Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-11-03
Correspondents Of the Free Press.1
From Montpelier.
MONTPELIER, Oct %. 1865.

From Montpelier.
MONTPELIER, Oct %, 1866.
Editors of Free Press:
Alta meeting of the railroad committee held |
last evening the two pet projects of Mr.. Park OF
Bennington came up for consideration. In the
first place Mr. Park would like to extend the
Western Vermont Road about mile and 4 half
to point where the Saratoga Road connects
with the Rutland and Burlington, 30 that the
Western Vermont can have an equal chance
with the Saratoga and Rensselaer, to secure
through travel to Troy. In the next place he
proposes TO have q road constructed from Ben
Dington through Povnal to the State line, and
50 connect with road in the State Of New York
that shall connect with the Harlem and thus
open direct route to the city of New YORK
The representatives Of the Rutland and Bur
lington road were here in force when this matter
was before the committee. They made note OF
the fact that Mr.. Parks notice of theabove bills
was one week too late to answer the require
ments Of the law. This is strong point to
make against bills of this character. The com
mittee will, it is understood report against Mr.
Parks scheme tomorrow. The strong point OF
his position is that he is working for Vermont
road against competitor, not Vermont road.
For the present it looks as though this would
not save him from a check-mate. | hear some
private discussion of the merits Of the conestlng
powers in this railroad contest. If there IS much
merit on either side it is different from
such contests in general. The measure of the
merit of such corporations is their power. 1t IS
pleasant TO see them play game, | do not
know that the public has much other interest
in it, except perhaps to secure safe transit by
rail, and that is beginning to be looked upon in
some sections as almost out Of the question.
The Agricultural College question is slow in
coming before the Legislature for action. The
report of the trustees andheir bill have beencir-
culated here in pamphlet form, but nothing fur
Their has been done. The common understanding
is, that the college will be located at Burlington.
Some of the best authorities in educational mat
tiers understand that there is to be a contest and
sharp QUE on the subject, but the signs of it
do not very clearly appear. l hear Of an I'M
easy spirit fitting across the scene, from realm
once deemed officiously powerful in this matter.
but with what intent has not trsnsplred. Secre-
tary Adams made an unusually happy effort
last evening, addressing large audience in the
Representatives Hall upon educational matters,
but he said never a word of the Agricultural
College Mr. Nicholson of Wallingford is still
very confident, as he was last year, that in or
der to make an Agricultural College succeed in
Vermont it must be connected with juvenile
school! The general impression however seems
to be that the State can do best to get Burling-
ton to take the Agricultural College and con-
meet it with the University. How fortunate that
States and Legislatures as such, have no men,
cries, and are not troubled with any of those
little meotional disadvantages that affect indi-
vidual humanity.
a delegation of deaf mutes from the Asylum
at Hartford, Conn. interested the Legislature and
large sssemblage of citizens, in the Represen-
tatiyes Hall this afternoon. Two Of the pupils
were from Vermont. There are now thirteen
pupils IN the institution from this State The
exhibition to-day was of such interest that the
mutes found it difficult TO get away at the close
of the exhibition. Everybody wanted TO get
some of their writing or confer some token Of
good Will upon them. Some OF the former pu-
pills of the institution, now grown :
were among the most eager of this crowd The
silent pleasure which they manifested at meeting
an old teacher, and friends made dear TO them
by common misfortune, was to me the most IN
teresting, and may say pathetic. part Of the
scene. 7.