Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-20

With President Fitzhugh of the Grand Trunk railway 8 summer resi- dent of New London and thoroughly familiar with the much advertised natural facilities of New London har- Dor, coupled with the recent direct en- trance into Providence and Boston, in contemplation, of the great railroad he represents. and the promise that in the near future line of foreign steam CTS will make New London a terminal in connection with the railroad, indi- oates that the time is not far distant when the Central Vermont railroad, subsidiary of the Grand Trunk, will no longer be 6esigl4ated as ''the pike" or the trail of rust" President Fit2hugh states that the company he represents will not require to await the building of the state dock, for which the state has made an appTopriation of s1 1,000,- 900 in connection warh the general de- velopment of New London, as already the company's faefRties at New Lon don are ample for the accommodation of a line of large steaunships The Long Dock, so-ra1Sed, built years ago by the New London Northern Railroad company and with the rest of the property leased to the Grand Trunk, can easily be adjusted to meet all requirements of 6ae line of steam SI1lR8s IL la dS tnl Ap6 QcIl4dRS dh HIlJ that is located alonty the water front of New York, substantially built of granite, and the wonder is that it has not been untilixed for the purpose now intended many years; ago.
 Had the New LoA620n of ten or if teen years ago been sS progressive as the New Lendon of today there would have been a line of ocean -goA1g steam ships plying regularly between New London and foreign Fsorts. The Grand Trunk made liberal offer to the city to that end, but the offer was turned down, and after that, the Grand Trunk did not help in the hpbulding of New London, as the city did not show in- clination to help ihBef The raAlroad company agreed tD bzild a big grain elevator on inc Long Dock, which car ried with 1t a line of SteamshipS pro- vbdsd the city w0sbtd abandon the dangerous continuation of Har1ieon street, which crosAes at grade some forty tracks in the railroad yard and substitute bridge a few hundred feet farther to the north. the total expense of which would net exceed $R2, 900, and would be begBeft to the general pub lie. The offer Was turned down by tho honorable court of common council, and the result waS a serious setback in the progress of the city which was in keeping with the times.
 Then the Graud Trunk improved its terminal as Portland, although the Maine harbor Is fFo@en over in sea son, and abandoned New London. whose haz$bor has not been fronen srf- ficiently to impede navigation for the past f1fty-iYe yeazs. During the past week the water Front of Providence h..s been frozen solid, and yet the pro- gresaave citizens of that progressive city have been dgclain1ng that Prov. ideRce was far superior for a tide water criminal for tho Grand Trunk than New Londoaa. Providence stdv- cred when it learned that the Grand Trunk was also seeking entrance into Boston, bat was quilted when Presi- dent Fftzhugh announced that the ter minal at Boston eyen would not inter- fere with the plans of the company in the general improvement of conditions at that city and New London.
 So as time goes on the prospect for great future for New London i'm proves, Tor with the Grand Trunk planning for the use of Its big wharf in connection with foreign ships, the building of the state wharf and the en- couragenent given for it's usa by the New York New Haven and Hartrorf railroad and the advocacy of the Mor- gan interests of New London as the terminal for ocean liners, the hslsaness future is practically assured. In this connection 1t might be noted that the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad owns considerable of Che wa ter front and should occasion require could readily buiid docks sAdicfent to accommodate any increase tn the for eign steamship trasflc
 Ex-Mayer George E. Tinker, who has perhaps given more to charity and to public affairs than any other citi-