Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-05-07
For the STANDARD.
Our Railroad--An Impartial Re
vieW--Read and Reflect.

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Mr.. EARLE,-By some of the late
numbers of your paper l perceive that
the question Of the extension of our
Connecticut and Passumpsic Railroad
through our county is exciting more and
more the public attention, and has led to
discussion Of the subject in the columns
of your paper. This is right; the sub
ject should be examined and discussed
by the public, for every inhabitant, GER
tainly every landholder in the county has
a deep interest in the subject. The ex-
tension Of this railroad to Canada line
and to Montreal is the great question for
Orleans county.
We admire the enterprise and the in
dnstry Of the past generation, the first
settlers Of the county, who by the lines
Of marked trees entered and explored the
wilderness, cleared up our farms, made
our roads, erected houses, and brought
the county to its present state Of improve
ment. To construct a railroad through
the county seems to be our appropriate
work, and if the present generation now
on the stage Of action, can complete this
enterprise. we shall seem to have done
sUIuUt,ri'rs e,.-a-a-I-
bered and honored by posterity, but if
after having gone as far rs we have, we
suffer the road to remain unfinished, and
the enterprise to fail, we shall not only
deserve tile contempt of the world, but
we shall find that a fatal blow is struck
at the future prosperity and advancement
Of the county, and the value of every
acre of land in the county is very seri-
ously alfected.
The situation Of this road at the pres.
cnt time it must be confessed, is not yer,
ilattering, and not very honorable to US as
community. The road has Just beer
extended within the borders of our coun.
ty, but the completion of the work is de.
layed for want of funds. Subscribers for
stock, men of ample means, men who
were first and loudest to recommend the
enterprise, men who were supposed to be
above refusing 10 meet their pecuniary
engagements, now fatty refuse to pay
their subscriptions, and defy the corpor.
alton TO enforce collections. Suits have
been commenced against delinquent sub.
scribers, and the dockets Of our court.
are filed with suits against men, many o.
whom probably never were sued before
The peace Of society is disturbed by an.
cry discussions and recriminations.-
Charges of duplicity and bad faith arc
banded between men in whom the com.
munity had reposed the highest conf
dence.
1t becomes the candid and thinking
men Of the county to enquire into the
cause of this difficulty; why it IS that
the enterprise is thus checked. aud our
fond hopes Of advancing the prosperity Of
the county, and improving our individual
interests, are so suddenly blasted. A
great wrong must exist somewhere. To
investigate the causes and trace out the
source Of this mischief, l would call the
serious attention of your readers, who
are as well as myself deeply interested
in the question.
The reason assigned by our delinquent
subscribers for their refusal to pay Their
subscriptions is because of the location
which has been made of the road from
Barton to Canada line.
Two routes have been proposed fol
this road. One called the western route
where the road has been located, extends
from Barton village down Barton river
to the head of lake Memphremagog, and
thence along the margin of the lake to
the north line of the State; the other
called the eastern route extends through
the towns of Bloomington, Charleston.
Salem and Derby, passing through the
villages Of West Charleston and Derby
Center, terminates al the village called