St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-16

require an enlargement Oh lne IaIHi'
The trustees report the school rs under
efficient management, and that it is ac-
comprising its work of reform with a
reasonable expectation of useful and hon
orable lives from its graduates. The
facts developed in this report are we'll
worth your candid consideration.
RESOURCES OF THE STATE.
The opening of this new line Of trans
portation will largely develop the inter-
nal resources of the country, and it may
be we'll briefly to consider this aspect of
the case in its bearings upon Vermont.
The railroads extending east from st.
Johns. Rouse's Point, Burlington and
Whitehall, with their numerous connec-
tons, would distribute and collect the
trade on Lake Champlain. To supply
the New England States with western
products for consumption, would of it.
self be an immense trade, which. in con-
nection with the export trade, would re-
quire the enlargement to ut least tive-told
of the present capacity of all our roads.
The increasing business of the country
would not only furnish such an
amount of business as to require double
tracks on the roads now built, but en-
sure the building of the projected new
lines from Swapton through the Lamo lille
| Valley, and from Rutland TO White Riv-
er junction, and thence on TO Portland.
The natural increase of trade will furnish
these new lines large business, without
seeming to affect the roads now in opera
ton.
"Our railroads are and must be the
main artery on which much of the rela-
tive Importance OF the community de-
pends." Develop and extend these ar
teries, and you largely increase our pop
ulation and the value Of the real proper
ty of the state. believe we should con-
tinue the policy of the laws of last ses-
sion, TO encourage our manufacturing
and mechanical industries. with such
notifications as their practical applica-
lions may require. Instead of an in
crease of thirty millions of dollars. as
from 1850 TO 1860, we may record in
1880 an increase of more than one hun
bred millions OF dollars. The internal
and local traffic OF Vermont must depend
on the convenience afforded by its raj l.
road system to its local trade, and while
we guard the public interests, our rail-
roads should not be hampe-ed with any
legislation tending to cripple their power
OF benettting the community.
To meet the policy OF other states, in
extending aid to new roads, would it not
be well 10 inquire if carefully guarded
Unsatisfactory in its thanksgiving
towns authority TO take action, might
not be beneficial.
The interests of people on the line Of
railroad, Ia It's operation and manage
memr, and that OF its owners. are, it
seems to me, clearly identical. and can
not be separated without great injury to
both.
You will have applications for new
roads, and they should receive vour ia
vorable action. unless it should appear
that the facilities of the community ask
ing are now ample. or that the applica-
ton ia made in the interest of A foreign
corporation. the granting of which would
be great detriment to those interests we
are bound 10 protect.
1t has been well said that our relative
Importance to the whole external world
must, in a great degree, depend on the
facilities and convenicnceS We afford for
through travel in comparison with other
communities. The management of our
roads, and the spirit in which they are
conducted, must IN great degree depend
upon our external communications and
the relative Importance of each railroad
centre. In these days of intense activity
and eager competition. it is therefore of
the first Importance TO every growing
community that the through lines of its
railroad system should afford every facil-
ty for traffic, and should themselves he
mpelled by the utmost eagerness TO ex-
tend their operations, and TO Increase
their volume of receipts.
CONCLUSION.
1t was said during the late war, when
the Vermont boys led the column, sWe
are all right, there will be no faltering
trem them" The ranks were kept well
closed up by determined set of men.
who went forth with firm purpose of
llscharging their duty rs becomcth good
soldiers
Vermont is again in the van. and her
sentiments have been clearly expressed
through the ballot box in the reelection
of her chief executive officers by the lar
gest majority ever known in her history.
This is her response to The call OF our
great captain, Let US have peace
With Gen. Grant as our standard bearer.
the national credit will be preserved. aud
the strong arm of the Executive will be
felt throughout our country, insuring TO
all the people, Of whatever color or
cline, be they rich or poor, high or low.
that protection from every wrong, and
security in the exercise OF every right OF
citizenship, which alone can preserve our
free institutions and cxalt US rs a nation.
With Il firm reliance upon Divine help,
we have but to 20 forward, and with
our best endeavorS, use the abilities given
us, in the discharge of our duties to our
selves, mankind, and our God.
JOHN B. PAGE.
Executive Chamber, }
Montpelier, Oct, 9, 1868.