Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
Green Mountain Railroad.

Meetings were held last week by the
citizens Of Warren and Waitsfield. to con-
slider the subject Of a railroad through
Mad River Valley. The line proposed is
part of the projected Green Mountain
railroad from Shelburne Falls. Mass, to
North Troy. Vermont
The meeting in Warren, was held on
the afternoon and evening, of the Goth, at
the Town Hall. 1t was called to order by
the President of the Green Mountain
Railroad, John Sprague. of Conway, Mass,
and Samuel Wells, of Montpelier, was APP
pointed temporary Secretary. The follow
ing gentlemen addressed the meeting,
many of the speeches being very spirited
John Sprague, of Conway, Mass; Samuel
Wells, Of Montpelier; Messrs. Weber.
Cushman, Charles Morgan, DR.. Hunting
ton, Rev. G. S. Guernsey, J. B. Rogers and
+. F. Washburn, Of Rochester; Ira Rich
ardson and Hiram Carleton, of Waitsfield;
Mr.. Whitney, of Granville; and Ii. Lyford,
S. Banister and II. G. Vanduscn, Of
Warren
An informal vote was taken to obtain
the sense of the meeting upon the propriety
of dropping all special charters. and
organizing under the general railroad law,
one road, the Massachusetts line to North
| Troy, under the name of the Green Noun
tain Narrow Gauge Railroad Company.
| The vote WAS unanimous in favor of the
proposition.
In the evening. the Town Hall was
| filled with citizens who manifested 4 great
deal of interest in the proposed undertake
| inc. An informal vote of the inhabitants
of Warren, present, was taken on the
proprety of bonding the town in aid OF the
road. The vote in favor of bonding was a
unanimous one. But one opinion was ex-
pressed. and that WAS that the road must
| be built.
The Watsiield meeting. WAS held We'd
nesday evening, July DIST. 1t was adj
dressed by Messrs. Sprague and Wells
and by McsSrs. Ira Richardson, J. IL
Hastings, Ramsey and Boyden, of Waits
field. This meeting was well attended
and was 4 decided success. An informal
vote was also taken here on the question
in favor of it.
The distance from Shelburnc Falls
Mass, to North Troy, VT, is 2l6 miles
This distance is made up rs follows: Shell
burnc Falls to Vermont State Line. |
miles: State Line to Montpelier. 10 miles
and from Montpelier to North Troy, GJ
miles.
The general line runs through Halifax,
Whitingham. Wilmington, Somerset and
Strltton, probably.) Jamaica, Londonderry
Weston, Mount Holly Plymouth, the south
west corner of Bridgewater. Sherburnc,
Pittsliield, Stockbridge, Rochester, Han
} cock, Granville. Warren, Waitstield and
Moretown then north either by way o
Montpelier, Midlle>ex. Worce ster ant
Fillmore. or by way Of Waterbury ant
Stowe to North Troy.
The engineers report the route rs 4 very
| lcoSlb!t one, tilc Sit''c9 easy, llic tul't'
small. and grading light, with very few
bridges and these short ones. They est
mate that the southern end of the road cal
be built and equipped for $4,000 a mile
and it is universally conceded that the
north end of the road is the easiest portion
of it to build.
The fall from Moretown TO Mddlese X
where trouble in grades was feared, is onl,
and no grade in Morctown will excedc e.
feet to the mile.
Assurance is given that from Moretowl
south there are not more than two town
in doubt.