The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-24
Vermont Pays the Piper

There is being much done and
much talking about Vermont, her re-
sources and what TO do to develop all
the best interests of the state. The
first essential to development is good
transportation and good Transports
ton facilities. Vermont has superior
attractions as resort but good trans
portation facilities are essential TO
get people here. Commercially trans
portation facilities are the first thing
which must be developed to meet its
requirements. From Boston to all
parts of the state the transportation
facilities are good and as soon as the
bridges on the line of road are re-
built with new and powerful engines
there will be less of that irregularity
Of trains than In the past.
From New York the southwestern
part of the state has far better fac
ilities than the eastern and northern
parts OF the state The Boston and
Maine is rebuilding its bridges on
the whole line of the Connecticut riv-
er so that heavier equipment can be
used. II wants also to double track
the road at least to White River juno
ton. With improved track facilities,
improved equipment and through
trains and cars to New York 1t would
open up the whole eastern section
and make 1t as popular as the wes-
tern and increase the number of peo-
pie who will come to the whole state.
People who come to Vermont judge II
by the part they know, and bad trans
portation facilities hurt not only the
section In which they are located but
the whole state.
The only way that the Boston and
Maine can get improved trackage IA
ciities to this section is by going over
to New Hampshire and building its
road-because of the dog in the man
ger attitude of a foreign owned cor
poration, which, without considering
the effect on its local improvement,
looks only to through traffic which
does not benefit the state. The Cen.
trail Vermont proper and all the towns
and cities on its line would be bene-
fitted by good connections and good
trains to New York as would be the
Passumpsic and all the country de
pendent upon II. Because there is q
fight on in Rhode Island the whole
section of Vermont is to be damaged
Let Rhode Island and Massachusetts
take care of the fight there and II
those states and the city of Provi
dence want the Grand Trunk, let then
give II to the road. II will not either
help Providence or hurt the Boston
and Maine to 90 to Providence, bu
Vermont and its interests should no
be made the cats paw. To build
line out In the Connecticut river L
get the improved trackage ia In III
cost too great a burden to impose up
on the traffic OF our section especial.
as Il can be done without in any wa.
hurting the Central Vermont at an
point.
How long will Vermont continue I,
be Indifferent to the interest OF tn
state, and allow obstacles to be pu
In the way OF those who are wlllin
TO spend literally to give II tina
which will be convenience to al
and n necessity II we are to expec
any progress IL is only by unite
effort and work that we can improv
our state. Commercial clubs and VI
lifting associations are all right bu
they must do something besides tai
and pass resolutions, Let ther
rouse public opinion by making tn
public understand and the thing wi
be done.-st, Johnsbury Caledoniar