The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-01-18

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Railroad Meeting at Portland.
We copy the following from the Port
land Press of JAN Is:
\ meeting of the merchants and capt.
tali>tS of this city waS held yesterday If
ternoor. at the Merchants Exchange. for
the purpose of considering the matter of
increased accommodations. and better ia
cilitics for communication with the lakes
and the great west. Notwithstanding
the brief notice given. the meeting was
largely attended. 1t was called to order
by Jonas II. Perlev, Esq. on whose mo-
ton Ex-Gov Washburn was called to
preside.
Gov. Wa>hburn stated the Object Of the
meeting, which was To consider the pro-
icct of some more feasible route and short
or transit to the great west. and which
would also open to Portland increased
business \ railroad line is in operation
from O.den>burg to Montpelier, Vermont
and charter has been secured for Il line
from Montpelier TO Dalton, n II. BY
the building of about eighty miles of road
to connect at Dpton. Portland will have Il
direct route to the great west, and will
draw to this city a vast amount of trade
which is now diverted to Boston.
Northern Vermont is extremely dc~ir
Gus of being connected with the scaboard.
and Portland is some sixty miles nearer
than Boston therefore they were DESTROYS
of making this port their outlet to the At
lantic.
Henry A. Jones. Esq. explained the
contemplated project, which was to start
from some point on the Portland & Roch-
ester Railroad at Saco River, running up
through Frvcburg to connect with the
road al Dalton, y. II. The present OBJ
icct was to obtain a charter from the leg-
iSlature
Hon. John b. Brown thought the pro-
Iject a feasible one, but questioned whether
arrangements could not be made with the
Grand Trunk road 10 branch off at Cor
ham and connect at Dalton. thus making
a direct and short route TO O. sdcnsbur" at
less expense and with much less road to
build. He would not say that such a
route was more feasible than one to con-
meet at Saco river with the Portland and
Rochester road. 1t was certainly desira-
bic that an avenue should be opened to
the great west. either by way of the At
lantic & St. Lawrence, or the Portland
4 Rochester road, and if no arrangements
could he made with them, by an indepcn-
dent route.
The following resolutions were offered
by Mr. Jones. and after some remarks in
favor Of them by MIR. Iier>ey, Hon. J. B.
:, Brown and Others, were adopted:
Whereas The material interests of this
city, in common with those of the state at
large, would be greatly promoted by the
construction of a railroad from Siontpe-
lier, in the state OF Vermont, to Portland.
tor more than one-third OF which provis-
ion has already been made) securing, as it
would, a continuous line of railway COM
munication between the latter city and
Oglensburs, New York, thereby making
the distance by railway between the navi-
gable waters of the west and the ocean
less by more than fifty miles than by any
other route within the United States.
therefore,
R&oirel. That the citizens of Portland.
especially its business men and holders of
real estate, will give to the movement
which is being inaugurated to accomplish
this most important work, their hearty
sympathy and cooperation
Voted-That the president and secreta-
~ OF the board of trade, together with
the senator's and representatives from
Portland, be committee to procure, at
the present session of the legislature, the
passage OF an act TO incorporate compa-
ny to build q railroad from Portland to
the western line of the state, 10 be there
connected with railroad from the west.
Eoted-Ihat committee of be
raised by this meeting to confer with the
:, Of the several railroads in Maine.
and with the frienus .,ra ,,a;r
o'her states, with view to So,
early and efficient cooperation in oruan;z-