The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-18
NEW HAVEN PARTY
MAKES TRIP ON
NEW ROAD
Guests of President Charles S.
MeIIen
REMAIN IN TOWN OVER NIGHT
Vic President Stors Says That Ex'
press and Baggage Service viii
be Established Soon.

President c. S. Mellen of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road company, and the head OF the
Berkshire Electric railway company,
arrived in town shortly before o..
friends from New Haven. Vice-Presi-
dent l.. S. Storrs of the Consolidated,
who made the arrangements for the
trip. stated that the presence OF Presi-
dent Mellen here had no business sig
nificance. The gentlemen in the par
ty are members of social organiza
ton at New Haven known as the Fri.
day evening club and 1t has been the
custom of President Mellen to an
nually take the club on an outing
On his previous trip over the new
ne was so impressed with the beauti-
ful scenery along the line that he
selected that route for this years trip
Several of the party are identified
with Yale university and are all resi-
dents of New Haven. The trip to
Bennington from Great harrington
vas made in the palace tourist car,
Berkshire Hills IL was composed
Of President Mellen, J. X. Beach. w.
J. Comstock, Bruce Fem, Stewart
Means, W. l.. Phelps, n. S. Osborn,
O. V. Reynolds, G, l., Sargent. G. D..
Watrous, II. c. White, j. w. Bristol
and l.. S. Storrs.
AT the Putnam house, where the
party registered for the night. supper
was served in one of the small dining
rooms. The return trip to Great Bar.
rington was begun shortly after 10
o'clock this morning
Vice-President Storrs. who returned
10 North Adams last night, said that
the road had done an excellent bust
| ness for its opening year The line
| had cost a large amount of money and
10 get 1t back at nickle at a time was
Of course slow progress. There We're
he said, a number OF extensive projects
On foot, but 1t was impossible to state
| Just which one would be undertaken
| first. Since the line was put in oper
alton 1t had been necessary to con
struct an additional power circuit al
an expense of nearly 100000 and II
vas going to cost 100000 to recon
| Struct the line between WilliamstowI
and North Adams. improvements
were being made all the time on the
Hoosac Valley line and this roat
would be rebuilt in the spring. This
after work would be reconstruction
along the same route with the elimi
Mating OF sucn curves and grades al
could be accomplished without to,
much expense. Ultimately that lin,
would be rebuilt to conform with tn,
construction and equipment of tn,
Bennington and North Adams line
He was not in position to give an,
information in relation to the buildin,
Of the proposed line from Hoosicl
| Falls into Troy, but of course, il wa
| generally understood that this wa
one of the company's intentions.
II had been intended to inaugural
IN express and parcels freight service
from Bennington to North Adam
and points beyond, some time age
but other matters had been more III
gent. This service, however, woul
be put in operation soon. The com
pany could not deliver express abou
town like an express company, bu
would handle its business by establish
ing a station at some central poin
where parties could call for packages
Parcels consigned to stores along tn
route would be left at their destina
ton The rate would not be so low a
freight, but would be cheaper than eN
press and only packages of limite
size could be transported
Another feature that will be inar
gurated at once is baggage cal
number of travelling men, MI
Storrs said, had been urging tn
adoption of baggage service and
car for that purpose would be put O.
in the near future, The innovation
would have been carried out at a
earlier date but for the inability {
secure cars for the purpose. AS on
lined at present the plan is for tn
first car out of Pittsfield in the morI
ing to carry baggage, but no definit
running time had been selected: tn
schedule would be arranged as the d,
tails worked out most satisfactory,
1t is currently reported that the con
pany proposes to build new car bar
and freight house here before the Sc;
son opens for next summer. Thi
would make Bennington ,headquarter
for this district, as the first cars in tn
morning both to North Adams and [
, Hoosick Falls would start from Bel
nington. This would mean the aba,
ldoning of the old car barn at Mort
Y bennington and eventually numbt
of the employees would take up the
. residences In this village.