Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-14

FEgslIl
PACIFIC AD-RUTLAND AND
WOODSTOCK RAILROAD.

"'''2 ''N - Il ili1i''A'
Et!tors ft4'htha Ierdtd - In your
paper ON Friday, 80. G. D. occupied
column aud g halfof space to develop an
idea ALLUDED to in his recent Saturday
" night Plmphlet The idea and argument
of the pamphlet and &C. G. ID. is that
Gen. Grant growla at further aid on
the part Of the general government to the
Pacific railroad, therefore Rutland should
oppose aiding 1.-THE construction of the
Ruthnd and Woodstock railroad
Tho argument stated even in the face
tious style OF &C. CD" and with so
m any words Of con collation. to opponents
of bonding, will scarcely satisfy search
ing aud earnest public, unless he will
give some Of the facts so it may be seen
that tho two ea*e5 are parallel or anal
agous
Congress has already appropriated over
thirty millions OF dollars for the Pacific
railroad, which, 1t Is claimed Is quito
enough to build that road, and by some
great Geal more than enough and
whether 50 or not, 1t Is notorious fact
that the 1windhng and stealing connected
with that enterprise has been fabulous III
amount, SO much 50 that the people
began the growing long before Gen.
Grant had occasion to take it up. The
growing was not because the govern
meut had guaranteed the Pacific railroad
4.
the contracts for building the road.
The will Of the people, Gen. Grant
saws, is to be his guide as an executive
officer What measure did the people
ever demand more earnestly than the
Pacific railroad 1t was the boast OF
republican speakers throughout the late
political campaign that republican con-
gress had aided and secured the Pacific
railroad. The people demanded that road
even in the midst Of civil war, and the
road is secured. The people now demand
that the breaks shall be shut down on the
corruption and fraud that has grown out
OF that gigantic work To the expense OF
the government ana honest SUBSCRIBERS to
the s'ocN. ten Grant True TO ms pledge
needs the 0emhnd and srowls. lie sets
MS l"'o "-''h't the SWIMMING Scheine' OF
sp'cuIu9IS ana contractors hot against
an enterprise SO nearly indispensable t'
the growth and Development OF the ma
tlcn, The government lent Its aid to the
Pacihc rdliroad' though heavily IN debt
yNtTE. - nt
' ana no one questions the propfle'y OF
30 doing, but having appropriated
enough 70 build the road, and having
secured It's construction, the demand Il
that nothing snail be given TO MI th'
pockets oil SPECTATORS. men hu'i"i''
and other towns nave aided IN the con
structioh OF me HSntiahd ana oouStoc'
railroad 10 the extent OF their ability
without INJURY to 'AeT prosperity ant
money enough has been obrained iron
other sources to complete the puliding Q
the road, we sh''i an De ready to grow
at l"r'het uo'ia'AuS LOT '"e oeheii'
specuiatof''
But why was it necessary TO fill the Sa
urday night circular with 50 many mil
statements Of facts and figures?
That document states the cost of fort,
two miles Of the Rutland and Burlingto
railroad, measuring twcuty-one miles eac
way from the Summit, TO have been thrt
millions of dollars, which the facts reduC
some eight hundred thousand dollar
quite a little itcm. It's author also faile
to inform the public that the road,
built, cost more than it otherwise woul
by reason Of its bonds being sold at fiji
or sixty cents on the dollar, as well as