The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-23
GRAND TRUNK TO /.
BUILD NEW LINE.
Road Win shorten Distance Between
Chicago and BOstOn-ReciprOcity
To Increase Trade.

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. Aug. 23,-The
people OF Providence are congratulate.
Ing themselves upon the prospect Of
having a new railroad. says William
e, Curtis. IN a dispatch to the Chi
cago RecordHerald They now have
several lines which run in every d.
rection. and their transportation facili-
ties are probably as many and as good
as those OF any people in the land.
but they all belong TO n single cor
poration which also controls the street
car lines, the interurban trolleys, the
steamboats, and everything else upon
which passengers and freight can
travel except horses, bicycles and
automobiles.
The new line is TO be called the
Southern New England railroad and
II viii be a part OF the Grand Trunk
system connecting with the New Lon
don & Northern railway at Palmer,
Mass, and thence, via the Central
Vermont, with the Grand Trunk Can
adian system at Montreal.
The Grand Trunk company also
proposes TO build another line across
from Bellows Falls, VT. to Boston. a
distance OF 12S miles, and thus fur
nish what II claims to be the shortest
route between Boston and Chicago.
It's tracks now come down TO Port
land, Me-, and New London, Conn.
and when its lines are built into Bos-
ton and Providence IL will relieve the
monopoly enjoyed by the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Co., which
has bought up everything except the
Boston, 4 Albany.
The new line from Palmer to Provt
dence passes within 81 miles Of Bos-
ton, through the village Of Woonsock-
ct. and II ~ very likely that q branch
will be built across that gap.
The terminals, docks and station
grounds were secretly acquired In
Providence by agents OF the Grand
Trunk company, who have been work.
ing at IL for several years, and the
advance guard 10 now completing the
right-of-way down the Blackstone val
ley through a long string, OF manufac-
turing towns between Palmer and
Providence, q distance OF so miles,
When this line Is built the distance
from Chicago to Providence will be
1,150 miles. The distance from Chi
cago 10 Montreal Is 873 miles, and
the distance from Montreal To Provi-
dence will be 27S miles.
f y Reciprocity 20 Help.
/ II Is worth while for any railroad
to get into Providence, and. especially
a railroad from Canada, IN view Of the
reciprocity treaty, which Is expected
to--catlse very large increase In
trade. The densely settled manufac-
turing districts In. this part OF New
England need food and forage, and
all kinds of agricultural products, and
In exchange they can send almost
everything the Canadians need to wear
and TO use on their farms, In the
households and In their business.
They make everything down here
that the Canadians require, and the
|oansdians raise everything the peo.
pie Of Rhode Island lack, except tropi-
cal staples like sugar and coffee. But
this new railroad will serve the entire
northwestern part Of the United States
az well as Canada, and through trains
between Providence and Chicago will
be running before the end Of next
year, carrying cotton, woolens and
other goods to the west and bringing
back produce from that section.