Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-02-06

k@NtAA OAa y
We do not ike to quarrel with our brethren.
or iniuro lie property or credit of our own State,
in any bort on For this reason in addition to
the general unpleasantness of being in stow
with ouc's neirhbors, we have been studlously
forbearani towards the bitter. INSCRIPTIONS and
deadly enuutv. exhibited IN our own State from
the first among interested parties, against the
Railroad on the line of which we happen to live.
Under the spur Of incessant proyocehon, and
under the temptation OF supcfabundant opportun-
ity, we have, in common vith those who are lden-
tilted with the Road rs its managers, generally
suffered To- bold rapacity Of its bitter rivals tbit-
ter because consciously, invetcrately and mex
cusabiy In be wrongl to have ITS own way with
ont obstru, ion. Nor arc we now, least of all,
preparing G. depart from this rule. With unat-
fected rorr,t at a circumstance which must prac-
tically cast more or less undeserved dlscrcdit
upon IS huaest p business community rs exists
in the world; and IN no spirit Of retaliation for
the daily abs aimed at the Rutland and Bur
lon Railroad. but as a matter IT mere justice 10
our readers We publish the following authentic
facts from "a source which m1r be relied on
At the eccnt convention oi ltailroad Officers
holden in oston at which wore present some w
delegate :, Fairbanks E7q- President OF the
Pas umpsic Railroad Co, stated IN convention
That the VT. Central Rarold received only 50
cents per N for the freight os the second class
articles passing 20 the Roads below, provided 1t
tthe CcntrrD paid the Roads below the same
price which be Mr. F. paid them, which was
a'terwaris shown to be the iaot w course ue
on! ~ ," :, 49,, r.,,.,b, a,y,v rom
the lair AZ, i,rn tariff adhered 10 bv the rival
roadl on subsequent day. i was disclosed
from oinc al records tiiat 10y 'le yeaI D,',i'is
~ ~ ,,- e., ,h, - p,,Js fNortborn
Sc. the isiness ria the sullivan being unin-
portantl was fraction over 1900 tons and The
whole nu noer OF passsns lIag',o' W.
o ooSI3,'-- ,l.a' r u9',ll r.oi-b.
From Ibis il appears that The reported monthly
earnings Of that road, if correct, must cover an
amount o. 'octl business, ",lo" u "i.n'Is " pll
~ So, ,,'l ,-,a,,lsors a., ~, i,,yer ro,ds for
whole wear. as may be rea3y reckoncd from
the above is not equal to one BALI Of It's reported
e,rnings ior sllge MONTH "Gl n,ls,' ~
-, go IA ,i,lse,, isrs co.nin,rs
Tor November. thit he should be extremely glad
to see The money!
We sh ,ald be glad to pvc the editor of tho
Union Whir credit for sincerity IN bis declara.
ton ,hat he does not ike 60 quarrel with hi.
brethren or iBure lhe property or credit of oui
own S,atr, in auY portion g" but 10 Is extremely
difficult l,r us TO do So In dio lace Of It's strange
charge OF "iucessanl proyocalon' and of tho
worst at; ok upon the property and credit o
those concernod in the Central road TINT has cy
er vet been made by the most INSCRIPTIONS o
its enem.s -. As to proyoclton:7 when has a
nv newspaper on the line Of the Central road
ever called in question the reported earnings o
the Rutl nd road, or endeayorcd in any manner
10 induce the public to believe that it was doing
business at loss {? Probably no newspaper il
Vermont has had so much reason to be hostile t.
the Rutland Railroad Company certainly non,
has SO frequently had occasion to defend ih,
Genital against he attacks of that Company
our own: vet sc defy the editor Of tn Why Il
namo an article, a line, or even Il word, by wal
Of aiiacl upon the Rutland aaa Burlington Rail
road Company, which affords the slightest OK
cuse for this fierce onset upon the integrity q
the man ayers and the property the stockliold
ers, Of tae Central road We have occasionall
las last week, for instance,) rebutied the a,
tacks Of the Rutland road upon the Ccntral W
have published all lis statements of earning.
without note or comment, wo think in every in
stance we have advertised lis trains per order
and we recently noticed oditorially the time an
purposes of It's stockholders meeting, vitho,
comment An this we recollcct well, but we d
not rec llect the first word Of provocotionn iJ
many month. either TO the editor of the Unio
Whir. Or TO any body concerned in the Rutlan
Railroad. The attack Of the WING upon ii
Central. are think. Is not only entirely unproyol
ed but entirely indeiensible We think it TO b
both w.d,out excuse and without foundation
fact. We do not propose TO reply formally 10 III
charoes Of the Union Wbio. simply because NJ
body d is asked us to do SO. A remark or tv
We win make. ON our own responsibility.
The frat remark Is ON the SINGULAR position
which he pr,,id,nt ofbe Pas,umDsie Ra,}ro,
C,o,,, -, 4 nl,ced "a fnrler tar the Rntl,,
Railro IA rand with which tbe Passuuopsie h.
no connection. and from which il receives no br
sinoss sxcept through the Central. Wemistal
Mr.. +. rbanks. II he bas any doubts as 10 Il
busins Of Inc Central road or will gi,e al
coun,c ,ance 10 the in,putatjon uoon the corree
Nos of the s,.tcr,euts o, its roco;nts We IN.