The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-23
ELECTRIC ROAD TO PouLTNEY
viii Be Built at Once If Free Right Of
Way is Granted

Rutland Oct. 22.--Another link in
the chain of electric railways which
will sometime connect this city with
large outside points was started yes
terday in a quiet, unassuming way
The extension of the Rutland Railway
Light and Power company's road TO
Poultney and ultimately to Granville,
N. Y, is now practically an assured
fact This was decided upon at a
conference of President G. Tracy Rog-
ers. Vice President Leo H. Wise, Sec
rotary C. H. West and the General
Manager George S. Haley held in this
city Yesterday. This move has been
under discussion for some time and
talk has been cheap on the matter
Now, however the management has
ceased talking and will Immediately
get busy and do things of momentous
Importance to this city and to the
towns and localities affected by the
proposed extension.
In reply to query put to Mr.. Rog-
ers, when interviewed last evening in
regard to the extension to Poultney,
the president said:
Is Up to Poultney Citizens
Arrangements are all made to fl
nance the building of road from
point on the main line near Castle
ton, through the slate quarries to
Poultney, provided that free right
of way is granted and that the people
of Poultney grant the company fran
chises on favorable towns.
I'VE stand prepared to commence
oerations at once. We are ready just
as soon as the citizens of Poultney
are. Our engineers will be set to
work very shortly running line
through The money for the work is
all in sight"
It is probable however, that no ac-
tual work in constructing the new
road will be done until next spring,
with the exception of the surveying.
Does the company contemplate ex-
tending the road to Granville, N. W"
Mr.. Rogers was asked.
May Go to Granville
THAT is a matter for the very near
future to decide" he said.
Probably this will be done If the
road to Poultney is well received and
if there is a strong desire on the part
of the citizens of Granville to have
the road run through to that point.
Our present charter enables us to
make these extensions"
Will Sell Power
evil the company sell power along
the line?" Certainly" said the pres
ident, I'VE will do our share to build
| up Rutland and its environments"
To Raise Chittenden Dam
Large undertakings are being car
ried through at the company's dams
in order to increase the power. The
East Pittsford dam is already com
pleted in a substantial manner and
the road is being raised to the level
of the dam. The Chittenden dam will
be raised eight feet and work on this
| will be started tomorrow. 1t was or
iginally intended to raise this dam
! 16 feet but the construction work
now decided upon will be of such a
nature as to permit of further raise
when 1t is needed.
Probably another reservoir will be
installed next year on the Leffets
property to make up for the other
eight feet. The management has de-
cided on this method rather than use
the power between the two reservoirs
and when the proposed changes are
completed, it will defer the necessity
of utilizing the power between the
reservoirs for a number of years to
come.
immense Power Available
The present power station is not
used to much more than half its cap
acity, and this has been considerably
increased. The output will shortly
be much increased as the powerful
kers of Rutland and vicinity increase.
If there are enough power-takers the
line will be extended to Pittsford this
| fall
The company has bought the water
rights wherever people desired to sell
at reasonable price. The manage
ment expresses itself as well pleased
with the solid, thorough work being
done and is optimistic regarding flu
ture rospects.-Rutland Herald.