Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-31

trains southbound, which was a great inconvenience. The early train was needed, in his opinion.
 F. P. DayolI of Willimantie. a build ing contractor, testified that the early train had enabled him for four or five years and longer, even before he was in business for himself, to do work in Stafford and places north of Willlman- tie and now he could not get his workmen onto the job and was put to added expense and much inconven- fence. He replied to Attorney Brennan that the 6.30 train would serve him better than the present schedule.
 Mais Delayed.
 A. R. Race of North Franklin, post master at Lebanon station, said mails were much delayed, as under former service they were ready at ' o'clock, and now abouI 10. Early train was good for all He was not cross exam ined.
 c. B. Davis, first selectman of Frank lin. said the can train had been great convenience to him, as he had occasion to use it several times eacn month. He had known of its giving good service for 40 years of more. Tn his opinion the old train was needed very much D. P. Dunn, mayor of Will tH he remembered the train for 40 years, as he had lived in Willimantic 52 years | Good connections were made at Willl- l mantle by it for Hay ford and Middle ] town. Early train was popular with | drummers who stayed In Willimantio | over night An afternoon train south | is also much needed, as the local busl- ness interests are suffering as result | of the taking off of the so-called 5 | oya | X fTain frnn1 | New London might serve Willimantic | interests
 Postmaster c, H. Dimmick of Wilh- | mantle said that the elimination of tho | early train made it absolutely impossi- | | ble for him to serve the patrons of the | local office as there were so many | routes out of here that formerly ob- | tained their principal mail by the early | l train. Conditions were good under for 1 mer schedule, but now they are not. Adjournment was taken at 12.30 un- | til 1.SO o'clock.
 Afternoon Hearing.
 When the hearing was resumed in | the afternoon 2. R. Robbins of Nor wich testified at some length relative to the conditions as existing at the | epileptic colony at Mansfield Depot be- | cause of the taking off of the train.
 The lateness of the mails, etc. as well as the inability of those having con | tracts to get their mechanics to and
 from the colony conveniently.
 He said the colony would be open for
 the reception of patients about Jan. 1, l 1913, and that s200,000 had been or
 would be spent in the upbuilding of the | colony by that time. The old schedule
 was greatly needed We have to rely | upon Willimantic people to furnish
 mechanics and the new schedule puts
 us to much bother and is greatly re- | tarding the work The seFSiee now is
 very poor indeed.
 Service Wretched.
 1 pr. W. L. Higgins, secretary of the
 board of trustees of the colony and a
 member of the regular colony board, said he resided in South Coventry and
 that he had a knowledge of the early
 train for at least 22 years. It had
 given good service, but now the ser vice was Wretched, He spoke of the
 mail facilities and the difficulty for the people employed at the colony to get
 there and back. He stated that one
 reason why the colony had been loeat- ed there was that the railroad faeili-
 ties had been considered, which was
 stipulation required in order to get it
 established. Business relations are
 greatly disturbed and the administra-
 ton of affairs at the colony were also greatly hampered, He spoke of the Inconvenience to the people of South Coventry and said that the early train
 was a necessity. It is becoming quite a summer resort and people now can't
 get their mail until the next day. He
 said that the early train had been . well patronized
 Frank P. Rafferty of Willimantie .. testified that he had been identified
 with the plumbing and heating busi-
 ness here for IS years and that by the removal of the early train he was greatly ineonvenieneed, as he could not get his men on to jobs at the colony ! for epllepties and other places north , until late in the forenoon and he had a great many contracts that had got to z be fulfilled. The early train served l. his business interests well. The public generally, in his opinion, wanted the 1 old train back again.
 Demanded by Public Necessity.
 Judge w. A. Arnold spoke for the
 Board of Trade and Willimantic Busi-
 ness Mems association, representing t some 200 or more men, and that they ] wanted the early morning train and n particularly an afternoon train. The S afternoon train was also used by stu : dents attending the Normal and Wind . ham High schools. He said public ne- f eessity and convenience demanded ar S early train. Willimantie might be q satisfied with 6.30 train from New : London, but they certainly wanted ar 2 afternoon one.
 T Needed for Trade Interests. c John F. Brick, president of the Willi. s mantle Business Mems association, saiC V the sentiment called for an early traiI = and an afternoon train especially, as a y present Willimantic merchants ar, It losing hundreds of dollars from trad X, with people residing north of here 70 Saturdays always brought in crowd y of people from the places north O 70 here on the Central Vermont, whicl Ir was particularly noticeable just al y soon as the train arrived by people fill k ing up the stores. He admitted that l. 6.50 train might serve Willimantic' e interests from New London.
 n Supt, Costello Puts Up Poor Defense l. Superintendent Costello of the south
 ern division of the Central Vernon
 was then placed upon the stand. H
 adraitted that the revenue per trail d mile on the early train had been 4 I6 cents, exclusive of mail and express 70 The mileage from New London t It Palmer is s7 miles. Attorney Perkin 't brought out the fact that to maintas le the train that has been discontinue
 the road would only have to sacrifie J. between B and $4 per day and tha " they were making 1t up in other way. af as they derived the express and freigh l. revenues also in addition to tn i- amount paid by the government for tn d transportation of the mails. " He was asked why the railroad ha B. asked for delay in the matter of re IS storing the train complying with tn rs order of the public utilities commission 10 He replied that he was away on a law