The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-02-10
Railroad Convention at PIymontb.

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and Vermont being assembled at Plymouth nrd,.
call of the grantees of the Boston, Concord asd Ma,
! trcaI Railroad, on Wednesday the Goth Of I,..
1915, the Hon. JOSIAH QUINCY was ,to.
President, aud PoRTUs BAXTER, Derby. Ip,,n,,
/ FAIRBANKS, st Johnsbury, Gov. PAGE. Ir,vo,lm
JUDGE BLAIR, Plymouth, JUpGr Sny,ox
New Hampton, WooDsURY MELcnrR, ESQ Ga,
ford, Vice Presidents, and CHARLES LANE. Cir,,
S. L. FRENCH, Derby Line, Secretaries
The President, on taking the chair, briefly o51,o,
cd the Convention, stating the objects Of the rrooi,,
and some of the results to be anticipated from the a.
pening of this great line of railroad communicates,
from Boston to Montreal
Mn McDUFErE, Of Bradford Vt. gave an io,cro.,
ing account Of early surveys of different Iop,ps r.,
canals and railroads in New Hampshire AMI Vernon,
and Of this route in particular, going TO show its prs
Iicuby and general ut illy.
Mr. PENoYER Of Sherbrook, Canadl addressed
the meeting with great power aud effect Tie stated
that he had been familiar with the project orCorrs,
ing the city of Montreal with the city of Boston, by
a railroad communication, from its earliest inroDin
gave an account of the prospects OF the entgrpio
in Cunaha-sluied the feelings Of the people Of III.
Province upon the subject their desires and re.,g,.
es gave account of the surveys Of the route which
have just been completed. lie exhibited the East.
ern Townships heing Of the most rtIlie SOIL nd
the population as being crippled and kept down rr \
the want of an outlet to the Atlantic coast But ,,a
he, these people will find their way out -tler re.
sources will have vent This IS the route which thew
pegfcr; bat if they fail in this they will turn Their a.
teniion to a more easterly port, They seek con.
neclon with the sea-board and they will hndN
Depua,on, consisting OF Gov. Page, Col Glen.
ent and P"rtus Baxter appointed to visit Monte
al by the way Of Sherbrooke, TO communicate and co.,
lect such facts and information rs may be deemed Of
interest to this undertaking.
In the afternoon the large Congregation Mcetin,
l'onse filed in every part, and with most intel.
aenI and enthusiastic audience. The strong men
Of the country were thero-the farmers were there
the people were all there.
Mr. TYFoRp. Of Meredith, addressed the COnven.
ton, giving account Of the feasibility Of the ouDe
in New Hampshire iIe1 said Sanbornlon Bridge
is about 200 feet above the level Of the Depot in
Concord u this would be overcome in going ~ or II
miles, that the elevation would not exceed Is feet
to the mile. From Sanbnrnton Bridge to Meredith
Bridge miles-rise 81 feet, three feet to the mile
From Meredith Bridge to Meredith Village, 10
miles, rise So fee, the level of Mcasly pond of
feet TO the mile. Meredith Village is on level with
IIolderness Village, distance m'es-th three miles Of
this distance is along the shore of Measly and LOns
Pond, which on the same level From Holder
ness 10 Plymouth on the Pemigowassett, miies,rse
30 feet, or feet to the mile. From Plymouth TO
Warren line, The rise would not exceed feet 10 the
mile, distance 20 miles. Over the height in War-
rem The grade would not exceed 40 feet 10 the nile
either way; and there we come into the Valley OF The
Connecticut This account ho said, almost the
whole OF it, was taken nv actual survey Of the fall
of water between the different points except over the
Warren heights. which had been several times sur
veyed Ivy u. $. Engineers. and others. As to tho
feasibility of the route he de6cd compeIltion--ol rs
utility there could be no doubt after looking at tho
resources Of the country through which passed
He then gave the nurber of inhabitants in the oO
towns in New Hampshire Immediately interested "
the construction of this road, and other statistical ILL.,
formation ms given in the census of lS40, which pro-
duced the following resuI,s:- Number of inhabitants
Ga 7s0-horses and mules, 2, 2s2-neat cattle TO-
OS4-sheep, lSS,5SJ-swine 0l,J ol-P"u'"!'"-
993-bushels of wheat, l65, 4s3-barey 9SO0-
oats, Al 5, O30-rye, 80 ,s30-buck wheat, 2s'OVO-
com, $40, s42--wool, 365 ,2s2 hops, 29,O9S-pU
tatoes, ,69s, 1892 bushels-hay, ,595 tons-n"
81 63obs. productions Of the dairy, S4534S'-0'-
chard $40, i65-umber, $l44, 166-mann'"c'u'e'
$3.50, 49-maple sugar, 436,7o7 lbs'-tota' '"''
of property at the lowest estimation, six and qO''
ter millions Of dollars.
Mr. STEVENS, of Barnet, from the comtn'''eH "PF'
ed at tho Wells River meeting, made m'"u''
detailed report Of the statistics and resources
par, orOrange, all Of Caledonia. Orleans "'o '' ~
counties in VT From this report, which Is Fe''
and minute che following results are gn'hereu ,sO
uIation, SO, eS7-horses, 1S,s5s-neat cattle '',
239, 100 swine, 43,93S-vaIue o' iV''
1923, 259-bushels Of wheat, 1874 ,397-ou'"'| -
barley, 2s,I4s-oa,s, 945, I5s-rye, ll'7Vzs0Q
wheat, 62,2l5-corn, 140,2l9-to'a', ,,v
bushels of grain, or more than 10 bushels " +
bushels of potatoes, 2,s99'9'N- #
hay, 1874 ,O57--mnple sugar, l,525'9oi- ao..sos
products of the dairy sass, 294-orchnrds w.
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