Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-06-05

matter before her people. Presently the
master spirit Of the Vermont Central like
wise made his appearance at Portland
lie went a second time. In public ad-
dress be drew a most glowing picture Of
the advantages Of the whole scheme. Il
was his judgement, and his assurances, /
and his demonstrations, that in a very
large measure gave Portland the courage
70 undertake her part Of the work. Ii was
the Vermont Central Railrold that FIRST
proposed this line through the Notch,
with a view to securing the great business
East and West, then declared sure 10 pass
over it, Ii was the same Nelmtm
Central that spent money aud time aud
Labor to urge Portland, St, JohnsbuTy.
other communities up to the building
Of the Notch Railroad. II was the same
corporation that excrted itself 10 get
from the New Hampshire legislature the
charter necessary for the Notch route
and it was the same corporation that pro-
missed to lease The ,stOle line agken COM
pieted. and pay Sir per cent. on the cost
thereof There was no talk then, either
before or after their own survey had been
made, Of grades curves, "suow en-
bargoes," "slides" "ice on the rails
floods from the mountains" aud 'thous-
and impracticabilities that, all on a sud
den aud subsequently. we're found to exist!
The Vermont Central knew then, as well
as 1t knows now, that these are all Bug
bears. So lon5 as that corporation hoped
to turn this railroad to its own account,
to handle. use and manage it for its own
interest, no serious difficulties, either phys
ical or economical, stood in the way.
What circumstances led to its extraordin-
airy change of sentiment, or rather change
Of trout will now be set forth
Montpelier, seeing the interest taken
| by the Central, by Portland aud St. Johus.
bury, concluded the road "would be
LuiIt any way" and procrastinated, but
finally declined to raise her part Of the
funds. On this account matters stood al
a dead lock for ONE time, the other par.
ties interested being profoundly strren up
at her detection Meanwhile, the people
here, in the Iamoille Valley, who had
no railroad facilities at all, seeing how
matters stood, conferred with St. Johns.
bury about extending the hDe west through
this country to Swanton and Lake Cham
plain, aud thereby shortening the dlstancC
some thirty miles to Montreal and tn,
, West Montpelier having repudiated hel
part Of the contract, the st. Johnsbury
people said to the LamoiIe Valley rais'
, $40, to the mile and you shall have
the road" Prior to this, an interview
was had with the Vermont Central man
agemeut which, disgusted with the un
handsome conduct Of Montpelier, consent
, ,ed fully to the making Of this pledge t,
the Lamoille by st. Johnsbury III othc
= words, released St. Johnsbury from tb
e implied obligation to hold to the Montpel
, Ter road The Vermont Central doubtles
did not suppose LamoiIle could raise th
j, money, and that its effort to do so woulC
, start Montpelier to her duty, Lamoilo Sc
=. at work, and, TO the establishment Of ev
erybody, did raise the money! Uuon this
a Montpelier, thoroughly frghten ed, sough
! TO undo her work. Committees met tn
# ST. Iohnsbury people at Boston and else
n where, and made every effort to iudac
/ them to break faith with the Lamolll
Valley. Montpelier offered to build tn
b whoIe distance to the st. Johnshury road
4 aud pay the bills, and some OF the veal
- thiest citizens of tlc place offered to Civ
!. their personal security that this should b
q done, if St. Johnsbury would only let tn
A LamolIe Valley slide. But St. Johns
bury could not be hired to break he
> pledge. The Lamoille Valley road wa
a heavy undertaking, but the condition
named had be en- fulfilled, and St. Johns
I bury stood to her promise like rock.
: Moutpeier's next effort was to get th
i books of the Montpelier and st. Johns
: bury road reopcncd. They had bee
: opened duly. Montpelier had subscribe'
f nothing. St. Johusbury accordingly, tool
a the stock aud closed the books. Mont
1 pelier, now that the Lamoillc Valley dl
o version threatened, appeared upon th'
a ground backed by the Vermont Central
F, and wanted chance to subscribe to tn
i Montpelier and St. Johnsbury stock. II
get the managing share, she would hav
t subscribed million dollars if necessary
h 1t was too late. She could not be accom-
: modated She had forfeited every CLAIM
= to further indulgence. Under the circum
9 stances, she was not to be allowed to Sc
IS her heel upon the necks of her less favor
. ed neighbors in the Lamoille Valley anc
LIN lhn E.nit &c ihnir work Their.