The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-03-12

the remarks ef Mr.. Park - manliestiuf
a characteristic 'true metal whicl
early prcyaded this section Of the Stat,
and which saved the commonwealth
from the ruthless dictation and domin-
ION Of other powers Although h,
was quite a stranger to many q tbs
audience he felt his State citizenship
With all, and his recent relations L
their road rendered him I'M acquain
tance peculiar to the occasion, and b,
was happy to meet SO many who had
come to cooperate in the action Of th'
meeting
He reviewed the matter of cores
pondcuce between the Troy q Bostor
Company and himself, and spoke 0
their ungentlemauly and headstronf
course MS manifested by their ignoring
entirely all proii'ers Of aid and assis
tance from him at the time Of the at
tachments on the 10th Of January
The proper course for the company
was to have reeeipted their propert,
attached, or to have repleyined it, no
force this kind of blockade upon {
people not responsible for the suit Of
its results. That course might have
been pursued and is the course pointed
out by the law
He went back to the crusade, The
daring project of absorption" of tht
Rensselaer, 4 Saratoga r. r. Co, in max
ing certain contracts with other roads
thereby taking away connections anc
opposition. They are now trying theii
best to obtain the Western Vernon
road and thereby monopolize business
by feeding their own and starving othe.
roads
He was confident that Bennington
County would not lend any of its assis
tance to accomplish this object and thu
render the Bennington & RutlanC
Railroad practically a nulity.
The new link of the chain must b,
made, and the road to Chatham con
structed. The people to secure theil
own ends should now accept the re
markable opportunity to construct j
and thus attain what has long been de
sired, a through and direct line from
New York to Montreal
On motion a committee on resolu
tons was then appointed, to-wit
Hon. A. j.. Miner of Manchester
Hon. w s. Southworth Of Bennington
Hon Fl. S. Hard of Arlington, Hon
Harvey. Button Of Wallingford, Hon. +
H. Orvis of Manchester.
Adjourned at half past one to NEE
at three o'clock.
Hon. A. L. Miner from the commit
tee on resolutions submitted the follow
ing, which were enthusiastically adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
Resotted, That in the opinion Of thi
convention there is no hope that th
lessees and managers of the Benning
ton a. Rutland Railroad will be able t.
make any terms of connection of thei
road with the Troy d Bennington road
and that the only present railroad ave
nue. to the South and West is closed t
the people and business on the line c
the Bennington q Rutland Railroad
/ Railroad, that the Bennington q Rut
land Railroad, with its connections, ha
for fifteen years been the natural an
best route from Montreal, III Canada, t
the South and West, and that durin
said time large business has grow
up on said road. employing a larg
amount of capital and supporting
large population, depending upon raj
road facilities for its success and yaluC
ResotUed, That the present ntunfortunat
break IN railroad connections is not, i
any degree, chargeable upon the owner
or lessees and managers Of the Benning
ton g. Rutland Railroad, and that a
are satisfied that they have done all j
their power to give TO our communit
such facilities as their business require
and as they are Justly entitled to.
Resotoed, That we believe the truein
terests Of Vermont are best promoted b
having her railroads owned and operat
ed by her own citizens instead of by foI
eign corporations who have no interes
in common with us, aud that we shoul
deprecate the sale of the Bennington
Rutland road to foreign corporatio
that has shown a total disregard to til
public good, and who are aUoucdiy max
ing war upon our interests for the pun
pose Of forcing a sale of ii to themselves
Resoired, That III our opinion the onl
remedy for the great EVIL that is no
upon us is III the construction Of anothe
railroad to the South and West TO con
meet with the ole we now have; tia
such work is practicable, and when com
pleted would give us and the people {
the whole State a better railroad lin
from Montreal, running through ID
whole length of the State. = New Tor
and the great West, than we have eve
before had
Resoipcd, That we areBatisfied that th
Bennington & Rutland Railroad with il
present connections cannot be made {