Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-04


/ keen il in lis pacr. in lieu Of the nails, be
f fore referred to, 10 fix oI he tiles, the potenee
sometimes rvet ho3t as to project on the
undcrslde of the ME. the stem Of the hook Is
t riveted through .o.e M e metal plate before
f it is enameled, which when SO coated, Is I'M
pervous to water, aud Y1vle the necessity OF
an India rubber washer Gn- r the head ol the
nail which is required when fastened by nails
through the holes
} The coating of these ti-5 5 applied in two
separate compounds, .Ae one - the body, and
other as glue for the face Of the compost
tion.-The coating f.. the body consists OF
sand or silica the glNe, Or second coming, Is
7 applied In the shape Of fine powder, winch Is
busted on the wet coating until the entire sur
face 10 covered. The 20" Ter ullerlng TO the
moist coating causes 1t TO sc. in some measure
wlen the tile is deposited 10 e. lying room
previous to baking or anuL. Ie tiles may
be rendered ornamenm by the ppIication u
coorng matters, according o. ~ design OF
pattern, which are bu ut In thereby rem
dered lndeible, as wei. undo cd in porcc
lam manufactures, ,-Lo8dou No ing JoWndt
/ D1'We publish this detailed ac cunt, respec-
ting the Rutland (, Washington Railroad,
taken from the Rulana CoamJ Herald, at the
request of severa of car lowIsmen who are
interested III t'iat company
The Railroad Anil at Montpelier.
Mn EDITOR :-Wiil you allow me the use ot
your columns while leate The facts as they
transpired at Montpelier during the inves;iga-
ton on the application of the Rutland and
Whitehall Railroad Company for an extension
Of their charter from G',le!on to Rutland. II
| should seem unnecessarily long, you will
bear III mind that it is lmltter Of 50 much inn
porlance as tJ have sailed ont very large
number of petitions ore ot which rurports to
contain the names OF 1873 treemen OF Rutland
ON which Iind the names Of our first cti-
zens-headed by James Porter, James Barrett,
Solomon Foot, Luther Diniels, Peter D'anch-
ard, 5. II. Hodges John Conion, Martin G.. Ey-
erts, b. Cain, Il. P,e'polnl, Ira Fisher, Suas
knight, and many other. hers contain the
names OF six Ct the DeC'o;s OF tie Western
Vermont Railroad, auI lis Superintendent
Treasurer, and Attorney and to aid the appli-
cation before the committee to whom vas re-
erred, the Superintendent oi tie Rutland 4
Burlington, the President OF tie Vermont Val
ley, and The Suprrinteudenl' of the Sullivan
and FItchburgh Railroads, appeared as Wit
nesses. The case Was managed before he
committee by the attorney Of the Rutland and
Burlington Road, and two other attorneys WHo
appeared for the great suffering public. All
tins influence was brought to bear upon the
'''"''''''ee ana uPo" the Legislature and 'ha
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Construction ? me sson.I % % vii, shaw o, Va,
very well know that our citizens succeeded il
dr;riug arg, from rbnir o,Yn ,o'yn,ho Vschin,
ted a, neignoorinq town. (aud are equal if no
superior to those of the Rutland & Burlington
Road, which add SO mach to the business o
our town. Oar citizens seem to b, aware tha
our town is not on thc nearest route that ca
be built between Montreal aud New York, an
seem determined by an exhibition of i'll Wi
ana want OF sympathy, snd by their partaiit
for a route whose Interests must always be adj
verse to Rutland, 10 force the only Road whic
can ever shorten the present route, to build il
; sell defence the line from Cas,leton to Wh
ling, and thus save eighteen miles in the di.
lance from Burlington to New York
But 10 proceed very long and patient hear
ing was had which occupied The sessions OF ia
Committee for two weeks, during which grei
mass Of testimony was produced relative to til
practical operation of the several roads-tl
, contracts between them, and the legIslatiu
relative to them-the resnlt of all which va
the following unanimous Report against III
bill from the committee OF the House Of Repr
een,etve,.