The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-11-03
From the Boston Courier, |
RUTLAND RAIL ROAD

According to notice in the papers Of the
dav, meeting was held at the fremont
Temple last evening, of Merchants and 9TH
| rrs of this city. to consider of some measure
| 20 aid the Rutland railroad in connecting wirh
the other most direct roads to thus city. We
noticed among the persons present many. of
our most active and influential business men,
| and many who are known to be large stock
holders in the Cheshire, Fitchbnrgh and
Vermont and Massachusetts railroads
Charles Cartwright was elected Chairman,
and F, Williams and Ezra c. Hutchins,
Secretaries.
Judge Toilet, President OF The Champlain
ind Connecticut River Railroad, Rutland
Route,) made a statement of facts. most Of
which have been stated before at meetings in
this city, and are now before the public. He,
however, explained that the stockholders in
Western Vermont had already assessed
themselves TO pay all the expenses Of survey,
&C., which have already been incurred, and
that if the project should fail in being carried
out, the Corporation would not be in debit
He also stated that of the ten thousand dollars
they haye already expended, that sum has
been paid for surveys and actual costs incui-
red, without any one ofthe persons concerned
either as directors or stockholders, having
| charged one cent for personal services,
Two hundred thousand dollars was now all
that was asked Of the Boston people, to add to
| and aid in extending the road so as 10 connect
with the Cheshire and Fiichburgh roads,
| He stated that If the sum were raised the
Directors would Immediately put the road
under contract at this end, from Bellows als
! to Duttonville. This being done, the bus
mess Of the road void commence and earn
what II could. That alone would bring Rut-
land SO much nearer the city, and Of course
help so much tow ards bringing the trade Of
Vermont to Boston. He was not prepared
TO speak for other persons. but he doubted
not that the Directors would also continue
The road TO Ludlow, where large depot for
the products of Vermont would speedily be
formed, all ofwhich would be pressing TO the
city,
Judge Toilet said that il the people Of Yves.
tern Vermont could be satisfied that the Bos-
ton people would aid them in the work, they
would do all they could to pnsh the construc-
ton so as 10 get their road into running order
and int connection with the other lines
leading direct to the city, as soon as possible
Western Vermont is determined to have
railroad; she has the money and the ability
to construct railroad and she is so situated
that she must have a railroad, in order to send
her products to market. Western Vermont
wants to come to Boston with her produce,
aid she has now offers of aid if she will 90 to
market by the way of Pirts6eld. but she does
not wish to go this way, She prefers the
more natural way, but il the Boston people
do not come to her aid she may be obliged TO
come that way, at the risk Of having her trade
diverted at Pitts6eld to the Housatonic rail-
road leading 10 New-York.
Judge Toilet stated that Boston had, in time
past, been the recipient of the trade of Wes-
tern Vermont, but that had been, in some
measure, diverted TO New-York. In conse-
quence lof the great difficulty and expense
Of getting her goods to market, il was a fact
that Mi chigan could now undersell her. and
always compete with her in Boston. She
could not exist under this state of things. and
m seli-defence, unless something were done
to aid her enterprise in this CITY now. sh.
must accept Of such aid as was offered to her
in other directions.
In reply to question from Mr.. Chandler
Of this city, Judge Toilet said that of the
million OF dollars already subscribed in Yer
mont, TO this road there was not a s;ngIe
man OF straw all the stock was taken bv
49, ""N uc0, VINO had already
paid assessments and would pay mn every
dollar they had contracted for; some of The
original subscribers we're dead some had
been unfortunate since The subscription was
made, but he believed that for the sum of a
million OF dollars the whole was GOOD and
would always be maintained. He did not
believe that betierlist of subscribers as ever
obtained for any road out Of Boston. He had
no doubt, and be knew of all the subscriptions,
that every dollar would bepaid.
Nathan Rice introduced MIR. Edwards.
President Of the Cheshire Railroad CORPORA
ton.
Mr.. Edwards said that he believed the
people Of Boston were too well aware of the
advantage of the trade of Western Vermont.
to makeit necessary for him TO say any khino
about il in addition to what had already been
said. He thought that they really wished TO
come 10 Boston withthat trade, and that thew
would come with il, even if they lad 10 take
some other road. But he emphaiicaIly stated
that if they were forced to 90 TO Piusfeld. a
great part Of their trade would then diverce
to New YeIk-thai would be done as mat