Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-01-01

ger Bass, VuLidmsioicn; Aaron Cl
Wheatey, Brookfeid; Charles Wa
penter, Rrndolph; William Skin
Chester Baxter, Sharon; DonCo n
Pride HaierbwB; Ransom Jones, ~
On MOTION the President added as a mem
Der of Nid committee.
On motion of Dr. ]. Y. Dewey, it was
Voted, that the proceedings Of this convention
be signed by the officers and published in the news
papers of this village.
On motion of ]. A. Vail Esq it was
Voted, That the Secretaries be directed to pre-
sent copy of the proceedings of the convention
to the Directors Of said Railroad Company.
The convention dissolved.
JOHN SPALDING, President
+. f. MERRILL, Secretaries
Gro. llowEs, s
The Brandon Voice of Freedom has of late teem-
ed with assaults upon the Central Road, which be-
tray lamcntablc degree of self deception in ref
erence to the subjects dscussed what is more
lamenablc, a disposition to mislead the public.
Judging from the drift of these articles we infer
that the objects of the writer are to influence the
people against the Central Road to create be-
lief that it will not be built if built, that it can
not compete with another road to Burlington; and
thus, in the fever of an unnatural excitement, to
induce the people of Rutland and Addison TO rush
into the hazardous experiment of attempting TO
build a rival road.
These are the apparent objects which the author
has in view and they certainly warrant remark
were it for no other purpose than to our friends
on the west side Of the mountain to beware of such
advisers If the success of a road on the west side
of the mountains is to depend upon the accuracy
of the assertions and positions Of this writer, then
is its success hopeless indeed. He asserts, first,
That the managers of the Central Road have con-
stantly striven "to kill the Rutland Road" We
reply, that they have only defended their own in
terests by means as open, honorable, and as fair
as any used by their opponents. This it was their
duty to do, and for it no body has any right to com
plain. I'd, That the cures on the Central Road
are such as to prevent it from competing with an
other road: this is unqnalifiedly untrue. Sd, That
the excessive cost of its construction, compared
with the Rutland Road, will go TO the same effects
he grossly errs on this point 4th, That more cap
ital is now required to build the Central than the
Rutland Road untrue again. 9TH, That million
of the Central stock has peculiar condition afiX-
ed which will prevent its being available: we re-
ply, that the stock of both city and country was
particular; and 9th, That the Central Road 'cPi not
be completed! This outruns the common place fc-
tons which have preceded it, and affects prophetic
dignity If the failure ofthe Central Road is really
a mate ial condition precedent to the construction
of the Rutland Road, advise the friends Of the
latter to ,cait couple Of gears.
Nothing short of serious commercial revusion
which would stop all like projects prevent the
speedy construction of the Central Road. The on.
ly important controversy is between the Mortified
and Gulf ioutes; and let which will succeed, we
regard it as perfectly idle for the writer in the
Voice. or any body else to think that the dsaffect
ed party can throw any material obstacles in the
way of the company, if any one shall be disposed
to do So Let the disaf1ectcd repudiate their stock
or let them sell it, if they choose-and the worst
will be their own. In the first instance, they will
but give the company the amount pad-in the sec
ond they will but play into the hands of specua-
tors-and in either they will cheat themsel{e s.-
Our faith is that the stock will be niriRScaHy good
TO whoever holds it-permanently good to boot
That is one reason why we are confident that no.
thing can prevent the construction of the roads and
it is reason also for taking this occasion to advise
every stakeholder, come what will, to stick to his
stock.
The writer in the Voice seems studiously to con-
ceal from his own eyes the fact, that Mr.. Gilberts
survey of the Rutland route demonstrates, per-
fectly as did the first survey, that it
pete with the Central Road in transportation from
Burlington to Boston, or to the intersection of the
Cheshire Road. This demonstration is exhibited
by simply reducing the grades of the two roads to
their equivalents in distance, adding to each the
actual distance. Comparing the last and most ia
vorable survey of the Rutland route with the first
and least favorable surveys of the Central,' we
find the following results;
The Rutland is equal to 23s miles of iepel road.
! Central 207
Difference in faNnr Of