The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-12
The Opening of the south Eastern
Railroad.


On Thursday last the new South Eastern
railway from West Farnham, p. O., to
Newport, VT, was opened by an excursion
from Montreal and celebration at New
port and on Lake Memphremagog. The
road was originally chartered under the
title of the South Eastern Counties juno
ton railway, and ran from the St. Law
renee, opposite Montreal, to the Vermont
line at Richford. That portion between
the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly road
and Montreal has not been constructed as
yet, because it was to be the least necessary
portion, the Grand Trunk and the S. S. &
G. road forming good line to West Farm
ham. AT that place the new road actually
begins and runs through n fertile and beau
tifnl Countrywide best farming lands of
l-owor Canauu-ou2 miios 10 nicnT0ru
That portion of the road has been in sue
ccssful operation for two years or more.
The same corporation then, having obtain
ed control of the Missisquoi & Clyde rivers
charter from Richford to Newport, com
menced the construction of that road us an
extension to their own and had it so far
completed that they were able to run a
passenger train through last February.
1t has just been made ready for business,
and on Thursday the first regular trains
commenced running.
The distance from Richford to Newport
is 81 miles. The distance from Montreal
to Boston via that line is but trfie in ex-
cess of that via the Vermont Central, and
he time now made only about half an hour
more. When the Boston, Concord and
Montreal road straightens its line In New
Hampshire, as it is to do very soon, this
line by connecting at Wells river will be
the shortest and quickest between Montreal
and Boston. 1t is now of untold advant-
age in opening communication between
Canada and the White Mountains and be-
tween the eastern and western portions of
Northern Vermont
AT Sutton, p. O., few miles north of
the state line, junction is formed with a
new road which the same company is build
ing, which will run to Waterloo, p. O.,
and thence north to the st. Lawrence river
at Sorel. The road is already graded from
Sutton to Waterloo, and the iron is to be
laid this summer
The officers of the South Eastern are as
follows: Hon. Justice NJ. Dunkin, presi-
dent; James O'Halloran, ESQ.,, Queens
Counsel, vice-president; f. L. Chandler,
secretary and treasurer Hon. ]. j. Abbott,
Hon. Henry Stearns, Hiram s. Foster, L.
o. Brigham, G. c. Dyer, S. w. Foster, C.
II. Bought and L. w. Miner Esqs., direct
Ors.
The leading spirit and prime originator
of the road is Senator A. b. Foster of
Waterloo, who has become a sort of Rail
way King in Canada.
The excursion on Wednesday was started
at Montreal and consisted of train of five
elegant new cars belonging to the new Com
pany which were filled before arriving at
Newport by a large number of prominent
men Of Canada and Vermont, among whom
were His Worship DR.. Bernard, Mayor of
Montreal, ex-Mayor Coursol, Sir Hugh
Allan, Hon. S. l.. Huntington, M. p, to-
gether with the Aldermen and Council of
Montreal Hon. VIM. A. Dart, United
States Consul General at Montreal Hon.
s. A. Jetty, M. p, Hon. j. M. Courier, M.
p. of Ottawa, Hon. VIM. Harmon, United
State Consul at St. Johns j. G. Baker,
Esq, of the NJ. & VT. j. II. II. of Stan
bridge; Hon. James O'Halloran of Cow
ansville, ID. III. King, Government Post
Office Inspector, besides all the proprietors
of the Montreal hotels and members of the
press from the different papers and Mr..
Bowditch of Richford Sentinel, Col. Albert
Clarke of st. Adams Messenger, d. M.
Camp of Newport Erpress Hon. Bradley
Barlow, J. w. Hobart of st. Adams, Col.
Jewett of Swanton, and Hon. ID. ID. Wead
of Sheldon, Hon. II. G. Wilson of Troy,
and many others too numerous to men,
ton.
The train was heralded all along the route
by the booming of cannon and the cheers of
the people, and especially 80 on Its arrival
at Newport. H. Robinson, Esq, extended
the cordially of the people of Newport to
the excursionists in few well-chosen
words, three cheers were given for Colonel
Foster and three for Hon. Luther Baker
Of Newport, who has done 30 much toward