The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-02-10
THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY. VT.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1916.
OUR RAILROAD.


The frinds of the Rutland Railroad in
Boston have had meeting. and appointed a
Committee to proceed Immediately in filling
the subscription. The Conrier has come out
10 an editorial for this road, and communion
tons have appeared in that paper and the At
las, urging the great importance of a connec-
ton between the Fitchbnrg and Cheshire. and
the Rutland roads, and the iminent danger
that the vast travel and business Of Western
Vermont will be carried away to New York
The stockholders of the former roads are
strongly reminded that the people Of West
ern Vermont have had sufficient reasons to
believe that they are too much blinded by
prejudice and misrepresentation ever 10 full
ly appreciate the importance Of the Rutland
road as feeder to their ewn. Indeed they
are told that they are completely spell bound
in subscribing SO literally TO build the round
about Central road which must eventually
confer all its favors upon the Concord and
Lebanon road while they have withheld their
aid, and even suicidally disparaged the only
avenue through Vermont upon which they
can place sure reliance, beside expecting
vastly the richest returns for capital invested
and for the extension Of the business of Bos-
ton.
One thing is certain, if the crisis to which
affairs have been brought does not induce the
people of Boston speedily to subscribe a sum
sufficient to insure the construction Of the
Rutland road, the sympathies of Western
Vermont will soon be diverted elsewhere
They are in no temper TO he amused much
longer with empty professions of friendship
by those who have subscribed more than
million of stock TO rival route Of not half the
merits Of the Rutland road. Even now, al
though they are willing to give the Fitchburg
and Cheshire Boards lair opportunity Of
showing their sincerity by their works. it is
not 10 be denied that there are MANY friends
Of the original project whose preferences are
strongly enlisted for the Bennington route
Indeed all Western Vermont will soon 60
less their anticipalions of aid from Boston are
realized at no very distant period. Under
such such circumstances, still, strong as we
arc for the direct communication 10 Boston
as originally projected, we rejoice to frd that
our friends in that city are waking up TO i'm
mediate effort. By the first of April, we
hope to see sufficient subscription in Bos-
ION to carry the Rutland road triumphantly
through as originally projected.
We have reason to believe that 100000
has already been subscribed in Boston. leaving
only $500 900 to make up the two millions
necessary TO commence The road.
RUTLAND SrocK.-We have been inform
ed that there is now lacking only 100000 to
complete the two millions requisite TO COM
mence the work on the Rutland Road and
that one Oft the contractors, with his associ-
ates, who is now engaged in grading the
Cheshire road, has offered TO take the remain
ing four hundred thousand, provided they
can have the building Of the road at The en-
gineer's estimate Of expense. Some doubts
are entertained as to the latter considerations,
but we believe it is satisfactorily known that
since the committee met in Boston, whose
duty it was to take such measures as they
might deem expedient with regard 10 taking
stock, the subscriptions have been carried up
to 81 100000. Ii is necessary that $4,000
900 should he subscribed before the work is
ommenced.-Bello,cs Falls Gazette.