Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-03-26
The Northern EeFmnnl and Lake
Champlaln Railroad.

aud I.ate Chsmplsin Rsilread ai the
Van Nc.s IIuuse. On "Wednesday siiet-
noon. 'Jslge y Parker called the ~ee''
Ia, to order. anl il Organitel With Mayer
Dodge A. Chairman asi &. T. Bsncs'ei
as s,erviary. judge Carnlus Noyea vas
csllsl on 10 address lhe mceiins aud lid
% bri ay. saving ihSt sincs the election
Of the pr cent directors, . new charter
hal been secured. The old charter VAS
for a road from Camhridsr 10 beck June
tom. the ncw for road fr"m Cambridge
t. Burlington. Il was to be determined
by " ieh Of these acts they should proceed.
Tho directors had reached clear cuDcln-
sion on the subject. which Mr. Fairbanks
would ,iaie. Tie (Judgs Soyesl thought
| i, was greatly for the interest of Burling'
ton to secae promptly the proposed con-
necrion by rail with the Lasoillc Valley.
ttan when there was no more thrifty Ie-
gun in Vermont.
Hon. Horace Fairbanks explained the
state Of progress Of the Portland and Og-
dedsburs road, which has nov nearly
reached the Notch ,f the White Noun
tains from Portland. aud is under contract
to the Connecticut river. On this side OF
the Connecticut sixty miles are nov run
ming, anil it is to be comp etei to Swahton
during this year. That road desired THIS
proposed connection with Lake Champ lain
at Burlington aul the question was
wheth " this link should terminate at Is
Sex or Burlington The directors were
unanimously Of opinion that it should
reach Burlington by an independent line
Of its own, and had adopted the follow
ing resolution;
Resotred. BY the Directors Of the
Northern VI. and Lake Champ ain Rail-
road. that IN their opinion 4 is expedent
aud desirable for the intererts concerned
to brlus the Cambridge line to the waters
OF Lake Champlain at Burlington,
Mr.. Fairbanks proceeded to show the
advantages Of the route aud especially its
attractions for sun,mer travel, from New
Yor', through Lakes George and Cham
pain to burlington, Mount Mansfield, /
thu White Mou tains, Portland, Casco
bay. and so rouni via Newport to New
York again.
Hon. George W. Ilondeo was next
called on and spoke effectively, recalling
the old times when the highways from
Burlington to l,amoillc County were lined
with teams loaded with merchandise. !
The people Of that County desire to re.
new those business connections with Bur.
ingion. This road will give to them. TO
Orleans county and to parts of Cal,dolii
and Essex counties their best connection |
with New York. and would make Burling-
ton an important ccntsr Ger fourth part
Of the State OF Vermont. from which now
Burlington receives but little business. III
the Caughnawaga canal is built, this con
ucctiou will be still more necessary and
important. He hoped when the Vermont
Division of the Portland aud Ogdcnsburg
reached Csmbridge, this coming summer
it would meet this road there. In order
to do that prompt and decisive acton
would be needed.
Mr., Brigham. Of Hyde Park, said the
lamoIIe Valley road ard Portland aud
Ogdensburg line had always considered
this connection with Burlington, as one OF
the importan, branches Of their enter
prise Watcher it would be built depends
mainly on the city Of Burlington. The
survey made in 1871, showed that the
road from Campridgc to Essex junction
could be built and fenced for $40 coo II
mile. 1t would now cost something more.
because iron is higher, and if an indi-
pendent line is to be built TO Burlington
then the cost Of that is to be added The
people of the Lamoile Valley could not
build this road They had taxed ttem-
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