St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-27

urged and entreated, not dollar OF STOCK
was ever subscribed fort there
Meanwhile prominent men in the La
noble Valley had secured the legislation
necessary, and were asking to be admit
ted into the trunk line, and TO become a
link in the Portland and Ogdensburg
road. For months their petitions were
refused. as it was the desire of the pro-
iectors of the enterprise to build the road
to the state capital But when it was
found that Montpelier had totally ;,ban-
doned this enterprise, and not only that,
but had enlisted in a rival enterprise,
Uhe Montpelier and Wells River road),
the directors of the Portland and Og-
densburg road united their interests with
the Lamoille Valley, to which they are
now bound by ali moral as well as legal
obligations.
From that time until very lately, the
subject OF Il railroad from Montpelier to
ST. Johnsbury has been entirely aban-
doned by Montpelier. And that they
had no reason to expect the road would
ever 90 there, we copy from the Mont
pelier Freeman OF June 10, 1S67-the
same paper which published the report
of the committee of twenty. After
speaking of the interest in this enterprise
in Portland, St. Johnsbury, and other
places along the line, it says:
'.This railroad project is certainly pro
crossing east of US, however much indif-
ference may be shown by the taxpayers
of Montpelier to the enterprise.
Ore thing begins to be certain, viz: that
neither Portland nor St JohnsbuTy nor
Danville are disposed to wait much long
er, before looking for aid to those who
are willing to help in building railroads.
1t is not a great while before the general
assembly will meet, and Immediately up
on that railroad will be chartered down
the Lamoille Valley; and if Montpelier
does nothing in the meantime, the Port
land and Ogdcnsburg road, it may safely
be predicted, will not pass through
Montpelier.
That prophecy of more than two years
ago, has proved true. Montpelier was
apathetic-in fact she abandoned the en-
terprise. The LamoiIle Valley road was
chartered, and although it was the wish
Of st. JohHsbury to have road to the
capital, the enterprise had been SO long
delayed by the non-actiOn Of Montpelier,
that st. Johnsbury gladly united with
the Valley in building Il road from Swan
ton TO Casco Bay. And although the
directors could not now consent to open
the subscription books on the Montpelier
end Of the road, they offered to divide
the chatter with them, or assist them in .
getting new charter from Montpelier to
West Dauvillc, but Iamoillc Valley
must now be the route for the trunk huc
Judge Poland, a. legal adviser If the
followed NJ" Fairbanks, an
swering some points raised by Mr. vii
lard i'll regard to the legal rights Of Mont
peiier in the pr sent CORPORATE. etc, .
and at Il late hUu. the meeting adjourned. /.
The LOc0fi!tg ) rTrcy Commenced.
From fifty to one hundred citizens
from Walden ana surrounding towns
some coming even as far Il from Morris .
town--mct on the hcighth Of land in
Walden o. Tuesday of this week, whcr,
Mr. Sigourney, with his surveyin. party
commenced the locating survey of the sec
ond division of the Lamoilc Valley Il. T.
y good deal of enthusiasm WIS manifest
ed as Mr., Sigourncy pointed his in,tru-
ments towards O-densburg and started
down into tie Valley. One old man
from iIardwick cighty-six years old, was
present, and expressed the desire to live
to see the grand enterprise accomplished.
The survey of the line from this place
to Swanton is divided into three divis-
ions. Mr.. Mitchell, the Portland sur
veyor, will have charge of a party of the
first division-from this place to Walden
heighths-and he is expected Oh the pres
ent week.. Mr. Sigourncy has already
commenced the survey of the second Iii
visiOn-from Walden to Cambridge and
Johnson line-and Mr.. Hale is engaged
on the third division-trom Cambridge
to Swanton.