The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-21

The Troy Board 81 Trade he.j
meeting On Saturday evening last. AZ
which tie subject q railroad conHee-
tons with Western Vermont verg dis
eussed The following synopsis q the
Proceedings Il the Board We take from
The Troy Bu4ga
Hon Charles Eddy called the aiten-
ton 81 the Board 10 the subjec; Il the
Railroad break IN the connection be-.
tween the Troy q Boston and Western
Vermont Railroads He said that the
Board Of Trade should look into the
subject a the break In our Railroad
connections 70 the north with view Of
ascertaning if connections could not be-
restored The business n4en ~ Troy
had put their money into Troy Raul
roads with view Of obtaining proper
facilities lorthe transaction Of business
The business interests 81 Troy which
built these roads ought 10 bo para
mount 10 mere personal considerations
IN q matter Of tins Importance No set
Of men had right to make "a break TO
oar railroad connections Tins break
bad most seriously affected our BUSH
ness prosperity. Themnttor ought TO
he looked into BY this Board, and q
day should be named for public meet
ng 10 discuss the railroad difficulty
with a view Of providing a remedy
Hor. r. 5. Ihayer moved that a'pub
he meeting be called TO discuss tins
subject Men are ripe an over the city
ioi public action IN this matter Sonp-
tor Thayer thought public meeting
would lead to good results.
Mr.. Hannibal Green thought that the
first meeting should be held by the
Board of Trade, aud that the managers
Of the Troy & Boston and the Renssel-
aer * Saratoga Railroads should be
respectfully invited TO attend such meet
INK and take part IN its dehberat ous
with a view Of elciting facts in re-
gard to the difficulties in the way Of re-
storing connections. He believed the
time had come for action, and that it
was the duty of the railroad managers
to run trains to the state line at any
and all hazards. The money of Troy
built these roads for business purposes
and these purposes should be maintain
ed. The Troy & Boston r. r. certain
~ can run cars to the State line, and
ought to do II whatever might be the
circumstances
g. l.. Mac Arthur addressed the
Board at some length He warned the
members that from facts and circum-
stances known to himself and others in
this city that unless this railroad bTeak
was speedily closed up that before the
end Of summer ground would be broken
for a railroad connecting Bennington
with Albany via. Stephentown. The
people of Western Vermont were de-
termined to dig out to the Hudson Riy-
en- and TO secure railroad connections
with the west, just rs they were dig
ing out to the South in the construc-
ton of the Lebanon Spings II. II. That
work it was now confessed on all hands
would be speedily completed. Thirty
three miles Of that road were ready for
the rails, and the citizens of Bennington
were going to celebrate that event on
the 23d inst Only twenty-five miles
was to be built and this would be finish
ed at much earlier day than was ever
promised by the most sanguine. Com
modore Vanderbilt, and the wealthy
capitalists associated with him had put
their hands to this work, and there was
no lack of money or enterprise. With
Cornelius Vanderbilt controlling the
Central, the Hudson River and the
Harlem Railroads he had it III his pow
er to put Troy Railroads and the city
of Troy in very uncomfortable position
After farther remarks the speaker in
yokod the Board to discuss this mat
ter calmly and dispassionately, looking
the facts squarely in the face, and with
out raking up past differences but with
a view Of united action in the future to
protect and preserve the interests Of
Troy.
Mr. Hannibal Green concurred III
and corroborated the statements of Mr.
Macarthur III relation to the project Of
connecting Albany and Bennington by
building a new road, and stated impor-
liant fTcts affecting the position and acts
Of Com. Vanderbilt
After further discussion the Presi-
dent was by unanimous consent direct
cd to call meeting of all the members
of the Board of Trade for Tuesday
evening next to discuss this matter and
to invite the Directors of the Troy Il
Boston and the Rensselaer, * Saratoga
r. X TO be present and take part in its
deliberations.
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