Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-31
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1867.
The Fairhaven aud Lake shore
Railroad. 49,

Ha 81
A bill has been introduced into the
House by Mr.. Wood Of Fairhaven for an
act OF incorporation for railroad 10 run
from the Village of Fsirhsyen, to some
point In the towns OF Orwell or Shore
ham, 10 connect with the Whitehall and
Plattsburgh Railroad, The bill provides
that the corporate name shall be the
Fairhayen and Lake Shore Railroad,
commencing at some point In the village
O. Falrhsven, at or near the present line
of the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad,
thence running by the most convenient
route nertherly through the towns OF
West Haven, Benson and Orwell, to
some point in the West line OF the State
OF Vermont, In Orwell or Shoreham,
where the same can most conveniently
meet aud connect with the Plattsburgh
and Whitehall Railroad which is now
being constructed. The capital stock is
named at Ave hundred thousand dollars,
and may pe Increased to such an amount
as may be necessary TO complete and
finish the road, to be divided into shares
of one hundred dollars each. William
r. SANFORD, Henry Q. Holly, John l..
Hammond OF Orwell, Martin G, Rice,
John Balls Of Benson, John T. Rich,
Marvin North of Shoreham, Nathaniel
Fish of West Haven and Ira C.,Allen, are
named as the commissioners for the or.
gsnizstion Of the corporation, with
power to cause such preliminary sur
veys and explorations us may be deemed
expedient. The powers granted TO the
corporations are, as usual, subject to the
general Railroad law OF the State.
We regret to learn that there are diff
ferences of opinion among the friends of
this enterprise as to its final point OF
termination. While all are agreed that
the village Of Fairhaven is the most
feasible terminus OF the road, both IS to
its grades, distance and cost OF construc-
ton, yet, some desire to make White
hall the terminus, notwithstanding tAe
eminent proprietY Of it's anal terminus
remaining as fixed Ia the original bill.
What possible advantage can there be In
whitehall over Fairhaven None at all
IL makes the road longer by several
miles, even to reach whitehall and
therefore much greater outlay of
money, while all purposes than can be
accomplished by the building of the road
can be secured ut Fairhaven. 1t is
also proposed to leave the question OF
the point at which 1t shall intersect
with the Saratoga road open, to be deter
mined hereafter. II would seem this
ought not to be done, for the point of
intersection at Fairhaven would secure
tho b~slaSps OF -.s.~ .-,l... .-~-t-ss,s.l;.,
this State, which is desirable to be done,
and surely the Saratoga Railroad can
have all the advantages that could
accrue to it, were it to be built to White
hall. Another consideration which adds
weight Is, that by building link Of
three miles and half of road to Farnam
crossing, 80 called, 10 Poultney, this new
line will be connected with the Rutland
and Washinton Railroad, making a
shorter route by some fourteen miles to
Troy, Albany and New York than can
possibly be secured by way OF whitehall
Also by the building OF this short link,
the intersection at Fairhaven would
leave parties to take either route to the
South or West. In our opinion the
whole matter could have been settled by
making the final point of intersection
near Poultney, but that is out of the
question for present purposes, as the PEG.
pie Of Poultney have failed to publish
any notice for the continuation of the
road, or to fix the point Of terminus on
the line of the Rutland and Washington
Railroad, which they should have done,
and it is to be regretted that they have
not been awake to its Importance, for
they could not have failed to have been
aware that this application was to be
made at the present session, but as no
one appears to protect or represent the
interests of their community, the ter
minus must now be fixed either at
Whitehall or Fairhaven. -
Another consideration is the fact that
Falrhaven is one of the most nourishing
and enterprislng villages in Vermont,
rapidly growing in its population and
business, and If there are any benefits to
De derived from the business OF this new
road they are justly entitled to receive
them from the hands of the citizens of
Vermont, rather than they should be
diverted to another point without the
State, when feasibility, distance and
economy are in favor of the Vermont
point of intersection. 1t can make no
difference in the building OF the road or
the road with which it intersects, for the
reason that the Sarotoga Railroad get
all the benefit, whether it intersects at
Fairhaven or Whitehall, or even at