The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-03

seek such IN advantage liz, of course
not Surprising, nut, under tlle clfcum
stgncrs IL becomes amuzing thnt q
| Legislative body, representing the IN,
| ternsts OF the state of Vermont, should
| freely grant that advantage. THESE
circumstances arc that the Nav Haven
IN not obliged 70 build ON the Vermont
Sue of the Connecticut river 10 dun'
meet It's road nc Suutli Vernon with the
Vermont Yallev nc BrattlebOr0. The
Vermont side offers a way of less re-
sistance, no doubt. But the New Haven
alreadv has a bridge over the C0nneatl'
cut at South Vernon, and it becomes Il
simple matter "a build IN ON the Nav
Hampshire side TO 4 point opposite
Brattleb0rO, and then two choices would
present themselves; The New Haven
ar Boston u Maine interests could bridge
the Connecticut river diagnnallY and
rum an TO their Vermont Valley tracks,
with a station of their own Just north
az the Central Vermont station in Brat
tlehurO, or they could conclude 70 drive
bargain with the Central Vermont
whereby the one road should have the
Vermont side of the river from White
River Junction down, and the Boston
Is Maine the New Hampshire side. IN
that ease the Vermont Valley from
Brattleboro 70 Belluws Falls would be
sold to the Central Vermont, which
would extend it on the Vermont side 70
Windsor thus giving That company a
line OF its own all the way down the
valley
n would then remain for the Boston
4 Maine 10 build from dnsdale, NJ H..
across the river from South Vernon, to
d point opposite Brattlehoro, hardly
eight miles: then. continuing an the
New Hampshire side, build to West
mOreiand, only about ~ miles further
north, where the eOmnanv s Cheshire
tracks would bee met with and followed
ia Bellows Falls Then the Boston \
Maine trains would use the company s
sullivan county road still ON the New
HAMPSHIRE side 20 point nenrlv ouu0.
site Windsor, whence new construction
on the New iampshire side would
carry the trains 70 West Lebanon, n.
H.. opposite White River Junction,
where the company now has a bridge
which would take the trains over to
the Vermont side and continue chem
on up the Passumpsic road beyond
Central Vermont territory. The sale
Of the Vermont Valley road to the
Central Vermont Ought TO yield enough
10 DIV lllt fAlht III az ttlt NEW FillhlA tif-
tiun required to 1--WE the Boston Il
Name a through line of its own ON the
New Hampsmre side of the river.
There has hitherto been no more than
enough railroad traffic up and down the
Connecticut river north of the Mdssa
chusetts boundary to keep one single.
track line reasonably busy. Enough
business is likely soon to develop to
maintain with nr0ft double. track
road Given such a radical measure Of
rpciOrucitv or frper trade with Canada
as is now pending in congress- traffic
nm and down the Vermont New Hamu
shire vallay mipht dnicklv becnme large
enough to require the service of three
tract KS and ultimately four.
But the first rnad reGuired to double
track its line would be the Boston 4
Maine which then, as now would carrv
the larger husinPss-the larger freight
business. since it touches more imnOr
tant points in southern New Enpiand
and connects with the more important
Dominion road, the Canadian Pacifc;
and the larger passenger business. since
il would have all of the White Noun.
tain traffic and most of the local traffic
NOT originating and ending at local
points between White River Junction
and South Vernon And in resnect ia
that limited local traffic it would not
sutfer much. since it's stations on the
New Ifamnshire side 0pD0site Brattip
hnr0 and Windsor would be removed
from the present stations only by about
the length of the Connecticut river
BRIDGES. Thus the Vermont senate. if
this is to he the effect of it's present
action, would have the satisfaction Of
kn0winp that it had driven out Of Yer
mont a good deal more taxable railrauu
than il would have br0oht in,
Unless the Grand Trunk or Central /
Vermont il maneuvPring to hand over
its Connecticnt Valley and Southern
New Fnpland lines to the New Haven I
at a handsome price. which is not likely |
this plan of each having line of its
own on either side of the river north /
Of the Massachusetts boundary would |
seem to be the hest disnnsiti0n that t
could he made of the matter. Under 1
free trade with Canada two /
roads on either side of the river would /
find annie slNnort: but az things have
been while the Boston g. Maine would |
We sure of fairly profitable snnnGrt |
-he Central Vermont might find a /
line of its own rather EXPENSIVE. This
s consideration which should imnrpss
Vermont and New Hamnshire people
with the Importance of their own large
of lining uD their representa-
lives in CONGRESS- to the suDn0rt Of
President Taft and his tariff agreement
with Canada.