The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-27
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Our town was enlivened last evening by
party of gentlemen engaged in the new
and important enterprise, the Central Yer
mont Railroad. A special train arrived
from New York about seven o'clock bring
ing large portion of the party, who took
up quarters at the Bardwell House. 1t
seemed like olden days at the "Bardwclr
when the enterprises of the past were on
the tapis and its parlors were filled with
the strong men, who inaugurated and car
ried to completion, the great public works
which have done so much to promote ma
terial Industries and prosperity of Western
Vermont Men of strength power and
money, most of whom have passed from
the busy scenes of life, some disappointed
in their aims, broken in spirit and in for
tune yet honored in the calendar as men
whose sacrifices were made for tho welfare
of the community and the upbnilding of
the commonwealth
Their work has fallen to other hands and
! their representatives in the business world
composed the assemblage of last evening,
strong, stalwart, successful men, coming
| from the great commercial metropolis of
country to look over the field and lay out
the work of the future. Among them was
| Hon. Trenor w. Park, who after a success
FIJI career in the Golden State, returned to
his early home to lay his fortune in contri-
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make her towns busy with new i'm
provements and to inaugurate the enterprise
of great line of railway that should de-
velope and increase the industry of the
Western Vermont Valley. Amid obstacles
that seemed almost inslrmountable,
necessitating an extraordinary appeal
to the State through legislative ac-
ton to protect the rights of the
the constituency he represented, he carried
forward his work to a successful termina-
ton. Years have gone on and cmbarrass-
ments have hcdged the way, but now his
labors have been crowned in the organiza-
ton of a corporation which in its designs
comprehends not only his original purpose,
but connects il with net work of railway
among the most important and valuable in
the whole country. He surely has reason
to take pride in the successful issue of his
great lalJors.
Another of the party was Hon. Worth
ington c. Smith who has so well and hon
orably represented the third district for the
last sixt years in Congress, and who has
devoted his time and business talent in part
to the management of the Vermont Central
Railway, which now is 20 transfer its cor
poratc powers to the new corporation and
whom we trust will continue to act in con-
cert with those gentlemen who have come
forward to make the new arrangement a
success and open new avenue to New
York. Moses V Tildcn, who has labored
so earnestly and well to make a success, the
Harlem Extension Railway by careful
management and projecting new enterprises
to aid, was also among the number who
came to rejoice over the union which is to
make practicable the view he has so long
entertained and advocated. Lansing Mills,
so long the faithful representative of the
Vermont Central interest in Boston, was on
hand to see Boston transferred to New
York. C. c. Coffin (Carleton,) of the Bos-
ton Journal, Eli Perkins, of the New York
Commercial advertiser, and j. Ealsey Cusll-
man, editor of the Bennington Banner,
were travelling companions of the party, to
note the sayings and the doings of the mag
mates.
The genial Col. Nj. S. Colburn of Man
chester that old warhorse who has fought,
bled and died in so many railway battles.
Hon. c. E. Houghton; Hon. II. G. Root,
Hon. A. p. Lyman, II. w. Booth. d. w.
Hyde, Joseph Childs, Charles G. Lincoln,
of Bennington, and Frank c. White,
who has so well and faithfully super
intended the old Western Vermont railroad
through all its up and downs. All these
were lockers on at Vienna.
Many of those we have mentioned are
familiar names in connection with the rail
way troubles of the Otter Creek Valley and
are now right, fully joyful over the pleas
ing prospect suggested by this new enter
prise.
The gentleman who have journeyed
from New York are all well known in COM
mercial circles. Men of capital who have
taken hold of this new new project, with
faith in its success, whose names are not SC
familiar to our readers, and we simply give
a list George II. Brown, John d. Wing,
Samuel Thornc, j. d. Hoyt, John S.
Schultz, NJ Gilbert, G. Foster, G. p
Louric, Geo. II. Bissell, Geo. Il. N. Davis
G. L. Kimball, New York, J. II. Kimball
Boston.
The party will leave by special train this
morning at 8 o'clock for st. Adams.