Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-21
The Midland Railroad.
MASS MEETING Ar xonaisvrt1r.

"NHH hhhAiNh Nj MDNNlFNliIfs
For the purpose Of testing the feeling of the
people along the line of the proposed Midland
hailroad, meeting was called at Morriulc, |
on Thursday last, the 10Th inst, which was
very fully attended, every town on the line bo.
ing well represented, and determination man
Tested TO leave no means untried TO secure the |
building Of the road. BY the terms Of the
charter this line Of road commences at North |
Troy, on the Canada line, and runs south |
through the towns of Troy, WestGeld, Lowell, |
bccn and llydepark, to Morristown, and thence
through Stowe and Waterbury to a junction
with the Vermont Central at Waterbury, or
from Morrstown through Gilmore. Worcester
and Montpelier, to junction with both the |
Vermont Central and Montpelier & Wells
River at Montpelier. liiN"
The meeting was called TO order by Hon. II |
II. Powers, Of Morrisyille, who stated that the |
meeting was originally intended to be one Of
the commissioners named in the charter, for
the purpose Of taking measures for prelimin- |
AIRY survey Of the proposed route but for the |
purpose Of giving fuller expression to the |
views Of those living ON the route, II was
thought desirable that mass meeting should |
be called in conjunction with the meeting Of |
the commissioners. lie then referred 10 the
necessities Of the country north Of Morrisylile |
for some better railroad facilities than they
now possessed, and its ability to sustain and |
support the road when built by furnishing lum-
Der for transportation for many years to come,
70 say nothing Of the manufacturing establish
ments that would almost inevitably spring up
on the numerous streams which flow through
the country. The Increased facilities for trans
porta,ion would add to the wealth Of the in
habitants more than tho whole amount for
which the towns were allowed by the charter
to bond in aid Of the road twelve times their
grand list which wasa more favorable charter
than bad been granted by the Legislature to
most OF the roads in the State. Mr. Powers
also referred 10 the desire that had been mani
tested on the part Of those interested in other
roads, already built or soon to be built, 10 have
this connecting link inserted in Northern
Vermont, by which there would 10 direct
line Of road from Quebec, by the way Of Rich
mond junction and North Troy, to the central
portion Of the State, and thence 70 Boston and
.'e" ,O'A' anu '"e dement's tn@t would accrue
wv Ori' ~ 'no pe"PlS On 'ne i'he OF the road
ou' !" 'noSe interested III It's Northern and
'u'''.'" Vo'Dec''ons' ne 'hen oai'eu Tor airee
interchange of opinions on the part of those
interested in the road.
Samuel Wells, ESQ, Of Montpelier, being
the first called upon, spoke at length of the adj
'au'ase' VI r"''ioaus 70 communities through
WHY" '"eJ passcu, anu o' the enhanced value
VI property o' al descriptions Wherever
,@'''V"D ''"u V''1 Jun anu nun s'o'','ios IN
"S PoSSess'on' suo"cu '''a' .i''s enhanced value
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,'o ''''" ''''''eu W 'i'S particular ROUTE ana
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O''i'1,'o ioue, anu one ula' would DC very
e"S'S "u,'' hV Soiu 'nS' montpelier desired
'''l'oau running IRON that place north 70
C4nsua i'ne ana ne hau no doubt that should
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"s Tue! ough' 'o' 'he road would De bullt lie
"ousn' tnere was no uouot Out some line OF |
r'au nofth IRON Montpelier would be built, and
uu'S relnAlneu Ior those interested IN the
u'uereht routes 70 sho" that they meant 6ns'-
ness, ana 'he 'h'hg would DC accomplished.
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