The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-08-13

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Tie FOIL wing letter from D, g Lins-
lcy, Chief Engineer Of the Lebanon
/ Springs Rail Road, is IN reply TO note
addressed 10 him by + II orvis, ESD
making inquiries as to the progress be
ms made towards the construction Of
( that road, etc. Il wou.d seem 10 ns
/ that The statements Of Mr. Park, con-
tanned IN letter 70 be foundin another
column, and those Of Mr. Lins.ey ought
to be sufficient to convince even Daniel
Robinson, or the friends Of the Troy &
/ Boston road, that the Lebanon Springs
road is to be built, and that speedily.
BnNISeroN, VI, Aug. 9TH, 1867.
IT, H owns, ESQ,
Dear Sir.
Your favor Of the Sd inst is al hand,
and notice what you say in regard to
the report in circulation, that the Leb-
anon Springs Railroad will not be done
in two years, if ut AL Were it not that
| you are some distance from the line Of
the aforesaid road, and therefore per-
! baps unable from your personal knowl-
1 edge to refute such deceptive rumors,
l should hardly think it worth while to
expend moments time or thought IN
attempting to eonToyert them.
i A plain statement of what has been
i done, | and of what is now doing, viii,
am sure, convince you that the road
is not only fixed fact, but that there
is every reason 10 expect that the cars
Will be running over it within year
/ On the FIRST division Chatham Four
j Corners to Lebanon Springs the beay-
i lest sections are nine, ten and eleven r..
The work on these sections is let to
Messrs. Fuller of Springfield, Mass,
and King & Thompson OF New York,
contractors OF large experience, energy
and ability. BY the terms of their con-
tract their work is to be completed by
the first OF May next This contract
was made July Both Part Of their force
has already arrived on the ground and
commenced operations. On the sec
ond or middle division between Leba-
, non Springs and North Petersburgh)
by far the heaviest sections. nineteen
j and twenty. These sections are let to
I b. W. McDonough of New Jersey, an
experienced contractor, who has now of
work force of some fifty men and
twenty teams. His work is to be com
! pleted by the first Of April next On
5 the third division North Petersburgh
to Bennington the heaviest sections
are seven and eight. This work is let
. to Messrs. Phelan q Bradley Of Albany
i N. H., energetic and successful con
tractors. They have just taken THEN
, work, and have not had time to get in.
! to full operation, but Nhey have shan.
} ties nearly finished to hold one hun.
] bred men which force they expect tc
: put Immediately at WORK They have
ten men with teams at work. Mr.. Bell
the contractor for all the masonry on
the line, has some twenty or thirty mer
at work on the Chatham bridges, and
is working at several other points
Many other section on each division
j are let to parties who are either already
!. at work, or are commencing as fast al
the right Of way can he obtained Al
!, least four seventies Of the entire work il
in the hands fsub-contractors and til,
longest time giyen any Of them for The
! completion Of their work, except in til,
i case of Messrs. King, Fuller & Thomp.
son, before mentioned, is the first o
April next. The remaining portion Of
the work is light and can be done yerl
: fast. It is being rapidly taken up By
J small jobbers and l expect the greater
! part of it viii be completed before De
cember next Now, under this state O
g facts, is il reasonable or candid for an,
one to say the road cant be built IL
two years?
Yours truly,
d. G. LSsLEY