The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-15

occupy so securely.
This meeting to-day can draw up the
requisite application, sign 1t and have the
appear before the Vermont tri-
bunal. 1t would be well to notify said cor
poration we hayc no Judge Barnard in
Vermont, and that the state have a board
Ing house on the banks of the Connecticut
where they board men who commit per-
Jury, and also learn them valuable trade.
If this thing is done the tariff on slate to
Rutland will be less than five dollars per
car instead of seven and one-half what the
company are asked to put it at They may
learn that the stone the builders refuse has
5ecome the head of the corner.
If Mr.. MclIcnrys statement be correct
that u bushel of coal will draw 800 tons of
freight one mile, and that from poultncy
or Farhaven to Rutland, a Bottom engine
will draw 400 tons, it will cost for fuel
from Fairhavcn to Rutland Is miles less
than 300 lbs of COAL which would cost the
company less than one dollar. We have |
here our remedy. | know the railroad |
lawyers say this provision amounts to moth
mg, yet | hardly think the railroad |
company are anxious to have the supreme |
court of Vermont investigate their business. |
If we are governed by n good rule. which |
Is, "Put not off until tomorrow what
should be done to-day" your. secretary will |
commence drawing up this paper now, and |
when / am done the frceholdcrs of the
towns through which this road passes
would march to this desk and put their
names to this paper and say here begins the
first lesson to this railroad company. For
Il long time we, like the man who found a
rude boy in his applc-tree and desiring him
TO come down. and to every appeal he re-
fused, also to the tufts of grass, but after
pclting him Il short time with stones, the
saucy-boX came down. If we pclt this
railroad company with stones they will
come and beg of us to stop or they perish,
In 1850 the Legislature passed the follow
ing law. viz.
"Any railroad corporation whose railroad Is
| located IN this state Shall not charge a larger
| sum for rcghts, merchandise or passage OF
/ passengers thereon for a less distance 70 or
/ rom way station on said road, than is charg-
| ell for greater distance and In case OF any
| violation Of the provisions of this act by said
! corporation, the excess SO charged may be rc-
| covered back from said corporation by the party
uggricvcd In an action for money had and recciy-
ed. with iull costs Of the suit
Is drawing car from Schenectady to
Rutland 81 miles, for $3.50, and charging
so from Schenectady to Farhavcn, 20
miles, obeyng the laws of the state Of
Vermont!
Or have Nermonters no rights Il railroad
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duties, liabilities. restrictions and prOy-
sOns which may hereafter bc established
by or contained in any general law of this
state. applicable to and respecting all rail
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In '",i' "nt IF ,hc .t"tn Than tha,, In on th,
v"rn,ont ,nrtio, ~ ,in SAM and Il,
stot,,,c tho en,,rnn,o GOVT CON rogrIoto m,
1i,,r,so, ~, Vnrr,not roods M ono oIIiect
. To thelr making ten per cent on llieir invest
e ment, but we Go OBJECT TO thcir MAKING
$ from iorly per cent TO MY per cent OF
promises 10 pay; nc charier OF inc h ~
ro,,i,rI etocl, ehnil bo c.ion Ono y,hio, ma,
, IN. increased to such nm amount os may n
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| TO Duild thc ROAD ana equip IL Tor CUISINES
/ so fOoO. IL VIII not require very smar
i mathematician to tel how much 1t cost
t TINS company to draw passengers am
: freight, and by showing the books 1t WI
o be easy lor the supreme court to Tx thei
5 tarll. ms Delaware and hudson cana
Il company did not lease the Rutland an
+ Whitehall railroad OF It's owners, but OF
+ tanned their lease OF the kensselacr an
Saratoga company, who pad SIX per cen
s on its COSt-they released at eight per cent