The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-25


For Secretaries-E. FL. Elwell of Portland;
Cyrus Taylor of Bristol; Jas. Gilman of Tam
worth.
The following Committee on Resolutions
was then appointed:
S. b. Carter Of Ossipee; John A, Poor, Port
land, L. d. Mason, Tamworth; Elias Towle,
Freedom; J. f. Keyes, Holderness
On motion of Judge Fowler of Bristol, John
A. Poor, ESQ.,, of Portland, was called upon to
address the meeting. Mr. Poor responded to
the call with an interesting address, setting
forth the history and value of railroad enter
prises and the peculiar advantages of the pro-
posed route through the Ossipee Valley.
Hon. L. D. Mason OF Tamworth being called
upon, spoke of the Importance Of railroads in
a national point of view as illustrated by the
aid rendered by them, in crushing the late
rebellion, and also the practicability of the va
rious routes proposed for the great railroad
line across the continent, contending, that the
Ossipee valley, is the great natural highway
through the mountains.
John Neal, ESQ.,, of Portland, being intro
duced, spoke at length of the influence of the
railroad in increasing the value of the natur-
al products of the county.
Judge Fowler, of Bristol, being called upon,
gave a history of the inception of the Port
land s. Rutland railroad enterprise, and ex-
pressed his confidence in its entire success,
if the people all pulled together.
MIR. l.. D. Stacy of Porter, spoke of the
saving in the cost of transporting products
and articles of consumption by railroad, as
compared with the expense of teaming.
Mr.. E. H. Elwell, of Portland, spoke Of the
progress of railroad enterprise in Maine.
Mr.. Alfred Woodman Of Portland, spoke OF
the trade of Portland, and the market rail-
wap would open for the products of the Ossi-
pee Valley.
Mr.. Berry Of TaInworth, spoke with much
earnestness, and said, there was timber enough
in the valley to wear out railroad.
Sanborn B. Carter, Esq, from the commit
tee appointed for that purpose, reported the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the citizens of Central New
Hampshire, residing in the counties OF Carroll
Belknap, Grafton, and others present from
Maine AMI Vermont, interested in the con-
struction of the New Hampshire Central rail-
road, in public meeting assembled, at West
Ossipee on this the I'D day of September 1868,
''to consider and act upon the question of.rais-
ing the means to construct the line of the
Central railroad across the State OF
New Hampshire, from the boundary Of
Maine, through the valley of the
Ossipee river, to the line OF the
Northern Railroad at Danbury, comp plotting the
chain of railways across the State of New
Hampshire, so as to secure, with lines built or
in progress, or chartered, connected line of
railroad from Portland to Rutland" regard
the building of said line as work of the
highest social, economical and financial value
to the people oil Northern New England and
of espe Hal importance to the communities
upon its route, and that by union of effort on
the part of those interested, the line can now
be easily secured, all necessary legal enact
ments for the purpose having been obtained
from the Legislatures OF Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont.
ResolUed That the city of Portland, the At
lant.c terminus of the Portland and Rutland
railroad has, in the opinion of this meeting,
the greatest possible sta Ike in the building of
this line, as its construction will restore to
Portland the trade of Central New Hampshire
and Vermont its former market,-which trade
drawn off for time by existing railroad lines,
will fall back into its natural channel as soon
as this needed facility for its access to Port
land is provided, by the completion of rail-
road from Rutland to Portland, by way of
White River Junction and the valley of the
Ossipee River.
RESOLVED, That the enlightened policy OF the
city of Portland by unanimous consent adopt
ed heretofore, of loaning its credit upon good
security to aid the building of railroads essen
tia to her prosperity, will, if invoked, prove of
essential aid in the carrying out of the Port
land and Rutland,-tha to this end it will be
advisable to make one line, or a common stock
for the entire line across New Hampshire and
Maine, in order to secure the full advantages
of such loan of credit; and that the Directory
of the New Hampshire Central railroad COM
papy be advised to secure such result.
ResolUed, That, individual and municipal
subscriptions in the city of Portland and in
the towns interested on its route, from Port
land to Danbury, can be raised to an amount
equal to one half the cost of said line.
ResOlUed That the committee of manage
ment of the Portland and Rutland railroad
company of Maine, and the Directory of the
New Hampshire Central railroad company, be
authorized and requested to prepare an esti-
mate of the amount required from the several
communities upon its route, to raise sum
sufficient to secure loan of credit from the
city of Portland
Resolyed That subscriptions be solicited on
the basis of such estimate as agreed upon by
those representing the corporations of Maine
and New Hampshire.
Res0tUed That in order to give the highest
value to the stock of the Portland & Rutland
railroad, it is desirable that such connections
should be formed as will secure the most en-
tire freedom Of transit for passengers and
freight between the interior and the seaboard
and with all connecting lnes,-and to this end
it is desirable that the several companies
between Portland and Rutland should unite
on terms of mutual and reciprocal advantage,
so as to form line between Portland and Rut-
land, working in complete harmony of inter-
ests and IN connection with all the lines of
communication westward as well as east.
ReSoLUed, That this meeting having heard
read the Prospectus signed by the corporators
of the Portland & Rutland railroad company
OF Maine, desire to express their unanimous
concurrence in the statements therein made
and to express the hope that copies of the
same be printed for general circulation, and
distributed in the several communities on the
line from Portland to Rutland, as well as to
the public at large.
Voted, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the officers thereof, and, furnish
ed for publication, to the papers of Portland
and Rutland, and on the route between these
places, and that copies be furnished to the Of
fcers of the several railroad companies on
the line from Portland to Rutland.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. III. l. Banks of w. Ossipee, then spoke
OF the value of the mining interest recently
opened in this vicinity.
A resolution was offered by L. D. Mason of
Tamworth, was unanimously adopted compli-
mentary to Mr.. Poor.
Further remarks were then made by John
A. Poor, Esq, and Hon. L. D. Mason of Tam
worth.
On motion of Judge Fowler,
Voted, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in all the papers of New
On melton the meeting then adjourned.
The attendance was large, and an enthusiast
tic determination was manifested by the dele
cations from the several towns, to do all thew
conld to carry this enterprise through to COM
pletion.
JOSEPH @. ROLES,
President.
A. WooDMAN
j. M. DAVIS,
EDWARD GIBBS,
JOHN DEMERITT,
WENTWORTH H. HOBBS,
TRUE PERKINS,
s. G. CLARK,
j. S. HUNTREss,
RENSSELAER, TowLE,
LOTHIAN HARMON,
j. e. PERKINS.
Vice Presidents.
E. FL. ELwELL,
CYRUS TAYLOR
JAMES GILMAN
Secretaries.