Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-27

fyred il he had moi been called away +,
RwlsoI That in the Judgment Of this
meeting il is ot the highest importance 10
the city II Portland that the projected
railroads To the West, wa 81. Johnsbury
aGsa l+a-es Point, and Via Rutland and
Whitehall, should be- built at an early
day, arl that theg should receive from
our city and state such material aid as
may De- reasonably within their power 10
render
Hon, John \, Poor II Portland, Was
the next speaker, lie thought that the
proposed route had merits, emitting ii to
a warmer reception than indicated by the
resolution Just Offered, tfeTr0CgVd5t, by
the lid Of an excellent map, 10 explain the
rout, at length, presenting the question
ri thc comparative merits OF the different .
lines, dwelling particularly upon the AL /
vauta-cs Of Tie southern route in avoid
,ng the heavy grade, ct the Oglensburg
route; speaking Of the heavy grades 10 be
overcome ON that route, in running
through ,hc notch of the White Noun
,a,uS, being 1895 feet as against l,l5s
feet, the highest grade on the Atlantic
and 81. Lawrence RAILROAD lie said that
every 20 feet per mile in grade doubles
the cost OF transportation, As it requires
just double the power TO overcome the
grayitation Nj. Poor favored the route
-TTrfT7r- -,-,-.tt .AHiHg the Portland and
Rochester Railroad 70 Some convenient
point. and then striking off in a straight
line towards White River junction. He
thought the Portland and Ogdcnshurg
ought To be pushed forward, but IL should
not be allowed 10 stand in the way OF
other enterprises. DIR. Poor was very
clear in his explanations, thoroughly in
dicating, by tie aid OF his map, the adj
yautagcs Of the respective routes. In
conclusion, he Offered the following pre-
amblcs and resolution, which EX-Goy
Washbupc accepted, and they were unan-
imously adopted 10y the meeting:
Whereas. The carrying out OF the plan
OF "A NlANNi UNI Ol IAAAWAN mum VI AAeAAAA
10 Rutland, VT. by the way Of the O,sipoe
Valley, To the line of the Boston, Concord
and MUHrFCatt feeaiitru1ril, ri eehtFesi IaFheE1
or at Plymouth, will ensure the compile
ton 81 the links in the chains of RAILROAD
that shali connect Portland with all the
lines OF road reaching tero~s the States Of
New Hampshire and Vermont toward the
West, and is au enterprise of the deepest
interest to the city OF Portland and the
State Of Maine and
Whereas, The citizens Of Portland here
assembled, having listened to the state
1nents of His Exccllency, Gov. Page,
President Of the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad, OF Hon. p f. Washburr, Presi-
deat Of the Woodstock Railroad, and
speaking also for the Northern Railroad,
Of Hon. Henry Kcyes, President OF the
Passumpsic Railroad, and other friends OF
the proposed line, desire to express their
qualification in receiving this information
and their readiness to cooperate in the
carrying out Of said W rk, therefore,
RsSolctd, That committee of twenty
five disappointed TO confer with the partie'
present, representing railway interests in
New Hampshire and Vermont, with au
. thority 10 5.ct is Provisional Cenmittee
Of management TO carry out the proposed
line Of railway from Portland to Rutland
with the right 10 fill any vacancies that
may occur in their numbers, add Others
thereto, appoint a chairman, executive
committee and other officers, in order u
ensare efficiency and concert OF actor
among the friends of railroads, and Il
take all other needful measures TO ensur,
: ii completion of said line.
: The following gentlemen were ap
: pointed the committee of conference pro
posed -Pnar,s resolution: John b
Brown, John h. Carroll, \, W II. Clapp
VIVA Decring. Charles Forbes, \. A Eos
: ter. Samuel j. Anderson, John NJ Adams
! I, c. Hersey, Allen Haines, John Lynch
) H. J. Libby, Jacob Mcclellan, \. j. Miller
= F. C. Mcsscr, Jonas II. Perley. John A
Poor, t. NJ Richardson, Nehemiah Rice
Augusta, f. Stevens, A. X. Shnrtleff. Ru
fus F. Wood, Geo. W Woodman, y. l.
= Woodbury., LWashbun, Jr, Afterwhicl
} the meeting dissolved and an appoint
ment made by the committe to meet til,
: Vermont gentlemen on Thursday at II
o'clock a. IN.
On Thursday evening at the invitation
Of Hon, John +. Brown, Gov Page ant
lady and the delegation, together will
, Il large gathering of the citizens Of Port
land, wert most comteou,ly entcrtaine,
! at the beautiful residence of Mr., Brown
which aborudel i'll al the decorations o
, art, indicating the culture and taste 0
: Its owner land showed his appreciatin,
love Of more than the practical by hayin.
gathered fine selection Of books whicl
, form large library sand choice gallery
, of paintings from the best artists. tn,
: party from Vermont were grateful 10 Mr.
Brown for his munificent hospitality an,
: Offering them an Opportunity to make tn
/ acquaintance Of the cultivated and intel
+ hg9nt citizens Of the forest city.
: At 10 o'clock on Thursday the genera
& committee appointed at the meeting Q
, the previous day met at the Board q
5 Trade Rooms and was called to order b
/ A. *. Shurtloff, Esq, when Hon. John L
Brown was appointed chairman, and Aller
Hainos, Esq, secretary. \ number o
gentlemen were added to general com
; mittee among whom were Messrs Fes
sender, Jose, Haskell and Farmer of Port
; land Robert Of Gorham John jameson
c. r. Aver a1d Ezra Towle of Cornish
and other gentlemen representing differen
! points along the line Of the proposed
: route. On the motion of Mr.. Poor, al
| executive committee of seven was ap
) pointned. consisting of Messrs John A
; Poor, John B. Carroll, William Deering