Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-01-26

THE RAILROAD MEETINGS on WEDNESDAY.
In accordance with the notice previously
given a meeting for discussion of the subject
of the proposed Brattleboro & BENIN gton
railroad was held at Sadawga on Wedne sday
afternoon, when there was an attendance of
about 100 persons. II. @. Millington was
made chairman and Goo. c. Briggs clerk.
Col. L. X. Fuller, the first speaker, said the
thing to be found out was whether the town
needed and wanted railroad. If there are
objections to the road, they can be got at by
a fair consideration of the subject Col.
Fuller spoke of the success which has attend
ed the Brattleboro q Whitehall road and gave
figures showing that while on that road there
Is an average of rs people per mile, enough
to assure paying business, there are on the
line of this proposed new road au average of
2Oj people per mile, or 124 per cent more
than on the West River line. Col. Fuller
gave large amount of other facts and fig
ures demonstrating the necessity and feast
bility of this enterprise,
Hon. j. L. Martin spoke of the experience
of Londonderry with the Brattleboro Il
Whitehall railroad. Many people in the
north part of the town opposed that road be-
cause it did not come to them, but they have
found that what benefits one part of the
town benefits the whole town, and if you
should now ask Londonderry to give up its
road and have its debt cancelled, not one in
ten would vote to do it.
Hon. b. ID. Harris said he made careful
estimates on paper of the amount of business
that the West River road would probably do,
but the figures of the business actually done
had greatly surprised him. Scores of people
on its line who opposed it had come to him
and owned up that be was right and they
wrong. He verify believed that if it was
proposed to any town on the road to give up
the road and receive back - for every ) l
paid out, not 10 per cent. would vote for it,
Mr. Harris spoke of the benefits of railroads
in keeping towns from going to decay, and
with reference to bonding, showed that there
was no parallel between a case like this and
the towns in Bennington county so often re-
ferred to.
Col Haskins said he was as much in favor
of this road as he was of the Brattleboro
Whitehall road The success of that road
had done away with every objection to mar
row.gauge roads. On that road mills are be-
ing built and business is rapidly developing
The narrow. gauge roads are the kind for
billy and snowy country. The religious and
political associations of Nottingham are all
in Windham county and toward Brattleboro,
and it is in that direction that you want rail-
road communication.
Hon. Edward Crosby gave the facts rela-
tive to the survey of the road and the entire
practicability of the route.
Hon. o. f. Butterfeld of Wilmington de-
tailed information gained from prominent
residents on the line of the Brattleboro q
Whitehall road.
In the evening meeting was held in Will
coxs hall in Jacksonville which was packed,
. and a very deep and earnest interest was
shown. l. A. Warren was chairman. Messrs.
Fuller, Harris, Haskins Il Martin spoks, COW
ering substantially the same points AS noted
above aud held the undivided interest of the
audience to late hour.
"A town meeting has been called for Tues
4 day, Feb. 6, to vote on the question of aid to
the Brattleboro 81 Bennington railroad
School in district No. closed a success
full term on the 10Th inst, under the instrue-
ton of VIM. II. Hicks. Scholars that were
neither absent nor tardy were Hattie H. AL
! lard, Herbert NJ. Pike, Charlie Pike and
Clarence Pike
Josiah Tinney is rebuilding his steam
mill that was destroyed by fire recently, and
will soon have it in running order.
Snug winter weather with good sleigh
ing and low water appears to be the order of
the season. H.