The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-01

/ Searching for the Truth in Burlington
4 The Burlington Free Press asserts that
the purchase OF part interest in the Rut.
land railroad by the New Haven railroad
/ system was not the cause which actuated
the Central Vermont to promise new
passenger station and a new freight sta
4 ton in Burlington; and since Editor
John L. Southwick was one OF the con-
ferees in the discussion which took place
some time ago, he Is in position to state
the situation accurately However. the
announcement of the Central Vermont's
plan Immediately following the New Ha-
ven's coup in securing an advantageous
route TO Canada via Burlington was a
striking coincidence, which could not
have failed to have impressed the gen.
eral public as hurried move on the
part Of the Grand Trunk to pick up
some of the dangling ends OF its looping
preserve Barre Times
II the Barre Times will come over to
Burlington in search Of truth. we advise
it to make exit from our not prepos-
sessing railroad station at the south
end, turn east and ascend the College
street hill. Coming TO st. Paul street,
The Times will notice on the southeast
corner OF the two streets City Hall park
Identifying it by its small soldiers
monument utterly inadequate for Bur-
lington---aud on the south Mr. Powelps
wholly adequate new hotel Vermont.
With this Identification Of the park,
turn to the northeast corner of the two
streets. where fine bank building
stands Enter at the corner-miud the
revolving door--eountry people often get
squeezed in those contraptions. If you
get in safely, inquire OF the polite young
people the bank has fenced in with orna.
mental iron fencing, whether to protect
them or the bank We do not know Az
any rate, make inquiry OF either of them
for Mr. Smith, Charles P. Smith, presi-
dent of the Burlington Savings bank. the
biggest in the state. ten times as big as
any in Barre, Promptly you may hear
a click no danger; ii is not revolver
but sounds like one The click was mere
" the open sesame for YOU to get into
the interior of this, the greatest depos.
tory OF the peoples saving in all this
near Canada country. They--the afore-
said young people protect Mr. Smith
with exceeding care, because his life is
Of value to the bank-also to various
other institutions, such az railroads and
feed stores and little excursions into
politics; looking after the poor OF this
community while the mayor tongue
lashes him all over town. incidentally,
lie is also In the business of making
mayors in Burlington, and bringing down
the mighty rulers Of certain town in
Vermont.
But those things are merely an aside
TO show the material you have to inter.
view Passing along a corridor where
other eyes may be watching, you pene-
trate to the heart of things and there
you will find the man behind some
thrones, the man you want to see Hon I
Charles P. Smith. He can tell you--if
he will--he doesn't blow his own horn
where and how the Central Vermont re-
yersed its longtime policy toward Bur
lington and actually promised to erect
new freight station and a new pas.
senger station; and to generally adopt
the splendid policy OF the square deal. 4
Don't be surprised or disappointed If
Mr.. Smith permits YOU to do all the |
talking; at least he win tell you facts
if he says anything.
When Mr. Smith tells you who was
the man behind the gun-he may be
modest about it--but You must press
him, and when you do get the name il
win be the right one and the letters
will spell SMITH, but you need not
ask him to spell it.
There are two other claimants for |
share in providing this remarkable re-
suit, but you can get a grip on the truth |
ii you turn them down. One of them
may have had view Of the promised |
land. But the other, the Boss Of us all, /
was not even offered the sight of the 1
land of promise. The Omnivorous one,
the Ominous one did not get over that /
Jordan and will not.
If you ascertain these facts. your
Journey to the metropolis will not have /
been in vain.-Burlingto News.