The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-06
NEW CROSS STATE
TRANSPORTATION LINE
An Auto Bus Line Between Rutland
and Bethel to Commence May Is

Y An AUTO bus Line between kuilAn
] and Bethel to Commence May Is
- Cross-state transportation for thos
: who would connect with the Rutlan
b Railroad at Rutland and the Centrs
E Vermont at Bethel--the dream Of
quarter Of a century, the project o
: various enthusiasts who would lin
: the east and west sides Of the Gree
: Mountain range in closer communion
: of social and business interests-is {,
! be realized, not in the dim future, bu
on the 18th Of May-the present May
Fast-traveling steam-driven automo
mobiles, carrying Is passengers, are t
be the mode of transportation and tn,
active principle back of the project
is the Cross State Transportation
Company whose articles of incorpora-
tion have been issued by the Secretary
of State. At 12:40 o'clock on the af-
ternoon of Saturday, May is, the first
car over the cross-state route will
reach Rutland carrying the officials of
the company and at 2:15 that after
noon the return trip will start for
Bethel.
With jitney buses running about the
streets of Rutland, with two lines of
auto buses already in operation be-
tween Rutland and points north but
one more line Of transportation is to be
desired-across the mountain.
The latter project is to be realized
and approximately $500 population in
town adjacent to the new automobile
line may come to Rutland and back in
a days travel. For the present one
trip day will be made each way be-
tween Rutland and Bethel and the fare
of S1.50 will include a ride on the
White River Railroad, which is to be
a link of the new route.
White River Railroad Interested
f. S. French, vice-president of the
White River Railroad, is one of the
moving spirits of the new enterprise
and the other incorporators are w. Fl.
and Assistant Judge E. H.
Edgerton Of Rochester, and Wallace
of Rough Rider fame of
Bethel and personal friends of Col.
Roosevelt.
Those of the Marble City who would
journey to the capital may chop off
one hour and 80 minutes of travel and
save 65 cents by making the scenic
our over the range.
Shortens One Trip Four Hours
The commercial tourist will be able
% reduce his time between Rutland
md Randolph and Bethel four hours
md cut down his transportation ac-
.ount $205. I
The traveller will leave Bethel at /
0:40 in the morning on the arrival of {
he northbound mail train over the I
Ientral Vermont and at Stockbridge \
tep from the cars of the White River '
railroad to Stanley steam-driven au- t
omobie known as Mountain Wagon" f
,hich will bring him to Rutland. t
From Stockbridge the route will be \
trough the towns of Stockbridge, e
Sherburne, Mendon and
.utland. Fl
COnects Rutland and {. V. Roads "
The Cross States cars will reach v
utland in time for passengers to go 81
)uth on the Rutland's deluxe Green cl
flyer or north on the mail ii
ain. The Overland Company's cars fl
i'll have quarters at the Union station ts
Rutland. W
Returning to the east slope of the al
Inge, the automobiles of the Cross "t
tate Company will leave about 2:15, D;
after the arrival of the pl
Rutland mail train, and tn
e tourist will be put aboard the Cen
al Vermont's New England States sl
mited at Bethel in time to eat sup gr
r shortly after $3.50 p. m. in the ch
lpital city. WI
For the present only passengers will ma
carried, but should the demand war W,
mt cars will be put on to carry tn
eight. From May Is until the tenn teI
rature falls too low to permit the st;
Grafton Of automobiles the cross vi,
ite service will be maintained. he
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