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

Mr. Editor, shall leave your eorrespon-
dent alone in his glory. and ask why a
norton Of the people OF this county have
taken up arms and are doing battle SO
desperately against our railroad enter
prise? Certainly there is no portion OF
New England that could realise greater
benefit than ours, from near and ready
market. This country has been long set
tied. and until within few years the value
of real estate has been tending downward.
In 1912 the average value of wild lands
would not range as high as one dollar
,ar acre. and most of those lands have
uuadrupled in value within the last SIX or
eight years. Improved lands, taken as a
whole, have more than doubled, and there
is not a lad of the age of sixteen but can
readily assign the cause. Is il not strange /
that a portion of our people are willing
TO block their own wheels. and pull down
the pillars" of this . temple" upon their
own heads, for the sake Of Furnishing 9TH
lers? know, sir, we have modern Pts
tolls" who are ready to exclaim, This
world is mine Oyster, and with my sword
I'm open it," One would think by the
assertions of some individuals in certain
lIocations that This road was built for their
especial benefit, let it cost what 1t may.
And the extra cost Of constructing the
road over the middle or eastern route
above that of the valley, would have
sunk nearly every dollar of the country
subscription, and would have lost tue adj
van;ages of connecting with the naviga-
Ition upon the Lake, distance of about
thirty miles, which is as good as SO much
additional road during the summer sea-
son.
In all our public meetings held for the
purpose Of getting stock, where location
was referred to, it was affirmed and re-
+, affirmed, that this section of our country
should be thoroughly examined and sur
t veyed for the purpose of obtaining the
: best route for locating the road, and that
n the road should be located upon the most
h practicable route so ascertained; and
n sir, believe that no one can say but that
" this promise has been filed to the letter
I No reasonable man can say adght but
st that the directors have done what then
Is duty compelled them to do; and is it no
wicked and treacherous, after putting int
e their hands your obligations to pay, anC
e induce them to contract the work, then t
s repudiate yonr obligations, and leave thu
q directors to suffer under heavy embar
Id rasSnents, without means to meet thei
ii engagements and TO prosecute the work
10 You know it is wicked. But then yo
Us have formed a Company! This bring
x to my mind case saw, | think, in Al
u dubon's Birds. which ran thus: An e
M derry lady and daughter were travelin
Is in a lonely place in a vehicle drawn by
D. mule; the mule became stubborn an
on would not move; their case was despe1
'te ate, but still the mule held out. FINAL
lat the old lady informed the daughter til;
>. there was a word which, if pronounce
nd aloud, would overcome the mule add /
he would move along, but that it was
We dreadful wicked word. They conclude
le; to each pronounce the dreadful word
o. concert, which would divide the sin al
The make 1t supportable. This happy til,
ton relieved them. And this notable comp
i've ny seems TO have adopted the same sen
zen ment, and their sin which would ha
,ay been altogether too much for one stor
ere ach to bear, has become diluted by di'
sir. ding it among the whole company, in pr
all portion TO their amount of stock
ri" But this is a serious matter. You a
Ill warning against my brother farmers.
Il Are you the " Five King,?" Count I
ock ses. You are in a glorious minorit,
it, We farmers start slow, but we are ST
M to keep moving. We have had a 70
ose taste of the benefits of this road. Y
otto want it completed. We have a lar
and amount Of property of small value, VIII
= will be cash to US when the road is do
est Gentlemen of the opposition, are J
non immutable? Will you never look
God both sides of this question? Our int
hall ests are inseparably connected. We c.
,er I not separate them if we would.
2 90 belong to the same community. We
e,;o brethren. and best of all we are CHI
.og tians, not AIahommedan or Greek.
A FARMER