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of the Lamoille Vslley Road. lie had recently
seen statements made by correspondent o. u
Boston .9dreriser calculated TO taio" u'u''
upon the result but they were "ide u Inv
truth The road had progressed steadily from
the first. The towns in Franklin coanis su
scribed $500, 900, or something over slo'0O' :
mile for the portion running through that county
Lsmoille county had also subscribed over SlO'-
1 600 mile The eastern end had not done quite
30 much, but the stock subscriptions e1ceeoea
/ $40. 900 mile for the whole length Of the roSo
About 100000 was in individual suoscTip'ions'
/ If from one 70 ten shares suiece The collections
/ Of the assessments had been promptly mAoe'
They had over 1000 men at work on the Inc.
I They had met sIl their payments without borrow
/ inra They mad a steadily increasing
surplu 20 funds in the Treasury lney shouil
have running before winter some 30 miles from
/ St. Johnsbury IVES. and % miles from SWAnion
East. 1t was the peoples road The land dam
agss. which are commonly such heavy item OF
expense. had been trifiing burden with ihem'
/ The entire land damsge for forty miief Of their
track wss not $500. The owners had been
told that when the ROAD rot to running an was
in funds they should have something iron -
/ 70 $50 Der acre-for the land 70 reInquHned'
ami they had demanded 10 other consideration
When the pe7,ie took hold in thst way nothing
could stop such an enterprise. This ne" INK
can be built in The same way The people on
the line mus, take hold Of it, II would not Re
necessary 10 smbarrass themselves Let e@ca
/ contribute according to his ability There was
ten times the money in the country that there "''
when the first Vermont roads were built Let
the landowners on the route give the land iai
the tract. as they could afford TO let iniivida-
ais take from one 70 ten shares apiece They
would not work alone. The LEnoilie Valley
wants this road and should do something though
having undertaken 50 much for Their OWL road
/ they could not do much. 81 Johnsbury wants
this road: Burlington wants II, and with proper
effort il car be built by year from next Fall
Mr.. Brigham spoke esrncstiy and was heartily
spplsuded.
Mr. Fairbanks. being next called ou;. gave s.
b-ief history Of the construction OF the Lamoille
VALLEY Road. Montpelier Was Al FIRST their obieo-
tive noipt from ST. Johnfbury But Montpelier
thinking the project peThsps chimsricai or TOO
costly. did not respond They then turned TO
the Lamoiiie Valley. and found friends They
resolved not % commence construction till they
mad secured stock subscriptions 10 the amount
sf $4,000 O. nile. Such subscriptions were
made. and that without help from any large
town The people ou the line had subscribed
81. 200 900 for 100 miles Of road. And they
had no reason 20 repent o. their action. The
value Of their property wa ALREADY enhanced
New business was fp-ingng NJ along the line,
and IN due time they should publish some figures
Of the business and traffic ca the route, which
would sunrise al
This lima. from Cambridge % E'sez FUNSTON,
-, a. cutie, much desired ty the Lamoi-ie
f ysl.s- roaI. - addition 10 the cutter az swan
tou Ha vas sasislcl b couL be bulk Since
seeing til. Ike aud The fayorabia report ct tha
engineers. be ou'y Eoudsrel 10 asi nos been
buit aef5r. t1.. It vii a. once enhance the
value Of property ia each tovu through which
il masses more than its entire clf- a1 % ia,rease
Of facilities fer business ana intsrc7muua-ss-
ti1a viii bring ricl return.
Air -ns1liiu-. af Jericho. said inere wa 8
hearty feeling among tla towns on The line in
f.vs- Of .his rreisct he believed tusy vaall
rive The land damages an8 that The towns vers
ready to take hold and put their faouliers 70 ile
wheel M- Fields Of Jsrieho, az Mr.. Wells,
of Cambridge. pledged -he hearty cooperation q
the people o. The line Mr. " Il Parker, %
Cambridge. thought there could hot be- zoo Haay
roads ], could not be possible TIA. The sa-a..
anoua necessary 90 build this ROAD w-ul u1,
b. forthcoming. an be wa resiy 0. do bis
share lie hal before nov counted forty loaiei
leans. in the morning before breakfast. or The
var from burlington t. the l1moile Valley
Tie vsutel 90 Sc iHat trsl. F-r-raiaE By rail-
DE saw dollars here IN this meeting. AMI there
wss dollars in this project II meant r cents 2
5usha, for p7tstoez. insteal Of s..
N- Chaurcev Warner. Of Cambridge. being
ealel f--. had TO speech % maze rut be stool
ready 70 MAKE tais company q present q 81 600
70 he.p starr the raai-a little speech vhiea
. 30 brought down the house
The vlu hainr tA6sn OF Mr saze's notion,
. % vas unsnimousir cAriicl
AS many presea; had from twelve O. twenty
i've miles 90 drive before p --t, TIE meeting chen
adjourned Tne feeling VS. harmonious AID
earaef.. ard We think eli present is'' the meet
iar assured that ths road could 1nl must be-
tu.lr withou; further le-sy
Ara meeting o. the commissioners. bell iH.-
uedaie.y s'tsr the public meeting. % Wa voted
Co cal meeting Of the stockholders for the per
maueut organization Of the compauy. Sc this city
on rhs la.h o. July next