Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-10-05
The Railroad.

We understand that our good friend
"Alick," at johnson, says the Neacsdeater
is out of ammunition for its railroad guns.
We'll, now, Alick is just one of the best
fellows in the whole universe, if you only
understand him. To be sure he is some.
times a little difficult to understand, Tut
with little patience you can generally
make him out. Now Alick wants the K.
r., he says, just as much as any OF us,
and is all good natured and "all right
with the friends of the enterprise every
where except in johnson. Some OF the
men there he does not like overmuch,
and, as we understand it, his relations
with these gentlemen are heartily recipro-
cal, in this respect. So Alick likes to
bother them, to trig their wheels, to trip
them up, to snub them, to chafe and an
noy them in every possible manner, just
for the joke Of the thing. If he really
thought he was injuring the enterprise by
bis manner of practical joking he would
really be sorry, because he has an eye TO
his own interest as well as the rest of us !;
but he believes that the only effect OF his
comical antics is to make " Len" and a
few others, feel sore, and keep them on
the jump as much as possible, and we
have come to the conclusion that he has
made proper estimate of his efforts. But
our friends in johnson are just like hui
manity elsewhere. They don't like to
have this funny little pastime of poking
sharp sticks all on one side, and so they
occasionally give Alick thrust which
makes him vince little, and thus the
fun goes on. Now if the friends there
could put off enough of the old Adam to
let him alone, we believe it would not be
three months before he would be working
earnestly for the road. 1t is hard for him
b to kick against the pricks, and requires a
good deal of stimulus to keep him at it..
So much for our friend Alick, and now
for the ammunition.
Having fought the good fight until the
battle was won, we thought we could haul
of our guns, and give some attention to
other matters. Whenever anything i'm
portant transpires we shall of course COM
municate it. ...t.. a.s
Since our last report, the work has been
going steadily on. Tho survey over the
nights of Walden has occupied more time
than we anticipated. Three lines were
carefully surveyed and their merits care
fully compared and discussed, in order to
be sure Of getting the very best, The
line finally adopted is one not varying
S much from Mr. Bailey's original line
3 The locating stakes are now stuck, and
sdtae party having reached the Lamoille,
will undoubtedly make much more rapid
progress. gasa s..t h-.la asa
a,ua Messrs. Fuller and Harding, of ST
81 Broadway, N. Y4,who are the contractors
on the Portland end Of the road for that
portion of the road already in progress of
y construction, were in the county last week
in consultation with the Directors, and
d are ready TO contract for all the heavy
q work on this section, and desire to com
mence work this Fall. A meeting of the
Directors is being held about now, at st.
Johnsbury, and wcpresume it will be con
eluded to advertise for bids just as soon
las the progress Of the survey will admit.
bMessrs. Fuller and Harding are the same
parties who did the heavy work on the
Lebanon Springs road, and are said to be
amply able to perform anything they con-
tract to do. Mr.. Hsle's party are max
ing good progress in the ssrvcy on the
western eud, and will probably reach
Cambridge considerably in advance of
Mr. Sgouruey's party. The eastern
Branch, irom Walden to St. Johnsbury,
IA also progressing finely. We know Of
No drawbacks at ALL
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