The Press., 1906-01-31
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A CLEAN OF HOPE FOR STAFFORD.
The Manchester Herald gives tn,
following, in commenting on the con
tinued work of aquipping the steam
road from Rockville to Hartford TO,
electricity, since the Consolidated
road has bought the Hartford, Man
chester and Rockville trolley line
"There is much speculation in Hart
ford, Manchester and Rockville as tt
the outcome of the Consolidated Rail
way company's recent purchase of the
Shaw properties. The first question
which arises is whether the Oonsoli
dated will now carry out its plan for
a fast electric service via. the steam
road from Rockville to Hartford.
Many have been skeptical from the
start as to the practicability of this
plan. The chief objections to il
which appear to the mind of layman
are the difficulty of mixing trolley
passenger cars, steam passenger trains
and steam freight trains on the same
rails, and the inadequate return such
a trolley service would bring to the
road, considering the investment re-
quired and the interference with the
regular traffic. It is held that, now
that the Consolidated controls both
the existing trolley and steam lines,
it will get all the travel between
Hartford, Rockville and intermediate
points without any further invest
ment, and therefore the incentive to
build, which existed when the Tram
way was a competing line, has been
entirely removed. But there is an
other way to look at it, and in that
light the purchase of the Shaw inter
ests may present the strongest incen-
tive for completing the electric equip
ment of the steam road. The possibil-
tiles of freight traffic between Wor-
cester and Hartford are immense. 1t
is said there are sixty mills between
Rockville and Worcester, many of
which now have inadequate freight
facilities, and others of which are
served by the Central Vermont. The
Shaws recognized the value of the
freight traffic from this section, and
hauling freight on the
completion of their Worcester connec-
tion. Their great difficulty was,
however, the lack of a suitable outlet
at this end. 1t was to secure such an
outlet that they we're negotiating for
the Glastonbury power company's
which would take them to
tidewater at South Glastonbury.
Note now the position of the Consoli-
dated since it's purchase of the Shaw
franchises. 1t controls a route from
Worcester to Rockville. Much of
this route runs through private land
The line was planned to catch freight.
Should the Consolidated take advan-
tage of the preliminary work done by
the Shaw syndicate, it could gather
up the freight along the line in
trolley freight cars, run them to
Rockville at night aid there switch
them to the electrified steam tracks
breaking bulk, and slide
them by trolley power into Hartford
and alongside the steamboats, and
oarges. The single cars might be
nassed into trains at Rockville and
'un in that way without interfering
With steam traffic on the main line.
rhe Consolidated could thus provide
prompt freight service for manufac-
urers and other shippers between
Rockville and Worcester, and could
asily secure monopoly of their bust
less at paying rates.
Stafford.
Eat Gorton's Oodfish-no bones.
Luther Crawford has purchased the
Sullivan horse.
The singing school will meet Thurs
day evening at the usual hour.
William A. Brown has resigned his
position in the Riverside WOODEN
mills.
John Shingiham has accepted a po-
sition in the picker room at the Riv-
erside wooden mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Soutier of
Hydeville are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth of a son last Sun
day.
Rev. E. L. Staples of Springfield
will preach in the Universalist church
next Sunday, in exchange with the
pastor.
Mrs Albert Scripture, Mrs. Will
CLARK of Willimantic and Mrs. J. O.
Spring of New York are guests at
Mrs. M F. Dwight's.
Christian Endeavor meeting to-
evening in the Baptist chapel.
Subject, New work we may do for
Christ and the church." Luke -: 49,
last half; Gen. 1915; Gal. 80.
Leader, Mrs. J. Copnors.
The meeting of the Current Events
club on Monday evening next will be
devoted to Longfellow and his poems.
All who are interested are invited to
Join the organization, or if not able
to do this, to attend as many meet
ings as possible. Each member is re-
luested to give quotation from Long
fellow.
Memorial hall was far too small to
hold the people who gathered last
evening to listen to the lecture by DR..
Russell H. Conwell, whose topic was
Acres of Diamonds. The lecture
proved, as was to be expected, i'm
entertaining and highly in
structive. The Harmonial associ-
alton is deserving of the thanks of the
for securing this widely
known lecturer to come into our midst
to give the people the benefit of his
wide learning and experience.
staR0rdvi1le.