Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

and Worcester will be billed locally New York 'to New London and then rebilled to destination. This means two local charges instead of one a 10 to 25 per cent addition to the present price. '
 The Providence Evening Bulletin perhaps has done more to have the government interfere in the New Ha- ven railroad than any or all other fac tors in New England. Its editorials in startling head lines trying to show up the crimes and abuses of the New Haven railroad caused the government to take up this matter. This paper now begins to see it's mistake in this matter and thinks the government is being altogether too severe on this railroad. They begin to see their mis- take. The government should never have interfered iii this matter, but let the railroad company work out this matter to the satisfaction of the peo- pie of New England.
 If the government takes away all the steamships, wharfs, water fronts and similar property it will indeed be a sorry day for the New Haven rail- road. This property cost lots of money and is worth the cost to the New Ha- ven railroad. When this property is sold to other parties there must be terrible sacrifice in money. As the purchasers know the property must be sold it will bring only a nominal price far below the cost. The future looks very dark for the New Haven railroad. Nothing but disaster and ruin await 1t under such drastic regulations The New Haven railroad asks a five per cent. raise on the freight rates to diff ferent points. The authorities re- Quire the railroad company to furnish new steel Pullman and mail cars for future service, but will not allow the railroad company's rates to meet their in1DrnERn1antg The NnW Haven rail road has already taken off S5 trains with a prospect of as many more in the near future unless business i'm proves, for which there is no prospect.
 The government seems to be very severe on all railroad companies. They have established the parcel post which has increased the weight 200 to 300 per cent with no additional compen- sation to the railroad
 The postmaster general has now is sued orders for butter, eggs, and gen eral produce to be sent by parcel post. The result will soon be that the R. F. D. carriers who do this business with motorcycle will need two horses and an express wagon to carry this freight with no raise in price for doing it. AS the government does not pay anything for this addi- tional weight they can afford to carry it at the price named
 It is very unfortunate that the New IldNCL IdAiLociO IS lOSdtcu III 4No" hHS land. If it were in the wilds of West Virginia or the mountains of Kentucky or on the plains of Texas or Oklahoma 1t might fare better.
 Reports show the N. Y. c. R. R. Go. has just discharged 25,000 employees. The great prosperity promised in this administration does not seem to ma terialize When all the subsidiary lines are taken from the New Haven rail road 1t looks as though this would be another fall in New Haven. This means a blow to the 1000 persons in Connecticut who hold these bonds and stocks.
 It would seem that the present ad- ministration is bearing down rather hard on the railroads and other cor porate wealth of this country. Straws tell which way the wind blows The appropriations for rivers and harbors just passed by congress, amounted to $43, 900, 900. New England gets S1D9, 900 as it's share. which is about one dollar in every four thousand
 A. Danielson, April G. 1914