Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-05-24
Application for II Charter.

NoTICE is hereby given, according 10 the stat
ute IN this case provided that the subscribers,
and their associates, will petition and apply TO
the Legislature Of Vermont, at their session to
be holden on the second Thursday of October
next, for the grant Of charter for a railroad
from the northern terminus of the Rutland and
Burlington Railroad, in the village OF Bnrlng-
ton, on The shortest and most practicable route, to
the north line of Illghgate, upon Canada line,
with branch extending from any point in the
aforesaid route to some point on the western shore
of Grand Isle County.
This is signed by respectable number Of very
respectable citizens of Burlington, St. Adams
Bay, Highgate, &c. But why ask for another
railroad through the very section of country in
which the Vermont and Canada road is to be
built OF course we understand that the people
residing on The new contemplated line are in ia.
vor of it, very properly, because it best accom-
modates them: so the other line best accom-
modates their neighbors. and they are for that
1t is not the local interests, like these, however,
which are to build railroads at present. AS yet,
Vermont cannot have railroads in every town:
they must, for the want of means, be limited in
number The " g. c. road was chartered to run
to both the Rutland road at Burlington and 10 the
Central at Essex, and is so 10 run. Desides if
regard is had to both Ogdensburgh and Montre-
al, the " g. c. is also the most direct and FEAST
BILE line, even from Burlington. Why then
should Burlington or the Rutland road want an
other? We suppose the answer is, that they
want the tohole or none. At least, they wish
to compel the Central to run all its freight and
passengers to and from Montreal and Ogdens-
burgh, eight miles out Of The most direct line
The Legislature decided that this should not be
required, when it cha tered the V. g. c. with a
branch TO each road and therefore with a com
mon and just point of divergence in Franklin
county. Once, indeed the Central proposed 10
yield this fair and just arrangement, and to rur
every hing to Burlington, it the Rutland and
Burlington interest would yield the Rouse's Point
Bridge They declined, and defeated The Bridge.
AS consequence Of that action the friends OF
the Central and V. g. C. haye been forced TO fall
back upon the charter and make the best of it,
They have done so. .NoD the attempt seems TO
be 10 deprive lhein even OF that, if so be il can
be done by getting up a new charter and anony-
nous attacks upon the Central road all over The
State. We have only 10 say, that their demon
STATIONS appear to have come altogether too late,
The work on The V. g. C. has been lei-probab-
ly is even now commenced, and these move
ments of opposition can hardly go on without
bringing upon those engaged in them the odium
of resisting work of vast importance, not only
to Vermont but to New England and New York.
O. The Vergennes Vermonter (of course
interested in the Burlington and Rutland Road,
style which probably was not anticipated. 1t
says;
"As To the rumor that the VT. Central Rail
road Co. have engaged 10 give bonds Tor half a
million Of money TO be loaned to the Vermont
and Canada Railroad, we are unable either 10
contradict or confirm it,-and oil we have to say
il, that we have learned from experience, that
the managsrs of the Central road are men who
understand their oWn interests a bout as well as
their neighbors. Ii they are disposed to give
the Vermont and Canada road life of half
million, and can obtain sufficient security for the
payment of the same, should they find II conuen-
lent, they will, doubtless, do SO. h Pluribus F"
ought to know by this time that the wire pullers
on the Central Road are not SO rash but that they
generally know what they are driving att And
in this connection we would intimate that il
might not be bad hit, if persons in The interest
OF the Burlington and Rutland road should be
found al some future day, to have hand in the
Vermont and Canada road themselves"
0F-The Depo, in this village, $50 f. by SO,
is framed.