The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-05-19
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MON AY, MAY 10, ls45.
ANOTHER, OR AN oLDPRoJECT REVIVED

We find in the pnpers down tho River the follow
ing notice
RAIL ROAD CONVENTION ALL those in ia
vor OF extending Rail Road communication from the
Southern part OF the State of Vermont up the valley
of the Connecticut River, hereby respectfully in
vted to meet in CoNvENTIoN, at WINpsoR,VER-
MONT, on WEDNESDAY,, the lth day of June next
to take measures preparatory TO the immediate open
ing Of books for subscriptions to the Capital Stock OF
"The Connecticut and Passumpsic liver Rail Road
Company; md to take such other measures as may
be deemed expedient to hasten the commencement
and completion of Rail Road under the Charter OF
said Company Road which will in it's course con
meet with, or intersect the routes Of the following
Roads, either now in progress Of construction
templated. viz 'rhe Greenfield and Norlhhamp
tom" "the Vermont and Massachusetts"
''The Cheshire" "'rhe Champlain and
Connecticut River" and ''The Vermont Central"
and which will oppcn direct medium Of commune
cation between Montreal, the one hand, md Dos
ton pnd New York the other.
The above is signed by leading men in Hartford,
Conn Springfield, Mass and other towns in the Con-
neciicut valley.
We have known for some short time that this pro
jec, on foot-that of large capital enterprise
and intelligence engaging n;t, and determined
to push il onward. The stock of road is already
taken up to Greenfield, Ms. we Soove--and there is
sufficient wealth in the valley build rond to Wells
Ri, er &C., with the aid men below Greenfield inter-
esed in securing the ;rnde of The valley furnish
In the mean time favorable reports come to US ro-
spectng tho extension of the Concord road via Mere
dith and Plymou,h,to IIaverhil Lyman and those
interested pushing things nlOng with all posi-
bic despatch.
In view Of these circumstances We do not sc o how
the friends of the route through Caledonia County can
well be cheated out Of Rail Road In the event of
the failure Of the Concord route they cannot but look
TO and unite in tho Connecticut valley project. And
in connection with of these roads we entertain
scarcely doubt of our suoooss-sooner or later-os
circumstances shall hereafter determine.
The people of Concord it is very generally under
stood, opposed to the extension of the Concord
Road, though nro happy to know there are some
among them who look al tho matter in different
light and in the exercise Of more generous and man.
y spirit Continuing thus they may become their
own executouets. Rail Road piH penetrate the
valley of tho Connecticut and the State Of Vermont
Mt points and that Nothing but
the frowns of nm over ruling Providence can prevent
this ;and Concord people may depend upon it, They
may aid onward an extenson-or they may hold
they now do and spurn the advantages OF the Con-
necticut valley business, which stronger men-n
numbers and in wealth-are bent upon securing in
different direction and who have the ability to COM
pete the design in the OF three years. Any
adverse movement now in reference to tho Concord
and Meredith road would transfer in d weeks timoa
vast influence in favor Of the Connecticut valley pro-
ject. will Concord people continue blind to tho in
terests of the central portions Of their state by hold
ing they do and suffer themselves to be
"headed?" We shall see.