The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-26


ment of the Vermont Central and Vermont !
and Canada railroads. SO far rs the PR
sent organization is concerned, that IS
thing of the past Let the dead Est bury
its dead. There are enough Of )'..vIng issues
without raking up old truths or old false
hoods, for the purpose Of basing an attack
upon vital public enterprises and the gentle
men connected with their management.
We propose to "let by-gones be by-gones,
" let the past be forgotten" and judge the
present management and corporation by its
course and acts. If anything can be judged
from their already action and course, there
is everything TO hope, nothing to fear in the
future. Their first act is to "put up the
bars" and "avod even the appearance of
evil" To one step OF this kind, we have
already alluded-the movement toward the
taking Of the road from the control of the
court OF tbancery and placing it into the
hands of It's owners-the stock and security
holders That this will require the utmost
of fnanccring ability the putting forth of
the greatest financial skill, we all know,
but we know that one of the best iinanciers
of New England, it not of the country, is
at the helm, and we doubt not the result.
Our Vermont courts have gone on, year
after year, in the discharge of their duty,
without being assailed by SANDER or sus-
picion, until it suited some designing men,
that they might accomplish their own selfish
ends, to commence, first by inuendo and
then 10y direct charges, to attack their in
tegrity, and all because of this railroad
management. With this change, the reason
for this scandal, which no man honestly
believed, will be removed
In financial matters, the same guards and
precautions are taken. A financial COM
mitce has been appointed, charged with
the general supervision of the treasury de-
partment, including the disbursements Of
all the moneys of the company and the
general management of the keeping of all
/ the accounts" OF this committee, our
townsman,. Ohm H. Page is chairman, with
such associates as James Il. Langdon OF
Montpelier, Jacob Estey of Brattleboro,
and Jacob Edwards and George NJ Rice of
Massachusetts,. With such men in ''super-
vision of the treasury" and controlling "the
disbursements of all the moneys" docs any
one suppose that there will be an opportu-
nifty for ''jobs, for stcalings or for man
ufacturcd accounts? With an exception
or two. all of these men are known to our
fellow citizens, and we all know them TO
be men Of probity, of integrity, men OF
business, and men whose interests are iden-
teal with those of the other stock and Sc
curity holders. Still further to "avoid the
appearance Of evil" and, if possible, to be
rid of scandal mongers, a committee, COM
posed Of men of the same character, has
been appointed to monthly examine the ac-
counts of the company. Hereafter, il
there is any talk about wheel companies,
car companies, Garage, royalties, jobs, ETC.,
etc., it will be difficult to make the people
believe it. They know these men too well,
to believe that they will all combine in
wrong doing.
Another thing will be noticed. and that
is that there are no Office seekers in the di-
recton. We hope that we shall hear little
said about railroad politics this year fol
we are in position to know that there vii
be no such thing, even If there has beer
heretofore. The managers of the roat
know and feel that they have enough q,
their hands to manage their Immense trust
and place it in its proper business, physi
cal and financial condition, without med
ding with politics As they have no ends
to gain, why should they NEEDLE Herewith
Those who have been so fearful of rail
road influence in politics, so far as th
state is concerned, can lay aside their fear
for the present, and we trust, in Vermont
forever. We have written at greater length
than we intended, and can, therefore, sa,
nothing at present upon the advantages t.
accrue to Rutland and Rutland's railroad
but we can safely leave them with our rep
rcscntative on the board. to whom, as W
have reason to believe, the salvation ant
: present bright prospects Of the Central Vei
mont railroad, and its leased lines, is almos
entirely due.