increase our transportation
facilities and enter upon an era OF more
rapid dev. lopment. Necessity has
forced this impression. These i'm
pres>ions that are forced upon US as a
If necessity should be acted |
upon viz orouSly. They are right iIn-
p, esSions and In following them we
cau MAX no mi,take.
Let the people Of Barre act as a
unit and the results will exceed our j,
most Sapguine expectations. There |
10 no conflict as To The necessity OF In
c ease tsaLsportatiun facilities. Shall |
We get what necessity demands?
Railroad managers are human and !
Oft erriu judgment. Sometimes the |
worst enemies Of railroads are the !
managers. 1t is not only the business |
that exists but the business that will !
exists that should be the inducement |
to bring IN lndy pendent line through
the central portion Of this state from
north to south. The question of how
to manage IA lroad should be how to
Increase the volume IT business along
the road how to best manage the road
to dew, lope the country tn ough which
1t passes. |
Many Of the western railroads have
been pott mt factors in the develop.
neut Of the great west. There roads
have pushed out In advance Of civilz
ition snd part of the progre OF
,heSe foaus and OF their policy has
been 10 develop the untry that they
traverse .4aaaxas va. sss-.q..i..s.
NJ railroad Can afford to rob it's pat |
ons. Would an III evel ped Iiue in
ure the C., rdl Vermont? We think
lot. IL is our opinirn that an indie
'endeut line ~ rad M IL prop ed
VI uld in the I'd increase rather Il an
lmiuish he earnings Ut that foat.
The qu st ON If location ur rouse is
1T a q es ! n for public oiecds ion at
his In .. 10 rtArre aud M0ntp. lier r
eu an al n,w what they ibevi-
ally must tet in he future.