Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
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Under the proper local heading we have re-
corded the gratifying fact that at the railroad
town meeting held last Saturday Brattleboro
voted. by the strong majority Of los. out Of
total Of 1906 votes. TO join hands with her
neighbors Of the West River valley and give
substantial aid. in the sum Of $50. 600. to the
proposed two-feet-gauge railroad TO South
Londonderry. That this result is the legiti-
mate outcome Of three weeks Of steady and
persistent work on the part Of the friends Of
the enterprise. the people Of the towns above
US will not doubt. When our first railroad
meeting was held on the 10Th Of January,
and an adverse vote by majority Of = was
given. the fact in the case was that the mass
Of the voters were not informed as to the
merits Of the, 10 them, new project and many
misconceptions existed as to the benefits
which a railroad built only to the head waters
Of the West River would confer upon this
town From the day Of that meeting it has
been the sole aim Of the friends Of the road TO
place the enterprise before the people purely
upon its merits, and to show them that the
arguments in its favor are such as refer, first
and last Of all to our local interests and our
future welfare as a town In their work III
behalf Of the road. its friends have been act
uated by no motive Of individual selhshness.
and they have had no hope Of reward beyond
an expected participation in the benefits which
must accrue to the whole community from It,
construction. The spirit which has animated
them has been no other than an earnest con-
yiction Of the absolute importance Of the en-
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perity Of Bnttleboro aud its tributary coun-
try in the West River valley. With the issue
thus presented to them sIuarely upon its l-er-
its. our voters. to the number Of more than
one thousand. gathered in town meeting last
Saturday, and no candid man questions that
the verdict then given was an intelligent and
deliberate expression Of opinion on the part
of strong and decisive majority. Upon
second sober thought our people have testi-
fed TO their belief that Brattleboro has a fu-
ture before it which is worth assuring and
protecting: they have voted to maintain the
unity of Windham county. and to open up
and develop great basin aud a fertile valley,
whose equal in natural resources and adyan-
tages does not exist in New England without
railroad communication they have acknowl-
edged the debt which we owe to the towns
above us for their constant support and con-
tribution to our welfare through many years
We fully believe that this action on the part
of Battleboro. following rs it does upon Lon
donderrys vote of aid. insures the construc-
ton of our proposed road during the coming
season. We have every reasonable assurance
that Jamaica. Townshend and Newfane will
fall promptly into line with pledges Of the
sums required Of them. and in all the other
interested towns the friends Of the enterprise
are wide awake and alive to the necessities of
the occasion. Nowhere upon the line Of the
road should there be any unnecessary delay.
in completing the work already so well begun.