Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-14
million and half thus provided for?

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it not entirely reasonable to assume that
these corporations would act for their own
| interest and furnish the remainder, which,
It most, could not exceed half million
Ii the Rutland and Woodstock railroad
is built, as it can and ought to be, with
out mortgaging the road when IN part
] completed, would not the stock be worth
| It the very lowest figure, from sixty to
| ninety cents on the dollar
Can &C. C. D." give us any cogent rea-
son why it would not !:
This same old cry that 1.-The stock viii
be worthless was used against IL e Leba-
non Springs road, but the road has been
built, and the stock is at par.
| We are aware that there are class OF
citizens who doubt the propriety of towns
| lending their aid to such enterprises .un-
| dor any circumstances, or at least, when
| the town is 50 heavily in debt as Rutland
| is at present Whether aid ought thus to
they exist. The people of Vermont have
become satisfied that when any more rail-
roads,are built in the State, they will be-
in part, byitown aid and in obedience to
| that sentiment our late legislature passed
enabling acts for all the towns to be
benefited by the proposed roads.
The friends of other roads, designed to
connect Portland with the West more d.
raetiy than at present, are in the field,
3,d towns have MT their aid to the ex-
tent OF from eight to eighteen times the
amount Of their grand list.
If Rutland and other towns do their
duty this road may be secured, and it
would open up an undeyeloped section OF
country, connect with important roads
running in four direction at White River
Junction, bring large amount of trade
and business to Rutland. tend to hasten
the time when manufacturing shall spring
up here aud thus make an increase OF
business that would demand canal to
Whitehall
The material question to be answered
at AIiN illlle Is. snail INC tlliLtIiS VI Inv
town pursue Il liberal policy toward pro-
iects that will tend to make it the most
important inland city in New England
Or shall they pursue short-sighted poll
Bennington and St Johnsbury, to 90
ahead Of Rutland These and other towns
are rapidly increasing in population and
will continue to increase. 1t would seem
to be important for he people of Rut-
land, III some manner, to show that they
are friendly to the Rutland and Wood
stock road if they desire it built. The
roads that will furnish the bulk of the
funds will not be likely to take hold in
the matter, unless assured that the people
along the line Of the road are friendly
Has not Vermont long enough pursued
a policy that has deferred capitalists from
investing in railroads or manufacturing
in the State
VIII not the policy iuaugurated, and
now being pursued in many section of the
State, tend to build up hourishing vii
lagos, increase wealth and population, and
give employment to our young men, so
that the best of them shall not, as at pres
ent, flock to the West and South.
Rutland is ahead of any town IA the
State, and may keep there but much will
depend upon the action of her citizens.
in relation to aiding the Rutland and
Woodstock railroad
If a short-sighted policy is now pur-
sued, we may soon see the Portland and
Ogdensburg, and the Gassetts station and
Claremont roads built, other towns built
up, and Rutland remain with about her
present population and wealth
EC1LrsEs IN 1S69.-There will be four
eclipses this year, two of the sun and two
of the moon. Two of them will be visible
on the continent The first will occur on
the 9th inst At Boston the moon will
enter Penumbra at 6:34 p. m, and leave
at 1f:l4 p m. The middle of the eclipse
will be at S:5f p. m.
A total eclipse of the sun will occur on
the eth of August and will be visible to
North America and Eastern Asia. 1t
will begin at Boston at 5:24 p. m, and
end at sunset.
MAsoNIC-The following are the Off
GERS of Center Lodge, elected at the an
ual communication, ON Thursday evening
las:
B. W Marshall. W. NJ
J. A. Sheldon, S w.
H. H. Smith, J. w,
g. NJ. Bailey, t.
L. X. Brewer, Sec.
c. V Rollins. S. d.
G. Z. Russell, J. ID.
p. S. Sawyer, Tyler.
C. S. Long and r. B. Jones, Stewards.
T. c. Potter Chaplain.
L. G. Kingsley Marshal.
The above named officers will be in
.tallod 10y Fast Master Charles IL. Shell
don, on Thursday evening next, at u
o'clock, at Masonic Hall, Union block.
After the installation, the. Rev. L. c.
Potter will deliver an address.
STEAM STONE CUTTER COMPANY
At the annual rleetingof the stockholders
of the Steam Stone Cutter company, held
in New York, on the 7th inst, the follow
/ ing gentlemen were elected directors for
the ensuing year
/ Thomas Nelson, New York.
/ G. ID. Hutchins,
James A. Green 90