The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
NO DEVELOPMENTS
DURING THE WEEK
Local Railroad Committee Was
Not Turned Down
BUT is NOT READY TO TALK
About What Took Place at the Confer.
ence with President Mellen Last Fri.
day-Feeling Against Central Yer.
mont Does Not Abate as Time Passes

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! As far as the public is concerned the
railroad situation stands about where II
did one week ago today. The local rail-
road committee came home from its con.
/ ference with President Mellen in Boston
I last Friday with It's lips tightly sealed and
will make no statement regarding the re-
/ suit OF the talk other than TO say that the
/ reports in the Boston papers that the com.
mittee was turned down are not correct
The local delegation had the pleasure OF
spending nearly two hours IN converse.
tion with the head of the New Haven
system in his office in the North station
and during that time the BrattleborO
situation was thoroughly canyassed. Those
present were G. o. Robbins, /. L. Holden
and NJ. j. Moran, their counsel, Clarke {.
tltts, Judge J NJ Tyler Attorney W. j,
c. Stickney OF Bethel and l.. w. Gibson.
Although absolutely nothing has been
given out by the local committee during
the week somebody with a vivid imagina,
ton has been acting as volunteer press
agent. and the yarns that have been clrcu.
lated concerning the railroad tangle would
MI several pages in the dream book. II
can he said on excellent authority that
none OF them are tNle and that lew have
even the slightest foundation in fact In
spite of the outcome OF the legislative fight
Vermont is pushing its excavation work
on the depot ledge there are many local
Optimists who still believe that the Bos.
ton 4 Maine Will find a way to enter Brat
tleboro ON the Vermont side Of the rlver
Whether IN their case the wish is father TO
the thought cannot be told, but everybody
in town hopes that Their cheerful perdlc
tions will come true.
Feeling against the Central Vermont
. b., A. ~ "A
Montpelier does not cool off as the weeks
90 by and many thoughtful people are
wondering just how much the former road
gained by Its victory after all. These peo-
ple do not underestimate the advantages to
Brattleboro OF having the Central Vermont
serve the town on an equal basis with the
Boston x Maine nor do they hope that
that road will not construct ITS Windsor
Brattleboro extension. They appreciate
fully how much better il is to be a terml-
nal point than a way station and for that
reason are extremely desirous of seeing the
Grand Trunk continue its plan to build
through to Providence. And yet these same
people cannot have the same friendly feel /
ing for the Grand Trunk that would have
existed had the management OF that road
taken a less narrow-minded stand IN the
present controversy.
Ii is evident from talk that has been
Vermont officials are beginning to realize
to what an extent they are in wrong
with the people of Brattleboro, and are
anxious to do what they can to placate
this feeling of enmity for the sake OF
future business relations. What will result
depends a good deal on what the {. v
folks feel they are willing to do Tor the
sake of getting on the good side oil Brat
tleboro people again. There Is no doubt
Al frnl Il
thizer is persona non grata in this sec
tion.
If surveying operations constitute devel-
opments there have been no end OF them
in regard TO the railroad situation in Brat.
tleboro during the week. The Central
Nermont's crew of. engineers under the
direction of Chief Engineer }. NJ Morn.
son of st. Albans have held the center OF
the stage and their operations have extend.
ed from the Connecticut river bridge TO the
top of the High street hill and along the
entire length of Main street. The Boston
x Manes force of surveyors have kept at
work on the proposed line to Hlnsdale,
n. H., and Engineer George Tompson stat
ed yesterday that he would have his plans
in shape in two weeks for contractors to
bid upon the work OF excavating and hll-
ing.
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gang on the ledge east of
Vernon street, and the hole made by steam
drills, dynamite and Italians is growing
bigger daily. The Central Vermont has
started clearing off the old Valley mill site
which the road owns north Of Bridge
street, and it is understood that the heat,
ing plant for the station will be located
there. The Little Red Store on Bridge
street, is practically, demolished Rumors a
ing the week that the Brattleboro House
has been sold but the town
clerks records do not show any transfer OF
the title.
The public service commission hearing
scheduled for Wednesday of this week has
been postponed until next Friday morning
1t will be held in the parlors of the
Brooks House and the commissioners will
listen to the reasons of the petitioners, the
selectmen and the local railroad commit
tee, for suspension of the order for the
abolishing of the Bridge street grade cross
ing and construction of the overpass as
planned by the Central Vermont railroad.