Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-03-12

contractor or the trio of directors who
manage the extension of the road, or in
to the pockets of them all together.
Your correspondent alludes to the eff
fort in 1858, to procure subscriptions to
the stock to extend the road, and enquiries
"who induced that effort? Who gave
to it its impetus ? Who were the Ana
kims TO whom the people looked for
consumation so deyoutly 10 he wished 2"
l answer PORTUS BANTER, ERAS-
TUS FAIRBANKS, CALVIN NOR
RIS and others Of kindred spirit and
feelings, and not Henry Keyes and f.
B. Chase. Every man knows that knows
anything about the matter, that, but for
the energies of Portus Baxter, the pre-
sent managers of that corporation might
as well have attempted TO raise the dead
as to raise 100000 in Orleans and Stan
stead counties, for the extension of that
road from St. Johnsbury.
Baxter, Fairbanks and Morrill, were
the men whose energies obtained the sub
criptions, reported them at the meeting
at White River junction, and where
Boston directors and stockholders, repu-
dated their arguments TO raise 100000
of stock subscription. Who come forward
to assert the rights of the people in the
country not Henry Keys, Z. b. Chase,
or Elijah Ceveland,the present managers
of the road in the country, but PortuS
Baxter and Calvin Morrill,. There never
was breach of good faith among the sub
scribers in the country; they have KEEP
their covenant, but it is Boston directors
and stockholders and their adherants who
have broken the covenant. And wher
r. r. says that there is any one who re
pudiates, he is mistaken. The contrac
of subscription contains the express slip
: ulation that until the road is put unde
contract for grading TO Derby Line, NJ
part OF the subscriptions shall be paid
or bonds to that effect. There can be
therefore, no Reputation until the roa'
is put under contract to Derby Line. But
SAYS r. r., the expense of running train
on Inc eastern anu IniuuGc routes wOui
largely exceed thai of the western be
cause Of the difference of grade; an
e what is the grade on the western route
e l answer, 50 feet $40 to the mile, which
e by Rugles survey under Fox, he make
the grade on the eastern route citht
5 forty FIVE or forty six feet to the mile, {
: Mr.. Adams testified; and the ruin
grade of the road below Barton is col
fessedly 52-8.
Your correspondent, r. r., says tn
much of what B. Ii. said lie was at
loss to understand" The reason must |
i: was plain statement of facts, cor
modify in which R. R. does not deal, iud
ing from his article, as think | ha,
proved. Again r. r. insinuates tn
= B. II. said when subscriptions were S
licited that the construction of a railroi
1r through Orleans county would increa
d. litigation. III attempted to get ST.
d scription from r. r. I have no dou
rs used the argument to unlock his avaril
it because, when I attempt to procure
as subscription or contribution from m
G. who is supremacy selfish, | always
"a! tend to use the arguments that seem
If me TO be most potent with him, eli
rs knowing as did, that the inevitable &C
Oh sequence of building railroad any VIII,
&c was to increase litigation, / undoubtt
ly said to r r. that if he would 81
I'd, scribe for one share it would incrc;
ice litigation so that he would get two
he lars in fees for every dollar he paid
er, construction; but he was invuneral
L. He was and ever has been proof agai
ST. every appeal in behalf ofthe public 90
The Or this great and patriotic enterpris
oh' But. says r. R., the company are
'"' inspired with hope or fear by the re:
II" Of any justice trial, but he forgot that
INC company chose their own ground il
u'- distance of over 100 miles, selected ii
u own Justice out all there are in four
''' the largest counties in the State, m
" their first selection of all the LAWYERS
'''' the State, and brought all the infiuenc
a corporation with capital of S3,0i
''"u 0G0 in stock, bonds and floating debt
c. bear upon this, one out of seven ten
'ou' lar suits, and got beat. / know ther
Az" nothing binding in all that, but it pre-
anu that unparalleled, honest men find
u" reputation in the subscribers, but
lots the fault is with the corporation.
ell directors of the road, some Of them, d
ould from uasovs IN s,h.,,noo -
1Au- the corporation are beaten in their S
4 he, III