The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-06
VICTORY FOR
VERMONT
Favored in the Boston Rail
road Conference.
WILL BE NO EXTRA SESSION
Brattleboro Will Get the Line 1t Wants
-B. & M. Will Not Build on
the New Hampshire Side
of the River.
| WILL BE NO EXTRA SESSION

Boston, May 6-There was con-
ference at the North station yesterday
morning which virtually settled the
controversy between the New Haven
and the Grand Trunk railroads over
trackage rights in Vermont. 1t was
agreed that Governor Mead of Vermont,
who asked for the conference, should
issue the official statement Of the re-
suits, and this is the statement that
he gave out for publication:
"The conference resulted in opening
negotiations between the officials of the
two roads looking TO an adjustment,
both at Brattleboro and Bellows Falls
There is prospect that the roads will
agree to solution which will result
in the new railroad being built in YER
mont. The matter is now in the hands
OF Mr.. Mellen and Mr.. Fitzhugh, who
will continue the negotiations at a
conference on next Thursday
The Central Vermont railroad.
which is controlled by the Grand
Trunk, operates lines between Brattle.
boro and Vernon, VT, on the Vermont
side of the Connecticut river For
some time past the New Haven system
has been using these tracks through
traffic arrangements but recently de-
cided TO construct line of its own
The New Haven secured permission
from the New Hampshire Legislature
to build the missing link on the New
Hampshire side OF the Connecticut
river. which resulted in protest from
the citizens of Brattleboro being placed
before Governor Mead, The governor
thereupon made arrangements for yes
terday's conference
Among those who were present were
Governor Mead, Lieutenant Governor
Slack, Harvey Kingsley, the governors
private secretary, + II Fitzhugh, vice.
president of the Grand Trunk, G. S.
Mellen and T f Byrnes, president and
yice-president respectively of the New
Haven, and g. G Jones, general man
ager of the Central Vermont
Another party has interests in the
situation and will be considered at the
conference next Thursday. All but one
of the details were agreed upon in
plan that will enable the Boston i
Maine to build on the Vermont side of
the Connecticut river in BrattIeboro, in
stead of the New Hampshire side. Gov
ernor Mead ia confident that this win
be settled next Thursday, and there
viii be no need of calling a special
session of the legislature of Vermont.
The Grand Trunk Is now going on with
its railroad improvements in Brattle-
bore, abolishing crossings in accordance
with plans sanctioned by the city and
ordered by the public service commits
sion.
In the conference there was no talk
about the movement to induce the
Grand Trunk to come TO Boston Out
side of the conference, Vice President
Fitzhugh was asked about this by sew
eral persons, but he did not commit
himself beyond saying that the Grand
Trunk is appreciative of the expression
OF public opinion. He said that he UNI
derstood that the question had gone to
the board of directors. I'VE hope" he
said, within few months to begin
actual construction Of the Southern New
England railroad between Palmer and
Providence We will also spend, this
summer, some Ss000,000 or S9000,000
in ble-trarking around Toronto.
No other New England construction,
except such as has been planned by
the Grand Trunk system this summer.