Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-23
THE RUTLAND HER AID


The directors ii the Woodstock Rail-
road Company, through their President,
Gen, Peter T. Washbunr, have presented
10 the Stockholders their first annual re-
port, The report Is very specific in the
statement Of the details If the work don,
by the hoard, which has been mostly per,
formed in explorations and surveys Of the
most feasible route from Woodstock 10
White River Junction. The amount OF
capital stock subscribed is s22d, 10000
OF this amount Woodstock has taken
$4,000, and BridgewateF $4,000 as town
corporations; the balance has heen sub,
seribed BY the residents Of the valley
through which the road is To run, and
several large subscriptions have been re.
oeiyed from former residents Of Wood.
stock, who remember the old homestead
and feel an interest in its prosperity, By
an act Of the Las Legislature the town OF
Woodstock was authorized to subscribe
$4,000 NOR" To the capital stock, making
100000 in all, they have subscribed for
the enterprise. which indicates their liler.
atty and faith in the feasibility and sue
cess of the project,
Preliminary surveys Of the different
routes have been made. several Of them
by different courses TO White River June.
ton and one TO the Woodstock station ON
the Vermont Central Railroad The sur
yeys have mostly been made BY Hon.
Hosea Doton, after which they were sub
mitted to and approved by Hon. onslow
Stearns, President Of the Northern Rail.
road of New Hampshire. After full
examination of the route, tnoy submitted
their reports, independent Of each other,
and both concurred in recommending the
''Shalliss Hill" route, commencing ON the
south side Of the river in the village Of
Woodstock, and crossing the river at
Deweys Factory, and thence TO White
River Junction. The work is to be com
menced this winter, and an assessment,
has been made for defraying the expenses
and paying the land damages. Several
parties have made bids for the contracts,
and they were TO be closed on the 18th of
the present month, when the work will
be Immediately commented. The line as
located ia said to be easy of construction,
except in q few places, and with salts
factory grades, The action of the CON-
pany in making the surveys has been in
reference to which route would be prefer
able TO the business and accommodation
OF Woodstock and the valley of the Otta-
quechee river. and the future extension of
the road from Woodstock TO Rutland.
The people of that valley have firm
conviction that the construction of the
road is q necessity for their business in
terests and material prosperity, permit
ing no obstacle to shake their resolution
that the road must and shall be built. 1t
is question which should be considered
by the people Of Rutland, whether if the
energy and enterprise Of 4 small commu-
nifty can accomplish so much for them
selves, ought not those who by its extern
sion to Rutland can double their business
and population and make our town the
great thoroughfare from Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont to New York
and the West, begin to make some ar
rangements for preliminary survey from
Rutland to Woodstock, and with less than
half the energy manifested by the people
Of Woodstock, secure this important con-
nection