The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-26
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
OF PROPOSED ROUTE
OF the Southern New England Railroad,
With Particular Reference to
Extension Through New
Hampshire.

Concord, N. H., July 26.--There wa,
given out in this city last evening fol
publication the folIo,ying official state
ment OF the Southern New England
Railroad company relative to the routy
of the proposed extension of the Grand
Trunk railroad through New Hampshire
"The report recently made current
that the route OF the proposed Grand
Trunk extension through New Hamp.
shire has been determined upon is moi
correct Surveys have been and are be
ing made in order that the management
may have basis upon which TO make
an intelligent decision. An investigation
of one route was made year or more
ago. 1t being suggested that there were
other routes presenting more advantages
those routes are now being tried out be.
cause ii is the desire of the management
in work of construction involving such
an OUTLAY to proceed along the lines OF
greatest advantage and least resistance
and to make no final decision without
the fullest information.
"0f course. before the road can cross
the state at all, it must have the con-
sent of New Hampshire. Should such
consent be withheld, the route OF neces-
sitv would be down the Connecticut
river on the Vermont side. using the
present New London Northfeld line, to
Northfield. and thence to Boston across
the friendly state of Massachusetts,.
sirable, but preferable TO being kept out
of Boston or compelled to send all Bos-
ton-bound traffic originating on the
Grand Trunks vast western system over
the New Haven lines, subject to dis
elimination in favor OF the Grand
Trunks competitors who are in alliance
with the New Haven to prevent any
extension of the Grand Trunk in New
Hampshire.
NO matter what route may have been
in mind when the articles of associa
tion, of the Southern New England Rail
road corporation were filed, and no mat
ter if that line has been followed in
timetable maps indicating projected
lines, the extension, if permitted will
be located where the distance, grades,
traffic, the sentiment of the people and
all other considerations which should
weigh with those seriously considering
great project may determine to be best.
4 nat may Ht Nut touit ttiGHthiiN
or the route now being sur
veyed, or a different route than either
of these as may seem wise after full
Whatever route the railroad may de.
eide upon. it will be for the state to say
whether it shall be permitted to go by
that route, and the state may be relied
upon to determine the question in the
interest of the public.
AS strong endorsement of the pro-
posed extension has come from the
northern and eastern parts of the state,
where it can by no possibility go, as
from those sections which have a chance
Of securing the location showing that
there is nothing petty or provincial as
to the people of New Hampshire, and
that they are just as capable of viewing
large things in a large way as the people
Of the sister states of Rhode Island and
In no part of the state
IS the Endorsement of the proposed ex-
tension stronger than in Coos county,
where the Grand Trunk railroad already
runs and where the quality of its service
IS best known