Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-13
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much for our Vermont and Portland
interests. .sg3razsa sgE
pc Gen. Samuel J.iAnderscn then made'a
very bgief speech, in which be cOurteously
gave aHy his time to others, r.,N,v,g
Charles P, Kimball, Esq, being called
upon said that if the meeting was oot now
convinced of this route, nothing that he
could say before Sunday morning came
on, could convipssie ttheegm them segmal,. Il sGie,,ns
Gen. Geo, F 3Acpl2y nada the copclna-
ing speech and brilliant one it was. cap
tiyatiRg NJ, especially the friends from
Ve9t.3rt, E its grace, vi. arc eloquence.
Like the last speaker, he could say,
nothing between that tipe. and pext Sur
day'in addition to what had been said by
the Vermont gentlemen, and others. 10 d.
convince them. | have, said he, ezaminf
ed this route, and if it was simply a,yoad
to Rouse's Point and to stop there, Fitht
out being.a part Of the great national
route across 'tho continent on thf grand
highway of the pstione from, Europe and
Asia. it would be a remunerative one y
u.s., in that it would pay more thar. its
cost. 'I'''' ''" - q! ,,,n Ks, 'o-1F I.npe
| II willpay in dividends and I,Ventdre "a
to predict that in one year after the Ogt
deusburg Road is Completed. that the
valuation of our city will ipcreasol more
than its cost s75oOOO In conclusi9n
be moved that we get to the Connecticut
river before our friends Of Vermont can
do SO. " :, q, ,a,s"', ;,,4o. .>,e.,:. ~
The following resolutions were then rsr
ported by M. NJ Ricb, Esq, as expressive 2
Of the opinion of the meeting 14r ~,
4 Resolved, That the development of this
lofty requires the construction of rail-
road at the earliest practicable day, upon
the most direct feasible line between Port
land and Rouses Popt, as securing ths
shortest line of, railroad transit that Gao
be found aDyaehsnc7tctween the lakes and
the ocean that this line is, in, the direg
Ition Of the White Mountain Notch and
the Lamoile and Mississippi valleys to
Ssantou, Vermont; aud that,it must be
built; that its frienls in Maine New q
Hqmpsbire and Vermont are called upon
to, enter with vigor and in earnest upon
The great work and without delay. aI,i Z Ii
| Resolced, Thata committee of fvacitt
izens be appointed by this meeting to
lpreparc and present to the propsr city
authorities petition requesting. them to
submit to The legal voters OF this city.the
question whether it will raise by tax OF
loan a sum Of money equal TO- two and
one half per ceat,0: (but in no case cEs
cceding $7500oO) Of the valuation, Of
The city, for, 1858, 10 be appropriated to
4. lid in tho construction of the railroad ct
the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad
Company by subscribing apd paying for
shares in the capital stock, Of said compa-
ny to the amount aforesaid. -'';+ ~.
Messrs. George E. shepley, William T.
Putnam, 3ohn B. Browne. Samuel r.
| Spring and St. John Smith were appoint,
ed committee to attend, to the, daty
named in the last resolution, and after
adopting Gen Shepiey's humorous rssolp;
ton "to, get to the conpecticdt river, BE-,
fore the yermonters,p Tic meeting at a
late hour broke up. 'so't' sa' asssbl9r
rThe'prevailipg interest in the matter
in hand was eviuccd througholt the pro-
IOuged session., blythe e5traFdinary aty
tention obestowed upon the speakeis and
: Iby the frequent bursts of fiapplauso which
involuntariy marked the appreciation ss
every new point in favor Of the under-i
taking, NV ss3is.slr s'ifjy ,H .ir,-e,I-
The Vermont party consists of tho, fol-
lowing named gentlemen :: tr,,....h,,,;,.
\ Horace Fairbanks St. Johnsbury. G,
". Hendeoy Morristoyns Jonathan Ross,
Franklin Fairbanks. s.. Johnsbury, Col.
a. B, Jewctts Geo, NJ, Hall, swantqp, r
NJ, Knight, johnson, olef Absll, 7; I.
Tairman, WOlcOtt all Of whom are stop
ng at the Preble, House, go.
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