The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01
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SUMMER GUESTS
HURRY|NG HOME.
Possibility of Tie-up. on Rail
roads Cuts Vacations
Short
PROVISIONS PUT IN
BY SWIFT COMPANY
Extra Stock of Beef, Eggs and Other
Supplies Stored in Anticipation of
Strike - Enough on Hand to Meet
Demand for Three Weeks.

She was worried and plainly showed it
as she approached the ticket window in
the new union station yesterday after
noon.
''Will the 1925 o'clock train run Tues
day mornng?" she asked.
1T will, replied Ticket Agent David
S. Carey.
She appeared relieved and said she
would wait until Tuesday to go to Boston
Someone is always taking what little JOY
there is in life out of it and the ticket
agent kept up the record by saying:
The 1925 train is a Central Vermont
train and runs only to Millers Falls. 1t
is doubtful whether there Will be any
train there to connect with for Boston or
any other point If | were going to Bos-
ton | would not wait longer than Satur-
day
lie pointed to a typewritten notice at
the side of the ticket window and the
woman read the following:
"All tickets sold arc subject to re-
strlcted train service and delay to
trains en- route and at junction points
from and after : a. m, Monday, Sept.
4 d. Il. Pollock. general manager of
Boston 4 Maine railroad
The woman debated a moment and then
said she must 90 Saturday and left the
station
That's the way it is all day long"
said Mr.. Carey There is always heavy
traffic Just before Labor day or any holi-
day, but with this strike impending and
the infantile paralysis scare people are
about crazy They do not want to go
back to the cities until they are forced to
do so and they do not dare to gamble on
how long the strike viii last. The conse-
quence Is that many of them are waiting
until the last minute before Labor day
who otherwise would not return for a
week or possibly longer | have had more
chances to predict whether we will have a
strike or how long it will last than there
are tickets IN that rack, but | am passing
up all these chances. The odds are too
much against us Traffic is considerably
heavier than normal at this time of year
and it is going to be the heaviest today
and Saturday"
Jesse f. Haynes, manager of Swift &
Co.'S refrigerator, was asked yesterday
afternoon how long Brattleboro would
have meat after Monday in the event that
the threatened strike becomes operative
Until we get out of it," Mr. Haynes
replied, except for what local beef there
is killed and brought in "
We have now on hand the largest sup
ply that ever has been packed in this
refrigerator and there is car on the
track to be unloaded Another car is due
to reach the yard here Sunday night, and
II it gets into the yard anywhere we shall
get to it, | ordered this morning from
Springfield an additional supply but re-
celved word at noon that the railroad re-
fused to take it. We are trying to arrange
now to have the road accept it at our risk
and we will take chances of getting it. If
| It gets this side of Springfield motor
trucks will get the stuff to US here.
should say that we have beef enough to
handle all demands for two weeks from
Monday. OF smoked products we have a
three weeks supply on hand and $4,000
dozen eggs
Mr.. Haynes said that the Swift company
had been figuring on the prospect of a
strike for some time and was doing the
best that could be done to get meat we'll
distributed throughout those portions of
the country where they have supply
houses. He personally does not feel that
be cold storage meat enough to tide over
any break in transportation.
The real exodus from the summer re-
sorts to the north of Brattleboro and
| those for which Brattleboro is the railroad
center began today in earnest Even
the more favorable reports concerning the
prospects of general railroad strike made
no difference for most of those who start
ed back to the cities today had made
previous arrangements which could not
| be countermanded at the last minute
The White Mountain express from the
north was run today in two sections, the
flrst consisting of one baggage car, one
dining car, five Pullman cars and three
coaches. This was Is minutes late reach
ing Bratteboro and was crowded, al
though not to such an extent that a score
more could not board the train here. The
second section was not due to reach here
until nearly 3 o'clock.
! There has been a great exodus from
ISpotford lake, and the hotels. cottages and
the boys camp there were well depleted
today.