Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-01-12
Taa Rail Road,

and the amount OF stocA lHSn ''O'N''''
subscribed, and the prospects calculated
upon, the showing was such as to inspire
confidence that the project could succeed
toith hard ,s9rF ard HJerayity on The part
Of the friends. =,
Bakersfield had held is meeting tne
day before, Monday, and voted an addl'
tional ten thousand dollars; but we deem
it lust to say to our readers, that she has
since called another to resoind this vote
What the rasait may be, Of course we can
only predict; but it is safe to say that NC
effort win b spared on the part OF the
enemies Of our scheme to thwart and de-
feat the project, and we believe the
friends in Bakersfield 50 understand it and
mill act accordingly. Eden holds its
town meeting Tomorrow, SUI the contest
Is waxing warm--the pros ana Gods ooin5
pretty evenly balanced, but wo b,,.5vs
thew will vote TO bend for about Il, OU0.
Should Ellen bond for len thousand, we
feel rate ii saying that. counting that
SUN, we should lack sum not much e.
coediug eighty thousand dollars.
The territory from which this sum Is TO
be raised is, Of course, Narrowing, several
towns having already raised all, or nearly
all, which can be expected Of them TO
raise. Still we are happy to reeollect
that the towns of Swanton, Horawicl and
Walden have not yet made their reports
of private subscription, and we confident
" expect liberal subscriptions in those
towns, while Hyde Park, Morristown,
Johnson, Cambridge, Watoryillc, Fetch
er and IIighgate have only made partial
reports. 1t may be said, however, Of
some Of these latter towns, that the cream
of the subscriptions have already been
raised and reported.
While, then, VIC are moi able to say ab-
solutely how many thousands are yet to be
raised, we think we make a rear approx
nation to the figures, when we set 1t at
$4,000 We think we can pretty clear
ly see where about $40, 600 Of this cum is
to come from. Now, then, for the last AZ
,or so thousand dollars--and there's TIE
4nb! 1t must come in small stock sub
scriptions, mainly; for unless sorge untore-
seen event or providence unlocks some
hearts, which seem now tc be hopelessly
closed up, we must not expect any sub
scriptions which can be called large.
We hear some men VINO confess them
selves able to take q small amount of
stock say from one to three shares, i
saying If we knew that the read would
not be built without our and, we would
take what little We coul . &c, at the
same time pretending to believe that the
road would be built all the same. whether
they subscribe or rot Such persons
seem to us to be about as incredulcns as
Thomas of OLD.
Brigham, Hendee, the Messrs. Fair
banks, everybody who knows any thing
about the matter, Or takes any interest in
it, all tell US tie same story. Wesee the
Directors constantly laborinr, night and
day, tugging and sweating like hod-car-
riers, and accepting with great thankful
ness the one share subscriptions, and read
in their earnest, anxious countenances the
best endorsement of their truthfulnoss
and we confess that it rather rutiies our
naturally sweet temper, when we hear
men say, in the face Of these repeated as-
surances of men whose word none Of them
dare question, "if we kne,o they really
wanted it," etc. Now, IN all canlor, gen
tlemen, how can You eyes 3aole any ta9t,
if you arc so increauloua Of ha,aan tea-
mony? DO You expect an oifllgenee Of
Divine light upon Thu. abject? Recol-
lect that the instances arc rare who're such
Examinations have been youchsafed upon
subjects Of this kind Last week, when
Mr.. Fairbanks passed through the county,
Sc publicly declared that gpcss wcraiaed
this sam Of ten thousand dollars to the
mile, the road could not succeed Many
of you heard him. Do you think he meant
to tell you falsehood2 You dare not
say it. Do you imagine that he was III
any degree dealing insincerely with you
and tyring to Common" you? Such an
imputation could only be the offspring of
jealous mind. Do you suppose that he
smisinformed7 From Tue beginning these
men have been the very anchor Of our
hopes. They know the subject from root
to branch. They understand perfectly
what cen and what cannot be accomplished,
and they are earnest, honest, fair dealing,
and successful men. We say, then, 10
pretend to doubt them, upon this subject,
Is silly af'ectatiop or sheer stupidity. The
time has come for ns to blurt out this
honest Saxon--determined that if you are
longer deceived the fault shall not be ours.
If then, as we cannot doubt. YOU reall 4