The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
VOLUME OF FREIGHT
is UNPRECEDENTED
Central Vermont Railroad Is Badly Con-
gested at All Points South of Brat
tleboro-Some Time Before
Facilities Become Normal.

The New London, Conn, Day Of last
Thursday contained the following
story of the freight congestion which
is bothering the Central Vermont rail
road between New London and Brat
tleboro:
At least ten days more will be re
ouired before the Central Vermont
Railway company will get the enor
nous amount Of surplus freight oil at
this and various other northern june
tons and it will be some time before
freight facilities will be restored to "A
normal state on this system. This an
nounccmcnt was made by Supt. Edwin
d. Nash of the southern division to
day.
4 Day reporter found Superintcnd
cnt Nash in his Office this morning ana
while the railroad official talked with
agents Of the company at different sta
tons north of this junction, he eN-
changed words with clerks and tram
despatchcrs. 1t has been this way for
ten davs with Superintendent Nash,
He has personally directed the work OF
disentangling the congestion OF trelghl
trains at all points south Of Brattie-
boro. Vt In the midst of this engag-
ing business he found time to answer
few questions.
The company, he said, has got APP
proximately 1000 carloads of freight to
move in either direction. Of this
amount about 600 ears are to be des-
Matched south and from 400 to 500 are
to be sent north. O..
"The cause of all this congestion,
said Mr.. Nash, els the unhcard of vol
ume of freight which has poured IN
unon MS in the past two weeks. We
are in the same fix that all the other
New England roads are in, but per
haps owing to the fact that our busi-
ness is carried on over one line, we
are congested more than some of the
others. We have given orders to stop
fine shipment of every pound Of freight
on our docks at New York city. Most
Of this is through western freight and
consists of everything imaginable, but
what s the use in starting in to bring
this freight up on our boats until we
know that we can handle it right. We
are leaving no stone unturned to trace
up lons TI' ,+ liz situation looks
slgheeS, nc I s wy t tnn Awe before we
now II VIII De luiiy .oa " n';,
get the olVlsion c'o% Maat up rros asked
Sunerih1c"uc4' hs N% raad WIS handi-
Whether Vi nUt 81 l,' oors md r. this he
capped lor W%nC u Lo5 1"i oil ''' tbo cars he
repil3eq aH1' i" met os fast rs the trains
arrive at the Long wharf and Load onto
the ooats Tue c"P.iro oh Io If +bc New
out ana tnis Is a p, oIInund f. come M
YORK fre!ght was aio" o,,1J bo lnoded
at TINS tilne 'ne o"lS ot '' omf Int II is
with frelgnt anu ~ oT" - T handlo q long
much easler, ne S' thon sEortor ones
tram OIL eilp'io' ''''n
laoen. 5, hrsiross mon have com
New holuDn puSil ra1 oGfooe born he
planned 10 tno s' ne5 nortborn froioht
cause they nave oa nau S sD Of the Nor.
delayed over " "uoA also comn1ained TO
wen patrons 5an bmt that offciaI in
the superintendent, o ou' 10 o" is norsonaljv
spite OF the iact 'l ne ~ nu % AVA work
bearing the pt9n' III 4 Ime othor ond If
brings the parties o ai .mo , UI bo tells
the wire down 10 : p9s'n 20 T tn1l won Il
them that az Ill., nt froicbt Tt,s facts he
bring them their li 9 srhor tbov oct so
wants, ne says anu Mlon +h 'n0 2oeossory
bered down ana lur !nS:n. '4 fnoinht riv-
detail ABOUT theer .t tni'J h;Tsmont +Lo su-
ing. the dates ol ~ i.9 ho on in tracing m