The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-13

some Of the land in question IN the case
does not rest, so far as the title shows, "
his opinion, in the name OF the Central
Vermont. and pointed out land claimed
by 4. B Barrows. lie claims that some
OF his land runs across the Central Yer
mont tracks. There was also land near
the canning factory, the so'called Sawyer
M j. Moran also said the Bntteboro
people preferred the Boston X Maine
plan.
s until lilo, and greater part OF the
time was devoted to statistics produced
by the Grand Trunk officials to show the
magnitude of their business IN the lana ana.
dian northwest. Representatives hall was
well filed when the session opened but
the audience steadily dwindled.
w, b. &. Stickney, counsel for the Dos
ton 4 Maine, explained the necessity OF
right of way between Brattleboro and
South Vernon to make complete line oil
its road from Newport, VT, TO South Yer
non. The Boston 4 Maine did not ask Ia
take away the property rights OF any
road. II asked for uthority to make Ger
tain extensions and alterations for which
il was willing to pay, including new
underpass at Bridge street, station, etc.
at Brattleboro without depriving the Cen
trail Vermont of any privileges II now en-
ioyed, and ii the committee believed II
was asking for something that would take
from the other company its rights, b,
would ask the committee to report the bli
uniayorably.
On suggestion of C. w. Writers, attor
ney for Central Vermont, to take vi
the application OF the Southern Vermont
Railway company for charter to extend
its line from Windsor to Brattleboro, Mr.
Stickney said the Boston X Maine had
no objections to the charter and would
recommend that the committee report II
favorably The Rutland road was satisfied
with the bill il one word was changed
road TO track and Mr.; Writers agreed
TO the change on the understanding that
there would be no railroad opposition to
the bill
Vice. President Fitzhugh suggested to the
committee that the building OF the pro
posed line would make the terminal at
Brattleboro more necessary.
Mr.. Stickney said his company found
it would be dollars and cents in It
pocket to make the expenditure proposed
at Brattleboro rather than to take ad
vantage of the Central Vermont propo
sition to double track its road from South
Vernon TO Brattleboro.
Howard Kelley, engineer for the Grand
Trunk, explained that the plan exhibited
by the Boston 4 Maine would deprive the
Central Vermont of all land along the
river, to reach which it must cross dou'
ble.track main line, the extent being a
mile in length. 1t would destroy the Cen
trail Vermont terminal yards, round
house. switches, etc. An interlocking sys
TEN at the junction would have to be in
stalled, not satisfactory arrangement ior
a switching yard:
Mr. Kelley explained from a map all the
Grand Trunk territory in Canada and the
United States, which drained through the
New England territory. The company had
400 miles in operation, and 600 miles
building or planned for. This was com.
pared with the New Haven system on the
map. Mr.. Bean OF Newport, member OF
the committee, inquired if the Grand
Trunk intended to drain all this business
into Brattleboro, Mr.. Kelley replied that
much of it would go through Brattleboro
Mr.. Kelley was cross-eXamined by Mr..
Stickney. Mr. Fitzhugh read figures TO
show that the Central Vermont did the
larger business in Brattleboro and its IN
terests were the greater. :.
Mr.. Stickney asked Mr.. Fitzhugh if it
was not true that the Boston x Maine
paid the Central Vermont $4,000 for "a
miles trdckdHe TlBnls, anu tus Nth'i a.
Vermont paid the Boston & Maine only
$4,000 for 80 miles Mr.. Fitzhugh had
no figures to substantiate this. He replied
that there were many details entering
into the traffic and trackage arrange
ment. 1t would take time to explain.
C. f.. Dewey, general freight. agent Of
the Central Vermont, stated that lately
the Boston & Maine had diverted consid
cradle business by way OF Keene, n. Il,
instead of sending by South Vernon. He
could give no reason for it. He explained
that the Grand Trunk was the champion
animation by the committee he stated
the Canadian Pacific railway did not