St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-09
A Hold Un of Vermont.

1uOI0 Is U01uS mucu uOu0 anu
much talking about Vermont, her
resources and what to do to develop
all the best interests of the state
The first essential to development
is good transportation and good
transportation facilities. Vermont
has superior attractions as a resort
but good transportation facilities
are essential to get people here. Com
mercially transportation 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 rebuilt 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
facilities than the eastern and nor
thern parts of the state. The Bos-
ton and Maine is rebuilding its
bridges on the whole line of the
Connecticut river SO that heavier
equipment can be used, 1t wants
also to double track the road at
least to White River Junction. With
improved track facilities, improved
equipment and through trains and
cars to New York it would open up
the whole eastern section and make
it as popular as the western, and
increase the number of people who
will come to the whole state. Peo-
pie who come to Vermont judge it
by the part they know, and bad
transportation 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
facilities to this section is by going
over to New Hampshire and build
ing its road-because of the dog in
the manager attitude of foreign
owned corporation, which without
considering the effect on it's local
improvement looks only to through
traffic which does not benefit the
state The Central Vermont proper
and all the towns and cities on it's
connections and good trains to New
York as would be the Passumpsic
and all the country dependent upon
it. Because there is 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 if
those states and the city of Provi-
dence want the Grand Trunk let
them give it to the road. It will
not either help Providence or hurt
the Boston and Maine to go to Prov
idence, but Vermont and it's inter
ests should not be made the cats
paw. To build line out in the
Connecticut River to get the i'm
proved trackage is in its cost too
great a burden to impose upon the
traffic of our section, especially as
it can be done without in any way
hurting the Central Vermont at any
point
How long will Vermont continue
to be Indifferent to the interest Of
the state, and allow obstacles to be
put in the way of those who are
willing to spend literally to give it
that which will be a convenience to
all and necessity if we are to ex-
pect any progress. 1t is only by
united effort and work that we can
improve our state. Commercial
clubs and uplifting associations are
all right but they must do some
thing besides talk and pass resolu-
lions. Let them rouse public opin-
ion by making the public understand
and the thing will be done.