The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-03-15

''h'HeiH'G a'oHg thc I'm" OF the PIssumpslC
extension. ana vii! be prosecuted vigorously
until completed. Assessments on preferred
sto's have been laid, of 10 per cent. PAYABLE
A!r! l. 1886. and 10 per cent on the frs;
day OF July and September.
report las Ieen prev a.ent in some of
the towns nor'hwarI calculated to prejudice
them acainst orr xii iztns. We are no: aware
how far it is credited. bat an impression is
intended: TO be conveyed hat the citizens of
". .'ohnshury have been disposed to place
Obstacles in the way Of the extension of the
railroad. We have good reason 10 believe
this impression to be untoundcI and that
Our citizens are not in tie least hostile to
the undertaking. \ correspondent of the
lrasburch .&ndud. in letter dated at St.
bloomsbury the 25th February, says:
From pretty general conversation with
our citizens. am satisfied that there is but
one sentiment on the subject and that is
desire that Orleans County should have tn"
beneilt ct the road as soon AS possible. Ger
tainly. not more than one in hundred de-
sircs ANYTHING else. Not even one in hun
dred is disposed TO hinder the progress OF
the road. That they should ialor very cner-
geticailv or subscrih" very literally towards
the extension conl,i hardly l.. cxpe,tvl-
They have already sunk cool many thou
sand dollars IN bringing the road to its pres
cnt terminus, and AS ;hrv are to be the losers
by its extension. they do net feel called uron
to pny tor Mc toss More than forty thousand
dollars were subscribed bv citizens of this
town to get the road to Wells River. and
their full proportion to get the road from
there here. That they should contribute to-
wards the extension of the road from here is
not to be expected more than that the citi
zens of Wells River should have contributed
to extend the road from there, which it is
pretty well known they did not Ito. One
urn here has however subscribed in good
faith five thousand dollars. and there are
probably number Of other subscriptions in
tewn OF which 1 am not cocnizant. Eut
those who have not subscribed. as well a.
those who have. will not fail to lid a hearty
"God speed TO the first train that leaves
this place for the North A. ID. S-n.
These considerations are manifc>tly Just
The benefits arrruing TO this place from its
being the terminus Of the road are not so
great as to make it worth the while to use
many exertlOns to retain it here There are
. therefore no selfish interests to work against
the extension, which are not more than bal
anced by the same kind of interests in is "a
vor All the manufacturing business of the
place will be much benefited hv railroad com.
municaton with the North. ard these inter
es's have taken literally of the stock.
In regard to the mercantile business of the
place. it ought to be borne in mind that more
than e-halt and the cream of it all, is now
done and has been for several years, hv men
who are not residents in town. Another
large class who have been benefited bv the
railroad have become residents in town since
the completion Of the road 70 This point, and
who care no more for the extension of the
road than the people Of Ncwbury. Bradford,
or any other town on the line below -
The lecitm ate mercantile bu mess of the
place--thc business done Nv our permanent
citizens who subscribed literally to the origi-
nal stock-has been decreased rather than
benefited by the railroad. They have done
since then less business and at smaller prof
it.
These are some of the facts which have
bearing on the case. and in view of their,
1t would seem to be manife>tly unius; to cen
sure our citizens for not subscribing toward.
the extension stock with their accustomed
lberality. And from the fact that they have
not, with the exceptions previously noticed
1t ought not to be inferred that the citizen,
OF 81. bloomsbury are nimicaI to the farthe,
extension of the road. They have alreaG,
invested their money in the road to consid-
cradle extent, many with serious loss. But
the extension OF the railroad to Canada Line
has the best wishes of our citizens. and SO
far as business will warrant. their material
aid. Beyond this no community would be
justified in going. The step would be Suici-
dial, and most disastrous to the interests in
tended to he sutscrved.
This, however, is all in the past The cx-
tension is now fixed fact. In common with
the citizens of Orleans County. whose resour-
ces it will develop. whose business it will in
crease, whose wealth it will surprisingly aug
ment, and whose advance in the road to phys
zeal, intellectual and moral superiority it will
materially assist, we of st. Johnsburv most
sincerely rejoice at the prospect. With no
feelings of envy or jealousy, with no fear of
receiving any permanent injury thereby our
selves. we shall always delight to witness the
progress Of our Northern ntighbors in all no.
be enterprises, and shall anticipate that the
iron rails soon to be laid down will be only
another bond of union not soon 10 be broken.
- SUGAR MANING.-The maple sugar
business promises to be Of more than usual
importance this Spring. Cane sugar brings
a high price, and farmers wto could hardly
afford to manufacture for seven or eight cents
per pound, especially where wood is worth
a dollar for every STANDING cord WI! now