Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-07


towns along this proposed line, IL,
thought there was one serious object iuu
to this route and that Is the amount "
road TO be built compared Ia the nN1
route, Portland and Rochester
Mr. Ridlon Of Parsonfcld theu all
dressed the Convention, presenting tN"
claims for this route-t the great rasnulr-
OF the 0SsipoeYriyer valley, and also NE
eheapncss Of construction, Iwtnty-tN"
water powers in the vicinity az already
improved, and as many more that might
be made available, lie spoke At ,pme
lCugth Of the great resources 81 the valley
a. to wood and timber, lie assurri the
people Of Portland that the region he rep
resented Was anxious and ready t. do all
in their power 10 help along tai. enter
prise,
Mr.. l., H. Stacy II Porter followed IN a
more particular statement ~ o. IA, main
facts presented by other gentlemen lie
presented a pctition, representing about
seventy names, praying for the building
II the road,
Mr.. Davis, Of Parsousicld, Ma, the next
speaker, and presented some general con
sidcration, ol interest, cuuuurring with
the expression Of his ncighhor> a, To the
feeling Of the people If his region, Nh
Tyler, OF Bruwnfcll, made a very few re-
mark, aud excused himself from speech
from the fact that the road viii nat ~ 10y
his house statement that caused some
merrmcnt. Mr. j. e., Woodmau, 81 Port
land, made speech ii considerable length
in which hc Was very >cNcir uu the pro-
prietors Of the Notch route and Int some
friend, aS well as enemies, Is tu the Tor
tunes ot the York and Cumberland, lie
would not help the Notch route u a dol.
lar by stock OF loan, in any cvout, mon WIS
he able 10 help anybody, hat ho thought
the Rutland the best one.
lie made an mdlcrimiualo attack Uptu
the newspapers that hc declared were
bought up and manipulated ly cunning
men liz referred "a the people who Ia
vor the notch route, aud charged thar
they should leo made to subscribe Al least
three million, II dollar, b,iare they
should dJr, 10 ask amy help from towns 81
ANYBODY else. llp referred 90 III. Nutel
aud painted to the Wiley House, dc~ert,s
for forty years, as au cyid,ur, ct the dam
ger of living there, lie sid ih.t When
the great avalanche should come dow
and crush the car. and the passenger,
who would b. fools enough 10 trtyc
there. the people wouli learn better THAI
Ia think 81 such Wild scheme.
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IA 1911 the lTti'iP'' places along '"' ''N''
AMI tN@ '2rl"t''"rS a'No"'H'' at 'n
r. "eI"'k, I" meet m Portland Oh '"' 'N''
81 July next
Thus th' Portland aud EH'iaW' t"'
road Company l. organized, and We na'
F. every reason t. believe the ha'1a'"- 81
r. the rot! an assured fact Arrangement
j were perfected for holding public meet
ing AT Center lIartur y. II, On tie @'i
q, Of May, and others 70 follow at Bri,i"
B. \. H., White River Junction, and l'u'
l. -aud.. also at an carly day AT Chioas'
o. Ill., Among the votes was one TO put
book Of subscription III the hands OF iioI
= John Wentworth Of Chicago, who j. a IA.
= tive IF Sandwich. y. H., one Of the lead
d ing towns through wh'rt tho road. Is :
r pass
Those interested IN this PROJECT ,'re IA
., dor great obligations To lion. ''lN d
c Poor Of Portland Tor ms ma'ia"A'''' q
8 iort- IN organizing ana carry ing i'r" al
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10 who never put their hands - the ""
- and look back, TIL, great cutarpri
* which will SO much incr,a-,. IL, Ispul