Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-05-20
Vermont Daily Transcript
ST. ALBANS, VT.
= The LumOjVe TUNeV RUjirO0d.
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1869.


The final survey from ~. Jol nsbury
to the Sabian House in the White
Mountains is now in progress, with the
rendezvous Of the engineers at present
at Littletoll, y. II. \ committee OF the
Directors has been appointed to employ
an engineer to commence the survey
fiOm Cambridge TO Swanton immedia e.
ly As soon as this :uryey is completed
the final survey from West Danvillc to
Swanton will be commenced, probably,
the NeWsdcclcr says, by Mr.. Linsley
i'm person. We copy further from the
NcWsdcoicr.
1t will be remembered that on the 22d
of April the town of Walden held a
meeting and voted unanimously to
make the change i'm their II. II. sub
scriptions asked by the directors. y
short time after some of the voters,
getting alarmed, circulated Il petition
for town meeting to rescind the vote
of the ODD Of April, and obtain b names.
A meeting was warned ana was held on
the 18th inst. last Saturday. Mr..
Hendee was on the ground to learn
what were ,hc..claims of the opposition,
etc
The meeting was organized and the
petitioners called upon To state their
claims. Mr.. Samuel Currierthen stated
the reasons for calling the meeting, and
why the vote of the 222d should be re-
scinded. His argument was the same
used i'm Johnson against making the
change. Mr.. G. Is an intelligent man,
and stated his points well. After Mr..
G. concluded, Mr.. Hendce briefly stated
to the meeting the objects of the
change, the advantage to the company
and showed to the satisfaction of all
present that there was no ground for
alarm, and that the only difficulty there
was lay in the fact that there were GER
tain men on the line of the road who
lacked confidence in the enterprise and
its managers.
After Mr.. Hendee closed his state
ment Mr.. Currier again took the floor;
said he was opposed to bonding and had
always been but inasmuch az the town
had subscribed $50, 900 he was in favor
of making that $50, 900 count all it could
be to the II. II. Co. that he should not
move to rescind the former vote making
the change-and if there was any man
in the house that desired to they could
meeting adjourned without even
motion to rescind being made. The
managers of this great enterprise are be-
coming satisfied from day to day that
the people along the line are gain
ing confidence in their good faith and
determined purpose to build the road.
Such seemed to be the demonstration in
Walden. Every one admits that the
change in town subscriptions asked by
the directors is Of great Importance to
the company. 1t will enable the COM
pany to realize more money, build the
road cheaper and sooner, and by fai
better method than formerly contem
plated. If this is so, is it not strange
that any friend of the road should take
means to prevent the changer Every
town that has subscribed to the stock OF
the Co. is member of the Co., just as
much as an individual VINO has taken
stock hence, when Il town refused to
take a step for the advantage Of the
company it refuses to take a step for its
own advantage. Intelligent anti-bond
ing men, when not led by selfish mo-
tives, take this view of the ease. The
directors and our st. Johnsbury friends
regret very much the blow that John
son has dealt the enterprise but rejoice
that it is not to prove fatal. The in
jury Is great, ana Is DclleVeu Dy all true
friends Of the enterprise that certain
parties will see cause to regret their ac-
tiOn as the work progresses. Now this
must not he tortured into threat. 1t
does not mean "Ostrdcisna," social MOI
political. 1t means, simply, that when
this honest friends of this enterprise be-
come satisfied that their action has
wounded the cause they wished to pro-
mote, they will--they must-feel sorry
for il.