Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
WHY GRAND TRUNK
SEEKS EXP NS|0N
Line into Rhode Island Would
Open Northwest to New Eng
land Factories.

Montreal. Feb. l5-The object Of the
Grand Trunk Railway company in seek
ing an entrance TO Rhode Island by ex-
tending It's Central Vermont line Is to
give the important manufacturing inter
ests OF that district, and OF the New
England States generally. an alternative
route to the Canadian Northwest via the
Grand Trunk, and the Grand Trunk and
the Grand Trunk Pacific.
This the announcement given out
yesterday from the office OF F.. II. F1tz-
hugh the first vice president Of the Grand
Trunk
This new route would. it was admitted
be in direct competition with the New
Haven route via buffalo and Chicago, and
although opposition on behalf of this
railway may be expected. on the other
hand the Grand Trunk is assured Of
considerable support from the general
public for It is at the earnest request Of
many manufacturing interests that the
present scheme has been entered upon
II the charter for tho building Of the
line goes through il IL now being con-
sdered by Il committee of the Rhode Is
land Legislature, then the traffic over
the new route will pass over the Central
Vermont to Montreal and thence over
the Grand Trunk system to western
Canada and the western States
c,rpo,r,, o.r,,o,e,,,,r
The scheme Is one that Is not viewed
with competency either by the Canadian
or American rivals of the Grand Trunk.
and officials OF competitive lines are
pointing out that the railways now on
ahls IN cboc,,r,ta tno C,ron, ,,-,,,,,, =.
move to establish , re,y oo,,r..,t,,,s ro,,,.
for transcont,nental
This ar any cato ia tho s,,t.,no,,. ,r,do
in dosnotcbes from Postop Accor5ipo o.
these despatchc. even s,,nnosinr that
permission to build the proposed line
from Palmer ia Providence sh,,,,d no
granted b,. tho phoda rsla,d J.,i.I.,u-.
despite the opposition Of the New Haven
mana cement, the New Haven. it is stat
ed will still be able to neutralize the
scheme, through its control Of the Bog
ton * Maine and leased lines. As a re-
suit of this control. even should the new
line he constructed. not pound of
through freight from Montreal. or any
point north OF Windsor. could find it's
way to the new railway over the Central
Vermont part of the Grand Trunk sys-
TEN without paying toll to the Boston &
Maine.
WHERE THE RRLAT< OCCURS
Tho e.., ,. ,,.
limo ho,uaan Non,rooi ana ,,ro,,ta.ncs
r. l., occurs at Windsor " l77 miles
south. The only line OF rails at pres
ont running south Of Windsor is the
sullivan County railway. a New Hamp-
shire corporation. running to Bellows
Falls, Vt, distance of 20 miles
VII are connection is made with an
other short line Of "A miles. known as
the Vermont Nallcy running 70 Brat
tleboro VI where cornection ie made
with thn l.osod li,.s of tho cartr.l
Vermont
Roth tbo cu,li,.o, Cou,,, ana enc
Vermont Vallev altbouq,b M. leased
outri,,h, ., -
on,,a,, 'ii,' a.
in oroc, ,csta ,.,.ar,sa,,,,. ,a,,,..,
w. r,,,,,.., '''' w.
''''"oh' an" 'N' boston
u"ue' WHEN we 'h'ire ''"e
'''""' an" "''' N'Fe'
'"N'''I'' I" Is u'ill%eu i"r me rum
nus " through trains by poth sYs-
WINS put mat TINS arrangement would
permit OF the establishment Of rival
.''e IKE mat which tho Grand Trunk
10 Sdlu 10 have in COntemDla ton, Is