Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-22
lie Lamoille Valley and Portland
AMI Ogdensburgh Railroad.

and OgdenSburgh Railroad.
The last Caledon,an gives the following
letter from some gentlemen in the Lamoille
Valley respecting the subscriptions to the
railroad through that Valley:
.- take pleasure in giving you the result
Of the action of towns in Lamoille Valley
and the probable result of the remaining
towns along the line. Towns already voted
and given the list, are as following Walden,
$50 900 Greensboro, SIS 900 Hardwick
$50 90 Wolcott, S27 900; Elmore, SIS 900
Morristown, 500, 900 Hydepark, $50, Zoo
Johnson. $50, 600; Waterville, $4,000 ;
Bakersfield, S45, 900: Sheldon, $50, 200
uighgate. S55 900: Total amount already
raised S466, 900. Not yet voted, but I'm
d0ulfcdlu Will, are the following Cambridge,
So 900; Woodbury., SO, 900; Craftsbury
500 o; Eden, So 900; Belvidere, IS,
coo Fairfield, sos 900 Fletcher, s Is 900
Swantun. s. ), 900. Total S279 900. This
viii make the round sum, raised by town aid
OF S745 600 Private subscriptions will put
this up to :S775 900 or $500, 900.
You can put implicit confidence in the
Lamoille Valley, and can rest assured that
this end Of the line will come up to their
requirements openly. bofdly and GLADLY
&. Spunkv Iamoille - is determined to have
the road
We learn, from another letter in the Cal
cdoalan that the town of Hardwick has only
voted in town meeting to subscribe 500 900,
and the assent of a majority of the grand list
Of the town Is vet to be obtained and the
same is true, we presume, of other towns
named in the letter
In a communication in a Portland paper
If last week. it is stated that the maximum
grade through the Notch will not exceed 65
feet to the mile. and repeated surveys demon
-tratc the feasibility Of the route.
The same communication also states that
Il gentleman in Vermont, whose ability and
good faith have been vouched for, has made
rhe following proposition
hereby propose to furnish all the mate
rials and 10 and perform all the labor re-
quired t. con truct and complete the Port
land md Ogden-burgh Railroad from point
on the Portland and Rochester Railroad,
about seven miles from the city of Portland
Through the Wiley Notch of the White
Mountains To the Connecticut River in the
town Of Dalton. y. H., finishing the same
with fencing. ballast. depots sidings. water
stations and all appurtenances of every de-
ecriptiuu necessary 10 the full and perfect
operation Of the road except machinery or
rolling stock, in the most thorough. substan-
rial and wOrkmanlike manner, defraying
every expense Incidental 10 or connected with
the construction of said road except TIE land
damages or - right of way and will com
p'ete the same in full and thorough man
ner ~ aforesaid. within two years from the
date Of contract for the sum of thirty thou
sand dollars per mile, conditioned that in
case the cost Of the iron rails shall exceed
sevcnty-ivc dollars per ton, such excess shall
~ Iall hy the Railroad Company
Afterwards this gentleman changed his
proposition. Offering to DO the same work for
500 600 per mile. Another proposition was
mace by party in Massachusetts repre-
scntinc money capital of several millions,
For the entire road from Portland to the west
ern terminus in Vermont at $4,000 per
mile. including rolling stock to the value oil
81 900 per mile. depots, &c, and everything
hut right Of way. receiving in payment cash
for onc-half and mortgage bonds at par for
the balance.
The people Of Portland have not yet, we
believe. taken action by raising subscriptions
although we presume they have so thorough
~ canvassed the subject that when they de-
will be ready to raise at once all that is ex
pected of them.
The article from which we make the above
extracts was written in opposition to the
project Of seeking ar outlet west by the way
of White River Junction and Rutland. 4
Meeting Of the friends of this latter route il
to he held in Portland the 29th instant.
is called the Portland and Rutland railroad
rs the northern route is called the Portland
and Oslensburgh, but it will make if built
a connection with the Concord and Montreal
which viii furnish more desirable outlet t.
the west by the way of Wells River an,
Montpelier to Ogdensburgh, than by tn,
way Of Rutland and the New York Contra
70 Buffalo
MONTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER RAILRoAI
The meeting, April Is, of the citizens {
MONTPELIER. and others, to consider tn
proper to take for the purpose
building railroad from Montpelier to Well
River, called to order by DR.. j.
Dewey, President of the National Life In
Company, who stated, in a few appropriat
remarks, the object of the meeting and O
pointed President, and Luther Cross Esq
Secretary.
The meeting. which was the largest an
most enthusiastic that has been held in tn
town for railroad purposes, was ably a
dressed by Judge Hall, Of Groton, Hons.
". Willard and Joseph Poland, Gen. P.
PItkin. j. Y. Dewey, Esq, Hon. 0.
Smith. W. G.. FerriD, James g. French,
". Storrs, and j. \. Wing. Esqs,, of Mon
peiier. They were all unanimous that tt
interests Of Montpelier required the buildir
Ut the road, and that it could and must
built The hest feeling prevailed.
The meeting voted unanimously to reque
the commissioners to open the books fl
subscription to the capital stock of said roa.
q soon as could be me
On motion, voted to adjourn to the lSt
81 April 1868, at o'clock. Pm. for furth'
consultation.
At the adjourned meeting the commission
ers Of the road reported that they had m
and decided TO open the books for subscri
non 70 the capital stock of said road. on Il
9Th day Of May next, at Montpelier, Groto
and Wells River
Inc meeting was well attended by ii
business men of the place, and was az
dressed by DR.. j. Y. Dewey, Gen. p.
pItkin, Hon. o. III. Smith, W. G. Ferrin,
v" W Hard, and j. A. Wing, and all a.
peared to believe that with proper exertior