The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-24
HinsdaIe Extension Discuss
ed Before Interstate Com
merce Commission
COST OF II MILES
WAS TWO MILLIONS
Local Situation Described to Justify
Extension - Considered Important
to Control System Entire Length
Hearing III Boston.

Certain local points OF interest were
brought out amid the mass Of other
matter Mt the hearing this afternoon
before the interstate commerce com
mission on the financing Of the Boston
x Maine railroad. says Il Boston des-
patch of yesterday to the Springfield
Republican. Commissioner George W.
Anderson Of the Massachusetts public
service commission asked President
Mcdonald of the Boston & Maine his
opinion OF the eXpediency of the con
structure of the HamDdeu railroad
Mcdonald $ reply was: IT the con
struction OF the Hampden railroad
We're pat mp 10 me as new PROPOSE
ton ! should not 90 into it. Then
Commissioner ANDERSON pressed him to
express his opinion regarding the val
ne OF the IiamPden to the Boston q
Maine, not with regard to What the
road cost, hut its value. but President
Mcdonald SAID that he did not wish
10 express any opinion on chat poin,
Later Commissioner Anderson inquir-
ed regarding the wisdom of the con
structi0n Of the extension from Hins
dale TO Brattlehoro, NJ. paraHeling
former construction. President Nc
Donald said that il wa wise for the
Boston 4 Maine TO have an micpen-
f dent route OF its own and no. be de
/ pendent upon other roads. but ne could
moi say as TO whether The - $50. GEO
(Which The extension had cost had been
wisely spent.
After that. Attorney Edgar !. Rich
described the local situation at some
length to Justify the extension. The
Bostou * Maine. ne said. does Il ye-Y
large business from Springfield north
into Canada. 1t Is very important tt4t
the Boston 4 Maine should control tire
system throughout its length. Before
the extension was built, the Boston <
Maine owned the line from ~prin.
field to South Vernon on the Yer
mont line. From that point the New
London Northern owns the road Il
'ratJleboTo. Last year the Boston an,
M9ne ,h1lt.A LING az the HeE ,ftAp
shire side OF the river paraliehng thi.
link. From Brattleboro the Vernon
i. Valley runs to Bellows FANS. The Sui
lyan County railroad runs from Bel
lows Fails TO Windsor. From Wndso
To White River Junction the line j.
under the control Of the Southern
Vermont. About half Of tic track .
: tie Southern Vermont is double
y train starting from Springfield i
= uudCr the control of Springfield su
8 perintendeut and 81 Springfield di>
b catcher till it gets to the Vernon
line. Then, on the New London track
: it is subject to a New London supcriu
. tondcnt and New London dispatcher
From Brattleboro to Windsor it come
, under the control Of n Springfield su
pernteudent and a Springfield dis
patcher. From Windsor TO White Riv
] cr Junction it is under the contro1 O
i. ~ superintendent AT 81. Aibans and
- dispatcher in New London. r'ror
White River Junction north it is uade
= the control Of a superintendent an
dispatcher at Lyndouyiile, vi II
: hold that the link from Hiusdale t
e. Brattleboro was distinctly profitable t
h the Boston \ Maine. 1t is sin2l
= road, but the bridges and culyertS hay
been built for double track. Tn
i cost was some $2.doo,0oo for the l
miles