St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-01-01
Newport Captures the Shire.


location and upon said examination,
and upon full proof and arguments of
counsel, all occupying eight days, said
committee have selected the village of
Newport in the town of Newport in
said county of Orleans as the best loca-
tion for said court house and other
county buildings for said county-and
having fixed said location, said COM
mittee. in accordance with said COM
mission and statute in that behalf,
hereby report their decision to the
Governor.
THE MONITOR INDIGNANT AND INJURED.
The Barton Monitor of Tuesday has
this to say of the decision
1t is needless to say that all over
this end of the county there is indig
nation that amounts to rage. The
manifest injustice of the decision is
such that the people all over the coun-
ty, except a few personally and sell
fishly interested, will rebel, and will
ever look upon the decision of the COM
mittee as unjust and outrageous. Very
few men among all the witnesses used
by Newport could conscientiously say,
that in their Judgment the buildings
ought to go north of Barton Landing,
at most. AS it is, the location is at
such point, while the war cry has
been ION the line of railroad for con-
venience," as to afford practically little
or no railroad cOnveniences to the
south part of the county. The south
towns are virtually compelled to go
from twenty to thirty miles by
team, while the shire is set within five
miles of Canada Line. For railroad
conveniences every town in the county
in all the southern section, would be
better accommodated at st. JOhnsbury
than at Newport. For this place we
claim every advantage that can be
had ut Newport, except hotels, which
easily grow up to their necessities,
and we claim perfect railroad accom-
mediation for all the northern sections,
while we have many things that call
people to this village, which cannot be
found in any other village in the cOun-
ty. At this place all of the south
towns would be well convened, while
none in the north, except such as could
come by rail, would be more t an three
hours drive away. OF Barton Land
ing, much that has been said of this
place, can equally well be said of that,
while its almost central location gives
it all the argument of convenience of
access 10y team conveyance. The adj
vantages of both of these places We're
we'll set forth during the hearing, and
it took a strong credulity to believe
any committee could ignore the claims
of both, many of which were possessed
in common and locate the shire at
Newport. For whatever honest effort
was made 10y the people of Newport to
gain this, to them, long coveted prize,
we find no fault; but there are hun
dreds in this county who believe that
there are hidden chapters in the his
tory of this case which wOnld be
startling revelations could they come
to light. Those who have been ia
mliar with the whole affair from the
beginning, feel that it has been dis
graceful conspiracy to rob Irasburgh,
and to compel the county to erect
new buildings where great injuries
will be done the county.
We regret the result of this long and
troublesome agitation in the county is
not such us can be cheerfully accept
ed by all, and that the case seems to
demand an article of this character.
We have an excellent county and
whatever tends to disrupt or distract
it, is unfortunate. Our social, pOliti-
cal and business relations have usually
been very pleasant and we would
that they might be so hereafter.
WHAT THE NEWPORT EMPRESS SAYS.
L.. Il,
the result, but there is not the least
disposition to boast, to laud the efforts
of anybody or in any way to exult over
any individual or locality. Newport
has always believed that when the
shire was moved she had in natural
attractions, business facilities, rapid
and healthy growth and grand pro-
spective, very strong claims for its To-
cation. She presented these claims
honestly, faithfully and with as much
force as she was able to command, and
expected TO win, as did the other To-
calities. Had sine lost, she would have
gracefully accepted the situation. Our
people have been strongly united in
this matter, and now will he as anxious
aud earnest i'll cooperation with the
Judges to give the county the very
best possible buildings in beauty of
location, in convenience of arrange
ment, in style of finish, just such
buildings as will he an ornament to
the village, source of pride to the
county and satisfactory to everybody.
All the harsh, unpleasant, and often
unjust and untruthful remarks made
concerning us before and during the
hearing will be quickly forgotten and
every thing cheerfully done to please
everybody and sustain the most pleas
ant relations with all sections of the
county. 1t is TO be expected that ut
first the disappointment in some local
tiles will Ice keenly felt, and no doubt
hasty remarks and perhaps illtimed
threats may be uttered. This would
have been the ease no dOnbt wherever
the buildings might have been located;
is always the case when old landmarks
are removed or long established public
works are changed. But is time
passes and sober Judgment grasps all
the facts and circumstances, in this AS
in other like eases, it is fair to suppose
that prejudice and jealousy will be
forgotten, differences removed and
every body become satisfied. We be-
lieve this will be the case, and that in
IA short time even, the people of the
county will come to understand and
acknowledge the wisdom of the com
mittee in making their decision. The
matter having been determined, after
"A most careful, patient and exhaustive
hearing in accordance with the prGvi-
sions of the act, we have no doubt the
people will aequiesce as cheerfully as
possible, and all labor for unity and
good feeling-so the end will be peace.
Cleveland's Attitude Toward Civ
il-SerVice Reform.