The New York herald., 1869-12-16
RAILROAD MEETNG IN SARATOGA.

New TrRnsc0ntinental Railway-PrOposed d
Routes from Portland to the Lakes.
SARATOGA, Dec 10, 1862
Messrs. Gilbert Mollison ana Cheney Ames, OF Os-
wego; K. I. Hougn, or Lewis county; G. l. Post, OF
Cayuga, and Charles II. Cross OF Pulaski, the COM
mittee appointed at the oswego Convention arrived
this evening and organized meeting.
Mr.. MoLLIsON gave an account OF the meeting
held at Oswego in october. He stated the object IN
view was to build q more direct route 10 the sea-
board. Oswego was largely engaged in manulac-
turing, and products were largely taxed for freight
by the existing roads,
JOHN NEAL, OF Portland, moved that Mr. Poor OF
that place, be called upon to address the audience.
Mr.. JOHN A. POOR took the platform, and the
cheering words from gentlemen here had repaid him
for coming Portland mad the best harbor the
Atlantic coast, and the British ship Monarch, with
the remains OF George Peabody had been there lie
dld not object TO the people OF the Empire STATE
taking pride In New York; but New England wanted
35o00oo barrels OF our per annum. and better facll
ties for getting II. From Portland TO Chicago, by
the Grand Trunk Railroad, is over 1900 miles; by
the new direct route now contemplated, IT
land carriage wherever possible, in preference
70 water. We must build railroad across
shorter route Canaaa is moving to build a
direct route on the northern line. He gave
M pnrand ne e harhor ,aroe and % daen enan
to accommodate the largest vessels In any number.
Canada saw the % advantages % % and made It the ter
Durn OF Vermont sent word to-day that his town, of
only 1000 inhabitants, had undertaken to build
line TO Woodstock. Chicago had been heard
from. They could not afford to invest their money
but they could pledge SIS OoO 900 IN freight Port
land would handle the freight and transnip 1t to
Europe at less cost than New York. The difference
would pay the extra land carriage. They calculate
that the route from Portland TO Rutland can be
opened In two years II IL can be shown that the line
Will be continued West
o. +. FOWLER. of Danbury, n. H., was next called
upon. He said-We have got charter and pledge
that line through New Hampshire shall be built.
No grade over ay feet per mile nile required IN as
line shall be built, aud nature mas left place for
tn.a air line through New Hampshire.
JOHN CAIN, editor OF the Rutland Courier and
president OF the Rutland and Woodstock Railroad,
was next called upon. He said q railroad must be
bullt direct IRON Portland to the Pacific. Whether
the time had vet arrived we are now about to con-
slider. There are numerous lines now, but direct
line passes between those now built through Ogdens-
burg on the north and Albany on the south. Rut-
land has bonded the town for $500, 900 to aid this
line. Other towns IN Vermont are doing the same.
CHARLES CHAPLIN, Of Whitehall, hoped the dele
CATION west OF Whitehall would now come forward,
and called A. B. Farln, OF WarreDsDurg, who spoke
for q route through Northern New YorE, from Fort
Valley through the mountains and Wilderness TO
Bonneville, an objective point towards Oswego.
lie made the route he proposed, from Fort Ann to
Oswego, 1872 miles.
]. @'EoKRoS, OF Glens Falls, presented the
claims Of IL the route oy taas place staring from
thence TO Palmers Falls on the HUDSON River;
thence through sacandaaa valley TO Worthwhile, and
so up the valley TO Piseco Lake. lie also mentioned
a route diverging by the way OF Stony creek. The
distance by his route from Fort Ann to Uswego is
1S3 miles.
h. G. BUTLER, OF LuZerne, spoke In favour OF q
route from Fort Ann to Luzerne, taking the same
west from that place up Sacandaga valley, as
before presented.
General G. S. BATCHELDER, OF Saratoga, argued in
favor OF passing through the towns OF Milton and
Galway Saratoga county, and Worthwhile, in Full
ton county striking Sacandaga valley there thence
by the route presented by MIR. McEckron. This would
avoid the cham OF mountains between Fort Ann and
Sacandaga valley This line woud pass through q
sparsely settled country farther north. From sara
toQa to Worthwhile only requires twenty.eight miles
OF road before reaching the Wilderness.
Mr. CHENEY AMEs said the hour was growing late,
and asked an adjournment till tomorrow, at ten
O'Clock. 1he meetlng adjourned accordingly.