St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-03
AN DIRECTION.

Mr.. Noble here OOJecUeu, say lug lho
witness had undoubtedly lot OF inter
esting matter to tell, and wished to
make display of it.
The Court-We want these statements
to the point and lis brief us possible:
Mr.. Jewett, resuming, said that II the
freight business of the road was done I'D
their own cars, the profits would be
three times as much. The rolling STOCK
received from other roads for our use is
of the poorest quality. The accidents on
our road have been due from bad ana
door cars from other roads. We have
but two passenger cars fit for summer
travel. This travel is growing. we
can't get this travel unless we have good
cars. The Delaware and Hudson Canal
Co. declined to sell through tickets from
Saratoga to the White Mountains be-
cause we had not decent cars, and would
imDair their summer travel. we nave
seven engines. We make our engines
do double service at great cost. nave
asked for nothing but the lowest and
most economical. We need four pas
senper cars. Box cars would be worth
about $500 and $500 for flat cars pas
senger cars about $500. L got two at
Wilmington, Delaware, for S1IoUU. Inc
box cars needed at once, should be lOo,
so flat cars, 3 locomotives, 49, OO. Inc
depots and stations at Maquam Bay we
have none we have not even shed
there. We can't dispose of freight there
because we have not the facilities there.
The Maquam Bay station does three
times as much as any other station, eX-
cept the Fairbanks at st. Johnsbury. 1t
will be suicidal not to furnish facilities
at Mauuam Bay. We need a station at
the crossing of the Central Vermont road
at East Swantou. We have no freight
depot at Morrisville. We pay exorbi-
tant rental at st. Johnsbury we pay
5000 per month for very inadequate ia
cilities from the Passumpsic road. Their
reply to our protest, ali you don't want
to come in here, keep OUT AtLunenburg
we need a scale. A $1,000 one, purchas-
ed year ago would have been worth
$1,000 to the road. We came TO the con-
after careful computation, that
the cost of these needed Improvements
would not be less than S47 900. Our
wood is obliged to be kept outdoors III
many places. Have had great trouble
about fencing of the road. We are run
ming the road contrary to law by not
having fences. Fencing will cost Sl8,-
900 for about - miles. Think the pas
senger travel would be double if we had
Il road considered by the public safe. In
one year and twelve days the gross
have been Sl46,0O0, the net
so, 600
Cross-examined by MI. Noble: Think
from $4,000 to S20,0OO is necessary at
Maquam Bay Mr.. Villas ofPlattsburgh
is the man who proposed to build an
elevator there is to build it himself;
Mr.. Bradley Barlow is building the acre
and half of dockage at Maquam Bay
Barlow, & Co., and | am the
own the property at and
about Maquam Bay we own some farms
there; the landowners propose to give
Mr.. Barlow tract of land for building
the dockage; | bought the land long
before the road went there we bought
the farms some eight years ago; Cap
tain Warren Corbin is building the
steamer; we need to get out fencing
while the snow is on the ground this
is important; have been giving my at
tentiOn to railroading since | was nine
teen years old; have been Superintend
ent nearly three years was an engineer
III my youth we propose to borrow
money on receivers certificates want
$500, 900 in cash on the receivers GER
tlhcates. | think we can get work done
Jackson, Sharp 4 Co., of Wilmington,
Delaware, would like to entertain Il
from IL responsible party
who would like to take the work to do,
and take receivers certificates for the
and earthwork have had talk
with some parties who have led me to-
believe they would let me have the cash
nn the certificates
Mr.. Noble-Who are these parties
Mr.. Jewett-I should not like to an
swer. Capitalists do not like to have |
their secrets made public.
Mr.. Noble argued that the query was
proper on DISCRIMINATION.
The Court admitted the question.
Mr.. Jewett-I got one from Nh. Put |
nam of Portland, Me. Have not received |
any direct proposition from any one.
JOHN r. RUST,
Jivil Engineer md Road Master. was
sworn and gave very comprehensive, |
concise and cal efully computed estimate |
)f what was now necessary to place the |
Dad in firSt-class condition.
After little more unimportant testi-
money, the hearing adjourned until Sat
friday morning, at which time the par
les most interested in the road, who |
lad been in consultation mt the hotel for |
many hours, appeared 10y their counsel |
md applied for a continuance of the fur |
her hearing until the details of IL plan
or an amicable adjustment ofall the in
ersts in question-already agreed upon |
could be completed. The application
or continuance was opposed by the at
orneys of the receivers The court said |
lie would not put anything in the way |
If an amicable arrangement, and if there |
vas this prospect of Il settlement, tax |
ng into account the importance of the |
questions ut issue, he should grant the
He said he should con-
inue the hearing till January 30, when
lie could obtain one other of the bench |
20 sit with him.
Public Men aud Opinion.
EX-Rebel Guerrilla Mosby SAYS he is |
coming back from his Chinese consulate |
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