The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-15
The Meddler
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1, IL difficult To imagine The ralai
shansrs that arr likely "a iikr ~,
llraiIleLoTo aud vicinity a. . Ts,a.
decision oi the New loFk Ma M.
Hartford railroad 90 ioigr lht Ius -.
ins links In its chain Of rad i've
\ orb city 10 shrfbfooke. Qur, d -
cur Imagination mot Of he Gao "a.
new railroad bridge spanning ibf -
cut al a paint near the uH-i 20!
Island, with a passenger ,laila
somewhere Ia the vicinity II d, -
end, bu, a. tot making a amJsra.
mental view Of the eniiTr northern n
the town a. Il il likely 90 sflrif
course of YEAR ycry lea ID b, si. =
to the task That such change ~
However, seems certain, iui ihr Nst
faads directors have officially asa
tier intention Of builiins nmrl.nr
line between Baiilebof0 aHi q par
the Ashueloi branch Of III, Bri0l d
between Hin-dale aud South NrL4
the purpose of parallelins The lrlinl
n.on,s l0mile stretch 10 The 'ogihEs
this town,
The construction Of this lIhe 81
only bring 10 Brattlebor0 The t.us.s
vastly improved railroad iacilIlir, B.
tend 20 open up a new icrl,oiy ~ !
trial purposes. Il will enable he "a
grow toward the north IA maHls
La been impossible heretofore II
t,on of a Boston A Maine station Z 4
,oint a short distance this .ds 3
river would make desirable iarioy =
the north OF the river, and with ne -
~ industrie. in this section would "a
damnnd for dwellings also. The ~
the new station l. yet 20 b. d,.ef1
lut il safe TO predict that L will .
somewhere between the Boston
roundEouse near Walnut street and
river. And il the work !, 70 b. dons
the supervision Of the New hiysh
there i every reason 10 SUPPOSE "a
will be done in a modern and 'uhSr(
way.
There j. much speculation anol.
railroad men as TO what action VII ~
by the Grand Trunk in case the Nef u /
"system actually carries out IT. "a
The plan OF the former company 70 ~
it, line from Palmer 10 Providence ~
a through route from Canada 10 HlF|
feasible. and TO control a route y
kind il would now seem a. II NE 1'1
Trunk would have TO build road ~
Brattleboro and Windsor; IN iad'
men who know something about "a
Trunk affairs feel confident that TIM u
done. although they are unable % !
whether such line would follow ia' q
necticut or come about as an exienss
the West River branch from South Laa
derry to the north. The idea mat =
promise between the New Haysl
Grand Trunk systems will follow U. \
cnt agitation is held by compaHtWeI
railroad men. since neither party I.
controversy could give in without nln
radical changes in plans when nave
under way for long time.
A wear ago The Meddler had oce1'9i
call attention to evil effects thai w
come from dumping rubbish on tAe y
necticut river bank below the village
the town authorities provided ~
dump on the island. Now, howey5t
island dump has become unavailao5
people are again making practice, o., o. a.
ing refuse on the river bank. Ntn
current there is in the river at prs
little harm results from this pTdctlCs,
when the water gets lower and the ~
reduced to practically nothing a ,ou'A
win only be needed to cover the ' alInl
of "Wantastiquet lake with hlls;
display of waste paper, boxes, e2,si
and other disfgurements.