Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-04-10


RAILROAD MEETING ST BEvNNGroN.-The
meeting at Bennington on Friday was nu-
mer5usly attended by citizens from almost
all the towns on the line of the Bennington
Il Rutland r. r. Hon 4. L. Miner presided
and j. H. Flogg, Esq, was Secretary. Hon.
7. W Park made statement of the facts of
the tase, and submitted proposition from
the Superintendent of the Troy & Boston
Road, showing how that company proposed to
fulfil their agreement to make a connection.
1t states that they were obliged to consult
the wishes Of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
company, and could agree to but one passen
ger and one freight train, at certain hours.
Mr. Park read and explained this PROPOSE
ton. showing that all the connection the
Troy * Bennington Company proposed to
make, was not with any mail train, hut with
train that could benefit only the people Of
Bennington, and that at a cost to him of
from $50 TO 50 Per day As to freight
they only agree to take freight from East
Dorset South, and at their own price, while
all the rest. from stations north Of East Dor
set, must be carried by the way of Rutland,
and over the Rutland and Saratoga Road.
He then said that he had promised the pub
lie to make connections upon any basis salts
factory to them. and if this meeting wished
him to accept the proposition he would DO it,
to accommodate the towns along the line of
his road although it would involve loss Of |
from $500 to $1,000 per month, until the /
Lebanon Springs Road was in working order.
He then showed what was being done, by
way Of giving an outlet from Bennington,
aside from that over the Troy and Boston
Road. saving &c we shall ask for a charter
next fall to extend the Bennington and Rut-
land Road to West Rutland, and think we
will get it."
While the committee was out drafting
resolutions, Mr.. Park gave a brief sketch of
the progress made on the Lebanon Springs
road, and he thought that by the LIST of Au-
gust it would be completed. He had force
of 700 men at work along the road, and
should put on more as soon as possible. He
thought that Lebanon Springs bonds had
proved not very bad property, as he had sold
500 600 worth of them in New York city
and he said if any town wanted TO sell its
bonds, he was authorized to buy all he could
at 10 per cent. discount.
He thought that before long there would
be a route to Albany by the way Of Peters
burg, and thus another outlet opened to the
people of Western Vermont.
\ committee of one from each town re-
ported NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., declaring thepro
position of the Troy and Bennington company
and injurious to hepeople ofWestern
Vermont that its acceptance would be hui
and disgraceful that in the iudg-
mcnt of the meeting. Mr. Park, in behalf Ct
the Bennington x Rutland Railroad Compa-
nv. has done all that an honorable man can
10 10 secure q connection that IL IL our !
iutv and interest to seek some other western
outlet, and we pledge ourselves to use all
the means in our power for that purpose
md that y l.. Miner, Hartman Garfield Henry
& Root, Luther r. Graves, Henry f. Brad
ord. l. l.. Griffith ID. J. Kent, J. Niatteson,
A. G. Clark, Samuel F. Harris, be appointed
committee to confer with the officers of the
Troy x Boston Company, and ascertain if
uitable terms Ofconnection can be made. The
were adopted by a unanimous
ote End the meeting adjourned to April
til.
Thu editor of the Rutland Herald who was
resent says of the feeling of the meeting ,,
We did not notice any particular animosity !
sainst the Troy & Boston Railroad Company; t
ut. on the contrary, an earnest desire to '
1me to any honorable settlement of this =
,xcdqucstion. y II