The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-01-20

We were unable to attend the last annual Heetilb
Of stockholders of the Rutland and Burlington h"i-
road, but have learned from several men who attend
ed, that things went OF tremendously, ana that no
doubt now remains of the speedy completion OF the
road from Bellows Falls to Burlington a irlehu
who was present at the meeting has kindly furnish
ed the following sketch of proceedings; together
with little spice for seasoning.
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
The annual meeting of stockholders in the above
Company, was holden at Rutland, on Wednesday,
the 18th instant. The meeting was very large, and
entirely harmonious in all its proceedings.
The act of the legislature at its last session chang
ing the name of the Company from Champain ana
Connecticut River" to Rutland and Burlington l'ail-
road Company was duly accepted.
A highly interesting report OF the proceedings OF
the Board of Directors for the last year was present
cd by the President Hon. TIMOTHY FoILErT, IN
which the Board express their confident belief that
the road will be finished and put in operation, from
Burlington to Brandon, and from Bellows Fails to
Ludlow early in the next yoar, aud the whole hue
completed during the year That the entire cost oil
the whole road would fall within the estimates of
our able and indcfatgable engineer, Mr.. Gilbert,
which estimates were considered very low. will
not however, anticipate the details of the report
the printing of large number Of copies was order
cd by vote of the meeting, which copies will doubt
bn in tho honda of tho stock holders Of
tiers were read from Nathan Rico and John Howe,
Esqrs, two of the Boston Directors, who were una
bic to attend the former on account Of Ill health
and the severity Of the weather, the latter on &C
count of his peculiar engagements Understood to be
his official duties rs member Of tho legislature
in SESSION. Goth these gentlemen express their un-
abated confidence in the merits Of the road, and
their entire satisfaction with the progress Of the
work thus fsr, having recently passed tho whole
line.
Although the Directors for tho last year were re-
elected by unanimous vote, yet tho stockholders
seemed not quito satisfied with that expression Of
their appreciation, when yote Of thanks to the
President and Directors proposed, which passed
by acclamation.
The worl Of building tie road Is NOW going on at
various points Of the wolo line with commendable
progress, notwithstanding Tie Vermont Watchnan
one Of the editors Of which in Clerk Of the Central
Road. stated ee&toria'y, soon et9r the BUILDING Of
this road had been lot, and the terms of the contrasts
published, that it under'tood that contracts hac
been taken for building he road for something less
than nothing" 1t is now settled however, to the
satisfaction OF the stockholders, that tho road will be
built NJ the pr!cca and within the tmo stipulated
by the contractors, however paradoxca it MAJ nQ-
pear to the Cl1r Of tho Central, that railroad can
be built for something less than nothing" We
can assure the Clerk of the Central that there has
been no collision between the Directors and Con-
tractors or Engineers this line for the purpose Of
deceiving foreign capitalists. Tho friends Of this
road have confidently relied on the intrinsic merits
of their enterprise for ultimate success; which is
now placed beyond peraiventurc. Probably the
writer, when he penned the above paragraph, wsa
Illuminating upon certain splendid subscriptions to
the stock Of the Ogdrnsburg Road, &c,
Inc StOchnOlucrS OF Tie iiuttltQ ana burlington
Road have been peculiarly fortunate in securing tbs
services Of an ablo Board of Directors in whom they
have ample guarantee that their interests will be
well and wisely managed. OF the President Hon.
Timothy Foett, it is needless to any anything.
His early, persevering, and most efficient lubors in
behalf of this road are known to ali its friends both
| in the State and out of it,
| The following arc the Directors electod
TIMOTHY FoILrrT, Burlington, PresdeaA
SAMUEL p. STRONG, Ecrgenncs,
CHARLES LlNsLuy, Mddlcbury.
| PARIS FLETCHER, Brdport.
JouS A. CoNAEr Brandon.
! CHEsTEE GHAHGEH Pittsford.
GEORGE T. HoDGEs, Rutland
| NATHANIEL FULLERTON, Chester.
WILLIAM HENRY, Bellows Falls.
JonS ELLIOTT Eoouc.
! Matthias RICE,
! .'OIiS HOWE, Boston.
| benjamin l. REED,
A srocEuoLDEn