, 1870-01-18

From Portland Daily Eastern dryns, Jon. 10,
The Executive Committee Of the Corporatos1 OF
the Portland i Rutland Railroad Company. OF
the public, q brief statement Of the present con
o!tloa and ploapecta oI the enterprise, and tue
grounds Of heis belief IN the early completion Of
g. eeSnsssea lne Of IslMay fro@ ne deep xase1s
The arrangements for the ORGANIZATION Of q
railroad conlpanJ acroas Northern New York, re-
Gently made at the saratoza Convention, and the
sccctas which hss attelddd the lAoo18 Of NJ,
Thomson and nl1 Iaerds IN securing ina charter
for the Canada Soothern Railroad, between the
ie1as q 81 he fofaad ha,isnd s oaEexo N
Chicago Railroad 1rou The Uncertainties which, ID
tae Elnda OF many, had hung over The enterprise,
and the friends Of 1nts drect rouse. from Chicago
10 Portland, are now dutgenilY ut work to carr
out every section OF the line,
Al Portland. arIangemtuts are all but couspu3.
from The line OF The Grand TrunE KaiINsy ii lne
eattern end Of Aunloy hnl, around into Back
Core, a1orEaide the Ha1bo1 CommisAouet;s line
oakcs We. ~ iaf u consress see T tor ias ~
Of its llre with those Of otner companies the own.
e1E cf lands ana 1ais having mostly agreed to
the Width Of 10 feeta1d +, only awaits the acuon
cf the City CouL ell, TO have thts important In.
From Portland xest, as far Al desired, BY suee-
neni with The Portland i Rochester kaifoad
Company, Their TACK Is to ne used Tor both con-
unity 10 villages md water poNer,-sas peop!e
a;org the route having s1gnded their readiness 10
90 the1r share OF the %ork, OF ranlu9 the moaeY
70 eonsrnet i 70 the sta:e line: The fo1te i 70
lertl and savuraoie, that Nj. George Leonard, a
rellaa!e and Accomplished engineer. csunased the
llae from Conway to Meredith q. I'll, Isl per nile
q e. s9a 70 sqfm 1ne
feJ was from Meredith to Conway, keeping south
Of CnocoEuA Pond. IN Tanworth, from Whtch point
and lesk e1penalre tnan the section from rnpco.
Eu4 Pond to Meredith
F1on As1edl.n . n1taol, there IS = rtse Of 1oa
above tide water, 70 IN elevation Of $40 feet ii
Bristol abosa the leyel Of Tho Sea
:. From Bristol 10 DArbuEy. on The line Of the
more, following Up By e4sy g1sdes sne Valley Of
SutihJ RsEe1. From DanooEJ to White Hlyef
Junction u 81 mlles, oye1 the !ns OF tne Nor1ncsn
IA nuea IN Termout-now IN pIoceH Of con-
st1uctian. The dlstance trnm Woodstock 70 Rat
land takes The line across he Green Mountains,
the means 1er dnEg which ste now REASONABLY
assured.
From Rutland west, 81 naos Of the Rensxelaar
AM, betNe<n \ which point and Rtcnland surveys
tmmed 4eT Enei.ad Railfoaa conpanT, u 10 ;aS exns'.
- 5ns % mes ~ sss e1ssi sia
betoEe tha committee II SafstoSa VA calculated
to ltad to The be1tt that the ltno would not e.
TO Fo1t Ann. R1cnlaud u q mi1ca e1at Of OaNexo
bJ the line Of tho OsEexo L Rome Railroad
as1es 1eaae 70 9e Rome, Eate5cKn Oxdeos-
caaee-ana they have recently g1ten notes Of
ther Intention to t1ke Il In fee- Tbs Roma,
Watetto~n L ORden.husgh Railroad u the ore
upon 1fic1 the friends Of t1e Portland ogdens-
burEh Railroad relied, a. their xnesna Of ootlet
itom the vest The Distance from Pof.lsnd being
100 miles, 1t NAR desirable On tho patt OF tho
oawego peop!e to seep1e the good WI Of tnu
prosperous company, In favor Of the dlfees route
itom OsMego to Potsl1nd,-the limo from R.ch.
iaud By way Of Fort Ann beng 100 miles shnrter
10 P5!nt O! dAtanoc- md vasuJ mcte favorable
EI4dex. ...
hi. P.e1pont, President, md Nj. Kassey, Vice
Ifsetcent II the COMPANY, both nEued tho cau
ior tbs OsHtko Convention, IN Ocsooer 1sst aud
Nj: Aatte1 took acuve pArt IN its proceedings
IL nade xn elAbosAte speech In the convention.
Son astenpss hare been made 70 raae = prs
sunption That MI. MeRsey atul favored 1he Og-
denloursh rru'e, By tnls 1lna Il YOU'D ure sns
100 miles mora OF t1A1sparsAuon thao ~ taensnk
ea1t II Rcnl&nd, ior Rlis&ud Aod Po1land. Bal
we ase now authorized 70 aa5 taas tho faet u
ohE Rtee. Nj. Ma.<cJ vas It Portland ID 1851,
oefo1e tbs Portland / Us xego line vxs developed,
Atd Eecett cortesp3Ederoe ltaxa his sJnpathJ
with tho 0s1eSo Po1sl4ed lice, In Haicn hs
1.ys that Mben tho SURVEYS ase cam 7leted, and
he potnt Of CONNECTION with our line deaded
Npon, Ne vii DC QRl;4 ready To conc3pda m Rette-