Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-02-02
From the Richford Sentinel.
The r. R, Meeting.

The meeting of the Missisquoi X. IL.
Commissioners resulted quite differently
from what was expected. The Commits
sioners from Orleans County, being in
majority, elected their President and Sec
rotary, opened the books, subscribed Tor
the stock themselves, lin an unlawful man
ner. it is true and closed the books. Now
they can elect their own Directors, and
act their pleasure about doing anything
more.
The appointment of so many Commits
sioners from Orleans County was great
mistake in the Trainer Of the act. Meth
err the population nor the wealth of the
towns in that county interested in the
/ Missisquoi R. r., nor the length Of road
to be built through those towns, would en-
title them to near so large a proportion.
The charter Of the Missisquoi r. r. was
granted by our Legislature to the people
of this valley for the purpose of building
railroad from some point on the line Of
the Vt. & Canada r. r. up the valley to
Newport, there to connect with the Pass
umpsic. In order to avoid the mountains
the road must run through the township
Of Potion, P. O., for distance of eleven
miles, and this could not be done until
permission was obtained from the Canadi-
an governments. Until such permission
was obtained the road must, if built, be in
two separate links; the western link from
some point on the Vt. & Canada to Rich
ford-a distance of 81 or % miles->aBd
the eastern link from Newport to the prov
ince line in the town Of Trov-a distance
Of I to 10 miles.
Last winter an attempt was made to in
terest the Passumpsic road in the project
of road to connect that road with the
Stanstead, Sheford Il Chambly r. r. at
St. Johns or West Farnham. The reply
was that the road could render no assist
ance, as it was about to ext2Ad its line up
the Massawippi Valley to Lenoxyille. The
town Of Newport was apparently indiiter-
ent to a new road, as the Passumpsic ac-
commodated them very well. Thus, Troy
and perhaps Jay, appeared to be the only
towns interested in the bnilding of the
eastern link of the road. These two towns
have an aggregate grand list Of "a, 4S4.35.
1t would thus seem that the probabilities
of the building of the eastern link Of the
Missisquoi X. Il. are very small On our
end Of the road, the towns Of Sheldon,
Swanton and Highgate, voted money in
aid of the Lamoillc road, and, of course,
cannot be expected now to assist the Miss
isquoi road. Lately, however, St Adams
has expressed desire to cooperate with
tis---such men as Ex-Gov. Smith, Hon. b.
Barlow, Hon. i. Brainard, and other men
Of means in that town offering, if St, AL
bans, Sheldon, Enosburgh, Montgomery,
Berkshire and Richford will vote the amt
allowed by the enabling act-$279, 600
to raise the rest of the money--say about
$500, 000-and build the road to Rich
ford.
With this view the meeting of the Com
missioners for the opening of the books,
preparatory to organizing the company,
was called at Richford, on the 20 inst. 1t
was supposed Of course that the Commits
sioners from Orleans county, with view
to connecting with US in the future, would
be glad to cooperate With us, so far as
the could by the use of their names in eff
fecting an organization.
The presence of all the Commissioners
from Orleans county at the meeting indi-
Gated that something was up Upon the
opening of the meeting. II. g. Wilson, Of
Troy, was nominated and elected Chair
man Some one then nominated S. p.
Carpenter, Of Richford, for Secretary, and
some one else nominated j. Ii. Bisbec, Of
Newport The Chairman put the motion
on Mr.. Carpenters nomination, and the
ayes and nays appeared about equally d.
vided. The Chairman, however, who was
apparently possessed Of very fine auricul-
ar powers, declared thu motion lost, and
Mr.. Bsbce was elected.
1t was then evident that the Orleans
men intended to control the business, and
take the charter into their own hands. An
attempt was then made to come to some
understanding with them to find out what
they wanted. They professed the most
pacific intentions; they didn't want us to
control the road, and prevent them from
building their end but they did not want
to put straw in our way to prevent our
part Of the road.
The proposal was made them, that they
should take $4,000 of stock and we
should take the same amount; that they
should have seven directors, and we the
same--thus neither party having the con-
troll and that each should commence to
work on their respective end of the road