The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-20

il was too expensive. but when contem-
plating this curtailed service we requested
the comptroller to keep the earnings of
trains that were to be discontinued
The comptroller advises for the period
Aug. % to Sept. 3. 1921. the receipts and
earnings of the West River branch were
as follows:
Earnings, passengers ......... S292.75
Earnings, freight, outbound $780,. 399.5Iz
Earnings, freight, inbound 49,. 423.74
Earnings, mail and express .... $40.
Total .$1,14S.40
Actual expense of operation
West River branch for same
six days .$2.4OG.27
Net loss
The showing for other seasons of the
year will not vary much from the figures
given for this particular period.
The Boston K Maine are proposing to
discontinue their train No. "A. which
train on normal schedule arrives at Brat
tleb0ro at 400 p. IN. and gave connections
from all northern territory with Central
Vermont Railway express train No. > and
the Green Mountain flyer on the Rutland
r. r. The only day connection now from
the Rutland 4. X. and the Central Yer
mont Ry. will be the Boston & Maine
train No. 40, due at Brattlebor0 under
normal conditions at 1.57 p. m.
In consequence of the discOntinuance of
the Boston < Maine train No. a the Cen
trail Vermont are proposing to make con-
m%ectionS with Boston & Maine No. 10
from all points north leaving Brattleboro
at > p. m, which schedule will give good
connections to all New England points
at Millers Falls. Palmer and Willimantic.
arriving at Boston about 6 p. m. and New
London 40 p. m
Leaving Brattleboro at = p. m. viii not
---, -a-- L. - 80
p. IN. train from East Northfield to points
on the Ashuelot branch. but as that
branch is part of the Boston 4 Maine sys-
tenn, and because they are discontinuing
their No. n, which made that connection.
the Central Vermont Ry. should not be
expected to change the schedule of its
train No. > to make a connection that the
Boston & Maine are breaking at the
great inconvenience to the Central Yer
mont patrons along the entire line of its.
Southern division.
1T Boston < Maine train No. "a was to
run the Central Vermont train No. =
would probably make connections with
that train, but as the Boston & Maine are
taking No. II off the Central Vermont
feel it necessary to give a connection from
northern Vermont points with train No.
80. and in doing so it is going to give
better connections and will satisfy the
patrons of its Southern division much bet
ter than the present schedule.
Yours truly.
tSigned) T. w. HANLEY,
General Freight and
Passenger Agent.
Complaints about the proposed service
continue to come into the local chamber
Of commerce headquarters, a majority of
them being directed against the West
River schedule and the change in the time
OF the afternoon train south on the Cen
trail Vermont road between Rrattleboro
and South Londonderry. Here is q letter
received this morning:
c. :. Hopkins.
Pres. Chamber of Commerce,
Brattleb0r0. VT.
Dear Mr.. Hopkins:
Having read the proposed train sched-
ule on the West River road. I wish YOU
would enter Just as strong protest as YOU
can in behalf of the Wardsboro Creamery
Co. If the proposed schedule is put into