Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-23
Portland aud Rutland Raiiroad.

following proceedings Of meeting OF the
Portland X Rutland Railroad Corpora
tion, recently held at Portland, which
will give our citizens view OF the pro
gress and the spirit manifested in this
great enterprise, so important in its nlti'
mate results TO Rutland
An adjourned meeting Of the oorpo-
rators Of the Portland K Rutland Rail-
road was held at the Board Of Trade
Rooms this forenoon, agreeable 10 notice
Yesterday, Mr.. John NJ. Adams of the
Argus, presiding, The purpose was 70
report progress since the meeting held
recently in this city Mr., Poor made
general statement as To the feeling Of the
community upon the subject Of West
ern connection, and the apparent har-
mony among those who have held differ.
ent opinions and who now have different
routes in contemplation. To the lower
end of the Ossipee Valley there might
be, and probably would be, road com.
mon TO the proposed one and the Portland
4 Ogdensbufg. He referred in general
terms to the action of the New Hamp-
shire Legislature, now just adjourned,
contrasting its generous action with the
former spirit of that people AS TO railway
lines He read the substance of the char
ter for 1.-THE New Hampshire Central
Railroad Company" under which the
New Hampshire friends Of the enterprise
purpose soon TO organize. Judge Fowler
Of Bristol fotcNed Mr. Poor in a state
ment of the New Hampshire phase of the
L..
solved that this road sAould 20 through,
and, although he was not authorized to
speak for other corporations, he had right
to expect help in this matter.
Capitalists. when they found how many
people desire this road would not let il
stick for want of funds. From Danbury
To- Holderness, IA distance of about twenty
miles, he was assured that four hundred
thousand dollars worth of stock would be
taken. The faith Of the people is very
strong, and though they are poor they
have resolved to take what they possibly
can spare and apply 10 this work. He
spoke of the obstacles already overcome,
such as the charter, which was opposed
with grea. vehemencc by jealousies o.
other corporations. But they had Won
the first battle and they would use every
possible effort to win those 10 follow.
1t is a long line and will take a great
amount of money, but it must succeed.
lie did not wish to deny that they rely
upon the people of Portland for their
chief help They have not the money
sufficient, but they have got the untiring
will and purpose not TO cease efforts un-
til the result is accomplished. He paid u
warm compliment 70 Mr.. Poor. and de-
clared that it was TO him and Gov Wash
burn that they were indebted for their
FIRST successes. Bur for them they would
have hardly had occasion to meet her,
to-day. He said that $4,000 people in New
Hampshire were directly interested i'll
this route and closed with general re-
view of the great interests TO be served
and developed. 1t would pay every rod
the road was built, even if there were no
promise of throughItravel.
Mr.. l., ID. Mason was the next speaker
He spoke in detail Of the obstacles to the
charter and the general matter Of railway
legislation in the State. There were many
local interests to be harmonized. Foul
different routes Were proposed, all looking
to western connection with tide water
at Portland. There were, perhaps, some
faults in the charter, but none but such
as can be promptly cured, and 1t was, III
general terms, all they expected and de
sired. He said they should soon cali
meeting in Bristol, and expected TO vote
the sum allowed by law in aid of the pro-
joct, and many other towns he knew
would do the same. He elaborated the
matter of the former opposition to railroad
lines, and cited some cases of twenty years
ago. but this feeling was gone aud every
thing was done literally and promptly
The people of the State no longer put re-
strictions upon the enterprises endowed
by foreign capital, but were inviting it III
generous terms He spoke of the new
tiowage laws which freed manufacturers
from vexatious suits for damages, and
pointed to the recent Act which exempts
all future railways from taxation during
Il term OF ten years, as the GROWING
proof of the new spirit which actuates the
people of that State.
He submitted some facts concerning re-
cent surveys and claimed that the grades
were very favorable and the cost OF con-
struction comparatively low They will
organize next month under their new
charter and want the direct sympathy
and advice Of their Portland friends. Mr..
George +. Crawford was called upon,
but said the ground had all been gone
over. He would only add his voice to the
request that the Portlanders should be
with them in their counsels, for being
green in the business they must largely
rely on their co-workcrs for the brains to
carry on the work. Judge Fowler spoke
again particularly to the last point raised.
He hoped they would not be disappointed
in the help of the Portland people, and
most earnestly asked them to come to
New Hampshire and help them start
The meeting adjourned to twelve o'clock,
having voted to meet at the same place
and time, one week from to-day. For
the familiar information of the general
reader we will recapitulate the main ques-
ton which has assumed different shapes
but means the same thing
The charter to which we have referred
comprises the same line and extent as was
contemplated by the Portland X Rutland
route. 1t proposes a road, with oonnec
,ions as follows: To start, say from the
lower Ossipee Valley, striking New
Hampshire at Freedom, and passing
through Ossipee, Tamworth, Sandwich
Moltonborough, Center Harbor to Meri.
dith, where it will connect with the Bos.
ton, Concord & Montreal road from Mere.
dith passing through New Hampton, con.
Meeting with the branch of the Northern
road at Bristol, and with the main trunk
Of the Northern road at Danbury, thirty
one miles below White River Junction,
which is the next important objective
point Of the westward line
a SHORT SERMoS.-A pastor Of one OF
the churches in Rutland county has is
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