Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-30
The New England and OsWego
Railroad.


Line Railroad, from Portland via Rutland
to Chicago, assembled at Glens Falls, N.
Y, on Wednesday. Among those pre-
sent 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 FL. Cross of Pulaski, s. G. Thomp.
son of Constableville, N. Y. John Cain,
Esq, and Henry CLARK of Rutland.
Hon. Gilbert Mollison of Oswego, pre-
sided, and Hon. 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 capital of ten
millions of dollars, divided into shares of
one hundred dollars each. The road is to
pass through the counties of Oswego,
Hamilton, Lewis, Saratoga and Wash
ington. commencing at Oswego and rum
ming by way of Boonville and Glens Falls,
passing by Pisco Lake and through the
Sacandaga Valley, the terminal point of
this particular line being at the State
line in the town of Hampton, Washing
ton County, N. Y. 1t strikes the Rens-
selaer and Saratoga Railroad in the vicin-
ity of Fort Ann, N. Y.
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
an-continental line from Halifax, Nova
Scotia, to the Pacific Coast, as we'll az
being part of the Portland and Chicago
Air Line Railroad. After full discus
sion of the subject, the organization of the
company was perfected by the election of
the following Board of Directors:
Gilbert Mollison, Oswego; Alanson s.
Page, Oswego; r. T. Hough, West Ley
den; Charles FL. Gross, Pulaski; F.. A.
Cowles, Oaola; w. Ray Tanner, Boom
Vile; Augustus Sherman, Glens Falls
Zenas Van Dusen, Glens Falls; William
Macachron, Glens Falls; Duncan Nc
Gregor, Glens Falls; Enoch Fl. Rosen-
crane, Glens Falls; Stephen Brown,
Glens Falls; Francis Macomber, Day.
Much enthusiasm and oopfdenes was
manifested. The Board of Directors is
composed of some of the wealthiest and
most substantial business men of North
ern and Central New York, who have a
deep personal interest in the construction
of the line.
The men who have now taken hold of
this project are determined that a line
OF continuous railway shall be constructed
from Portland to Oswego, N. Y. This
organization means business and it will
accomplish it's purpose and ensure the
building of the Rutland and Woodstock
Railroad, which is of so vast Importance
to Rutland. We make this statement
with full confidence that it will Re built
at an early day. Rutland will
be called on to contribute its
proportion in due time, which, it is to be
hoped, will be cheerfully extended. for it
is now fact that cannot be avoided, and
the days of sneeripg and attempt to ridi-
cule it ont of existence has passed, and
the fact stands before US to be considered
with candor and fairness. Let us all
with one accord do our duty to ourselves
and the town. The accomplishment of
this work to its present condition has
been one of great toll and expense on the
part of the few who have stood frm and
faithful nmid the storms that have beset
it's pathway.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at the Opera House in Glens Falls
on Wednesday evening, the proceedings
of which are from necessity deferred until
the next issue of the HERALD.
Success to the New England and Os-
wego Railroad.