Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-24
Rutland and Woodstock Railroad.

upon the question, Of providing means Tor
the construction Of the Rutland and
Woodstock Railroad, by pledging the
credit OF the town, in the form Of bonds
and stock The Importance Of this enter
prise TO the business interests and dcvel'
opment Of the wealth Of our community,
it seems TO Us no citizen can fail 70 9pPre'
eiate on moments consideration, IL Is
not only question whether the road
shall be- built, but whether il shall be an
tsdepHdeRt road having its temiNu, at
Rutland, thereby giving US the great adj
yantages which are 10 accrue from its
completion, or whether il shall be divert
ed TO some point, by which all the local
benefits TO arise TO this community, are TO
b paralyzed, or lost with the chance that
NJ another terminus il will be joined by
road running 10 the south OF Rutland,
aud thus avoiding II altogether and
changing the through carrying trade to
the south and west, from the main lines
now centering st this point. Rutland is
eventually TO DO the great distributing
point Of trade in Vermont, aud the build
ing ~ tho Woodstock road. will be one Of
the essential links. which i. 20 mako 1T
the great centre Of trade. This is point
which should receive tho attention and re-
aeetion Of our people, when looking al
this subject
The vital question at issue ia, Shall the
Rutland and Woodstock railroad be built,
and Rutland be- its terminus Whatever
arguments may be urged 10 tho con-
trary, there is one point which cannot lie
denied, aud that il, that Rutland is the
proper place of Intersection with western,
EASTERN or northern roads now built, and
thus distributing tho travel and freight
,u all directions, Ii the main line of the
Portland and Rutland railroad i, to he
ANr'rl from this point, We a. a people,
have very little interest in the qu. ,tion,
,oa may As welt abandon the project at
.u.
Ar may Boz t'ini to the interest, OF
tur'4nj. but are unable 70 perceive what
'rs.' View u 'he subject any citizen Of
she lown can TAX, of the question, by
"t.s1 'h, town +, 10 Ice benefited in any.
str''' a"srce Therefore il lrhsoy,s the
,ap,r O., so II work. earnest ,,1 vi,,i,..,,
Fl" |#eIr e.t'H", until the question ia set
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'"I q" ACTION NJ thIS community Will be
followed by all the O,hor towns interested
and lrt,rrnlu, the l8ration and terminus
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M'T''N 1877" ''' importance 20 tue town al
Rutland. aai 'hcre can I've no doubt of the
,auciu-juu to which tax payer mad citizen
v.ll s,riys.
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land Courier Vt Friday last, TO the con-
-'derate peru~al OF our readers
Placed in th, r,,.itrnn that we are la,
0te nt'.eters. s,t ~" ilutand and Wood
-t@k ruiread company, We feel IT 10 be
incumbent upon u 10 make plain state
ment ~ facts, rs We understand them,
trlaH'r 20 the present position and pros
l-e', Il 'hls contemplated railroad
Whether As a local road that will in ii
measure. rsblitcrate the Green Mountain
barriers, l4r u- "A link of the great through
lad from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
oceans the project is of vast importance
n the peapl, II both Eastern and West.
rrn Vermont ito those VA or near the line
If tn route, ana more particularly to
every luhahitgut II the town Of Rutland
The ratb1ing trt passed AZ the last session
AT tho Vermont Legislature authorizes any
tpy-a that may choose tn aid in the con
,trueri n II this road to do 80. not to ex-
,.,ri ,.i.ht times the grand list OF said
town Who among all our farmers, bust
u,.>- I'll. mechanics and laborers would
ual %, benefited eight times their grand
i-ts. tr even twenty times their grand
list. hy the construction Of this road But
, his Is not required, and we desire to say
here that there is misunderstanding in
she minds Of many in relation to this sub.
,ret ~ bonding towns. az W. believe
not man viii ever have To pay a
dollar la consequence Of his town loan
ing its credit IA this manner. The peo-
ole of each town are to have an equiv.
each town to tho same amount for which