The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
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perfect harmony which reigned su.
premc among the delegates from New
London county one week ago, was the
storm of righteous indignation that
heaved in every breast against the con
tinued indignities suffered at the
hands of the Central Vermont Railway
company. At the county commission
crs complimentary dinner n week ago
the theme was "New London county
mt peace with herself and all man
kind;h and the peaceful unity of that
notable assemblage seemed as If it
could only be eYcelled by the harmo-
nious concord of the Apocalyptic Zion.
But Wednesday, eXasperated beyond all
endurance by the neglect of the Cen
tral Vermont Railway company, the
whole delegation from New London
county-senatOrs, representatives, coun-
" commissioners, and those who come
from the more humble walks of life
Joined hands and forthwith marched en-
masse TO the Offices Of the railroad com
missioners, there to plainly state their
ease. in the hopes that fair play might
be meted out to them.
Attorney Frank 7. Brown stated the
case. He related how again and again
the Central Vermont train had failed
10 make proper connections with the
Hartford train at Willimantic, and
that because of matters that might well
be avoided, or through lack of courte'
Gus treatment on the part of the train
officials. Several times freight ears
have blocked the tracks and so pre-
vented an advance and Just last week,
when this occurred within a hundred
wards of the Willimantic station, the
whole party practically failed to make
the Hartford train because the con
ductor "did not have time to notify
the passengers that such train was
about to leave" Poor accommoda-
tions. congested traffic and utter disre'
gard to time schedules are the rule
now and not the exception. Attorney
Brown said that he thought 1t was
about time that the railroad commits.
sioners knew about this state of affairs,
and felt that some action should be
taken.
Commissioner Andrew F. Gates said
that if the New London county people
would present a written complaint,
substantiated by the signatures of the
petitioners. he would be glad to grant
them hearing upon the matter early
next week.
The following petition was drawn up
and signed by a very large body:
To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners:
Your petitioners respectfully repre-
sent that they are residents Of New
London county, that they have occa-
sion frequently to 90 from their homes
to the city of Hartford, and in doing
so have to travel from their residences
to Willimantic on the Central Vermont
railroad. Some of them are members
of the general assembly and visit
Hartford several times a week; that
the timetable of the Central Vermont
Railroad company gives the time of de-
parture of the morning train from the
city of Norwich as s.06; that train
of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford company leaves Willimantic for
Hartford at O'Clock; that in spite of
the fact that 81 minutes are allowed to
run from Norwich to Willimantic, a
distance of II miles, more than half
the time the 500 train from Norwich is
so late in reaching Willimantic that
your petitioners are unable to take the
9 clock train.
Your petitioners respectfully request
that YOU take their grievance into. con
sideration. and, if possible, give them
some relief from a state of things
which seems entirely unnecessary and
well-nigh unbearable.