The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-05-15
Railroad Convention.

The Convention assembled at Rullan
ON Tuesday 9Th inst. and at half past
o'clock was called to order by A. l.
Brown; when Hon. VIM. Henry of Bel
lows Falls, was chosen Chairman Pr
TEN, and d VIC Clarke, Secretary Pr
tenn. On motion, Committee Of Five
10 nominate officers Of the Convention wa
appointed. Solomon Foot, Rutland E
N Briggs, Brandon, Mr. Wallet, Mid
dle6nry DR. Barrel, Chester, and nj
Green, BelloWs Falls, constituted sale
Committee. They reported the follow
ing lis: of Candidates. John A Conan
for President-Geo, T Hodges and Ma
lhaniel Fullerton for Vice Presidents
Geo. II Beaman-Harvey Bell and Geo
w Grandy for Secretaries. The Con.
vention adopted the report.
During the absence of the nominating
Committee, remarks were made by Ed
gar l. Ormsbee Of Rutland, who gave a
short sketch Of his efforts 10 enlist the
people Of this section, in favor Of the con.
templated Railroad-stated The objections
urged by different men-in many cases
must take a man by The coat button to get
clearinghouse a brief outline oflhe ben.
efits TO be derived from rail roads, and the
change in public sentiment on the subject,
which was in favor of their construction
&c. Mr. Ormsbce spoke much to the
point during The brief time occupied by
him.
-. The Committee on Resolutions was
appointed as folows-A G Dana-D w
g Clarke-E L Ormsbee-W F Hall
and Geo. w Grandy.
Henry Chapman of Greenfield Mass,
was called for, who spoke for some 80
minutes, in what he called cursory man
ner-nol being prepared TO make speech.
He presented statistics which he said some
one had placed in his hands-commen,,
ing on them as he passed along, much TO
the qualification Of the attentive audience.
He went back in the statistics OF Iron los
ycars-England then producing and dis
posing of abou. 1900 Tons; but now,
according TO best information obtained,
100000 Tons annually. He named a
variety Of uses to which iron was now put
which was not thought of few years
since; among which was that of building,
AND more especially of roofing Houses;
also OF building Steamboats,; -staed that OF
81 or 80 boats built in a certain place, 80
were built OF Iron. Mr. Chapman
appeared to be we'll versed in Massa.
chusetts Railroad Statistics represented
them as pro ftatle 10 both the slockhold-
ers and people, and gave it as his opinion
that should the people on this route for
The railroad through this State, but take
hold as though they acanted road, they
would find abundance OF help in Boston.
When he had closed his remarks;-
A l. Brown for Committee read the
Engineers Reporl-also a report Of the cs.
llma'ed expense, by Mr. Fenton of Boston,
who is well versed in such matters; whose
estimates were made since the rise in iron
and including The cost oil Cars--Engines,
and all things necessary for completing :,
he operations. The first estimate was
about $1,000 per mile, while the later 0
was about $4,000. The whole expense "
about 100000. Adjourned. c
Convention met pursuant 10 adjourn
ncnt, when Mr. Cooke OF Keene N. II. u
vas called upon for remarks. He res. 0
'onded to the call by going into the mat "
err without an hours preliminary II
gave an outline of the former opposition to y
Railroads in New Hampshire, and the
resent state OF feeling on The subject, said a ..
hat in Kccnc $4,000 was subscribed
n a short time that Fitchburg stock wos II
AZ and Concord 40 per cen, above par !; II
hat Massachusetts has sos miles
IT railroad and New Hampshire about "
100 all good investments; that the PEG IL
10 in those ates have the utmost couG. Il
'nce in the utility ofthe surveyed road a
70 ugh his region, and Til help if the h