Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-06-02

RAILROAD MATTERS
WEDNESDAY MORNING. USE

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/. Tbs tine having sea'ly ARMED when
~, decnon oi,he Directors Of The LAX,
chsmplsin ssd Cosnee,,eu RIVER Rail
road compiny ,,o be given on The bad, foi
the grading, masonry, Re, Of the remsin,
ing portion Of Their road, our village IS
AGAIN ihtoogcd Nth Contractors from III
sections oi,hc country, and ell, II would
'eem, are ssec to s,d i, the construction
of,hs noble work We have before spo,
len Of the arparcn. character Of the mon
Which these lettings bring among US
ard wha, We have bef,i, s,li holds good
m the p'tstn, instance 4 more hardy
tn,fge,ic and business Ike appearing 81
OF men we have ~, Tor mnny day scc,
congtcga.cd nnd as rork is the thug
they want our only wish is tina, all M gh: b.
accommodated IN Obtaining what they seek
Bu, as his portion Of the road no, under
contract IS only Of about 81 mil,s-anl ,ha,
on the most favorable part or the lie Of
courso this canno, BE- expected The chef
qualification. therefore, which We feel IN the
pr,senl instance, rs IN the belief Of the fact,
thu, TO whomsoe~r these contract. may
be- given the work vii be well done and
md done od'chlv W"wi'l only say fur.
,her IN this connection, ,ha, the groa, com
petition on tbs road, md the character Of
the moo seeking contracts upon II. IS high
Is crcil,ablc to the President, Directors,
and Engineer OF the Company and to
the active, ,hough -cooI and prudent man
accmcn, OF hcsc m,n, AMI to their indomi
table perseverance, in all the houIs Of dark.
ness tina, have rested upon the enterprise IN
which wc are engaged, are we OF Vernon,
indebted for the rapid advancement, md
the uncloudcd pro.pcc, before US, Of gren,
work in which all nmong us are so deeply
interested Like the Mblcd March Of tho
Eastern Rajapu,a's, the cause Of, this noble
enterprise has been ever onward ! and with
the prc.cn, safe, calculating and energetic
board Of Directors with the able md un,r
ing Judge Follcu at It's head, n trustworthy
and competent Engineer, md such class
Of Stockholders as they have 10 back them
up, who can doubt the successful issue to
which we are all now 50 confidently look.
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Wearc happy 10 say that upon the ror'
lions Of the road already under contract
the work is being vigorously prosecuted
and the mos! enthusiastic Of Tho early aud
earnest friends Of the project OF connecting
Lake Champlain with Boston, may look
with entire confidence to The speedy con.
summation Of their hopes in this matter
On the line from Burlington to Brandon
the work IS going 'brav.ly on. as Il. soon
will be from the las, mentioned place to
Mt. Holly summl, From this poin, to
Connecticut River, every hing is moving
on III manner tnateIy satisfactory, AMI
highly cr,dnablc 10 the ,n,erprlsing con
tractors upon the route. Even "JcwcNs
Brook as we had occasion TO notice on
n recon, visit to It's heretofore gloomy
bnnks-has, under the Management, Of the
Mcssrs Dcckcrs Il Warner. been made 10
give hope and confidence TO those of Wcs-
tern Vernon, who look for the time .hon
they can be- brought IN close connection by
railroad with The capital OF New Ing land.
Tbs great work beng so vigorously
prosecuted, md lis completion evidently so
r'lr At hand, we would only make one
sugsost,on 10 ,hose orer-4sist b., short.
sighted mor,aIs among US, who "only irish
al 10 lire long enough 10 see The time
when thus rork should be- consummatcd.-
TO those frcnds we would say, tina, as ,hcir
rnnc IS now so near run,a hasy preparation
on their r,n NAV be necessary for the tim,
Of their departure.