Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-04-02

was a uuoniyaoie vote of the directors to
locate the road dJwn Barton river
Does the railroai intend to be honest, or
to deceive your readers +? Are your rea-
ders to undersand by that statement
that a vote was passed in 1854 to locate
the road down Barton river to its present
terminus? Evidently this is the design
ifnot, why not till the whole truth and
saw that the directors voted unanimously
on or about the 9Th day of May, 1854, to
locate the road IN the middle route, as 1t
is called, TO Deby Line and not make
Jesuitical statement that is partly true
and suppress part and leave people to
draw a false conclusion. This location
was down Barbn river to Judge Par
kers, thence by Arnold's Mills TO Derby
Line, having a common terminus with
the eastern route. In equity suppress
sion Of part ofthe truth is as bad as the
suggestion of falsehood. Again Railroad
says, that by that vote he speaks Of the
committee had power to change the loca-
ton fthe road; if ''on examination any
other route should appear to be more adj
vantageous 10 said road How is that
does that power extend to change OF
the route or only variation of the line
without a change of the terminus at
either end ? 1.-THE truth is told the pub
lie will judge who is correct. I have
no access TO the books else ! would give
that vote IN hook verbe In Nov, 1857
at Norwich the railroad proved by theil
chief engineer
| First.-That the directors knew be
fore his appointment as chief engineer
that he would locate the road down Bar
ton river to The Lake.
.Second.-That the contractor had tn
SAME knowledge.
THird.-That it was the express wis
of the president, some of the director
and clerk, and the contractor before til
arbitrator acted, that the road should b
located where they located it.
Fourth-The contractor declined t
build the road on the eastern survey.
These facts were made prominent !
the defence and used in the argument
/ am aware that in February, 1858, th
engineer dad forgotten most ofthese fact
or if remembered at all they were qui
indistinct; but we hope they may be r.
collected clearly at future day, as ii
witness has an accommodating memor
and most likely a quiet conscience. Fro
the railroads own showing at that trial
made the statement that is denied by
r. in reference TO the refusal of the CO
tractor. R. r. AYERS in substance til
none of the directors participate, direct
or indirectly in the profits of this contra
for the extension Of the road. and W
give r. R. credit for sincerity in III
statement, and have no doubt the c
rectors have told him so, and hired hi
to believe it. But no sagacious man w
has observed the progress Of the wo1
will believe it unless he is hired.
says there is no reason to believe tn
such is the fact. Let us look at the pa
for moment.
Who were the contractors and vi
the agent for the extension of the 70.
from Wells river to St. Johnsbury p? {
ter the board OF directors had determin
who should have that contract, was
necessary for one or two directors to 7
sign the same 20 the scandal ofhaying
the contract 10 themselves 1t is an @
adage thai tits easier to prove that VII
hog will not throw a sheep will.
1.-THE Railroad will inform your rea
ers what the estimated cost of constrL
ton on the Fox survey was, we shall
once see what was the contractors gui
,e in making his contract, whether he reli
St upon his large experience or upon actr
J. demonstration by survey and estima
. II the estimates fall from one to $40
is coo short of S1,185,00O it would be s;
,e to take the contract for that sum, but
el the estimates exceeded 81, 100000 the
might be a plausibilily in the argume
of Railroad. But ! fear that the fgul
of estimation on the western route ney
:: existed, and that all the knowledge IL
r. r. has in reference to the saving
$13i 900 is derived from the arbitratC
report, and one of whom was unable
tell how they found out that the weste
i, route would cost $13l, 900 less than
b.. eastern.
~ As r. r. fails to answer the questic
about the estimated cost Of the road on
various routes, ] think itsafe TO conclr
O. that none was ever made except by T