The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27

CONFERENCE
Plans the Appointment of
an Unpaid Com
mission
OF TWO FROM EACH
NEW ENGLAND STATE
Men Familiar With Trans
portation Problems To
Be Selected


railroad conference" to be composed OF
two citizens from each of the six states
was agreed upon as the first step to.
ward solution of New England's trans.
portation problems at the conference OF
governors Saturday. Gov. Haines OF
Maine was unable to be present and the
conclusions of the other five state ex-
ecutives We're mailed to him Saturday
night for his consideration.
Gov. Foss entertained the governors
at luncheon, after which there was a
heart-to heart talk in which the indi-
vidual interests of the states and mat
tiers OF mutual concern were threshed
out. Those present were: Cows Eugene
n. Foss of Massachusetts, Samuel f.
Felker of New Hampshire, Allen M.
Fueteher of Vermont, Aram j. Pothier
of Rhode Island and Simeon L. Bald
win OF Connecticut.
The press was not admitted, but in
the evening Gov Foss gave out state.
ment which he said was all that would
be announced concerning what had hap
pened. 1t was agreed that each gov
ernor should appoint two citizens of his
state as members of New England rail-
road conference to consider and repors
on the best modes OF developing and
operating the New England railroad sys-
TEN. The members of the conference
are to serve without compensation, but
their necessary expenses are to be paid
by the state appointing them.
The foregoing is set forth in resolu-
al tal Ga tYr law h. oil,
ton continued: "The New England rail
road conference thus constituted will
consider and report upon the general
subject of railroad development and
operation, and in particular will inves.
tigate the following phases of the rail-
road question:
Il. The establishment of permanent
conference composed of the heads of the
state commissions having supervision
over railroads.
-. The question of CT rating state d.
rectors representing the various New
England states in tha management o.
the railroad system and the general
question of the participation of the pub
lie in the ownership OF operation of
facilities md The form |
of such participation.
IS. The consideration OF means whtre- |
by the projected Grand Trunk extension |
may be completed.
a. Means Of providing through trans
portation by way of Boston and the |
consideration of the best method Of nc
this whether by tunnels or
belt lines or both.
50. The project of electrifying the ter
ninals and providing adequate electric
traction throughout crowded urban and
districts.
80. A reasonable plan of interchange
lble mileage to be applied over the en-
ire New England railroad system.
Il. A plan of uniform legislation pro-
riding for the unifcation of the cor
,orate entity which manages the rail
oads in a manner which will make the
egal fact of unifcation correspond with
he actual control now exercised. This
will involve consideration of the whole
question of whether the Boston & Maine
hall remain a part of the New Haven
ystem or can better serve New Eng
and as a separate system, the question
# the elimination of the Boston Rail-
Dad Holding company and the question
NHdt extent, 50 iaI as Tue ieuefal
avs and the fixed policy of the several
tates point, the railroad shall own and
perate the steamship and trolley lines.
IS. In connection with such unifca-
ion plan to coordinate and unity all :
mes and services.
50 The reduction of all leases of lines
D absolute ownership. :
80. The consideration of means to
lake the railroad corporation amenable ,
| its entirety to public control, in the
tanner of domestic corporation doing /
usiness in each state. In
AL. The consideration of uniform /
iarters to the railroad corporation in
,eh of the states in which it operates |
mes. with uniform reservations of pow \
of control by the state"