St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-26
The Excursion from Burlington.

The Excursion from Burlington.
The delegation of citizens from Bur
lingtOn interested in the connection by
rail of that city with the p. & o. rail
road at Cambridge, left their homes OF
Monday in private carriages driving t.
Underhill that evening.
THE PARTY.
The party which left Burlington mum.
bered eighty-two, and they represent
almost every interest of that place, COM
mercial, social and religious. Among
them are Mayor Blodgett, ex-Mayor>
ID. c. Linsley, BIllou and Dodge, Gems
Henry and Barstow, Lawrence Barnes
Judge Parker, Daniel Roberts, F. c.
Kennedy, Z. c. LoOmis, Morillo Noyes
C. A. Sumner. b. Turk, A. G.. Pierce
G. |. Hagar, c. f. Allen, G.. G. Bene-
diet of the Free Press, Revs. Brastow
Ware and Atwill, l.. l.. Lawrence, j
A. Shedd, Eli Chittenden, E. w. Peck
etc, etc.
AT UNDERHILL
The delegation held IL meeting in the
evening, at which the importance OF
the road talked of was presented by
several gentlemen from Burlington and
towns on the line. Jericho and Under
hill have already bonded for S:@, 900 in
aid of the road.
Tuesday morning the party renewed
their journey by private conveyances
twenty-seven miles to
HYDE PARK,
Where they had dinner. Here they
were met by delegation of twenty
five citizens from st. Johnsbury, who
went over by special train to escort
them to this place. At about lralf-past
three the entire party, including gen
tlemen along the line. embarked for st.
Johnsbury. To most of the delegation
the route was entirely new. and al
though frequent showers occurred dur
ing the afternoon. in Il great measure
obscuIing the more distant mountain
in praise of the beauties of the scenery
along this line. which is ere long. as we
believe. to attract il great portion of
the summer tourists between Saratoga,
Lake George and the White Noun
tains.
AT ST. JOHNsBURY
The patty were Tuartered ut the St.
Johnsbury House. Mrs. Knappens and
several private houses near by. Late
in the afternoon II call had been issued
for IL meeting al the town hall, and not
withStanding almost continuous show
ers. the hall was filled with citizens
The meeting was organized by the
choice of Mr.. Horace Fairbanks. chair
man. and c. NJ. Stone. secretary. The
chairman assured the citizens from
abroad of their hearty welcome to st.
Joln>hury. and announced that the oh
ilect of the meeting WIS to confer to-
gether upon mutual interests, and he
invited Judge Ross to address those
assembled. After again assuring the
the state of the hearty welcome with
which the people of this section met
them on this OCCASION. Judge Ross
briefly and Succin.'tlN laid before his
hearers the history of this railroad en-
terpriSe. dwelling strongly upon the
Importance of Il direct connection with
Lake Champlain at the city of Burling-
ton.
ID. c. Linsley. Esq, responded in be-
half of the gentlemen from Burlington.
giving som" history of the action of
that town heretofore in this matter. by
which Il large committee of its citizens
wis raised to devise the best method
of accomplishing the object desired
This committee WAS now ready to hear
any statement or proposition that the
friends of the p. \ o. road wished to
make.
The chairman then gave IL somewhat
detailed statement of the railroad en-
terpIiSe.-the object sought in its early
inception, the end hoped for now in its
more extended growth. and its present
status. The matter of legislation had
been somewhat extensive and compli-
Gated, and tn, officers of the ro d had
engaged the Hon. l.. F.. Chittcndcu of
New York to c:i;riully examine the
matter. and as he VAS present he would
ask him to give his views on the sub
.ject under considerations
Mr.. Chittenden responded by saying
that he appeared here in double ca
pacity-as one of the counsel of the
p. x O. railroad and also as warm
friend of Burlington. He was the more
ready to respond to the call of the
chairman, because he believed that it
was an indication of PrOvidence,-so
far as Providence ever indicates any
thing-that Burlington and st. Johns
bury should he connected by iron rails;
and he also believed these men before
him were the instruments to carry out
this work, and the present was the
time to do it. Mr.. Chitteuden then
spoke of the Champlain valley being
the eastern terminus of the great natu-
raj water route from the Mississippi
valley of the Importance to Burling-
ton of having competing railroad facili-
ties to Boston of this new line as be-
ing the shortest one between the west