Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-11
The LanOi'ic and MiSsiSquot
RaiErOdds.

Railroads.
The meeting at Franklin on the 30th
ult., in behalf of the Lamoille Valley
Railroad, WIS addressed by Col. a. b.
Jewett and b. Hall, of Swanton, Lrown
Chamberlin, NJ. p, and others. Mr..
Hall ,as we learn from the Sentinel, made
telling speech, proving by figures and
sound logic that it is for the interest of
the eastern towns OF the county to aid in
the building of the Lamoille Road that
the recent offer Of ST Adams to put n
road up the Missisquoi Valley with
terminus ut Richford, was simply bait
to prevent stock being taken in the La
mobile Road, thus defeating the project
and when this was done things would
remain as they WERE"
Mr.. Hall evidently h IS not avery high
opinion of st. Adams. Tie meeting at
Berks hire Centre, on Thursday of last
week was addressed by ID. ID. Weed and
r. J. SAKE, Mr.. Whitney, of East Frank
lin and Bryant Hall, of Swanton, who
declared that the offer of the st. Adams
people was not TO be depended on that
the best way for the people of the Mis-
sisquoi Valley was to build one up the
Lamoille Valley. Hon. II. d. Farrar,
Of Richford, and Rev. G. Kimball, of
Enosburgh, answered these arguments,
clearly showing that it was for the inte-
fhn v>oan1o ~ tho 1,ici,,;t1- 4 \
deavor to get road through their own
towns.
The following article concerning the
Lamoille Valley and Missisquoi Valley
Railroads we find in the Richford ,Senti-
mel of the Sth inst.
The friends of the Lamoille Valley
Road are making the most energetic eX-
ertions to get the stock for Their road all
taken. The Lamoille Nc,Csdedier is
confident that this will be accomplished
in two or three weeks. The success
the road seems thus almost certa IL and
we may expect that the iron horse u
will at no distant day be dashing up the
beautiful and fertile valley of the La
noble. From 1850 to 1860 the popula-
ton Of Vermont increased less than
BOOBIES than any other State or Ter
ritory in tho Union. This was owing to
the lack of sufficient Undue aments tC
keep our enterprising young men al
home. The Lamoille Valley, and other
new railroads in our State, by develop.
ing our agricultural and manufacturing
interests will act as iron bands to NJ
our youth to their homes.
Meetings in the interest OF the La
NOBLE Road have lately teen held IL
several towns in this county and some
stock has been taken. The towns of Ba
kersfield, Fairfield, Sheldon, Highgatt
and Swanton can afford to contribute
hbe. ally to build railroad through theil
towns; but the people of Enosburgh
Berkshire, Montgomery ana Richfor(
should remember that "Charity Iegln:
at home"
Within a fortnight books will be
opened for subscription to the stock o
tie Missisquoi Valley Railroad. 1t il
manifestly for the inter est of our citizens
to favor road which will pass through
their own towns. The prospects of ou
road are good. Several of the wealthie ::
men in st. Adams have pledged them
selves to take stock in the road, and it i.
confidently bel eyed if our towns viii
vote the amounts they are authorized t
by the enabling act passed by the late
4CSlSidlulC, thdt OC AdlSSS
in addition by private subscription to eli
SIRE the success Of the roai. The argu
ments used by the advocates of the La
noble road to induce the people of III
valley to take stock in that road, are
that the recent offer by the st. Alban
peO lie to invest in the Missisquoi Rail
road is merely b9iI to prevent us from
investing in the LamOille Road, ant
that the only way for us to get roat
up this valley is to give money to bui,'
road up the Lamoille Valley. Til
last reminds us of the offer of the oil,
farmer to his boys, that, the one VIII
would eat the most potatoes should hav
the most pie. The poor little "bcoties
stuffed themselves with potatoes til
they could eat nothing more, and tn
old man had the whole pie to himself. w
may give our money to build the La
noble Road, aud then where is til
m oney coming from to build load u
our own valley, and nOH that it is fo
the interest of the st. Adams people t
help build such roa |, We should a.
un. tie in the effort. 1t is asserted tina
st. Adams will not assist. Wait till tn
Looks are opened, an we shall see. Agai
1t is said the r. ad will be in the hands c
the VT. Central stockholders. If the
subscribe the most stock to the road,
will, be? If they have control of tn
road when built they, will undoubtedl
run it so as to make it pay, and so rs t
develope the resources of the country 9
much as possible. 1t would manifest
be for the interest of the manages to d
so. Let our people all unite and build
railroad up their owl valley and ther
fthey haxe money to spare, they can il
vest 1t in the Lamoille Road, or in tn
Suez Canal, or towards building SUI
pension bridge across the Behring Strai
in order to facilitate communication b'
tween our Walrussian" territory an
the Country of the Tchukt Chi if tho
like.