Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-26

ing OF his eoeinser, for the map is nc
only fraud, bat = very bunglin
and iAoorrect one. Il Is not
copy d ths photograph. II !
= distoEtd mstamorphossd piece Of patca
work, nads up By . crew Of isnoramussl
who. having Alched the survey Of th
Ohittsnden route and Kr. Fmn's survs.
Of the Healdville route, had not brain
enough nor honesty enough to put then
together and given them to the public
until they had defiled them with their I'm
clean hands.
The map Is not the work Of Mr. Fem
It is not the work Of an engineer 1t car
ries on its face abundant evidence of be-
ing the work of creatures unacquaintet
with the subject, and Individually the ear
marks of ignorance,
For instance over the Chittenden route
on the map, are these words, to wit
Copy Of Photographic survey of RUTLAND
and Woodstock Railroad"
Now, submit that here is evidence O.
an accomplished engineer"
Will the writer tell us what kind of 8
survey Photographic survey is?
have heard of topographic surveys and
geodesic surveys, but this is the first pho
tographtc survey have ever heard of.
On the other hand if the writer means
that the survey of the HealdDil6 route
may be relied upon, am not disposed
to question the fact.
| Will the reader again turn to the map
| lit is asking good deal 1 am aware) and
see what an immense survey this Heald-
vile survey has been!
| Trace it from Healdville to West
Bridgewater. This is the survey of the
accomplished engineer" about which
the writer of the pamphlet has had SO
much Is say.
1t is a short spur OF ten or twelve miles
see map running from Healdville to
the point where it intersects the route
which l surveyed from Rutland through
through to Woodstock
Really it seems to me that the Heald-
vile men are making a great noise about
| this small affair
And 1 am aware that it is small mat
ter to talk about, but so long as talk
about this pamphlet l am forced to talk
about small matters.
But, Notwithstanding, the Healdville
gentlemen made great deal of noise
about their survey, their engineer, and
their route, they have made vastly more
aboat the Chittenden route The writer
of the pamphlet says careful estimates of
the cost of building the Chittenden route
give result double the estimate which /
gave. 1t is scarcely necessary to say that
there is not a shadow of truth in the
statement, because the people of Rutland
generally understand that in order to
make such careful estimates, surveys must
first be made, and that no snch surveys
have been made. This on the part of the
writer is not vaporing," nor arrogant"
Oh, no. 1t is ight-not "under a
bushel,' but light" on hill"
1 have scarcely time to notice the
weighty remarks of the writer concerning
fine postulate of Comstock, about the ket-
tie bail, but will mereley say that in order
that the postulate may hold true, it is ne
cessary that bail of the same length be
applied to both sides Of the kettle where
as the Healdville bail ("see map is eight,
and two thirds miles shorter than the
Chittenden bail.
This is another specimen of logic and
fine writing.
The truth is, tho writer in applying his
postulate to the matter in question has
been misled by his map-has fallen into
MS own trap, and in attempting to in
'truct US in geom etry, has shown that he +, /,
las forgotten some things that cost him !,
md me good deal of toll and vexation +.
@ learn together, in days gonr by.
His map is a nuisance to him all the :
way.
In conclusion l would offer this sugges-
ion to the writer of the pamphlet and :
he noisy parasites and toadies " no hang
round him, namely: Whenever you
wish to call in question the abilities or
he integrity of the men who surveyed :
he Chittenden route, or to institute in
1idious comparisons between them and
he surveyors of the Healdville route, :
ust select some subject ON which the
is to be made, that you have !,
It least spark of knowledge of, for the =
manner in which you have handled this =
ubject shows beyond question that you
i'd not know what you were doing.
In your attempt to mislead the citizens
+ Rutland by means of this map, you ;,
ave fired above the mark. You have !
yer done the matter and cut off the limb J
ou stood on.
The intelligence of Rutland is not SO :,
1uch at fault yet as to be obscured by !
UGH 'scare crow" as this map is Our :,
eople are not fools, nor SO foolishly r
redulous as to swallow your nonsense D
,ithout stirring it. n
There are other portions Of the pamph- .,
1t more worthy of consideration, and
hall endeavor before long to give them pl
UGH an examination as they really merit. J.
1t is unfortunate that they have got G.
liked up with the map and what is said e.
bout it, for they belong in better COM or
any.
Very respectfully, -
j. J. r. RANDALL.
The PLAGUE OF THE LoCUsTs.-A
tie number of the Territorial Enter
rise, published at Virginia, Nevada, says ~
gentleman from the new mines on the :.
wyhee river, eighty miles north of Elko, -