Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-20

abla 10 sesya lor himself When the
pasgampsa Railgo4d wss completed To-
within g u.ilas 81 ST. Jsbussufy the
Messrs fairbanks run two teams sitb
,eir products. Their business constantly
Increased, and In one year--ls65,-I
their freight bsiis amounted 10
100000, and has since increased to much
larger proportions, and all on account
of railroad facilities afforded them.
Judge Prout was called upon to address
the convention He explained in brief
and concise manner, the interest OF the
Rutland Railroad in this enterprise, aud
there could be no doubt they would con-
tribute what they could towards its build
ing. As had been said it was to be
viewed as matter of transportation, and
when viewed from such standpoint, but
one conclusion could be arrived at by the
people of that section. The proposition
that had been presented to them was
perfectly fair and reasonable one. The
law contemplated granting aid to towns
in the construction of tho road, in the
manner indicated in the books that Gov
Page had presented to them, or in any
other manner. The six per cent. to be
paid on the bonds or stock by the Rutland
Railroad made them very nearly at par
from the date of their issue. 1t was a
proposition rarely made, and you have
the rental to meet the ultimate pay
ment of the bonds. The proposition
needs only to be considered to convince
the people of Shoreham that they ought
at once to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity.
Hon. David E. Nicholson, was intro
duced, and made a characteristic and
forcible address, of which, we can give
only brief abstract, as it wculd be a
necessity to listen to it to appreciate its
force and the telling hits presented from
time to time, as he proceeded in elaborat-
ing the features of this projected line OF
railway, and the relations of the people
of the community to it. He was not a
stranger to this region, for he passed over
it forty years ago, on legitimate bust
ness, not as missionary, but as a book
agent, peddling a Polyglot Bible, good
book-the first edition of that version
had but just been issued-and received a
fair price for his labor. He received a
cordial welcome, but occasion ally met
with some who fromltheir puritan pussil-
animinity" rejected the offer of the
gospel he brought to them. Where 40
years ago he saw thrift, he now discov-
cred dilapidation and decay, evinoing the
want of better means of communica-
ton with the outer world. A railroad
superinduces revolution in all business.
When locomotives begun to travel among
a people it brought to them the civiliza-
ton of the age, and prosperity and
the newspaper hardly dry from the
press. At the present day the people
could not wait for the carriers horn to
give notice of the approach of the news.
Since the weekly paper was printed, in
these busy days, the world may have
slushed off. You have got money enough
here to live comfortably, but you cannot
enjoy the benefits conveyed by railroads
and civilization unless You annex your
selves by iron bonds to the outer world.
You may like hermit life here, and buy
short pipes, plug tobacco and poor whisky,
but the comforts derived by larger COM
munities you are excluded from by your
isolated condition. Can you believe this !?
Where there are thousands Of bushels of
corn in our western country that has to
be burned for fuel, which by means of
transportation would feed earth's starry
ing millions, here you are so fortunately
situated that you can get into this link
which bear these products to the sea.
board and dispose Of this surplus of pro-
ducts of mother earth to all nations. A
line is most likely to be built across
5his plain aomavherS, anu you can
get into The line if you will, When
rebellion was staring you in the face,
endeavoring to take away from you
the government under which you lived,
you seconded the wishes of your boys
with your material aid aDd sent them
forth to fight for the nation. Some of
them you welcomed back again and those
who did not come you recorded their
names for posterity on yonder monu-
mental shaft, to tell the future ages your
appreciation of their services. So, too,
you can now second this project with your
material aid, and give to the future gener-
atoms the benefits and comforts of inter-
communication with the world around
you. This work depends upon you. 1t
is at your option to have it or not you
will not have another offer if you lose this,
for the next three hundred thousand
years. The lending of your credit as
corporation is only signing your name as
surety to undoubted paper of your neigh
Dor at the kanl1 for q loan 81 money, You
must have an interest and an affection for
the road, as President Bishop said of the
people along the line of the New Haven
Railroad, "they had an affection for it or
he could never have accomplished that
great undertaking." So great was their
affection for it they had their raitp qopi-
cites and sqRingscirclea, 10 raise money
TO make the preliminary surveys. Your
people must have an affection for this
road and lend their credit, and ere an
other year railroad will span your clay
soil of summer and the winter SHOWS,
speedily putting you in communication
with the world, ana your people keeping
step with the music of the age.
Hon. John W. Stewart of Middlebury,
was called upon to address the meeting.
He said he came through the storm to at
tend this meeting because he took an in
terest in the building of this road across
Addison county. There was little to be
said after the statements that had already
been made, covering the whole ground.
The degree of civilization of a people was