Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-22

other place where the grade would exceed
| 90 feet. and in many places the grade
| would be from 60 to 20 feet. Near the
summit it would be advisable to construc,
q tunnel of about 800 feet in length. The
great expense of the road would be be
tween Rutland and Sherburne. He
| thought it could be built (the Rutland 4
Woodstock Railroad) for about Sac, 600 9
mile. Would be prepared to contract al
$50, 900 mile.
Mr.. Luther o. Green, Secretary of the
Woodstock R. R. (Woodstock to White
River Junction) said that road was under
construction at cost of 1000 mile
and that at present, work was suspended
while negotiations were in progress
They had always believed at Woodstock
that the through road would be complet.
cd. If they had not believed it it would
have been impossible to have got the town
to furnish $4,000. Everybody almost
in that town of 5000 inhabitants was o
subscriber, and they had put in 1895, 00O
to the enterprise.
Judge Fowler said that the road from
the Maine State line to Danbury was q
short one. Governor Stearne and Mr.
Minot had said that they would build the
road from Bristol to Danbury and also
from Danbury to White River Junction
and they will do it. A million dollars
was ready to put into it as soon as il
starts from the eastern terminus at Port.
land.
Messrs Lane of Hollis, Moore of Liner.
lex, and Davis of Parsonsfeld, all spoke
of the interest taken in the road in their
vicinity.
The act to incorporate the Portland Il
Rutland railroad, approved March 10th,
1870, authorizing the taking the name OF
the Portland, Rutland, Oswego & Chi
cago Railway Co. was unanimously adopt.
ed A set of bylaws were read and
adopted, presented by W. III. Fessenden,
Esq.
On motion of Col. Smith, the first We'd
nesday in August was appointed for the
annual meetings of the company. The
following were elected Directors: Gilbert
Mollison of Oswego, N. Y; William
McEchron of Glens Falls. N. Y; r. T.
Hough, West Leyden. N. Y. /; John Cain,
Rutland. VT. Fred Billings, Woodstock,
VT; o. F. Fowler, Bristol, N. n. John
A. Poor. Portland; N. @. Rice, Portland,
and ]. w. Lane, Hollis. Six hundred and
thirty shares were represented at the
meeting, of which N. G. Rice of this city
represented 500.
The contract of consolidation of the
roads was not read, but it was
Voted, That the directors be authorized
to enter into a contract for the purposes
therein set forth, in such form or manner
and such stipulations and agreements, as
will enable such company to form line
OF railway, under one management, be-
tween Portland and Oswego, or any por-
ton of the distance, with the right to
create a mortgage and issue mortgage
bonds to the amount of one-half the estl-
mated cost of each section of said line as
held by the several companies named,
and, that on the contamination of such
contract of union and the execution of
such mortgage, the said directors may en-.
ter into contract for the building of said
line, or of any section thereof, and said
directors are hereby authorized to appoint
three trustees as contemplated by said
contract of union, the same to be trustees
under the mortgage, or mortgages, con-
templated in such contract of union.
The meeting then adjourned to meet in
this city on the third Wednesday in Jam
uary, 1871.
DINNER ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP MES
TORIAN.
Strangers from abroad and number of
our own citizens who participated in the
Oswego Railroad Company, by special in
vitation of Hugh Allan, of Montreal,
agent of the Allan Steamship Company.
partook of sumptuous dinner on board
the steamship HISTORIAN, at Q o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Capt. Arid, of the
presided, and treated his guests
in a very hospitable manner. After dis
posing of the contents of series of plates
and other luxuries, John A. Poor, Esq,
offered some complimentary remarks,
which called to the floor quite a number
of gentlemen among. the number the
polite captain, who offered to show those
present the different apartments of the
vessel.
Mr.. Poor referred to the success of the
Montreal line of steamers, and the inter-
est which the Allan Bros. had manifested
in the Portland, Rutland & Oswego en-
terprise, which he thought at an early
day would desire the ocean facilities
which such a company was competent and
ready to furnish.
Col. Smith, of Oswego, alluded to the
great interest which was manifested in
Oswego for direct communication with
Portland, and spoke of the large amount
of starch that was manufactured in that
city, and the quantities of grain that was
ground that would eventually seek this
market st
J. L. Farmer. of Portland, remarked
that the Allan Bros. represented one of
the largest carrying companies of the
kind in the world. There were but two
larger. They owned twenty-four ocean
steamers six of the largest were connect
cd with the Portland and Montreal trade.
The HISTORIAN was one of the finest steam
ers on the ocean, but there was a finer
on the stocks, which would be ready for
this line next season.
Mr.. John Cain of Rutland, VI, Judge
Fowler, of Bristol, n. H., and other gen.
tlemen entertained the company with re-
marks.
Among the gentlemen present from
this city we noticed John Neal, Esq,
William Fessenden, Esq, Gen. R. M.
Richardson, and others. 1t was very
nice entertainment and an agreeable COM
pany.