The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-08-25
The New Route to Montreal.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEW STEAMER
"oAKEs AMEs."

The Montreal Daily News of Friday
contains the following account of the
excursion to that city ard the trial trip
of the new Steamer.
1t is now little over a year since "
| few energetic anG daring railway men.
connected with the Montreal and
Plattsburgh and the Rutland and Bur
llngton railroads, determined to giye
definite form to such scheme as would
enable these lines to command superior
! facilities for the transmission of pas
| sengers, and especially freight, from
New York to Montreal and e-eontra.
The roads were well worked, popular,
and Yet confessedly weak in the exist
inc connection between Pittsburgh
and Burlington. 1t was, in fact, found
| impossible to maintain anything like
| successful competition against their ri
val of Vermont, so long as no other
means than ordinary passenger steanl-
ers existed, to link these two lake ter
mini. Between them lay twenty miles
Of water. To grid that distance, even
in this age strengthening miracles, was
IMPOSSIBLE to pierce the difficult coun-
try stretching along the western shores
of the lake required time, an immense
expenditure of money. and, moreover,
challenged u fierce opposition from the
Burlingtonians. The problem to be
solved was therefore reduced to the
single question-is it possible to build
steamer which will unite great carry
ing power with unrivalled speed ?-and
very decided answer was given by
the trial trip of the Cakes Ames yester-
day. The construction of this floating
castle progressed in the face of difficult
ties that must have ,sorely tested the
perseverance of Governor Page, s. W.
Foster and George a. Merrill, to whose
unwearied eXcrtions her present exist
ence is chiefly due
BY the completion of tho Cakes
Ames the company will be enabled t.
convey ut least fifty cars daily from AM
to Plattsbur4h without necessitating q
single tranShipment. Pluck and an
indomitnble energy, backed by the
expenditure of $500, 000-for at that
figure the Ames is valued-haye placed
the companies in Il position to an
nounce that they can now offer freight
from the West and North the material
advantage of finding their route shorter
than any other by etgitaen mites betw cen
Boston and Montreal, and fully thirty
between Ogdensburgh and Bosi on.
The Cakes Ames floats to-day per-
, haps without II rival in the world.
True there are other vessels also capa-
BILE of receiving twelve 10 fourteen cars,
but these sacrfic2 Iwiftne, 70 tom
mage. and, moreover, ply upon routes
of only one or two miles in length.
No wonder then that her first appear
ance, answering, rs she does, every
r hope OF her projectors as to speed and
ability to sustain an immense weight,
should have been day worthy of re-
membrance upon the route.
\ host of invitations were issued
as witness the subjoined lists-and an
t excursion across the lake, with dinner
, at Plattsburnh, and run thence into
Montreal, planned and carried out in
' admirable spirit With fully two hun
? dred ladies and gentlemen on board,
I the Oakcs Ames started from Burling-
, ton at eleven O'Clock, and, sweeping
round Willsboro' Bay, steamed at an
enormous speed past the eastern shores
5 of the lake. Plattsburgh was reached
, at l p. m.-an estimated distance OF
fully 40 miles being completed in the
two hours. Here we'll served and sub
stantial dinner, provided Ivy mine hosts
, Fouquet d Son-who, by the way,
boasts of large and comfortable house
was discussed with vigor that
: proved the efficiency of lake air as Il
tonic. The eXcursionists arrived in
| lON IL 1T SIN " CIOth ldSl tNtillllG, anu
= amoug their names will be noticed
many of high reputation. 1t is 10 he
> regretted that the arrival of so many
e distinguished visitors unexpectedly,
4 has given our citizens no opportunity
p of extending such courtesies rs might
otherwise have been possible. Cover
nor Page, s. w. Foster and Geo. A.
: Merrill, being in immediate charge OF
{ the days arrangements, were indicate
: gable in their efforts to make the trip
' one of hearty enjoyment to their many
guests. We have to acknowledge the
2 kindness evinced by our American
r brethren in extending to us strangers
in a strange land, all possible assistance
| and Information.
The following lists were entered in a
beautiful bound volume, presented by
S w Foster, Esq, upon one cover OF
which was inscribed, Register of Oak,
? Amcs on her trial trip, Aug. Goth, 1865
containing names of stockholders, invi.
> ted guests, captain and officers of tb,
g steamer, His Excellency John b Pagc
- Governor of Vermont, 1852 and or
the reverse side Hon Cakes Ames.".
q STOCKHOLDERS ON BoARD.-Jofn
:, Page, Oakes Ames, L A Birchard, Pc
II ter Butler, Geo b Chase, Levi Under
c wood b Harris, Jacob Edwards, b ]
/, Smalley, Sam w Foster, John Gardne
i John Edwards, II William, Geo 4
Q Merrill, NJ X Platt
-, INVITED GUEsTs.-Hon Geo f Ed
n munds, u s., Hon Thoraas NJ Ed
q wards, Hon b n Davis, f NJ johnson
Hon A d Smalley, Dist. Judge U s.
Seth Turner, John Cain, Chafiee,
4 b Hickok, c ] Bridges, F H Bridges
= Hon John w Stewart, Hon + f Wood
Z bridge, NJ. c., S w Rowell, X Fuller
= Hon D L Harris, A B Harris. Hoi
James Terrier, Master G Wales, Charlie
Marsh, Col T II Halsey, U 8 A. n
Alderman, Walter G Dunton, Lyman /
:, Knapp, Lyman Nichols. f Higgins
Mrs Levi Underwood, Mrs Eliza Keitl
Mrs J b Page. Mrs Geo A Merrill, Mr.
e John Gardner, Mrs B Harris. Mis-
n Julia C Forbes, Mrs Cornelia r G Hal
p" sey, Mrs Harriet NJ Haden, Mrs + \
N Jshnson, Miss Jcloise b Worden, Mr.
ia NJ r Sprague, Mrs Matte e Baxter, Mis-
Helen Underwood, Miss Helen G Good
= hue, f IIickOk, Rev Addison Brown
- Mrs Ann f Brown, Mrs A II futile, 4
'e II Tuttie, Mrs G FThomas, CFThomp