The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-12
New Haren,s Rallroad problem.

Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Does the public ever know when it has a good thing? Does 1t know when it is well off? Is it ever satisfied even when progress is being rapidly made in it's behalf? From recent public dis cussions by various public lights and so-called public agitators for all that is to be obtained for the good city of New Haven it would seem as though the eyes of the general New Haven public were tightly closed. Closed to the enormous advantage it already enjoys over other and possibly more up-to-date cities. The fact that a great railroad passes through it's very heart, the rails shining brightly from the frequency of rushing trains, and withal without the knowledge, so far as, disturbance is concerned, of ninety per cent, of it's population, is condition which most cities would crow over and be proud of,
 most boards of aldermen fight for and the members of most Chambers of Commerce would fall over each other in struggling to obtain. The so-called cut is something that a New Haven citizen can rightfully boast of as 1t af- lords every facility for the company to do business, and yet Its business of fers no hindrance to the local hum of city affairs. In touch with all of the outward world, yet not interfered with by the great enterprise which is it's chief source of supply. What other cities would give, what enormous ex- pense they would have to go to to ob- tain a like situation, would run into big figures
 Why is 1t then that when the Consol- dated Railroad company in order to
 better enable itself to carry on it's great and rapidly increasing business, offers to greatly improve the present desir-
 able cut, a single question is raised Ie seems as though on the contrary every encoura cement should be offered l it and praise for its enterprise. The
 raising of grades is one stated objec- tion. and yet from what has been stat ed by the company the grades will be so modified as to make them practical \ iy easier for draft horses than they are at the present time. Eliminate the Fair street bridge, which would not be
 d necessity if the admirable plan of ex- ltending Crown street were carried out, \ and there will not be a bridge that
 cannot be more easily crossed than all l of them are to-day. The increase of railroad traffic will increase the con-
 sumption of coal and therefore cause l more smoke and dirt Is another objec- ton advanced. True, it would be a
 blessing to get rid of all the smoke, I noise and dirt in town and many other Inuisanees sconnectedwith business enter prises, but are they not necessary evils
 which must be endured unless we all depart for woodbridge, as suggested by our fellow townsman, MT. Bennett? l One other suggestion. Has 1t been considered that with the rapidly i'm
 proving devices for harnessing the cleo Uric fluid, the coal burning engine may be a thing of the past at no distant day and the smoke nuisance be got rid tof?
 The fact is that the present situa- tion in New Haven as far as it's rail roads are concerned is unique, and the lproposed alterations are in the nature of great improvement along the same Hines. But does the public really know
 when it has got good thing?
 l QUERY.