Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-10


mont's interests first, but in doing SO felt
no hostility to foreign capital invested in
our State. In this, at least, he was al
ways consistent, always right or always
wrong, as the case might be viewed, but
never deviating. He was pleased to see
that the meeting meant business, adding !:
I am railroad man, in favor of them
everywhere they can be sustained. I ad-
vocated last week the building of the Ad-
olson County road, and this week consist
emily the building of the Lake Shore
road. though opposing routes. This line
you have right to put through. 1t will
postpone the Addison County line and the
one across the lake, as they will
this, if they get the start of
you. Your duty is to put forth
your energies regardless of the feelings
or interests of others. Its construction
will make Fair Haven the distributing
point for the unbounded wealth of the
mountains across the Lake The path of
empire lies from east to west, and you lie
on it, in the direct line from Portland to
San Francisco. Here is the best distri-
buting point in the world, and he, though
Rutland man, was not so big fool but
that he could see it. He advised the au-
dience to prepare for two things-the first
to die, aad the next one to devote them
selves to the building of the Lake Shore
Railroad. In this point, he said he liked
the expression of Gov. Page, who that
morning said he was glad that he Mich
olson) was going to Fair Haven to speak
in aid of this route, for he page was in
favor of all Railroads, as,said the speak err
you must know, for his signature is on
the charter Of this, your pet road. You
must not hesitate to come down with
your mint-drops, and not expect to re,
ceive dividends instead of paying taxes
the first year. A company would no,
trust its cars or stock among people who
did not appreciate them. You must show
them that you mean business as towns
and individuals. You must take hold o.
it. 1t will pay you dividends from the
| time you put it in running order. The
time now was to act, and if you defer il
you defer it forever. He closed by show
ing the isolation of the people of tht
towns asked to aid in the construction O.
the Lake Store road by saying that he
had that day communicated to many O.
his Benson and Orwell friends the frs
intelligence they had of the death of oul
lamented Governor Washburn, wherea,
had they lived on the line of Railroad
they would have been appraised of the sac
intelligence 30 hours sooner. In thi,
connection the speaker took occasion tc
say few highly fitting words IN eulogy
of Vermont's late chief executive.
Col. Allen, the chairman, then arose
and also briefly eulogized Gov. Washburn,
and offered series of resolutions of re.
speot to his memory, which, after remarks
by John Cain of Rutland and others
as to the fitness of such meeting to pass
resolutions of respect to the memory Of
one who had been prominent in railroad
matters as was Gov. Washburn, to say
nothing of his other public and private
virtues, they were unanimously adopted
by rising vote, and ordered to be for
warded to the family of the deceased, a:
token of coincidence of the meeting with
them in their sfliction.
Mr.. E. M. Wright of Orwell, had heard
the eloquence of his friend Nicholson
and was always glad to listen to him
The officers of the Saratoga road had al
SO heard it. But, said he, in order to act
we want something to act for. If we are
to put our shoulders to the wheel, we
want to know what we are doing it for
We want to know if we give them 800,
900 what is to be done with it. Ali the
people want is to be told by these officers
what they want us to do, and guarantee
US road.
H. r. Jones of Benson, said we need
something we can depend upon. We are
in interest and are willing to give sym
pathy and aid. We are growing indif.
ferent for something tangible to act upon
We want the R. & S. to come forward and
dictate terms and we will do what i.
right He thought he spoke the senti
ment of his own people and those of Or
we'll.
Mr.. Wood answered for the r. & s
Company by saying that he was author
lied to say that they felt an interest il
the road, and were ready to hear propo
sitioh from the people Of the towns ON it,
line. 1t was Of the utmost Importance
for the people to act for themselves
| There were other routes the company
could take, and they would take the ont
which offered them the most advantage
and brought them the most business. L
was an easy matter for the towns TO SAY
how much money they would raise; ther
they could go and tell the company wha
they had done, and he would guarantee
1 the company would tell them what they
would do in return, and their promises
could be relied on. II YOU do this, theJ
will take hold and complete this route
and end the opposition lines for a Ions
time at least The r. s. s. needs THU
connection; they must have this Quite
or some other, and it was for orr interes
as we'll as theirs that this should be The
one. Referring to the construction of tn,
Addison County RAILROAD, he concluded
that it was barely possible that the pres
ent finsncial condition of the Rutland
Railroad would not allow it to aid tn,
Addison Railroad, rs he thought it al
ready in somewhat paralyzed condition
in view of recent decisions If the courts
and left the inference that it could no
raise money enough, in addition to tina
necessary to meet existing liabilities, tt
bpild new ijnes.
This brought Mr.. Nicholson TO his feet
who defended the financial condition O.
the Rutland Railroad, intimating that i