Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-11-03

the fancy ASIAN inducement to invest your money
IN tins road; | have not been Specializing upon
what might be, or would be, the result of erecting
lines OF communication west of yonder'river, and
begging your judgment upon my views. | come
to you with developed and existing facts. | bring
great traffic in my hand, and ask you to take
IT and use It for your own benefit not to take it
from my Imagination, but to take it as subs,an-
hal produce, which from hour to hour and from
day TO day, is being carried by your door, because
II can ind no entrance. it amounts to ! 500,
900 annum. in gross income west of the river,
and will IN It's transportatons over your road, if
you will have it, afford an income sufficient to
render your investment, beyond all doubt lucra-
tive IN itself, and at the same time give a tone
and impulse to the general prosperity of your
town. making it the Springfield of the upper
Connecticut
Mr.. Chairman, with brief allusion to one
other matter connected with the general subject,
and viii no longer ntrute myself upon your at
tenion refer to the practice bility of cons rue
ting a road from Bradford to this point. Some
what accustomed TO look at the ground with a
view to its adaptedness to railIead construction
have TO day, IN company with gentleman who
Is familiar with the country, passed over the
ground, along the lines already surveyed by conl-
petent engineers. ] had heard much of New
liampshre's physical impedments to railroads.
and there has not been wanting parties who. IN
this particular case, found 1t their interest to ex
aggerate the difficulties winch would be encoun-
tered on the line which we are considering.
beg TO assure you, Sir, thatthey are the phantasies
OF the mind The road cam IN my judgment. be
built upon the most favorable conditions, having
reference to cost and working properties.
Ii was my intention, Mr. Chairman, to have
made some remarks ln relation to a subject which
at no distant day will Undoubtedly be brought to
your attention, and become, as ii deserves TO be-
one OF interest and Importance. mean, sir. con
solsdatiun of railroad interests, to form one line to
Boston under one management. II consolidation
means anything, It Is a union OF interests having
m contemplation safety, economy, despatch and
prosperity. II It will secure these great objects.
1t will promote the public interests, and oppo.
sltiun cannot prevail against 1t lit may resist
and delay ITS consummution, but the good sense
oi the people will you may be sure, penetrate and
overcome every barrier ifcunsohdaton will not
promote the great elements. which have cited
and which mark good railroad management in It's
appl cation both TO the prosperity Of the corpor-
alton and public convenience and protection, then
none of Us can desire it. Permit Inc to ask you
to reflect upon the subject as worthy Of your
attention.
Alter Sir. Lee had concluded, Mr.. Crane was
called upon and made few pertinent remarks
after which the Hon Edmund Burke was called,
up WHO gave hls hearty sympathy and CO oper-
alton to the work.
\ committee Of three was then appointed to
devise and recommend some plan by which the
citizens should co operate Ia the construction of
the road and report at a future meeting; where
upon the meeting adjourned to Thursday, 10th
inst. TO meet IN the same Mace