Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-26
The Lanoille Valley Railroad Excursion.
UNDERuILL, Monday Evening. }
June %, 1874. )

To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
If the old proverb that good start Is hall
the journey is true, the excursion Is now
pretty well on its way. The party began to
arrive at the Bostwick House before three
o'clock, that early bird, James A. Shedd'
and his companion, Mr.. Gates. beng the
first on the ground and the rest were string
ing along till seven o'clock. All found the
ride up exceedingly pleasant. The country
is looking as fresh and fine as is possible TO
conceive. Passing showers had cooled the
air and laid the dust for those who took the
latter part of the afternoon for the ride. Al
Jericho Corners, through the thoughtiui-
ness of Mr. Spaulding, Stree drinks OIL
lemonade had been provided for all VINO
cared to stop and take them. OF course all
| had hearty welcome here from MIR. Dixon'
the obliging host of this pleasant hosiery
and were made as thoroughly comfortable
as he knows how to make his guests, be
they few or many. The Burlington party
numbers three. To these some &C
cessious have been made from Essex and Jer-
icho, and we shall go on IRON here
with company hundred OF
more strong. The Burlington men rep
resent almost every interest in Burllng-
ton, commercial, social, and religious, and
form right companionable crowd.
THE MEETING.
After capital supper at the Bostwick
House, the company took their way to the
railroad meeting. For this the COngrega-
tional church was thrown open and speech
" filled. At eight o'clock the meeting
organized with Hon 4. B. Halbert, of Is
sex. as cha irman, and Mr.. ID. G. French, of
Jericho, as secretary.
Mr.. d. c. Linsley. of Burlington, was in
vited to address the meeting, and spoke
briefly concerning the feasibility of the pro-
posed line. He considered it an exceedingly
practicable line. The estimate of 800, 900
for the cost of it, he considered ample.
Roads can now be built for much less than
the cost of the old trunk roads in this State.
Engineering has progressed. Engineers
now Law out roads where they formerly were
not considered possible. Roads are now
built with less care to avoid curves, and are
made to surmount higher grades with
ease, and improved machinery enables us
to run them with speed and safety.
Daniel Roberts. Esq, being called on,
Ia L. oo,,-;JaraJ tbi- rroiact ono IF i'm
mense Importance to the interests concern
ed. We must have this road. We must
have the water connection with the Great
Lakes by the Caughnawaga Canal, and we
must have this line from Lake Champlain
to Burlington. The Lamoille Valley and
these towns must have this link Of road, or
be placed at disadvantage. Burlington
must have it. This community and the
others interested will be expected to respond
generously, in aid of the enterprise. If the
future is called on, by the creation of
debt, We know that the increase of value OF
all the prop erty of these towns will repay it
many times over.
L. L. Lawrence spoke of the great net
work Of railroads from the grain fields of
the northwest centrlng at Chicago, and soon
to be connected with the seaboard by the |
Canal The wheat of the
Northwest thus brought to Lake Champlain
must be distributed throughout New Eng |
and by these roads. lie showed the adyant- |
ages of Burlington, with its broad harbOr, |
Is the place Of transhipment. This con-
lection from Burlington to the Portland
md Ogdensburg road is all-impOrtant, and
I can be secured if these towns do their
luty. The Westford people consider their
cute by far the best, and show how it will
accommodate the most people and develop
What they consider the most important inter-
SITS. They are thoroughly in earnest. They
will get this road their way. unless the people
f Underhill and Jericho show themselves
live.
L. F. Wilbur, Esq, of Jericho. said
here need be no conflict between the interests
represented here. What will benefit In
erhill and Jericho and Essex will benefit
Burlington and we here are all interested
4 the growth and prosperity Of Burling-
IN. Jericho and Underhill have bonded
II $50, 600 in aid of this road. If neces-
Try to transfer that pledge to a new organ
alton, to secure the best connection under
lie best arrangement, he believed they
ould do so.
The messenger who has kindly undertaken
carry this to you is about to leave. Law
nee Barnes is speaking as | close. To-
orrow morning, after an early breakfast.
e start for a twenty-seven mile ride TO v
ydepark, around the skirts Of old Mans
Id, and into the beautiful Lamoille Valley. 1
Hydepark | suppose we dine, and there Z
Ike train for ST. Johnsbury, from which u
ace shall report further. Yours, b. d