The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-29
Plerm0nt.
Correspondence Of the Herald
PIRRMoNT, June n, 1916.


PIERMoNr, June n, 1916.
The Nev York and Erie acknowledgements
tion Of Pieymonf-1He Cause.-The Picrmont
Oiqse.'
Being on a visit to this village to rusticate for
few days, have thought a few lines might be ac-
ceptable to your readers-more especially those
who are anxousy looking for some movement in
favor Of the New York and Erie Railroad.
This village, instead Of advancing, as might have
been expected on the termination of the great Erie
road in its CENTRE has, the contrary, retrograded
TO remarkable degree. Six years since, "Tappan
Slote," now "Piemont," was thriving village,
with population Industrious intelligent happy land
rapidly increasing in numbers and prosperity There
was a regular daily communication with New York,
The village being the general landing place" forthe
market produce of large section OF the surround
ing country. Church worship was sacred; the dis
tIict school well attended-stores fourlshing-me-
chanics and aborers busy-and a constant and hap
py intercourse enjoyed with the neghboring farmers.
Now, how changed the scene. A decreasing popu-
laton-idle acknowledgement children-and the
church, to a sad degree, forsaken: The only adj
dition to the village that, after absence of some
years, strikes my view, is the hundred wretched
novels Of the half starved Irish laborers-the com
pany's wood.sheds. and some strange looking, half
finished brick buildings, the use of which nobody
knows, and apparently nobody cares. These build
ings, by the way, curious, and will amply repay
a Careful examination on the part Of any who may
be enquiring to the proper means to restore pub
lie confidence In the Erie road. look upon them
ment and fraud with which the railroad affairs have
been conducted in the vicinity OF this village. Upon
enquiring to the cause OF the PROSTATE state OF
the village, the villagers have invariably ana with
out exception, pointed to the management Of the
railroad affairs as the only source from which The
enquiry could be answered. have, therefore, gwen
some attention to the matter, and deemng II inpor-
tant will lay the facts before your readers.
Certain men, soon after the company began 10
draw on the State Loan, became interested in the
eastern division They had in their employ con-
tractors, subc0ntractors, engineers,
and became known as the Piermont clique. Large
sums of money were now expended on the divison,
and apparently to very little purpose, at least so i
as the road building was concerned charges Ut
Encouragement were therefore brought before ie
company-these charges, be it understood, relatedo
the Long PIER, and the first sixteen sections cl tic
eastern divisions! The President finding il lmpossi-
bic to dispel the charges called upon the State 70 m
vestigate the affairs Of the Company. We will here
state, and it is our candid opinion, that the Presi-
dent e. Lord, ESQ., was wholly free from any con-
nection with the men who have brought the Com
believe Mr.. Lord was duped, sadly duped, by the
Piermont clique and as their victim, has probably
suffered more than any other individual connected
with the road.
known to the public. BY it we learn that the opera
tons of the Company, west Of Goshen, had been
ably conducted but from it we do not learn one
word in relation to Piermont and its vicinity, which
throughout the report are scarcely alluded to. Here
is the mystery, and here is the result OF the secret
operations of the Plermont clique. Again there
the democratic investigation" 40, Al, with ST.
milar result namely, the Erie Road Company was
quite respectable Piermont and its vicinity not
being taken into the account Since then we have
had various Investigations, during which every man
and every mile on the road have been examined
always excepting Piemont and the twenty miles to
Ramapo, with the Piermont clique who squandered
two million of dollars of the peoples money.
The operations of the Piermont clique have been
designs. When charges were made likely to expose
them they Immediately linked the charge with the
of the President other faithful officer
and thereby defeated all attempts Of the company to
reach the true source OF evil. Through this and
similar means they have contrlved to discharge, sus-
pend, in some way remove every competent en-
gineer faithful officer, and honest that has been
appointed to the eastern division. They have du-
ring the course OF eight years, and under all the
rious changes through which this division has pas
sed, held unlimited and uncontrolled sway. During
the construction they had their ''Dvlsion Engineer
". when IN operation, their S9perlntendent; under
operation, their Observation-Disclosures
neer" And all these offices have been, and are yet
held by one and the same individual-and all this
too, in spite of sold Board or "New Board %
Here then is the cause OF the PROSTATE condition
of the company's affairs; and what the public now
demand is full, unequivocal, and accurate report
from Fremont and the twenty miles to Kamapo.
No man can be employed on this division, from
the chief engineer to the brakeman, unless he is
lated, or will become related to the chief of the
clique. But week ago, poor Irish laborer,
brakeman on the train, discharged to make
room tor "young gentleman" who is to act as
brakeman until the "bill passes" and something
better is provided. II is proceedings like these, that
have driven good mechanics and good men from this
village-including, as | am credbly informed, the
village pastor. The arrogance Of these men is no
longer to be endured, and if the Board of Directors
do rectify the affairs of the eastern DIVISION,
fully believe the villagers will
| close this sheet hoping you will Keep this matter
before the public, fully persuaded that the Erie Rail-
road cannot progress while these men control Its
affairs Strike at the Pienmon. clique and the road
will speed on.
CANADA PoTAroEs.-We notice by the last Cleve-
land Ohio papers, that several cargoes of potatoes
have been discharged at that port from Canada. The
In Canada lie q cnnt ner shel cent