Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-26
Reported for the Free Press and Times
The GaughnaWaga ship Canal.
IMPORTANT MEETING AT orrAw.

Hon. J. B. Pdgs, J. CurrisT. N p, an,
Others.
At the request Of numerous citizens Of Otta
wa, public meeting was called by tie Mayo
Of that city. in the City Hall of Ottawa at on
O'Clock p n Aug. 18th, 1870, to meet some 0
the provisional directors Of the Caughnawag.
Canal Company, and to consider that great en-
terprise.
The csl for the meeting attracted vide stten.
tion, and secured very strong attendance o
friends Of the enterprise from New England, a.
well rs Of the capitalists snd citizens Of Of
tsWa.
There we're IN attendance. Hon. John Young
and Hon. Levi Underwood, of the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the Canal Company Mr.. J. B. Mills,
Engineer Of the Company Hon. William swift
former President of The Fi;chburg Railroad, and
still one of its hrges, and leaiing stockholders
Nessrs. J. C. Converse AMI Edward Appleton,
o; Boston, Of the Blsri Of Railroad Commission
eTs for Massachusetts, Hon. T. NJ FL
wards, late L. S Senator from New
Hampshire. and former President Of the
Cheshire Railroad NJ G. NJ Barnard,
Of Boston Nr. J. Il. Williams Of Bellows Falls;
Acting Mayor Vale. and delegation Of fifteen
citizens, representing the Burlington Board Of
Trade. ani the City Of Burlington Gen. G. J..
stannsrd, Collector Of the STATE Of Vermont ;
Sir. Knott, U. 5 Consul at ottawa; Represent
suvss Of the Boston, Montreal, Burlington and
ioca Press, and la number Of the most influential
ciiiz-us OF Ottawa
The meeting wa called 10 order By Hon. Jas
skead Of Ottawa who 10 the absence Of Nayor
Rochester, moved that Mr. T. Workman, Presi-
dent Of The Ottawa Board # Trade, be thurman
of the meeting, and the meeting was Organized
with Mr. Workman in toe chair, and ]. Il.
Perry, E-q As Secretary.
Nlr. >. Currier. VI P. for Ottawa. offered the
fllowing resolutions, As basis Of the discus.
sion
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
Rc'J'rei, lst. That in the opinion u this
meeting. il j. desirable, AMI highly important.
both for HE interests OF the Dominion generally,
and OF the residents in the valley Of the Ottawa,
mat 'he waters of the 81 Ltwrroc- sui lake
DEampa' -hQu.i be uu'tel by means Of cana.
a. mat every succeeding season more clearly
shows that The United States is, aud It'll CONT
nues 20 -, the great market f-r Canadian luri-
hcr, srd tie construction 10 a Canal % cornec.
Lake Caamplsin with The 81. Lavrsuc. will. by
le-sening the transport from the Ottawa, give m
increased value 70 he production Of the forest.
a1t w; ie the ST., liak ia that chain e internal
navigation through the Ottawa 20 the head o.
Lake superior, Whlch the trade Of -he country
tinZ south 7uI Nest 1ttli' lake will. ~ 40 lis
tiut day renier necessary.
"rl. Thai as dnlnc.al measure the proposed
work should imprt confidence 20 capitalists
because, while il will open up new route from
ihe western skes through the ST Liwrcuce o.
The New FngAui States for the surplus cereals
and o,her products from ne great North-U est
eru Sates, Kill also oren up 3 new route for
the Ottawa lumber, which last year exceeded
ij.u'1,1lo Of feet exclusive Of square timber. .
sli chespen .'- transport shout ore dollar per
thousand feet compared with the rate ROW paid
by the present circuitous route 20 Lake ham
plain, ami v.. also tend TO give al impulse 10
bring iat7 plsy the waller power so largely avail
able on the tributaries Of the Ottawa
i'h. That HIS Worship the Mayor. Msssrs
tae lion james Sseai. e. F Brousau. 4. Il.
i9'"'' Af'',1
- -- n .'-'i',-' o- '-i-'. ''se 90 ~
lNO s''sl' t',Ns =,
F' '-'' P'Hs' 90 Ni''
Nr 'urrier briefly pp.r,ei ,he resolutions
Il bad reached, O. bad most e the gentlemen
present. the conclusion shat the building Of this
important Ink between -be waters of the S.
,.,
10 eal'lA 'lAl ''ey
t-i SO call ''r stance O. help build pub
De- work tbs, should be tui', by the government
a. The D,min.1n-
Hon james Ssesi, Of ottawa. seconded the
'.-''l'iors-
,rssu o.. H1v. vs ,KE.p
lir sseal WIS proud o. see pre-eo. s. many
iadlen,ial citizens Of the ntei States The
;aual vas projected twenty years ago Ly bis 10
ittli- gable friend Hon ! lhu Yaun-. and IL hal
not leeu carried ou-. 40, for want o.. intrinsic
mc-ii not flr want of energy. .a ru.h rs for
wll- u uuauimi,y Jn The psrt Of those whose
ur % ari zs. shaud have assured r,s success
There WIS 70 va1t q lnsaimiry now. and surely
it would uof be said that there was want st csri
tai. wlen the New En-lau states, ard their cspi-
tAl a.I enterprise. were represented a. thty
T--e 90 this occasion. [. this csatl were con
-uuc'ei, ilmber would De delivered from ana
ia 20 the Eastern States 81 one dollar % one dollar
and haf a thousand cheaper than i, ever
had been before, Iii that reduction would, be
believed. 20 10 the consumer, whilst tlc iuorea--
ii business would benefit the producer. ami the
fiee7 ami chepe- supply facilitate every branch
ot trade % which lumber came {. accaunt The
capital required 90 complete this great Work
was yuly two and half miliious-st 'he outside
not more than three millions Toere should be
uo l.thculty 10 raising such sum, and the duty
of Otrsva was to show its c0udl.nce ia the un-
lertakir- by t4k.ug stock Every owner Of mo-
perfy should take stock. C only to the extent Of
-llO. iu his great work ANA thus show their
great us i.hhour, Nee England. THAT they we're
10. afrsii 10 back their own euterprise. In the
back seats he saw gentleman who hsi taken
Slno,Oiu. ami smother representing line Il
e.. .L.