Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-01
Montpelier & Rutland Railroad.

A meeting Of the commissioners uaneC
10 the charter Of this Railroad Company
has been called to be held at the Rochcste
House in the village Of Rochester, on Tues
day, the l4th ofJauuary, 1878, at ! o'cloo!
pm.
The Commissioners are Il, Z. Walton
Samuel Wells, Benjamin Barrett, n Il
spading, Harvey Buckley, Ira Richard
son, George o. Boyce, George w. Cardell
George V. Wilson, John b. Darling, Roya
II. Upper, Albert Whitcomb, Martin
Thomas, Orel Cook, Frederick ChalTce
and Charlie. II. Joyce.
The charter authorizes the construction
Of railroad, Of any desired guago, from
the Vermont Central road in Montpelier or
Middlesex or both, through Berlin Mid.
dlcsex, Morctown, Waitsfed, Warren
Granville, Goshen, Hancock, Rochester
Sockbridge, Pttsfeld, Sherburnc, Men
don, Chittenden, Pittsrord and Brandon
or such Of them as may be selectod-tc
Rutland with the right to construct a
branch from Rochester, Piitsfcd, or Shcr
burue, through Rochester, Pittsdald, Sbor
burne aud Bethel, or suoh as may b,
selected, to connect with the Central road
at Bethel or Royaltou.
BY other charters q railroad is author
lied from Troy or Newport to Montpelier
and thus by the two projects, a new rail.
road may be opened through the centre of
the State from Canada line to Rutland
The necessities Of the case will require
cheap, narrow gauge roads, and this cir
cumstance renders the scheme feasible, and
commends it to the favor Of the broad gauge
roads to which it will contribute largely.
The line from Montpelier to Canada has
been already surveyed, with highly layora-
bic results. The purpose Of the meeting
at Rochester is TO take measures TO invite
the people of the towns interested to unite
in procuring preliminary surveys from
Montpelier to Rutland, and thus prepare
the way for operating under the charter in
case success is attainable. 1t is hoped every
commissioner will be present at the meet
ing at Rochester, and all others interested
are invited to attend.
W A table prepared by Gen. Walker, SUI
perntendent Of the Census, gives some /, e
teresting information concerning the hi.
gratory habits of our people. He shows
that we are nation of nomads The fact
that a man is born in a certain State is an
indication, rather than otherwise, that he
will pass the greater part Of his life in some
other State or States Hence the different
parts Of the country are interlaced and
welded together by ties Of blood, which
constitute a stronger bond Of the Union
than our fathers ever dreamed Of
1t appears from the table referred to
that the State of Vermont, with a popula.
ton Of 330, SOL, has sent out l7TlGI to
other States, or more than half as many o..
are now living in the State. New York
has a population of 4,3S2,754 persons, but
of these only 2,4s7,776 were born in New
York, while 1,073,542 persons born ia
New York now reside in other States. OF
those born in Pennsylvania, Gz4,544 live
in other States. New York sends 1000
Of its children as far to the North as Yer,
mont, drops $4,000 over the Connecticut
line, dispatches an army Of 100000 tC
Michigan, establishes 10000 in Illiuoi
and about the same number in Wisconsin
and projects $4,000 to California, beside
the heavy colonizatons planted in al the
central States. The emigrations from tn,
New England States show, proportionately
a still greater diffusion.
The influence Of this state Of things crop
out in a thousand ways, The provincial
isms Of character, habits aud pronunciation
which prevailed in tbs old times, hay
nearly faded away. The typical Yauke
is only to be found in humorous illustra
tions, while the standard Westerner ha
been diluted by continued Limitations o
immigrants beyond recognition.
The death of King Kamehameha on tn
lth instant, he being the fifth sovereign O
that name in the Sandwich Islands, tormi1
ates the royal line. As DO successor
said to be named the people have the SOY
eroignty in their own hands. The iuterroc
mum lasts at least until the meeting Of tn
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