Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-05-13

Our Railroad.

Ma. FARLE.-Your Railroad cores
pondent of April 22d, signed " Common
sense" would have much better repre-
sen,ed the spirit and intention of his ar
ticle, had the signature been Dog IN the
Manger." 1t is very much like tie for
mer productions of " B. II" with larger
proportion !" of emotions" Now, sir,
do not intend to say much about this cor
respondent, but do intend to say few
words about our railroad enterprise
Some six years ago we were informed
nv the directors that provided this coun-
~ and vicinity would raise 100000
one fourth the expense Of completing the
road to the line-that the stockholders
south would raise 100000, and the road
should be built as soon as circumstances
would admit. The whole expense was
estimated at about SI,200,000. The
j whole amount of stock was raised, but the
dry season which Immediately followed
unavoidably postponed the work until
three years ago last fall. and the road
would have been completed last fall and
the cars now running to the line, had all
the stockholders in this vicinity paid their
subscriptions as fast as they had the abil-
ity so to do, and then, sir, your milk-and-
water correspondent would not have had
! occasion to say at this time, " 1t is dis
i. honorable to ask the directors to construct
q the work on their own responsibility, and
as a sort of timely warning very humane
ly admonishes them of the "mad house
a if they would be persuaded TO do so.
: He says further that I" the directors are
II already involved for the benefit of the
; county, and let them be relieved from
their present embarrassment" Now, sir
/ this is heaping insult upon injury. Why
, act the part of the dog in the manger,'
% if you will not pay anything yourselves
Ia until it is wrenched from you by law
10 Why keep this eternal barking to proven
= others from paying? 1t is true, the di
o. reetors have been much embarrassed il
~ prosecuting the work thus far, and cas-
r would be much more acceptable thai
II tears from a Reverend " crockodile.
of Il was charged by this party that the d
IN rectors were going TO pocket at lea,
$4,000 in the job; that Mr.. Balch wa
ba not the contractor. except on paper, as
~ mere show. This they now know to b
n false. Mr. Balch was to complete til
whole road and furnish the rolling stoc
for S1.18O,000, and take in paymel
r. $4,000 subscription stock, which woul
no leave SI,075,000 cash and guarntee
~. stock for completing the contract. Al
~ now the road IS more than two-thirt
No. done, say $4,000 expended, which tai
7I4 from Sl,075,000 and you have $4,000
he and if it be true that there is a net pro
in of $4,000 in the job, then all that
in necessary to complete the work IS Sl8i
in 600 cash, with the $4,000 subscripti,
to stock, making in all S295,00O to compile
Is the road, rolling stock and all. But WI
axe says your correspondent: " Let us Sc,
ted He sits back and looks up to the stars a
bic declares 100000 necessary to build t
road to Barton Landing. distance of f
miles, which would be $4,000 per mi
use he takes a second look and declares 500
on 600 necessary to reach the head Of
lay. lake, nine and a half miles from Bar
isD Landing, and 100000 to the line, f
rev. miles further, whole distance ninett
at and half miles, which he intimates Il
be twenty-five miles, and says, VIII
is this money to come from ?" o,
Wo- what consistency among these anti-r
ears road scribblers! What will "B.
1liy' say when he gets home and finds the c
own dren have been playing with his toe
thin Then he says, let the additional St
be raised before the road Stirs from
present rest, and speaks of - getting
union meeting;" also named tn
:, towns which to him seemed patri
last enough 10 raise the necessary sum,
ad closed by remarking mot De ~ .
horn Now, Mr.. Editor, do say this is Diet
nob, able and outrageous home thrust u
,nga the patriotism and generosity of the 9
Il. to people of Derby. No, sir, Derby, 5
the not be cut off in this summary mann
,bor- What, not Derby from which cam
wing long those earnest, thrilling, and path
1ain- strains of railroad eloquence that so
and ened our hearts, brought tears from
last, eyes and cash from our pockets to
ooms tune of from 500 to $4,000 indiv
soma ally in railroad stock. What, not De-
lown town whose real estate is worth :