Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-20

ple So, naturally and wisely. the me
ch,nics Of Portland are friendly to this
enterprise. They See in it what VIII
double the demand upon their INDUS
try.
Tile laJoring men Of Portland are
warm and intelligent friends of this pro
iect, because they know that by increas
ing the number of buildings to be erected
in this city, the number Of vessels to be
laden an d unladen at our wharVes, the
number Of pairs Of boots and shoes. or
pieces of glass, or pounds Of sugar, or
gallons of Kerosene. or number of carria-
ecs, or hats, or gross Of matches to be
manufactured here, the deniand for their
labor will increase, as wages always de-
pend upon the demand for labor. They
see that If one half Of the business OF the
manufacturing establishments IN Portland
shouli be Withdrawn, one half OF the
laborers now employed would necessarily
be discharged and the wages Of all would
be reduced, whereas an increase OF this
business would naturally bring both an
increase Of laborers and an increase of
wages. This is the law 10 such cases.
They see, too, that if they own small
houes, valued at $1,000 or $4,000 or
more. each, and their valuation is in
creased l'y the road fifty per cent. All
other property is also increased in the
same ratio. and that their taxes are not
increased, hut reduced, because the larger
the amount Of property that the city
taxes are spread over. the lower will be
the taxed on any single piece of property.
If half million Of dollars in taxes is to
be assessed on valuation Of $4,000
900, the taxes on any mans property
will be so per cent. greater than they
would be if raised on $45, 100000; and
they also see that il by this road they
save rs cents or 90 cents on every barrel
of -four Il ey consume and like propof
ton on every pound of beef or pork or
bocon, on every bushel Of cora, or pound
of butter they use in their families (as
they certainly will when this new route
is opened to the Lakes) then it is their
interest and their duty to give it their
support. ...
These are the men and classes of men
Ito whom may be added all the stock
holders in railroad or steamboat lines
touching our city who for the wisest and
souudest reasons sustain the Oedensburg
railroad They are the bone and sinew,
aud life blood as we'll, of our city, the
men who have made it what it il, and
who mean to make it better and wiser
and richer still. s.l
Now, who are the men that oppose
this enterprise? Asa general rule they
are of the following classes .
A few respectable gentlemen Of
of wealth, who have retired from bust
ness, and telling no special interest in
the expansion of the city. and being
conslitutionally timid, and imprudently
cautious, oppose all great public enter
Prises-sayiug that "what is is well
enough, and we are contented with it,
and we don't know what will come Of
new ideas and now policies" These men
may be needed for ballast, but vessel
that carries only ballast makes no diyid-
ends for her owners. ..4.a#
2, Note shapers etc, men who feel
that good times, lively business and plen.
ty Of work operate uniavorably upon their
profts Is there man Of this descrip.
tion who favors the Ogdeusburg railroad ?
| do not know one of his class. Every
man who lives upon the misfortunes Of
his neiehbors, opposes the Ogdensburg
road If there is an exception be has not
been heard from t3 "..
8 Constitutional croakers and
grumblers who magnify obstacles and al
ways prophesy evil-tbey tell you tina.
the road will he ITO or 100 miles long
to Connecticut river when it is known
that tho best line can scarcely exceed 100
miles. They say the grades arc impracti.
cable. when, the instruments of the en-.
ginccr testify that they are (even il the
road is laid in the valley Of the Notch
instead Of on the side Of the mountain
easier than on some Of the most impor.
tant aud successful r,ads in the United
States. They figure the cost at $4,000. |
ooo.- Responsible parties will build il
and give ample guarantees for half that
snv Tbs committee as they inform us
have determined that with their consent
no contract shall be made until $1,000.
600 is subscribed to the stock and the
arrangements already begun are complet-
ed by which the bonds to be issued for
the balance nav be xirtn,Ilu aAa.oa ~