Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-05-18
Lamoille Newsletter
e. B. SAWYER, Editor
Tuesday, May is, 1869.
The Rail Road.

We are able give gratifying report
procress This week. On Wednesday last
a meeting of the directors was held Il
Waterbury, where important business mat
ters were consummated, and forwar'
movement resolved upon. The final sur
vey from St. Johnsbury to the Sabia1
House ia the White Mountains is now II
progress, with the rendezvous OF the en-
gineerS at present at Littleton, N. ii. A
committee Of the directors was appointed
to employ an engineer to commence TIM
survey from Cambridge to Swanton i'm
mediatcly 1t will be remembered tina
this section of the road has never been ac
tually surveyed, although Mr.. Bailey pass
cd over it last year with the party from
Portland. AS soon as this ssrvey is com
pleted, the final survey from West Dan
vile to Swanton will be copmenced, prob
ably by Mr. Lindsey in person.
1t will be rendered that on the 22d Of
April the town of Walden held meeting
and voted unanimously to make the change
in their r. R. subscriptions asked by the
directors. A short time AFTER some OF the
voters, getting alarmed, circulated petit
ton for town meeting to rescnd the vote
of the god of April, and obtained 32 names.
A meeting was warned and was held on the
the 10Th inst, Qast Saturday, MIR. Hen
dee was on the ground to learn what was
the claims of the opposition, etc.
The meeting was organized and the pc
titioners called upon to state their claims.
Mr.. Samuel Currier then stated the rea-
sons for calling the meeting, and why the
vote of the ODD should be rescinded. His
arpumen. was the same used in johnson
against making the change. MIR. e. is al!
intelligent man, and stated hispoints well.
After Mr. y. concluded, Mr.. Hendee brief
" stated the to meeting the objects of the
change. the advantage to the company,
and showed to the satisfaction Of all pres.
ent that there was no grounl for alarm,
and that the only difficulty there was lay
in the fact that there were certain men on
The line of the road who lacked confidence
in the enterprise and its managers.
After Mr.. Hcndee closed his statement
Mr.. Currier again took the floor; said he
was opposed to bonding and had always
been; but inasmuch as the town had sub
scribed $50, 900 he was in favor of max
ing that $4,000 count all it could be
10 fsa re, L fGdfmct hot tmaK1DgFne tnange
--anG II there was any man in the house
thai desired to they could do so. Every
one was satisfied and the meeting djourn-
cd without even motion to rescind being
made. The managers of this great enter
prise are becoming satisfied from day to
day that the people along the line are
gaining 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 the town subscriptions asked by
the directors is Of great Importance to the
company, 1t will enable the company TO
realize more money, build the road cheap
err and sooner, and by a far better method
than formerly contemplated. If this Isl so,
as it not strange that any friend of the
road should take means to prevent the
change? Every town that has subscribed
to the stock of the Co. is member of the
Co., just as much as an individual who
has taken stock hence, when townre-
fused to take step for the advantage of
the company it refuses to take a step for
for its own advantage. Intelligent anti.
bonding men, when not led by selfish mo-
tives, take this view of the case. The
The directors and our St. Johnsbury friends
regret very much the blow that johnson
has dealt the enterprise; but rejoice that
it is not to prove fatal The injury is
great, and it is believed by all true friends
of the enterprise that certain parties will
see cause toregret their action as the work
progresses. Now this must not be tortur.
ed into threat. 1t does not mean "oStra-
cism," social nor political, 1t means,
simply, that when the honest friends of
this enterprise become satisfied that their
action has wounded the cause they wished
to promote, they will---they must--feel
sorry for it. aad HtF ae
The action of Mr.. Currier at Walden,
was just what we should have expected
from any unprejudicd and honest man in
the matter. He Is represented to us as an
intelligent, educated farmer, with honest
and unselfsh motives in calling the meet
ing to rescind-and when his reason was
satisfied that he was wrong, he yielded
gracefully, to his great credit. We hope
his action will not be without its effect
upon others. @