Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-03
PASSENGER SERVICE
 AND TROOP MOVEMENTS
Army Requirements to Have Prefer snce and County and State Fairs May Not Get Extra Service.

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company has an- nounced to the arrangements of the county and state fairs to be held in New England during September, that extra service usually provided for
 these events may not be possible this
 year. This action is necessitated by
 the fact that the railroads in order to
 give preference 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 nec-
 essitated from time to time and the
 railroads must be prepared to meet
 these changes. Troor movements
 must be made promptly, the equip
 ment must be ready on time, and after
 one movement is completed the
 equipment must be kept mobilized for
 immediate use
 States, there are a great many state and county fairs throughout New England during the fall. This year. among others, will be the Connecticut Fair at Charter Oak Park, Hartford; the Washington County Fair 1t Kings ton, Rhode Island; the Great Bar rington Fair in the Berkshires the Danbfry Fair and the Broc.ston Fair
 During the continuance of these fairs there is always an extraordinary amount of equipment. The chanc- es 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 regular passenger service during the troop movements. While the company knows the dates or the fairs it Is and will remain un- certain concerning the dates of the troop movements untiI officially notf- fled by the government. It is there fore impossible to advise the manage ments of the fairs whether the com pany will be able to supply the usual equipment or not.
 In this connection, Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the railroads war board at Washington, has issued the fol- lowing:
 'To the presidents of the New Ha- ven Railroad, the Main Central Rail ven Railroad, the Maine Central Rail- road. the Boston & Maine Railroad, the Central Vermont Railroad. the Central New England Railway. the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad. and the vice presidents of the Boston & AL bany railroad and the Rutland Rail- road: letter of May 2sth on the subjeca
 Your attention is called to the , letter of May 18th on the subject of large gatherings of peo- pie requiring. special passenger trans 1 portation during the war. |
 The season of state and other az ricultural fairs is approaching, and | we call your attention to the fact that | they come at a time when the rail- roads will certainly be called upon by tyar passenger service. It will therefore, oe physically impossible to supply the coaches and special train service for Inc state fairs this year in the way hey have been. supplied in the past. In fact, in places there may be diffi- ,uIty in maintaining at the time reg liar service on account of sthe extra ordinary call by the government on account of the extraordinary call by he government for passenger equip nent.
 'The season of State and other agri- ''lltural fairs is approaching. and we all your attention to the fact that hey come at a time when the rail pads will certainly be called upon by he government for maximum of ,assenger service. It will therefore. l be physically impossible to uppiy the coaches and special train n the way they have been supplied n the past. In fact, in places there nay be difficulty in maintaining at the ine regular service on account of the call by the government or passenger equipment.
 we suggest, therefore, that you ring this situation to the attention of he railroads serving state fairs in our territory and propose to them hat they put the authorities of the tate fairs on notice that the usual f pecial passenger train service will | ot be available this year" M