Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23

|10o 0ou ve9o 1eo08 tn0 1U@se -
|of - Orb to lewiston on the Mig
|sras Evsr, - to connect with . limo
|scron Uana1a from the Niagara to the
sc. Clair liver, there to meet an air line
th1ouGh Michigan, connecting the St.
Clair river with Chicago. They then
found that the only part of the route un-
provided for was that across the wilder
ness, from Oswego to Whitehall and
Rutland. It is for New York State to
meet us at that point with an air line
road to Oswego, and by 80 doing fertilize
the arid wastes of that great belt of
country which has as yet been scarcely
touched by the hand of Improvement.
Hon. O. F. Fowler of Bristol, N. H.,
followed Mr.. Poor, giving an account of
the progress of the line through New
Hampshire, and expressed the interest
felt in the result of the enterprise, believ-
ing that this trans-continental railroad
would be built. There were no grades in
his State over fifty feet to the mile.
John Cain, Esq, of Rutland, next ad-
dressed the meeting, on the call of the
chairman, explaining the project of build
ing the Rutland and Woodstock link
The remarks of these gentlemen were
confined to the general features of the
scheme. They did not attempt to speak
in favor of any particular route through
New York, to consider which was the
special object Of the meeting. Delegates
from the State of New York were now in
vited to speak, and suggest such routes as
seemed to them most feasible. OF course
many rival interests were represented,
and a great diversity of opinion expressed.
Charles Chaplin spoke for Whitehall. which
all the speakers, except Gen. Batchelder
of Saratoga, seemed to consider as being
on the route of the road from the part
that it is proposed to connect with the
Rutland and Whitehall Road at Rutland,
and follow it to Fort Ann certainly, and
possibly to Saratoga. Gen. Bachelor
proposed to build new road from Sara
toga east to Schuylerville, and thence to
the Battenkill and follow the Western
Vermont road to Dandy or Wallingford,
and thence across to the Rutland road at
Mt. Holly, leaving Rutland out in the
cold, as one speaker denied that Rutland
was an important point in this line, and
that it should go around Rutland, thus
practically presenting the project of leav-
ing Rutland entirely in the background
This position of affairs should awaken
the people of Rutland. lest everything
in this great line go around. The Rut-
land and Woodstock is the only sure link
that can save Rutland from being cut off
on all sides. Let us bestir ourselves be-
fore it is too late, for this road to the west
will be built, and what sorry figure will
Rutland be if shut out from its benefits
But we have diverged from our main pur-
pose and will proceed with the proceed
ings:
w. b. FrrliD, Esq, of Warrensburgh,
spoke for the most northern line through
New York. He said an airline from
Rutland to Oswego would pa-s over Ii
conderoga, but that route was impractic-
able. The shortest line, he wa. conf.
d.,t , ., ,,, wa., =, r., a.. ,
pua,. uo,.J ,L. - yy,,
and on north to tho Cedar river, and so
westerly 10 the sources Of the Black river.
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"ihsi"i "'"i'", ""u VIZ WIN som n''P not
only ourselves but our neighbors.
Mr.. VIM. McEchron Of Glens FALL,
snokc In behalf az Glcn,s Fall. eort.,d
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as the several routes "'ro largely ais
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gwen ior "uon " "nion We are 'ihuer
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ohron'c'e' "n'9e notes were 'iu'n i'iisr
'nah our o"h' rom MS personal Know
cage OF the county ~ P'in'9 y 'ne
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ana Ihe Instances are Mr. 'oiio"-
ro'' hhn W h''.h-.uie'' ~
aIrenroufeh " Az VI u'iihr,
mcMu'i'hs 70 Folsom Lahding, -
Folsom To bo"nViile' 90
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io'a'' lo@
This route contemplates passage to
about three miles west OF Lake George,
whence Mr. ariin claims there Is ieasi-
BILE route OF comparatively easy grade to
Warrensburgh.