Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-11
Opening of the South Eastern Counties
junction RAILWAY.

The new railroad Just built in Canada, known
IS the South Eastern Counties Junction Railway
leaves the stAnstsad, sheFord and Chambly
rad st West FsrnhEm, runs in southeasterly
direction through Fsrnham, Dunbar. Bronze
and sutton TO The Vermont line 81 Riehford
and thence, By an arrangement with the Missis-
ouoi and Clyde Rivers Railroad Compsny,it runs
.bs distance Of two miles over their chartered
line to Richford village.
The NIissisouoi and Clyde Rivers rozd, which
i chartered from Richford TO Newport ana
thence TO Island Pond. is an extension both o.
this Hre and Of the Missifquoi Railro2d' now
bs;no b,il. from S.. Adams to Richford- II Will
connect these roads with the PSssumpsie at New
mort and with the Grand Trrnk 81 Island POND
The work on il. from Richford to East Richiord'
some five miles. Is more than three-fourths done
large force Of laborers is pushing It as ias' j.
possible and its completion and opening Tor BUS
ines5 as far as Newport is confidently expected
within oae yea.
The Passun- psc Railroad Company regards
ih.s as most important link, and st their stock
holders meeting, held at Newport on Monday Of
last week the following resolution was unsni-
mously adopted
T'oisf That should the directors deem 1t ex-
pedient. sad Tor the interest OF this corporation
/ n assis, the Missifquci and Clyde Rivers Rail-
resl in the construction Of tdev road, to comet
Nth the rosd now building from West Fsruham
in the direction OF Newport, in osder TO secure al
/ olvan+.reous business contract with sad ro2i,
,b, hereby authorised TO issue the notes OF this
CORPORATION to 81 amount not exceeding $780,
an navsble Al the treasurer's cthce IN Boston
/, ter years from the frs; day Of July lsl /,
with counons attached bearing per cent IN
teres+ free Of government tax, payable semi
/ srrrallv on the fret day Of January aud July
in Zach wear. and thai the directors be author
i-ad 10 dispose Of the said notes for the above
pu-pcse. and 10 other, on SUCH terms As they
NAV think for the bes; interest Of the corpora
ton.
This road sill shorten the Passumpsie e
through line from Boston to Montreal by raauy
miles. snd probably. too, another consideration i'
q weigh, in inducing the PAssumpsie 10 -nAA'
this loan. and that is the fact that Al important
8. feeder 80 IL now icing built in CAnadl' Va
refer 10 the road which leaves the s.. Lawrence
AZ s5rel. runs in southvesterly direction
through a rich country, and connects with tl'
south Eastern Counties junction Railway al
North sutton. ten miles north Of Richf5rd
Towards the cl0s- Of las, week IT became e7i-
dent mat the Canadians would have their rosd
completed to Riehfsr3 III season to maks Their
grand entry by Monday, the last day Of July
Accordingly word was spread, and on that day q
/ large crowd Of people gathered TO celebrate -h'
event
At the appointed hour the train, drawn b
the locomotive 60 Economy ard flying both 'a'
British and American col5rs, made its alpea1
snse and, was greeted by repeated cheers iron
:A1se assembled.
After eous,iou had been disposed c. oonsrat
u,s,5rv speeches we're made ~ H-n. s P Car
psuter Of RcbGri, Hon. James O'Eal.91ai
Of Cowans7iue. Yies-Presiieut Of the new road
Jui-e Royce o. So Adams. Hon. ~ W
Lynch. n. P. Of Swee.sburgh, AID Juis
Poster Of Knovltou. We c5ndeuse cur repor
from the S. Adams .Uss5ss5 yer.