Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-07-01
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! bloomsbury, were rustlcating III 'ha' ue@u
:iful village. Our report left item en-
route thilher tine evening previous. Their
further proceedings We take from the CAL
edoaian as we were not able to be pres
ent
The party were qulriered at the St.
Johnsbury House, Mrs. K%nlppen's aud
several private houses near by. Late IN
the afternoon a call had beer issued for a
meeting at the town hall, and notwi'h-
standing almost continuous showers, the
hall was filed with citizens. The meet
ing was organized by the choice of Mr..
Horace Fairbanks, chairman, and q. NJ.
Stone, secretary. Tie chairman assured
the citizens from abroad of their hearty
welcome to St. Johnsbury, aud announced
that the object Of the meeting was TO con-
fer together upon mutual interests, and he
invited Judge Ross to address those as
sembled. After again assuring the gem
tlemen from the other portion of the state
Of the hearty welcome with which the
people Of this section met them on this oc-
c%asion, Judge Ross briefly and succiHctlY
laid before his hearers the history of this
railroad enterprise. dwelling strongly up
on the importance of a direct connection
with Lake Champion at the city Of Bur
lington.
D G. LinsIey, Esq, responded in be-
half of the gentlemen from Burlington,
giving some history of tho action Of that
town heretofore in this matter by which
a large committee of its citizens was
raised to devise the best method of accom-
plishing the object desired. This commit
tee was now ready to hear any statement
or proposition that the friends of the p.
& o. road wished to make.
The chairman then gave a somewhat
detailed statement of the railroad enter
p~risc,-the object sought in this early in
c%eption, the end hoped for now in its more
extended growth, aud its present status.
The matter of Legislation had been some
what extensive and complicated, and the
officers of the road had engaged the Hon.
l.. II. C%hittenden Of New York to care
fully examine the matter, and as he was
present he would ask him to give his
views on the subject under consideration.
Mr.. Chittendcn responded by saying
that he appeared here in a double capacity
AS one ofthc counsel Of the L. Il o,
railroad aud also as a warm friend of Bur
lington. He was the more ready TO re.
spend to the call Of the chairman, because
he believed it was an indication of Prov
idcnce,-so far as Providence ever iudi-
Gates anything-that Burlington and ST.
Johusbury should be connected by iron
rails; and he also believed these men be-
fore him were instruments to carry out
this work, and the present was tie time
to do it. Mr.. Chittendcn then spoke of
the Champlarn valley being the eastern
terminus Of the great natural water route
from the Mississippi valley Of thc'inpor-
lance to Burlington Of having competing
railroad facilities 10 Boston OF this new
line as being the shortest one between the
west and tide water; of the attractions Of
this route for summer travel, etc., etc.
But our space is limited, and we can
give but a hint of. the strong argument
made by Mr.. @ for the building Of this
link between Cambridge and Burlington,
and the great importance of having it
an independent line into Burlington-nct
to stop at Essex Junction, as at one time
contemplated, using the Central track the
rest Of the way. He was followed by
Messrs. Daniel Roberts aud d. g. LinsIey,
and the result was the unanimous passage
Of the following resolution
Resolred, That a committee Of thir.
tcen.be appointed by tho chair, represent
ing all parties Interested, to dnvise the
best plan for securing the immediate con-
struction Of a railway connecting the p.
& o. r. r. at Cambridge with the shore
of lake Champlaln at the city Of Burling-
ton and report at an adjourned meeting
at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed that committee l.. Il. Chi;ten.
dcn, Lawrence Barnes, Daniel Roberts,
Morillo Noycs, Il. W. Peck. D. G. Inns
ley, EImore johnson, i, j. Lawrence, j.
X. Drury Of Essex, i, Il. Terrill of Un-
derhill, L. II. Lane of Jericho Waldo
Brigham of Hyde Park and Franklin'Fuir-
banks of St. Johnsbury.
The speakers were listened TO with at
%tcntion and frequently applauded. The
Band, which was in attendance. found
room to insert a few of their choice piec-
os, and the meeting adjourned at a late
hour. ti5 81 g
Wednesday morning opened bright and
beautiful, and the visitors took carriages
and rode about town-visiting the Athe-
neum and Art Gallery, Academy, Scale.