Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
TROOP MOVEMENTS
Army to Have Preference and Fairs
 May not get Extra Service.

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company has an. nounced to the homogeneous of county and state fairs to be held in New Eng land during September that extra ser. vice usually provided for these event may not be possible this year. This action is necessitatei by the fact that the railroads in order to cooperate with the Government must give pref. erence over all other traffic to the movements of troops to the training camps.
 The contemplated troop movements throughout New England commence early in September. Some of the dates have been definitely set, but others have not Changes are recessitated from time to time and the railroads must be prepared to meet these changes. Troop movements must be made promptly, the equipment must be ready on time, and after one moven ent is completed the equipment must be kept mobilized for immediate use.
 AS in all other parts of the United States there are great many state and county fairs throughout New England during the fall. This year, among other, will be the Connecticut Fair at Charter Oak Park, Hartford; the Wash. ington County Fair at Kingston, Rhode Island; the Great Burlington Fair in the Berkshires, the Danbury Fair and the Brocton Fair.
 During the continuance of these fairs there is always an extraordinary amount of traffic requiring an unusual amount of equipment. The chances are the troop movements will occur in some cases on dates conflicting with the fairs, and in that case the New Haven will be unable to supply the extra service to the public desiring to attend these fairs. It may even be necessary to curtail ] ular passenger service during the troop movements While the Company knows the dates of the fairs, it is and will remain un. certain concerning the dates of the troop movements until officially noti- fled by the Government. It is there fore impossible to advise the manage. ment of the fairs whether the Com- pany will be able to supply the usual or not.
 ln this connection, Fairfax Harrison, | Chairman of the Railroads Wa- Board | at Washington, has issued the follow. ing:
 ''To the presidents of the New Haven Railroad, the Maine Oemtrsl | the Boston & Maine Rail. road, the Central Vermont Railway, tie Central New England Railway, the Bangor & Arrostoock Railroad, and the presidents Uf the Boston & Albany Railroad and the Rutland Railroad: =. Se5
 "Your attention is. called to our letter of May 2Sth on the subject of liscouraging large gatherings of people requiring special passenger transporta. ton during the war.
 "The season of State and other agri fairs is approaching, we call your attention to the fact that they ,ome at time when the railroads will be called upon by the Govern nent for a maximum of passenger ser ice. IL will therefore probably be 'kysically impossible to supply the coaches and special train service for he State fairs this year in the way hey have been supplied in the past. In act, in places there may be difficulty n maintaining at the time regular ervice on account of the extraordinary all by the Government for passenger -
 I've suggest therefore, that you ring this situation to the attention of he railroads serving State Fairs in our territory and propose to them that