The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-12
TO ELEcTRlFy D. & H.
Section Of Road to Be Transformed
Into Trolley Line

G.. Tracy Rogers of Binghamton, N.
| Y, president of the Rutland Railway
Light and Power company, stated in
an interview to the Herald Sunday
night that his company was negotiat-
ing with the Delaware and Hudson
company with a view of electrifying
that company's lines from Castleton
to Eagle Bridge, N. Y, and from Fair
Haven to Whitehall, N. Y, and opera
ting the line in connection with the
present system. In case the deal
goes through the Rutland company
viii take over the passenger traffic
of the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany in this state. II this plan is not
carried out Mr.. Rogers stated that his
company expects to build line from
Fair Haven, Castleton Corners or
Hydeville to Poultney. In any event
| it now seems certain that Rutland
and Poultney will be connected by an
electric line within a short time.
A meeting of the directors of the
Rutland Railway, Light and Power
company was held Saturday When
shown the article which appeared in
last Wednesdays Herald regarding
the proposed line from Fair Haven to
Poultney Mr.. Rogers said: I'VE know
nothing about 1t, but we hope Ills
true. The road has been built on
wind many times and we are glad that
other capital appears to be coming IN.
II power is wanted we will be glad
TO furnish It."
When the Herald reporter asked
about the intention of the Rutland
Railway, Light and Power company
regarding their plans for a Poultney
extension Mr.. Rogers said: We have
been negotiating with the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad company for a
number of weeks with view of cleo
trifying their road from 'Castleton to
Eagle Bridge and from Fair Haven to
Whitehall. operating the same in CON
nection with our present system
IF this is done we will take over
their passenger service in this state
and they will continue their freight
service, and the question will be
whether this can be done without in
terfering with their freight service
and train movements.
THE friendliest relations exist be-
tween us, and whatever is done will
be for the benefit of the public and
to our mutual advantage.
III this plan is not feasible we eX-
pect to build from Fair Haven, Castle
ton Corners, or Hydeville to Poultney
ourselves, upon the attitude of the
people along the line.
THE advantage of our line will be
that 1t will be run in connection with
the present system, and in case We
build to Poultney we will of course
also extend our power lines through
| the quarry districts and will be able
/ to furnish power in unlimited quanti-
| ties at lower cost than 1t can be
had there at present
1--WE personally visited the entire
section yesterday and we also went
over our entire system Both Mr..
Rogers and Leo II. Wise of New York
vice president of the company. stated
last evening that they found things in
good condition and very satisfactory
When asked as to whether or not
the half hour schedule between Rut-
| land Fair Haven and Lake Bomoseen
would be put in operation this sum
mer, Mr.. Rogers said: I'VE expect TO
put in operation the 80 minute sched-
ule early in July" When asked If
this was not profitable for the com
pany he said, mo, il was not done
at a profit last year, but it will ac-
commodate the large influx of sum
mer visitors and the public generally,
and we desire to meet the require
ments of the public"