Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-29
NewSdea .er:
hyde Rarh, It, Oct 90, 1873
Encouragement for the P. a O.

ENCOURAGEMENT Tor the L. d u.
For long time the Eastern Railroad
Co, a very wealthy corporation, that owns
line running from Boston to Portland,
via. Portsmouth, and from Portsmouth to
Conway, where it forms Junction with
the Z. & O.. besides other valuable con-
meeting lines, have desired q direct and
through communication with Montreal /;
and now have an opportunity Of securing
such a connection by way of the Portland
4 0gdensburg line.
On Thursday last, T. II. LathroP. Pres
idont, CIV. Hatch, Superintendent, Frank
Jones and JnS. Woodbridge. Directors, Of
the Eastern Co., came here on special
train from St. Johnsbury for an insBoc-
tion Of the line; and on Friday took
coach for SwantOn. They we're accomps-
MED from this place by Engineer Mitchell,
of St. JOhusbury, President Brigham Of
thus town. Col. Jeweit and II. A. Burt of
Swanton.
An inspection Of the new wharf and
breakuater at Maquam bay 10 SwuntoB
was made, after which the party took
train for Montreal, where they expected
TO meet Hon Horace Fairbanks, Ex-Gov.
Hendee and Montreal parties interested
IN the project. =
The Eastern managers seemed TO be :
much pleased with our line as far as com. !,
plcted and with the country through which
il runs, ard We doubt not but what they "
will make liberal propositions of aid to
secure the connections. /,
The Eastern pays an annual dividend n
on its stock, and is doing business equal n
led by but onC road that runs out of Bos. +,
ton, Boston & Albany disPatching from u
Boston every weekday, thirty-eigM pas. a.
Senger trains. 1t is dcvoutly hoped that n
arrangements will be effected, as in that
case the entire line will be completed in
another year, and thereby carry out the "a
original idea of securing the shortest pos. %
sibe line to Portland and tidewater.
The Montreal connection will be
made by an Independent and entire new :.
road that will run from Sheldon to Mont.
real, II miles of which, including the :,
most expensive portion, is now built, and :.
LONG good business, while the remainder =
S well under way and can be easily COM a
'leted during another year. 90
This valley will have railway facilities
econd to no ether section in the country,
S her road will be one wholly under the
ontrol of the towns who own the MAORI da,
of its stock, and part of a through &
ne to Boston, Portland and Montreal, the
,sidss having Lake and Railway com. tw,
We hope there will be no leasing of our sis,
ne, but simply an arrangement for mu- for
al profit the Eastern lending its aid era
I'd receiving largely increased amount fou,
business, while both roads will be IF
eatly benefited. ~ :.
Another fact for the encouragement f only
8 stockholders of the P. & o. is, tina t =
completed portion now in operation, disc
ms enough to pay running expenses and W.
interest on that portion of its indebt. vbo
aess; so if it can be completed with. rick
too great sacrifice of its bonds, il frou
! will become dividend paying road, men
then 1t will have a large amount of D;oh,
ough traffic to add to its present local BIao
mess. Let no one give up their faith secto
he z. & 0.