Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-12-08

IIighgate, on 0O0
Swonfon. rs 900
Individual subscriptions, 20 600
Total, 1852 600
This leaves balance get to be raised
of S16S 600, and that too, Immediately.
This done, and the road IS Sare Now
can it be done? Let every man along the
whole line answer YES Every man must
thus respond. This present winter is the
time to settle this great question.---The1
question whether the Lamoille Valley is
to stand still for ages, to come, or whether
her vahsation shall be doubled in the next
ten yeass, I'VE are standing still. Wath
railroad facilities, aee shall more! Every
enterprising business man, whether he be
farmer, merchant, mechanic, manufacture
er, Spectator, or day laborer, can in
crease his wealth much easier and faster
with such facilities than without. Stats
tics show that real estate will increase in
value full 33b per cent along line like
this, when newly opened and accommodate
ted by railroad.
Montpelier is now alive to her interests
in getting road to Wells River and thence
to Portland They have obtained an en-
aiding act, and the towns along that line
are fully at work, Shall we let tAem have
the start ? certainly, we must not
Allow us to say that vigorous work is
about to be commenced along the whole
line. Let no man turn his back upon this
enterprise or its working friends. Our
friends in Portland are now at work and
have been all through the Fall. They
will be ready to meet us and consnmmate
matters in early Spring. We mist be rea-
dy also! Read the following letter from
Gov. Washburn, Of Maine:
Portland, Dec. 1868.
Ny Dear Sir Your success before the Vt.
Legislature has given us, in Maine, great pleas
ure and encouragement. We now feel that the
hard places are overcome, and that the fault will
be entirely with its friends, if the Portland and
Ogdensburgh enterprise fails. In Maine the
work is going along vigorously and successfully,
and the idea Of failure is not tolerated. Over
$500 900 have already been subscribed to the
I,o So
is progressing daily, and will reach 81 900 600
this MONTH In addition, the towns of Sebago,
Baldwin, Hiram, Brownfeld Denmark and Frye
burgh have voted to take stock to the amount
authorized by law 50 that the funds may be re-
garded as virtually raised to build the whole
line III Maine on stock. East Of the mountains
in New Hampshire, Conway has voted stock to
the amount of per cent; Bartlett and jackson
have done or will do the same. West of the
mountains, you must obtain information from
Mr.. Fairbanks. have it not. But it is Obvious
that the whole thing is secured if Vermont does
not fail us.-This we do not fear; but allow me
to urge on you, and through you, on your peo-
pie, the indispensable, vital necessity of securing
all the necessary subscriptions at once so that
by the middle of January, there may be joint
meeting Of all the corporations through commit
ures for vigorous work carly in the Spring. We
mean 10 hare The Road open TO Coauay in 1869.
As soon as our Directors are elected, which will
be about the LIST prox., you will be notified and
and invited to the meeting which have alluded
to. Come to the Falmouth IIotal, as the meet
ing will be held there
hope to hear encouraging words from you
soon. Yours truly,
|. WAsuauRS, JR.
Hon. G.. W. Headee.
1t will be seen by this letter that our
Maine friends are at work. Mr.. Fairbanks
writes encourageingly as to the prospects
east of West Danville. We can have a
railroad if we will but raise S16S 600.
We have a distance of IS miles in which
to do it, and if every man along the line
will make up his mind TO do Just what he
can afford TO do, and do 1t no1c, we shall
have no dificultey in raising the required
balance ). and this done, the road will be
certain. We cannot afford to lay idle
longer. Books of subscription will be
opened Immediately along the whole line,
and we hope to see such spirit manifes-
ted among the people at the outset as viii
encourage the directors to work on until
the end is accomplished. If the people
hang back, it dissouragcs the working men
Of this enterprise while if the people
come manfully to their duty, it will give
them all the courage necessary. We have
said from the start that SO 900 to the
mile would secure the road We say so
no'c. There will no energy lacking on the
part of the directors, and if there is no
lack of liberality on the part of the peo-
pie, we shall be Accommodated by Rril-l
road within the next two and one-half or
three years, Let every one prepare him
self for the Winters acork : Talk with
your neighbors upon this subject, and al
low them to talk with you. IF public
meetings are held, be sure and attend
them. We are not called upon to raise
as much to the mile as other sections are
raising or have already raised. Let us
SEQ: From Portland to the Connecticut
River the distance is 100 miles; over
81 100 600 has already been subscribed.