The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-27
BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY. JAN. ct, 1911
PROMISES.

poration the Central Vermont is getting
to be all of sudden. 1t realizes what al
opportunity there is to develop this state
as summer and winter resort, and is
planning to send the gifted Cy Warman
on tour through our hills and valleys fol
the purpose of writing our many attrac
tions; it is even figuring on the construc
ton of a chain of modern hotels to accom-
modate all of the tourists that Cy's facile
pen will capture. incidentally it is going
to change its main line for the purpose OF
putting Montpelier closer in touch with the
civilized world. All these proposed bene'
volences have been announced within a
week, and if the fight over the Boston 4
Maine charter is not settled within day
or two we may expect as many more. -
Brattleboro Reformer.
As matter of fact, esteemed contem-
porary, these and other improvements IN
the public service or benefits to the public
have been contemplated for some time be-
fore this, petty scrap at Brattleboro came
to vex the peoples patience and cost the
peoples money in delay and debate in the
peoples legislature
The thoughtful man will recall that the
Grand Trunk railway is now largely abb
sorbed in the building of great transcon-
tinental system that one OF these days will
begin to transport vast quantities of freight
from the uttermost parts of the earth
down through Vermont to Atlantic tide
water. With the completion of this great
construction work already in sight, it is
natural that attention should now be
turned to strengthening and developing
all the links of the chain that are to be a
part of this giant highway from ocean to
ocean And the Central Vermont is be
ginning to come into its own.
Meanwhile, good neighbors at Brattle-
boro, remember that the New Haven road
is filling you full of promises and painting
the rosest of futures for your public con-
venience. The devil is sick, and of course,
the devil monk would be. But when the
devil was well, the devil monk was he.
Ask Mr.. Mellen why it was that the
people of Providence were so anxious to let
the Grand Trunk into that city after he
had held control of the railroad situation
there so many years.-St Adams Mes
senger.
1t isn't necessary, esteemed contempo-
rary, to ask Mr.. Mellen why the people
of Providence were so anxious to let the
Grand Trunk into that city. They wanted
railroad competition Just as the people Of
Brattleboro do, only in the case of Provi-
dence its hope of competition lay with the
same railroad corporation that has been
fighting against competition in Vermont.
As The Reformer has stated before, the
people of Brattleboro have no false ideas
about the benefcence of the New Haven
road. They understand well enough that
its strenuous fight for the Vermont Valley
road extension is inspired by no overmas
tering desire to benefit this town in par
ticular. But they are aware of the benefits
that railroad competition will bring to this
town and the whole east side of Vermont,
and have been making their fight for that
reason. If the case were reversed, as it
was in Providence for example, Brattle-
boro people would be found fighting just as
hard for the Grand Trunk. For that mat
ter, the local railroad committee has taken
care all along to see that the Grand
Trunks interests at this point were prop
erly safeguarded.
Brattleboro people who have gone into
the matter thoroughly are satisfied that
the Grand Trunk will lose nothing in the
way of terminal facilities at Brattleboro if
the Boston & Maine carries out its pro-
posed extension according to the specifca-
lions filed with the secretary of state.
These plans leave room for the Central
Vermont to have a double track through
the local yard to connect with any extern
sion from the north which it may build I'M
der the Southern Vermont railway char
ter in which it is given ample authority
to take what land it needs to enter Brat
tleboro. The question Of necessity is too
obvious for discussion, and on it, we UNI
derstand, hinges the legal right of the Bos-
ton & Maine to have what it asks for.
Therefore, the only ground left for the
Grand Trunk to stand upon is that of
opposition to competition and that should
receive no more consideration than when
the New Haven road tried to stand upon
it in Rhode Island.