St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-31

meeting was htlu III lne Town llhIi'
which was attended by most of the
managers Of the Portland and Ogdens-
burg Railroad and many citizens of st.
.Johnsbury. the large hall being densely
crowded Tho subject of the proposed
road WAS fully discussed. Hon. Horace
Fairbanks explained the relations OF
the Portland and OgdensburG road with
the Eastern road and the connections
to Boston, Portland and Halifax. In
the course of his remarks he assured
the meeting that in ease this piece of
road from burlington to Cambridge
should he constructed it would form il
part of THEN through line frCm Lake
/ ChampIain 10 the ScabOard at Portland
and Boston, and that the rates for the
transportation of passengers and freight
should he us low upon this as upon any
portion of their line. Mr.. Fairbanks
was asked whether in case this propos-
ed road should be leased to the Port
land and OgdcnSburg road, us suggested
in his letter to the committee, he would
he willing to insert in the lease il clause
to the effect that the Portland and Og-
denshurg Railroad Company should for
ever hold and mlintain this line as an
independent and competing route from
Burlington to the Scaboard. and should
not sell, transfer or in amy way part
with said lease or any portion thereof,
| without the consent of the towns or
cities that should aid in the cOnstruc-
ton of the road. To this Mr.. Fair
banks replied in the most plain and
immune, 'i'''' Wv vi ,:i'''
! OIdcnSburT road were entirely willing
SuclI n condition should be inserted i'm
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W. licndr", Hon. Franklin FAIRBANKS.
Waldo bingham. Lawrence barnes, >.
X. DrurN. l.. +. lcr1lll. r. II. Lane.
Daniel Roberts, T.. W. Peek, l.. l..
Lawrence. tlm"rr johnson. DC Inns
ley. The t"iIrNIn" day, June nth. the
committee met and held Il continuous
session of nearly eight hours. After Il
very iulI discussion 1t WAS unanimously
agreed To recommend the organization
of Il railroad company. under the gen
rral law of this State. Ia Ice called the
burlington and IImuillr Railroad Com
panN.
Articles of :lSSuciation were formed
and recommended for such or"aniZa-
ton. and the committee so reported To
the adjourned mrctin" held at ST. Johns
bur\. "Wednesday evening. June 9th.
After full consideration the report WAS
unanimously adopted. \ resolution
WAS passed rcuuc>tium the persons pro
posed for directors in the articles of
i,>nciatinn to proceed tn obtain sub
,,crintiuus to the rouitoI stock of thc
.nmpany. in order tn perfect lis oroau-
ilatinu
The thanks of thc mrctiuu were then
voted f., fine N,ssrS E,irl,,,,Ls and fin,
ucnnlc of ST J,hu.hur, for ll,r rx-
tr,n,.I, b,srit.,hI,. r,.,n,ir, il, 4, Li,i, tI.
committee, had h,cu ru,,,t.,i,rL and
fine mrrtiu~ .,dioururd
The. utmost Lo,muuy pcyoilrd. and
fine sentiment of fine. ue,tiu.e seemed tn
must h,. huiIt
In all towns through which thc com !
mittrc u,sSrd If MA, most ru,di,II> re-
,riycd il, the business men. who mani
tested i warm interest in fine ,utrrnrisr
and promised that the trade of that
rcriou shuuId ,";,iu CONT. tn HuIlip"tnn
rs il did thirty Years AGO. whenever
some convenient mode of reaching our
/, Il
The cost of the proposed road from
Burlington to CamlI idgr has been csti-
mated with much care. the road having
been divided into sections of one mile
each. and the cost of the work upon
each mile, has been estimated separate
Iy. in order that the VARYING character
of the soil aud rock and of the work
generally might hc duly considered.
Mr.. VIM. Hale IN experienced rnyim-
Ger. and the chairman of this commit
tee. have together carefully examined
the entire line and visited each piece of
work of Importance. They estimate
the entire cost of the road. fully com
plctcd. hallaStcd and ready for the ears.
1t S125.OOO or about S23.0OO per mile.
Although the>" figures Indicate IL gross
cost Il good deal less than the average
cost of Vermont railroads. Yet we have
II" reason to doubt their correctness or
that the road can he built for the sum
above stated. As the Portland and
ogdcnShurg Railroad Company. Yer
mont Division. offer To negotiate the
INST mortgage bonds of tins road for
tW"-thlriS It's cost and t" furnish the
cars. engines. etc. required t" operate
II, proNldrd tn" towns VIII subscribe