Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-21
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PrRklNsyuIE, Vt, MAY H.
Eihr, RRlnd HruH, Tho friends
Of the proposed railroad from Gas,ett's
|Statiouto this place, and further ifmoncy
can Do raised, held meeting at the
tt77i, Mrrtttfs Yesterday
teruaou, of which you may wish To hear.
BY previous appointments Gov Page and
Hon. D. f. Nicholson came over on the
morning train; were met at GaSsett's
shown the course Of the proposed route
were taken through North Springfield,
thence 70 Ptrkin>yillc, and during the
forenoon were shown the iWotga, quar-
Erie, at Upper Falls, and the various
water privileges on Black River. The re-
sources Of the large >aVdoHr quarry near
this village were discussed as was the
amount OF business that could be done
from thcsa several sources could trans
partatiuu De had. 4 formal meeting was
holden in the afternoon AZ which Hon.
WA. y. Pingrey presided The chairman
md ifyrru Henry, Es,l ina remarks
explained the wherefore Of the gathering.
. Gov. Page made some interesting remarks,
and a detailed statement Of the amount
Of business done at Gas,etts', some gene
raj remarks "a, to the present business Of
the Rutland Railroad, the usual effect OF
railroads on Villages and towns. and the
probable cost oflaying the superstructurc
ON the proposed route. Iiespoko candidly
An wa we'll received.
/ Hon - f. Nicholson followed. with
( one Of hi, Characteristic and inimitable
/ speeches, and among other good things,
he said " No one can say that trausporta-
ton is sufficient when in one part Of our
country corn j. used for fucl--while in
another part children are crying for
bread" following out this idea, he made
telling speech abounding in happy hits.
/ lie could hardly help feeling but that
'thepy,ple Of this valley would hc TO blame
II they allowed thi. Opportunity t. pass
T. J.. Goddard. Esq. If Claremont
. y. II, warm friend Of the q, b, Bradford
and Clarymout Railroad, followed lie
said he was like the Governor, devoted
more c~il,oi4lly To figures, and not inclined
to spccch-mAkiug. lie gave "a brief ac
count If what they were doing in Clare
mont, and what they proposed to do, an,
gave it a, tA,ir determination to ulti
Iuately push their road to "a connection
with the Rutland road, cith,rat Ga,sett'
, or at CNeudisl, and To- connect with tn
propose road from Ga,~ett', to this place
Ex-Goy. Fletcher and JolAu I. Dcant
Ed, Of Cayeudish, spoke in favor Of tn
road and earnestly hoped the enterpris
would be succcssful. Thcmeotiug close,
with the best Of feeling, and eycrybod
/ believed that if the people Of this vale
would do their rurt, the aid IF the Rut
land road would not be withheld Yo
b understand that it is iutiuatcd by tn
70 managers Of the Rutland road. althoug
nothing binding to the effect has bee
i done THAT if the people Of this valley vi
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