Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-27

in taking the testimony Az the lrgt meeting Of the
committee went before them alone and there found
between twenty aud thirty outside lobbyists present
to influence the ommittee Before the examination
was nmencsd It was dec ded that the should
TO Troy and bennington and examine the cou ty they
out he did tha' time see the benefit Of the
ysii To- Troy and did 20 that ely with them but
accompany them 70 Benning on aud wherever they
went In this state Che com retained and for time
every Of these hired Lobbyists had for Nhhton
OF hese false and was ready 20 show Il 10 ni1-
ence the men bers with whom they o5nversed. Upon
the examination, presented nap rde by our own
engineer aud 20 be correct aud witch ooud not
be gausayed by the opposition Upon tho tresentauOn
of this % the msps o he lobbyists All At once dsap-
pearcd and man has been able 90 see one Of em Tor
the l.ss or thrrr weeks They knew hey were not
correct and have taken the un DO withdraw them
from exhibition. leaving on map 10 the hands
Of the committee and before the public
Nj Park then gave history Of the building Of the
roads 10 Western Verm and the various come suous
betfeen the gif.- roads, exhibiting the map 10 sub
sauuaie siaiemens that be had made and prop1ied %
make again tie also repeated the statements that have
previously been made public respecting the contracts be
tween the Troy Boston aud the Rensselaer, -sratoga
ads, by which ;he through business fun Northern VI
should pass The NensscoAr Safapss rosd % Troy,
10 the exclusion of the Bennington and Rutland road
and reid the conrset made between fse roads 90 sub
stan late HE satsment moving lhas e intent g the
contract TO do away with ali rs.n for through
ffftctta OF GI r.'los rtae ifof ~ rr1 slfnn nt
Ron. snd kn isn tcnlll 4iou 4td Ia and iaad
He fhcn stl'fd the ilors 'hat he hd nade With the
ma-agefs o' the Toy Boston road ~ aia redress
Tor the contrast thel had ma3e w th the Rensselaer,
shrat0ya ad, whereby the Benuius ton Rutland rlsd
be utterly ruined whi Efforts resulted only Ia
prep si Ms from them cell out them ihs BrnlinE
and Ru road and thus place luly the road.
m the busapss iutartst of south -wester Vermont en-
ursy iu the utrol uf that i5ritn corporation lie di
not aud would not consent 20 any spcl sacrifice Of t1e
nercsu of the people of Vermont, and Therefore
dress OBJ aiutd
Mater id thus up 10 the session Of ire legislature
10 the fall II 1866, when Arrangements made With
GOV Smith oi the VI Ceatra Mf fage Of the kut.
land a. Bennington, whereby they were so AXE lea
Cf bennington Tuat. tlnreOF h01ry TO
settle the gihculies the roads, and ch
business connectilns with he TT and Boston would
prove bent thcia thr Behuit gtan and hutland ORd
bu wi hstandiug this Lease and the eH1ft- that he
in Connection Witl Coy Smith and Nc Page had m tde
e. c3ni ect'on between The Bennington tutand and
Toy bos on roads was enuicly ooken of on The l6
day o January last aud since nen have iuu from
th Bennington and Rutland road on the Troy and
Boston road, except IN instance where an Atiaehee
Of he lioy and Boston road into the 81 e ia she
night aud uok and ruu of some cars which hal been
sched and we're held bY the oficet.
Meetings held the line Of the bennington and
Ruaua ad % what could De ne 20 OBJ ain ftdess
the ieyances that the business IN efests Of BEN
ning1u county suffering uuder Ard he resut was
hat The Troy and bost1n road absolutely refused To
have ans business Connections NTH the Benurg on md
kuutnd road Until the people and The hne of he road
and the people pf Vermont would put down Park,
repeal the iufamou. attachment laws Uf vermont, and
put their road into IA haads Of Others thsn Vermont
err, be- run; tnon and not t then would they (he
Troy and Boston road entert,n any proposit fjr
the resumption Of connections VIII the uningou and
Rutland road Then IL that the people NJ Benniug-
pn were iu|u tN ne Troy ana Boston tHAt thtl inu-t
JOIN tgeihef sud open fotd for hem 70 run ilto
the village Yf Bennington enR5e them 20 eive 10 the
pc pie OF Bennington rarJad facilities Seeing lao hope
Ui getting such cad fer theus lye, this Burden road
was a ! a. once brought forward; it had lever been
hroached before aud hs believed that the road wa de-
signed really for tno Troy and Boston, atnoagh ih
Messra. Burdens put flrNafd get the chatter
He then related the history OF the apphctiua for the
road and shoNtd from the map ID Il the road pro-
20 ed fr them to North Bennington the one theJ
originally wsntsd aud hundred per cent better for the
accom- da ion OF teif own works than the one they had
ass ed for, only 1t wond be bter for their friends
-he IJoy aud Boston road IL was onlg effort Of
the roy aad Boston road get into this State, through
the aessTs. Burdens he had conyu ed toe commits
Z tee and as he believed every member cf this house
would clearly see. lie also read om freight bills chAr-
ges that had 0eed Ace 70 the Messrs Burdens ani OH
parties for eiRh sho wing that the MessIs. burdens
were charged only abo { o. ali nu as others
and also stated the that the Me.ss burdens
a wed 20 the rr)s and Boston road 10
comm late their business in Vermont while the busi-
ness men Of Vermont denied the pfiyelu
/ IL appears beyond dspue that the Messrs Burdens
were on m'fe thsn Intimate terms vita the Troy and
Bottom sud fnrthe tvdeuee Of ihe fac taat his
application really for the Troy and Boston road h.
cited the fact that menaers Of this house had leuefs IN
road urging them favor this road and the atachees
and officers Of thai road had been hanging round this
legislature o. lnfpence the m mbefs 10 favor IL e
eau dra other inisre ce than tha the 'ro7 Bos
nn road the zeal parties 10 interest ia the appca
nou. and that ho granting of te charter for this road
wou be 0Lli the granting 81 hatter the Troy and
Boston road build their this -te a-d there
by AVOID resumiug connections vhch they had by tnfr
rwn acts broken od with the Bennington and kullAnd
road and which tn business interests OF the people OF
Bennington county dsmanded should be resumed.
de read some Of the egid that had been produced
before 'he committee to rroye this fact, and which had
satisfied them lhat the real applicants for this charter
we're the Troy x Boston Railroad Compan,,
mr Patks argum snt was strong and flfcble stating
his case ly and expic'ly-mu more so than any re-
port Of IL, which az make do Uccupy
more than an hour aad hall 10 its delivery
Adj ned.