The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-24
COMMUNICATION.
To THE EDITOR OF THE GALAXY.

The meeting in Middlebury which ap.
pointed delegates to the Brattleboro Raj
Road Convention in December, passed q
; resolution requesting their delegates tc
call meeting on their return and make
f report; in pursuance of which a meeting
, was holden at the Town Room on the l4tl
, of December and verbal report made by
! myself in behalf of the Delegation, with
, which was connected such information Oh
, the subject of rail roads generally as ii
was supposed would be interesting to the
+ meeting. A resolution having been pass.
, ed at the close of the meeting requesting
me to publish the substance of the report,
herewith send it to You for that purpose.
Respectfully yours,
VIM. SLADE.
; At meeting at the Town Room in Mid
dlebury on the 18th of December IS43, for
the purpose of hearing a report from the
Delegates to the Brattleboro Rail Road
Convention, Mr. Slade in behalf of the
Delegation reported in substance as fol-
lows:
j MIR CHAIRMAN: The delegates from
Middlebury to the Brattleboro Convention,
have to report that they attended the Con-
vention on the 9Th of December The
convention was large, consisting of dele
gates from Burlington, Vergennes, New
Haven, Middlebury, Brandon, Pittsford,
Rutland, and Shrewsbury on this side of
the mountain, and Springfield, Chester,
Woodstock, Windsor and Weston, in
Windsor County,-twelve towns in Wind
ham County-fve town in New Hamp-
shire, and ten towns in Massachusetts.
Among the most important preliminary
business was the appointment of large
Committee to collect, and present to the
Convention statistics connected with the
proposed extention ofthe Ftchburgh Rail
Road to Burlington. The Committee re-
ported that, for want of time, and materi-
ais they were not able to make report
of statistics sufficiently full and accurate,
to be of any use to the convention.
Mr.. Strong of Rutland read to the Con-
vention report of Committee appointed
by Rail Road Convention at that place,
containing an elaborate argument in favor
of the route from Boston to Burlington
through Fitchburgh, Bellows Falls, and
Rutland, in preference to that through
Concord, n. H., Royalton, and Montpe-
lier, accompanied by body of valuable
statistics connected with the two routs, to
which shall more particularly refer here
after
The Convention was very ably address
ed by Col. Croker who has been long and
efficiently engaged in connexion with the
Fitchburgh Rail Road, and by Mr.. Derby
of Boston, both of whom communicated
much valuable information to the Conven-
ton, and urged the practihility and i'm
portance of an extension of the Fitchburg
road to Lake Champlain
The following is the most material and
important result of the deliberations Of the
Convention, viz,
The appointment of Central Commit
tee, consisting of GARDNER C. HALL
and CALVIN TOWNSLEY of Brattle-
boro, WILLIAM HENRY of Bellows
Falls, SALIVA HALE of Keene N. H.,
EDGAR L. ORMSBBEE of Rutland,
and HENRY w. CLAPP and SAMUEL
C. ALLEN of Massachusetts,
And the appointment of correspond
ing committee of thr ee in each of the
Counties in Vermont, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, interested in the
extension of the Fitchburgh Road,
with power to appoint sub-commit-
tees in each town in their respect
i've Counties, to collect and report to the
County committees statistical information
pertaining to the business of the projected
road such information to be reported
by the County Committees to the Central
Committee, to be arranged and published
by that Committee.
The Committee for the County of Add
son consists of PHILIP BATTELL, ASA
CHAPMAN, and GEO. w. GRANDY.
The Central Committee were directed
to call convention at Burlington, and
conventions at such other places as they
may deem proper for the purpose offurthef
considering and discussing the subject of
the projected road.
This meeting are, of ourse, aware, MIR.
Chairman, that there are two contempla-
ted rail road routes from Boston to Bur
lengton: one through Concord, N. H. and
Royalton and NIontpelier,-the other
through Fitchburgh Massachusetts, and
Rutland, Middlebury and Vergennes. On
the former route, a rail road is already con-
structed and in use, through Lowell, and
Nashua to Concord, distance of IS
miles. On the latter, charter has been
granted for road from Boston to Fitch
burgh, distance of 40 miles.
The great question, in which western
Vermont has deep interest, is-by which
of these routes shall Boston and Burling-
ton be connected! The decision of this
question involves a consideration of the
comparative distances of the routes, and a
comparison of the probable expense of
constructing the roads, and of the popu-
lation, wealth, resources, and business
connected with each. Upon these sub
jects the report ofthe Rutland committee
which was read in the convention, con-
tanned much valuable information which
I am not able to communicate to the meet