The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-17
THE PROGRESS OF JUDGE PREBLE IN TIE
"uEADING'' ENTERPRISE

"HEADINCi" ENTERPRISE.
Among other representations made By Judge
Prebe in Nonlr nj, in his efforts there head the
Rail Road enterprise entered upon by the
d. C. IL and Stanstead r.. Il. Association, his
10 wit lha, the capitalists and business Of I}os
ton favored the Portland route. We were permitted
the other day to glance nj the following statement
1t was passing up To go before the proper persons in
Montreal where ere this, it las been made public
BY this Judge P. will ascertain something oflho true
sentiments Of the people Of Boston.
''Iiaving been informed that oarnes; effort is
being made to satisfy the people of Canada and more
particularly the gentlemen composing The o,incin
Parliament that it is FOR their interest that The COM
inuncaton proposed between Montreal and the At
lanlic ocean by Rail Road should strike the ocean at
Portland, Me. communicates ut that point with the
line Of British Steamers and that this line Of route is
represented 20 the citizens Of Canada, by Judge
Preble, generally approved by the capitalists and
business men orthe city of Boston, would respectful
" represent that we consider these positions
neous.
Without undertaking TO state the various reasons
why the Portland ronte called, is not the one cal
culated 20 promote the interest Of the Canadas, to
find support in Boston or likely ultimately 10 succeed
we would respectfully represent that If communi
cation is to he opened by Rail way between Mon
treal and the Atlantic ocean, we have no doubt it
will be at no distant day, it must be from Boston
through N. II. and VT. to Montreal, and, so far
are able judge, this is the sentiment Of the citizens
of Boston generally
Any grant by the Provincial Parliament giving
preference 10 different route, we believe would be
calculated defer, if not ultimately defeat the object
30 much desired by business men in Canada and the
u. States
Signed, first, by HARRIsoN GRAY OrIs, An
BOT LAWRENCE and THREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY of the leading firms and capitalists of Boston.
Attached to this list of names is the following
iifcate
City Of Boston, Mayors Office, March 8, ls45.
The gentlemen whose affixed to the
foregoing statement among the most wealthy cap
itasts and business of tAs City. l entertain no
doubt that they express the sentiments of the citizens
generally. THOMAS A. DAVIS, Mayor
The attached to this statement embrace an
amount of capital in the aggregate of not less than
$40, 100000. So says a letter which we have
seen from the Hon. Josiah Quincy, Of the agents
app nted TO visit Boston by the d. c. II. and STAN
s,eao R. Association. In addition to the above
we cop he 70 lowing from tho Boston Morning Post
oftle St orMarch
JUDGE PREBLE AT MONTREAL
We have noticed in the Montreal papers a report I'd
lecture or speech, delivered by Judge Prebe, OF
Portland In the Gosford ST. Chapel, Montreal, the
Goth Of Feb. last upon the subject Of Rail Road
from Montreal to the Atlantic The speech is
credtlb,e 10 the Judge Of tact and talent, &
we are not surprised tn t 1t tunes his marks pro-
voiced laughter and bursts OF applause from oul
friends on the other side Of tho line or the Stats
tics most material, regarding the proposed work
practical matter the Judge has been very sparing,
in some OF his statements for instance, that the
pense of clearing the ice from ITarbor for the des
patch Of the British Steamer in 1913 ~, was $40,
900, exceeds the actual sum by more than So 900
The Boston habor Is too idle to BIO gravely urged be
fore an intelligent audience however remote. TIL,
suggestion, too, with all due Difference to Judge
PEBBLE, that the Boston capitalists encourage the
idea that the communication betweecn Montreal and
tho Atlantic Ocean by Rail Road should be by the
Portland route called, is regarded here prepos
tcrous. The Judge says ;-"when we first begun &c
talk about Rail Road from tho ST. Lawrence, a
Montreal, to the Atlantic, at Portland, friends a
Boston unweared in their attempts at wit gibes
sarcasm and raery." This is news to u.s. If Judge
Preble intended 10 say that the project Of railroad
from Portland to Montreal has been regarded by ou