Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-04-06
The New England and OSwegO
Railroad.

aid, assembled at Glens Falls, N. u,
on Wednesday. Among those present
representing their several localities,
were Hon, John A. Poor, Hon. John
Neal, and w. W. Rice of Portland,
Maine, Hon Gilbert Mollison and Col.
Smith of Oswego, r. T. Hough OF
West Leydem, Charles H. Cross of Pull
aski, S. c. Thompson of Constableville,
N. Y, John Cain, Esq, and Henry
Clark of Rutland.
Hon. Gilbert Mollison of Oswego,
presided, aud John Neal of Portland
acted as Clerk. The people directly in
terested in the State of New York pro-
ceeded to the organization OF line
from Oswego east under the general
railroad laws Of New York with the
corporate name Of the 'New England
and Oswego Railroad Company The
articles of the association provide for a
capital of ten millions of dollars, divid-
ed into rshares of one hundred dollars
each. The road is to pass through the
counties Of Oswego, Hamilton, Lewis,
Saratoga and Washington, commencing
at Qswego and running by way of Boon
Vile aud Gleus Falls, passing by Pisco
LAKE and through the Scandaga Valley,
The terminal point of this particular line
being at the State line in the town OF
Hampton, Washington County, N. T..
1t strikes the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
Railroad in the vicinity of Fort Ann,
New York.
The length of road to be built from
Oswego to Fort Ann is about one hun
bred and ninety miles, and is to be the
trans-coutnental line from Halifax to
Nova Scotia, to the Pacific Coast, as
we'll as being a part OF the Portlaud and
Chicago Air Line Railroad. After a
full discussion OF the subject, the organ
ization of the company was perfected by
the election of the following Board of
Directors:
Gilbert Mollison, Oswego; Aanson
S. Page, Oswego R, 7. Legion Chas
fl. Cross, Pulaski F. A. Cowles, Oaola !;
W. Ray Tanner, Boonville; Augustus
Sherman, Glens Falls; Zenas Van Du-
sen, Glens Falls; William Macachron,
Glens Falls; Enoch H. Rosencrans,
Glens Falls; Stephen Brown, Glens
Falls; Francis Macomber, Day.
Much enthusiasm and confidence was
manifested. The Board of Directors is
composed of some of the weal,hiest
and most substantial business men OF
Northern and Central New York, who
have deep personal interest in the con
strucIion of the line.
The men who have now taken hold OF
this project are determined that line
of continuous railway shall be construct
ed from Portland to Oswego, N, Y
This organization means business aud il
will accomplish its purpose AID ensure
the building of the Rutland and Wood
stock Railroad, which is of so vast i'm
portauce to Rutland. We make this
statement with full confidence that /
will be built at an early day. RUTLAND
: will be called on to contribute its pro
: portion in due time, which, it is to b'
: hoped, will be cheertully extended, FOL
=, it is now fact that cannot he avoided
and the days of sncering aud attempt Il
ridcuIe it out of existence have passed
and the fact stands before us to be con
sidered with candor and fairness. LIE
o us all with one accord do our duty It
ourselves and the town. The accomp
ishmeut of this work TO its present con
: dtiou has been one of great toll and eX
p pense on the part of the few who hav
stood firm and faithful amid the storm
that have beset its pathway.
q A large and enthusiastic meeting wa
held at the Opera House in Gleos Fall
on Wednesday evening, the proceeding
: of which are from necessity deferred uu
til the next issue of the Herald
g Success to the New England and Us
: wego Railroad.
= The various links Of this grand rout
have now perfected their local organlza
TONS and it ouly remains to organize
"hcad centre from the local organiza
lions, and issue bonds. The bonds G
q such a line of road cannot but NEE
Il a ready sale. The various liOks will Civ
q up to the central organization, and thl
is what will "push the column W
print the following editorial remark
v from tie Rutland Courier Of last weel
e 'Out of the Woods
Having just returned from the Glen
l. Falls Railroad Convention at noon to
!, day Thursday we have but very lin
" tied room to say much on the subject
re the Portland, Rutland, Oswego a. Oh
b, cago Railroad, 10 addition to what W
,r COPY from the Rutland Herald, who;
a editor was present up to the evenln
session; which was grand success
'e The large hall selected was crowded
re its utmost capacity, and the wealth an
re Intelligence Of that thriving and fou
w ishing town was fully represented
!. Speeches we're made in the evening b
~ Hon. r NJ. Little of Glens Falls, II
~ President of the Convention, by &c
n VIM. D. Smith and Hon. Gilbert Mol
sen of Oswego, Hon. John A. Poor an
"a Hon. John Neal of Portland, Mr.. La
ham and VIM. McEchron Esq, OF Gle
- Falls and John Cain of Rutland.
m We would here say in as few wore
20 nc nossihle that we are now "fairly o,