Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-20
RUTLAND TO HAVE WON
New Railroad Shops Claimed by
the Marble City.
Citizens Guarantee Bonus OF $25, 900
to Ensure the Location Of the Works
of the Rutland System in That
City-Mayor Hawley Declines
to Talk,

Different evening papers printed state,
nents sent out from Rutland Tu"sdaS
varying but little in substance to the cffccC
that citizens Of that city lad pledged tn"
sum OF $4,000, as already announced III
this journal to ensure the building of tho
new shops of TIE Rutland railroad system
in that city. The statement in question IN
addition gives details of an alleged agre"-
ment between the citizens of Rutland and
Or. W. Seward Webb and also says that an
offer Of $4,000 made in n quasi author-
tatiNe way by Burlington" figured in thc
deal.
y representative of the Free Press
sought an interview with Mayor liawlo%
who has hccn Interested in this project Of
securing these new shops for Burlington.
hut beyond stating that no offer of 5000
had been made he declined to furnish any
statement for publication.
The statement published by the News
was follows:
The city of Rutland will give s5.uC0 to
the Rutland Railroad company and in TO-
turn will get a new sl5p,00o depot and thu
general offices and the machine shops Of
the entire system will be located here. New
machine shops costing upwards OF s2D0OnD
will be built at once, the car shops now 10
Gated at Malone will he brought here amt
all locomotive repairing and car rebuilding
OF the whole Rutland system will be done
in this city. From $50 to 200 additional men
VIII We eiHlIoNeu dt TINS point " the grow
ing railroad system.
The above, in brief, is the bargain madh
with DIR. W. Seward Webb, chairman &C
the board of directors, and principal owucc
OF the road. Representative and respuns-
BILE men of Rutland have given Dr.. Webb
guarantee that the city Will pay the rail-
road toward its contemplated expenditures
and Improvements here, aggregating $3.50
WN or more, TINS sum OF money. 1t l. pro-
posed to nave IN" city vote bonds TO tins
amount ana tor the purpose named tho
bonds to b" lesalized by special act next
ocloner Wheh the LEGISLATURE meets. IT
the CITY does nor vote the bonds OF II tha
bonds are not Iegallzed the gentlemen on
me guarantee VIII personally pay the w
wv.
the contributor OF S-1vn was not d>n-
cd ny the railroad company. II came as an
Offset TO an o1er OF 80 40 made IN a quHS-
authoritative way ny burlington TO indlcd
the railroad company to move its general
offices ana shops 10 Burlington. som" l.nt-
lana men learned OF the Burlington Offer
belnG made ana they at once took up tn
matter with DR. Webb. the offer ri So
~" from Rutland resulted and the bdrGait
was closed. No idea other than that thu
machine shops and general Offices Of thu
road would stay in Rutland was cnter-
tanned by DR.. Webb when he purchased
control of the system. But when Il Bur
lnGton committee of subs tantial 5usincss
men sought him and asked MIN to enter
tain a proposition of $4,000 to move them
TO that city, he felt that he must considct
it to JUSTIFY himself in the eyes of tbs
directors of the road. The $4,000 to ho
contributed by Rutland will be accepted
inasmuch as the Offices and main shops
are all here now, the plans for new depot
and machine shops all made. land secured
and tracks all laid out according To thu
new proposed plans
"P. W. Clement and DR.. John \. Neal
laid before DR. Webb proposition To pay
the railroad company S. no in considcru-
ton of the company making all the i'm
provements contemplated i'm Rutland. DR..
Webb accepted the proposition in a writ
ten statement, providing the company re-
ceved the money or guarantee for il be
fore Feb TO- on which date he had agreed
10 advise Burlington as to whether n.
would entertain their informal proposition
for a bonus of 5000
The committee of Rutland citizens held
n meeting the evening OF Feb Z and unani-
pronoeitiou