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

Llnsley, Gilmore johnson, L. l.. Law
renee, j. X. Drury of Essex, L. F.
Terrill of Underhill, E. H. Lane OF
Jericho, Waldo Brigham of Hyde Park
and Franklin Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury.
The speakers were listened to with
attention and frequently applauded.
The Band, which was in attendance,
found room to insert few of their
choice pieces, and the meeting adjourn
ed at late hour.
ABOUT TOWN.
Wednesday morning opened bright
and beautiful, and the visitors took
carriages and rode about town-visit-
ing the AthenRum and Art Gallery,
Academy, Scale works, Cemetery, etc.
After dinner special train conveyed
them over the east end of the cOmplet-
ed part of the p. & o. road in the state,
to the village of West Concord.
THE SECOND MEETING.
In the evening the adjourned meet
ing was held in the town hall. After
being called to order by the chair, Mr..
Horace Faiabanks, the report of the
committee appointed at the last even
ing's meeting was called for. Hon. l..
Z. Chittenden, in behalf of the com
mittee of thirteen, made Il verbal re-
port. He said the committee had spent
the entire afternoon and evening in
consultation, and their deliberations
were perfectly harmonious, and in the
result arrived at they were entirely
ed off with the proposition that this rail
road from Cambridge to Burlington
must be built just as soon us prudent
expenditure of money will build it |.
This announcement was received with
prolonged applause. The remainder of
the report was mainly suggestions of
organization and method of operations.
1t was the belief of the committee that
it was best to organize under the gen
eTal law ol the Stdlt- anu IL resolution
to that effect was passed in committee.
MIR. Chittenden explained in brief what
this general law is, and assuming that
the proposed road would he thirty-five
miles long, it would take IL subscription
of : Ii, 900 before an organization could
he effected. The corporation was hap
4. l. 81 .
AMI Lamoille Railroad Company. The
amount If capital stock shall be 500
0OO. The committee proposed for di-
rectorS. MesSrS. Lawrence Barnes. Lins-
ley, Parker, Moves. WoodhouSc and
Johnson of HuI lington, Drury of ESSEX.
Field of Jericho, Terrill of TndeIhill.
and Fraklin Fairbanks. G.. W. lIendec.
Waldo Brigham. W. b. Hatch of the
=. X. o. road.
The report was accepted and unani-
mously adopted.
\ motion of Hon. Daniel Roberts was
carried. that the men whose names
were mentioned in the report of the
committee. he authorized to take the
matter in hand and obtain the ncccS-
sary subscriptions to effect an organiza-
ton.
The remainder of the evening was
spent i'll words of encouragement for
the enterprise, and pleasant words for
tins town and the men who had invited
them here. which was participated in
by MesSrs. Daniel Roberts. l.. l.. Law
renee, ID. G. LinSlcy. and +. W. Peck.
and RevS. BraStow and Ware. MI
Chittendcn had something to suggest
relative to the Reciprocity treaty with
Canada. of which we shall speak at an
other time.
After word of hearty response hy
the chair To the many kind things said.
the meeting adjourned. and ut five
o'clock this morning our visitors from
the tliampain valley took special
train to Hyde Park. leaving the i'm
preston upon our people that they
meant business. and that before many
months there would he Il direct line of
railroad across our state from the White
Mountains to Lake Champlain. passing
through St. JohuSbury and the Lamoille
Valley, and terminating at Burlington.