The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

ORGANIZED
To Secure Better Railroad
Facilities.
A COMMITTEE WILL ACT
Prominent Central Vermont Railroad
Official Makes Statement to Reform
er in Regard to What the Road In
tends to Do-Heavier Rails.

tends to Do-Heavier Rails.
There was large attendance at tn,
meeting of the lumbermen of Wes
River valley in the Townshend InI
last Friday afternoon at , 0 clock. b
5. Gallup of the Gallup Lumber com
pany called the meeting to order ant
stated that its object was to form al
association Of lumbermen so protect
their interests and secure, if possible
better shipping facilities as well a.
more advantageous rates. Mr.. GalluI
stated that this could be done better
if an organization were formed. and
his opinion was shared by everybody
present. 1t was voted to organize un.
der the name of the West River Valley
Lumbermen 5 association and the fol.
lowing officers were chosen: Presi-
dent, John C. Tibbetts of Wardsboro
secretary and treasurer, w. II. Taft of
West Townshend; executive commit.
tee, Lyman L. Holden of Brattleboro,
Fred b. Pier of Rawsonville, G. II.
! Hollenbeck of Jamaica, c. II. Willard
Of Townshend and NJ. J. Hapgood of
Peru.
4 number of firms outside the West
River valley were represented at the
meeting, among them. the Deerfeld
River company of Wilmington. Z. w.
/ Gibson of Brattleboro represented the
/ local firm of Holden & Martin and \.
V. D. Piper Of Jamaica represented
the lumbcrmcn from that town who
were unable to attend. After the elec-
tion of officers there was general
discussion in regard to what might be
done to bring about better shipping fa-
cilities on the West River road. Many
of the mmbermen told of the Difficult
ties they had experienced in getting
cars with which to I'll their orders and
it seemed to be the general opinion
that unless something were done at
once the lumbermen' s interests in this
section would suffer more seriously
than they have already done. A meet.
ing of the executive committee of the
association is called for tomorrow
morning at 1870 in the Brooks House
and at that time it is expected that
this committee viii formulate a pro
test to be sent to the state railroad
commissioners.
mere Is NJ question Audk Lut sup
pers along the line of the West River
railroad have been grievously handi-
capped during the past winter for lack
of ears and it is equally true that the
motive power which the Central Yer
mont has furnished has not been of !
the best. In speaking of the matter /
to a representative of The Reformer /
Yesterday a prominent Central Yer |
mont official said: ave realize Just |
as well as do the shippers on the West /
River road that the conditions of that I
branch of the Central Vermont have |
been exceedingly poor, but | feel safe .
in saying that when the plans which .
we have had in mind for a year or .
more are consummated the road will /
be able to handle every bit of freight
that anyone wishes to send over it.
When the road between Brattleboro
and South Londonderry was changed
to broad gauge in July, 1905, we had
estimated that the expense of putting
it in shape would be $4,000. Up to
he present time $ll5,000 has been
spent and the end is not yet, The first
six miles of road outside of Brattle-
Doro is laid with 40-pound steel rails
md this makes it impossible to run
leavv engines over the road. A guam
ity of new S0-pound steel rails for use
N the main lines of the Central Yer
nont 10 nov, in transit and as soon as
.oma of these rails are laid. we shall ]
,owo @ tbo secondhand rails for use on
bo Wost Rivar branch This second.
,and roii is "a or Is nound stock and
,,Ii,, boovy nnongb 70 handle any traf {
10 On tLo West River road We shall
,oo;n ~ IN th;s rorl, nrobohIv this snring
"a nrsb = ~ oomnIetion as rapidlv as
,nss;bIo @ 10
'0S91o' S9TLo 40, shor+oco which has heen
,orornI oil oyor tbe country has in.
'one,ai 'snfana1 oans;Iorobir Ga Nth onr ahi,itv
= oooommodate SINNERS and If il had