Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-06

be possible that the people of Cambridge
will take such a toso, niggws1y and con-
tenytiSie position ? We certainly boTe
not. Then why does she attempt to throw
herself in tho way of this enterprise?
We fear it is because the opposition is
led by the wealthy men of the town; and
at the same time we learn that some of
this class arc willing to donate. individ-
ually, to quite an amount towards the
building of the road Such things can
be talked very easily, but we should like
to see their names on tie subscription book
Can it be possible that Cambridge or her
wealthy men, would be the means Of de-
feating this project if they could p? We
have too much respect for them to believe
that such is their design. Still such
may be the result if they persist in refu-
sing aid. 10
We shall soon hear from Portland.
Last year she pledged her credh 10 aid Of
this enterprise, and is soon to have a
meeting to change the form of the aid Of
fered, so that she can take stock Instead
Of simply lending her credit. She propo-
ses to take S750,000 in stock, and her
citizens will make up the balance Of her
share. We copy a portion of an article
found in the Portland Press which is
from the pen Of one of the fret men in
Portland-written in answer to an article
written by gentleman iu Portland adj
verse to our proposed road, parts of which
last mentioned article will be found il
connection with our first named
Portland and the west.
We copy this morning a communities
tion which appeared in yesterdays Arsn'
IN reply to suggestions unfayorable to thc
Portland and OgdensburRh route vhicl
have recently been made by the advocstel
of the Portland aud Rutland railroad
The AtyHs editoriaily deprecates the dis
cussion which has arisen, but We are in
clined to think that the public will h'
the gamers by the information which ba.
th Us been brought out. The fact tha
the number of miles to be built betweer
Portland aud the Vermont which
is all that Maine need trouble hersel
about on either line--is less by the Og
densburgh than by the Rutland route, i
OF primary Importance, so far az the feas
ibility of the Undertaking is concerned
The fact that the 925 miles between Og
densburgh and Portland offer the shortes
rail transit on the continent from tn,
lakes to the sea, establishes the incompa
rabIc Importance of the enterprise as ope
ming new avenue for the shipment o
Western products.
These are the leading facts developed
by the discussion hitherto, and they show
clearly enough that if either road is to b'
postponed to the ether, ii is not the Og
densburgh road which will be delayed
There is no real antagonism, however
between the two schenes. The RutlanC
road has merits of its own which vii
bear examination without seeking q com
parison, which must result to its disad
vantage, with the 0gdensbuygh route
The interest Of the people Of Portland. il
to secure the construction of both lines a
the earliest possible moment. t...,
The Portland and OgdenSbursh Railroad. .
The following communication appeared
in Yesterdays Argus: f' strt~ f3H.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND MIsREPREsENTA
| /. 1t was represented by the opponents
Of this enterprise, and during the pendcn
cy before the Legislature of the bill addi.
tioDsl to the Act incorporating the Port
land aud Ogdensburgh Railroad company
it was by many excellent citizeus of Port
land believed, that the friends of thii
road desired aud intended to ask the city
for stock subscription Of 81 800, 600, d
addition to the loan of credit authorized
by the vote of last year. Two of th'
rcmonstrants against the recent act in
formed the writer that they were so TOLD
when they put their names TO the paper.
Fact Not only was this amount o
aid never contemplated, but lit was ncvd
desired. The amount of aid authorized
by the new bill is all that it has ever beer
, the purpose Of the friends Of the road t
! ask for, and it will not exceed (or il q
] all only by few thousand dollars) M
sun cotcd By the city. 1t may be fount
necessary to change the form of the aid
to be granted, but not the amount.
2. 1t has been alleged in the interos
Of roads leading to Boston, that the grad
Of this road via the Crawford Notch wal
an impracticable one. or if practicable
the line was 80 expensive that it woulC
clearly be inexpcdicnt to build on II.