Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-31
Two C.v. Trains
 Will be Restored
ORDER ISSUED BY JUDGE REED
 AFTER HEARING
MUST RUN BY MONDAY
Courts Decree Operative Until Appeal of Road ls Passed on by Superior court-strona Arguments Made.
Especial to The Rullstin.l

Wllimantic, Ct, July 80 At 1O,45 o'clock Tuesday the hearing in the matter of the appeal of the Gen. | tral Vermont railroad from the der cisiOn of the public utilities commits sion ordering the railroad to restore the o'clock boat train mornings and the 8 o'clock southbound train after moons was commenced in the superior court here with Superior Court Judge Joel H. Reed on the bench.
 There was 8 good number of bust ness men of Norwich and this city in attendance, as well as a number from | towns up and down the line of the | Central Vermont railroad, representing business and other interests. Among those present from out of town were Frank H. Smith, Postmaster William Caruthers. Alexander Jordan. Noah D. Rogers, W. H. Oat, A. B. Potter and Attorney D. G. Perkins of Norwich, Winslow T. Williams, Postmaster w B. Manning, Yantic, Frank A. Rock wood. North Franklin, Col. W. H. Hall, South Willington,W. P. Barstow, South Windham, R. A. Race, Franklin, post master at Lebanon station, C. B. Davis, Franklin, first selectman of the town, and others.
 Attorney Perkins spoke of the ap- | peal taken by the railroad company from the order of the public utilities commission, saying that the order had not been compiled with and that as a result great inconvenience was occa- stoned the general public as well as many varied business interests. Attorney W. J. Brennan, who ap- peared for the railroad company, told the court that the company was willing and ready to put on an early train leaving New London, but that the hour | fixed by the public utilities commis- sion was too early MT. Fitzhugh, pres ident of the road, already had a sched- ule ready to become effective next Monday if satisfactory, that would start train from New London al 6.30, if that would be agreeable, and he 1 understood that it was, except to few Norwich people.
 Not Early Enough
 Attorney Perkins said that that train and time would not be satisfactory, as is was not early enough ana does not conform with the order calling for a train approximately at 5.45 o'clock leaving New London, which would be perfectly satisfactory. Attorney Bren- nan said question thereby arose, as the running of a northbound tram would mean that a southbound train l NOuid dlcO nave lO Dc run. AIlOTn0Y Perkins said that the only remedy for the existing evil would be to have an 1 early train run not later than 545 1 o'clock and that would be practically l one that had been maintained for the l past SO years, that would effect good connections in Willimantic for trains l to Hartford, Middletown and New | Haven.
 | Judge Reed wanted to know if the | varied interests could not get to- 1 gether and agree upon something defi- nite that would be satisfactory. At torney Brennan said it had been ar 1 ranged save for two or three Norwich l people and that the 6.30 train pro- posed, leaving New London, would be satisfactory. Attorney Perkins said 1t 1 was not so, that it was not two or three people, but that he WAS present representing thousands of people who felt the need and that the public gen. orally demanded an earlier train
 Judge Reed declared a recess of ten minutes to see if a compromise could not be agreed upon.
 After the recess it was apparent that no agreement could be reached and the examination of witnesses was taken up.
 Colonel Hall Heard.
 Col ". H. Hall was the first witness 1 sworn. He testified that he resided in South Wilmington, Attorney Perkins put in old c, V. timetable as evidence. How long have you knowledge of ar early train being run under old sched- uleE 1 am 46. and 1t has been run ever since l can remember, a matter or at least 25 years. Did you get your mail on that early train? Yes, practi- cally all of my important mail for many years. Do you know that that train made good connections in Will
 mantle for Hartford and Middletown? l Yes, It did, and old train also made good connections at Palmer, Mass, for other trains. Is an early train out of 1 New London beneficial to you? Yes, decidedly so for me and for the public generally It helped me in business to q great extent Formerly three-uuar- terS or my mail was brought by that train, and on the new train practically no mail is brought. During the open season when outside help, such as me cnanics, etc, are employed, I have paid $oV,ooV In mileage in the past two years 10 the Central Vermont railroad Con tractor F. F Davo1l of Willimantic ana many of his men have used thaf early train to good advantage and been able to get in a full day, while now under the new schedule they can't get Io work at my place until about 1030. The erect will be bad and the public generally demand the early train as convenience and a necessity.
 Attorney Brennan cross examined him, asking if the proposed train leaving New London at 6.30 would not De satisfactory. Witness replied~ that as far as he personally was concerned IL would be better than at present and ne would be satisfied unless something better could be obtained. He said he could not answer as to the satisfaction or the general public with regard to that 6.S0 train.
 Testimony of Postmaster caruthers.
 William Caruthers, postmaster of Norwich Tor many years. being con nected with the office since July 1, 1870. WaS next sworn. Won't you state how long to your knowledge the early train was run7 Fifty years, It was called carry rrafn or boat train All mails of importance from New York. the south, west and eastern malls from Boston were carried on that train and could he nicely handled at the office oyer which l have supervision, and now it Is Impossible to do 50, and my entire sehsduls is greatly disarrahged by the taking ofT of the early train. The aesPHteh 6f mall cannot hs aeEdmplish. l cd either and the delivery of mails is greatly retarded and much later, as the carriers do net start cut for neariy an I heqf later. The early train from Nor which carried important mail nerthWard te BfattieheRe and the west as well as to Hartford and Middietewn and aise 1 to WillimaHtie and te Putnam. We |