Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23
Thc Railroad Conference At Sara
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The conference was held in obediouce Il
resolution, and under the direction OF {
committee appointed at the great meeting
held at Oswego, N Y. on the 9th day Of
October last, by the friends of the Trans
Continental Railway. The object was b
consider the best practicable route for 4
railroad from Oswego to Rutland, there
to unite with the Rutland and Wood
stock railroad, and form one of the con-
Meeting links in the projected air line
road from Portland, Maine, to the Pacific
coast
The meeting was largely attended.
Every prominent point between Portland
and Osweyo that was probable to be
reached by the road was represented.
The committee consisted of Mr.. Gilbert
Mollison of Osweyo;; chairman Hon.
Cheney Ames of Oswego, George l. Post
II Fairhaven, Cayuga Co., N. Y, Charles
. H. Cross of Pulaski, N. Y, and R. T.
Tough of Leyden, n. Y.
The following is tho list of delegates
present:
Portland, Me-John A. Poor, John
Neal. Allen Haines, w. H. Stephenson,
\. c. Rice, Moses Gould Samuel Rounds
Dan6my, ~ 10. f Fowler.
Rutland-Henry Clark, z. v. K. Will
sou, John Cain, Rock wood Barrett, L. G.
Kingsley, j. w Cram.on, J. G. Dunn,
George E. Graves
Sher6urne, W-DAnisl w. Taylor.
Whitehall, ~ Y.-E L. Davis, VIM.
II r,fft, Charles Chaplin, w. w. Cook,
ra,lur Meanwhile, z. w. Scribner, o. F.
D,vIs, G. A. Hall, A II. Griswold, II. T.
G .lnrd, George Brett, II. r. Snyder, ]. T.
Buel.
f. Ann, ~ Y-Silas P. Pike, Henry
~ Sargent, w. L. Brown, w. R. Norris,
tieorge S. Broughton, John P. Evans.
Glen's Falls, n. flames G. Clark,
Jerome Lapham, Duncan McGregor, w.
McEckron, Milton Sawyer, Charles Green,
H. r. Leavens, D. Ferguson, j. Morgan,
t. S. Coolidge, Charles II. Green.
Saratoga Springs. j. G. Hubert
George s. Batcheller, P. II. Green, ]. M
Marvin, w. NJ Potter, c. s. Lester, DR.
hamilton, J. Palmer, ]. L. Cramer, G. A.
Russell, w. A. Sackett, E. J. Huling, j
j. Leake, George E. McOmber, A. B. Ohm.
stead, A. Bockes, G. H. Holden, w. J.
Hendrick, G. H. Ballard, j. R. Chapman,
Warm Leland, w. H. McCafrey, F. w
Fonda, ]. P. Conkling. M. J. Jennings,
H. II. Hathorn, John H. White, J. NJ
Dawson, Seymour Ainsworth.
Warrensburgh.-W. B. Farlin, B. P
Hurhans, Fl. McNutt, Thomas Cunning.
ham. Joseph Woodward.
Luzerne.-A. J. Cherritree, B. c. Butler
Hadley-J. Ellsworth.
.SchuyleruMe d. English, Samuel
Sheldon, w. p Ostrander
NorMUae ID. N. Moore, NJ w. New.
Joh,istonn Adam Weaver, John Yost.
Ohio, Herkimsr CO-Reuben II. Wood,
VIM. s. Burt.
R4ssia, Hrhimer Col. Popple, M.
s. smith.
BooneuiHe C. Dodge, II. 7. Willard,
J ". Whpple, w II. Doiffendorf, Gen.
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Ltedfehl, Osnego. Col. M. Brewers
ID. Dimmoek.
Osceobt, Lem@ Co.-H J. Cowles.
Greenulch-Wm NJ. Holmes
Mr. Gilbert Mollison, chairman Of the
cpmnit'.e. called tho meeting t, order,
nd CAV. brief -ynopsis Of the meeting
b.ld at O4wego The object sought was
80 build u moro direct limo to tho eastern
>rnboard. O.wsyo was largely engaged
- manufacturing, especially Of -four, and
g.. the seventh American city in commerce.
one million five hundred thousand dol
lrs worth Of -four is now annually
manufactured in Oswego, and she has
'thsr interests proportionately great
With better railroad facilities her bust
would be doubled in few years, and
'h"se facilities must be had. The only
.iiiiculty that stands in the way is the
lection of route. and to determine
what j. the most direct and the easiest OF
instruction.
The committee had assembled to receive
Information, and called upon any gentle
nan, east or west. to furnish facts in
their possession pertinent to the subject
Hon. John Neal of Portland, the ven
fra5le citiz.n and distinguished author
suggested that Hon. John A. Poor, the
,ther Of the Portland and Oswego Rail.
Dad project, al-o the protector Of the
t'rand Trunk line through Canada,
-hould he heard upon the subject in be-
half Of the city of Portland.
Mr.. Poor appeared upon the platform
nd was received with great enthusiasm
lie gave sketch Of the inception of this
'rt-rprss and its progress, presenting in
general the features Of the iras-conti-
GENITAL Railroad. The construction Of the
rand Trunk Railway aud the effect il
AID in at once charging the business OF
t,rtland had suggested 10 that city the
.inportanc, Of extending her communica-
'lou- west. that the full advantages Of her
"nvl. and cnptcious harbor, the finest
along III. Atlantic eot-t or in the world
pnxht b.. r.ai,z.1. Portland has n com.
,n.rcial -tr.,t seven miles louv, with n
ah,nuel 80 feet in d-pth along Its whole
nyth. nearly every foot depot. The
let that the great ship Monarch, bearing
rho remains II Grorge Peabody to
America could no. enter any port on the
Atlantic except Portland proved that it
Was A. least the best harbor on this con-
,nent Nature had given her every
f,cility of business communication. The
CITY is on the highway Of the grand
central route around the globe from Asia
- Enope. She wants nn airline railroad
t, the Wu-t. BY the Grand Trunk Rail-
lad the distance from Chicago to Port