Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-02
Port Henry.

Cold is defined by como 6 "Absencs Of
heat" which being correct, we have
just passed through the most remarkable
ABSENCE OF HEATNEss TERM
experienced in this section for some years,
reaching its height on Monday morning
the 23d inst, which will long be referred
to as the cold Monday. The thermome-
ter marking at Moriah Center 80 degrees
below zero. Rouses Point, 30 degrees BE-.
low zero, Pittsburgh, % degrees below
zero, Daummora, 81 degrees below Zero,
Keeseville, 25 degrees below ze,o, Elizs-
BEETHOVEN 80 degrees below zero, Ticon-
deroga, 10 degrees below Zero The diff
ference of temperature at the latter place
no doubt arises from the agitation Of
railroad matters, as ever since the work
has been in progress at the Ferry" that
town, or portion of the inhabitants has
been wrought mp to more than fever heat
at the idea of being left ont in the cold
by the construction of that ferry. 1t is
gratifying, however, to note that the As
semblyman from ESSEX, Clayton b. De-
lano, "a resident of Tconderoga) in the
recent debate at Albany on the renewal
of the motion to refer the bill repesling
the act of 1869, which authorized the
Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad to
charge five cents per mile fare during its
construction, and to establish Railroad
Ferry at Ticonderogs, has proved himself
worthy of the trust reposed in him as re-
preventative of the true interests of his
constituents. 1t seems to those who have
seen the journal of the third House for
the session of 1869. that the efforts of the
present member from Clinton to destroy
one of his own pets are not actuated ty
the same principle. The building Of the
connecting link between Point of Rocks
and Port Henry, IL certainly of as much
importance to a portion of Clinton county
as Essex. II the arguments used by Mr.
Weed in the session of 1869 then re-
ferred TO, could be printed along side of
those urged in this last debate, the reader
might well exclaim, Inconsistency thou
art a jewel" We cannot think that the
vested rights of the Whitehall and Platts-
burgh Railroad will be taken away by
any action of our law makers. That the
Southern division of the Whitehall and
Plattsburgh Railroad will be a paying
one as soon as the Ferry and Addison
County Railroad are finished, no one who
is at all conversant with the manufactur-
ing and mining interest of Essex county
doubts Extend the road North and
South, and single track will be taxed to
its utmost to do the business. That tbs
inhabitants of the west side of the lake
should be forced to hibernate from De-
cember to April as they have done here
tofore, while almost every section Of our
| State is in direct railroad communication
with the seaboard markets cannot longer
be endured. The interest that Is lost In
the expense of stocking up for winter BY
the mining and manufacturing interests
of Essex and Clinton counties would, 10
less than q generation, pay the cost Of
building all the links wanting to com.
plete the chain.
It is the opinion of many of our bes,
business men, that had the connection
now in progress of construction been made
two years ago, the remsining links of the
Whitehall and Platt.bursb r .ilrosd from
L Tsnoala~nxxo
Whitehall would have been under con.
tract and we'll advanced towards com.
pletion ct this time. We trust that We
may greet you across the ''ferry" by the
1st of September next, and that snothe,
season will prove this true by showing
the work all under contract.
The monotony Of our winter has been
very agreeably broken the present week
by the "Ids Leslie Continuation Troupe
They are the only large travelling com
pany of the kind that has dared to rick a
trial of their skill in this "wildernessr
They were here week last fall, and then
las they are doing now-secured a lib
eral reward for their enterprise.
1t is fine driving now on the ice and
the sports are speeding their nags daily,
preparatory for the three days races to
come off soon under the auspices Of the
Port Henry Trotting Association, at
which some "good time" is expected to be
shown. Anything of interestIwill be duly
reported by yours truly, UNo.