Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-10-30
Rail Road Meeting.

event as its Importance and magnitude
demands.
In July last, the annual meeting of the
Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Rail
Road was called at Newport, and without
any election was adjourned to meet at
Barton on the Dist, and for an opening
of the first Rail Road into Orleans Co.
The time, place and occasion it would
seem was selected with the double pur-
pose 1st of giving the country stockhold-
ers an opportunity to vote; and End the
people to show their enthusiasm by
public demonstration and reception
The event was one that called for a
spontaneous upheaYing of the whole peo-
pie; and an outburst of joy. Yes, the
inimitable whistle of the locomotive in
Barton, should have called forth shout
like that of Israel when the walls of Jer-
icho fell, and have made old BelIwater
Pod
its rocks to its everlasting hills with
multitude of voices. The people should
have been there en- nlasSe, to receive that
noble train of cars bearing on its multi
tudes, among which were the President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Superintendent,
Directors, Clerk, Stockholders, and Con-
tractors. This was really the efficient
force that projected, executed, contracted,
constructed and paid for the Road and
/ why should not the people of Orleans
County open their arms and their hearts,
raise their voices and receive them with
joy and reclamation?
The people in Orleans and Stanstead
Counties areas is demonstrated by
their subscriptions for extending the Con-
I necticut and Passumpsic Rivers Rail
Road from St. Johnsbury to Derby Line
"a generous and noble people. Not
F. calling upon the cities to build Railroads
to them, but ready to put their own hands
TO the work, and into their pockets ant
, afford that material aid necessary to sucl
, an enterprise. They are ever willing
also, to respond to a call and show theil
= enthusiasm and gratitude by publ,
= demonstration, when the call emanate
from gentlemen whose conduct entitle
them to respect. But when men, wheth
er individually, collectively, or in a cor
porate capacity, treat them with con
tempt and disdain, Withholding from then
that confidence common among bushes
men, and instead of that courtesy ant
civility that always marks the conduct 0
a gentleman, throws upon them abus
continually, threats and bullying bravado
Il then it is that the people show their con
tempt of such conduct, by silently attend
ing to their own business, as was don
on the DIST.
If the people in Orleans County ba
been trusted by that corporation and it
officials with that consideration that thei
T intelligence and merits demands Shout
: receive; instead of from six to ten me
e and from twenty to forty boys gazing i
= solemn silence at the approaching car
Il every standing point in Barton woul
Y have been occupied, and a shout Of re
joicing would have gone up from Ii
e multitude that would have guarantee
t. the favor and good will of a generol
i. community.
The cars reached Barton, the meetin
was opened, the Treasurer produced
printed ticket, prepared in Boston, f
Directors, every stockholder that vote
was expected to put in one of those tie
cts, and did so, and the vote was unan
nous. What a magnificent farce,
{ come from Boston to Barton TO choo
al directors really elected as well as selects
r in Boston. The directors report W
v presented, from which it appears that Il
nc directors have created a debt for the co
Ut struction of the road Of 5000 abo,
all subscriptions collected. but it does n
y appear how much of the Subscription
u" are collected, or what amount is unct
- lected. It also appears that the dire
e ors have been obliged to resort to leg
,u' measures TO collect subscriptions, but
ne does not appear that all the suits ii
an have been brought are against the peor
5y in Orleans and Stanstead counties, VIII
I'D responsible subscribers in Caledonia
e. who refuse to pay are passed by.
ie- fine it does not appear from the repo
re- or from any other source, how mu
TX money has been expended in the CT
rat struction of the road from St. Johnsbu
in to Barton; nor does it appear how mu
II guaranteed and preferred stock has be
I'm created by the officials in this enterpri
+ Indeed the whole matter Of the proce,
Tar ings of the extension of the road is
ny, IN profound doubt and uncertainty;
rent the f1c+ that ,ryLau tha rood vvor !