Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13
RAILROAD MATTERS.

ue StbChuOlltlS Oh lIle Sdlell ana nut
laud railroad met Fair Haven and elected
the following hoard of di ectors: V. Bak-
er of Comstock, \ Y, John Prout of Rut-
land, Charles K. Allen, Ira H. Allen and
Frank +. Allen. The directors held a
subsequent meeting and elected !. V.
Baker, president Charles r. Allen, vice
president, and Ira Il. Allen, clerk
The stockholders of the Rutland and
Whitehall railroad met at FAIR Haven
Friday and elected the following named
officers; |. V. Baker of Comstock, y. Y,
Charles X. Baker of Granville, n. Y,
Charles X. Allen and Simeon Allen of
Fair Haven, George II. CrHmer of Troy,
\. Y. The directors elected |. V. Baker,
president; Simeon Allen, vice president !;
Charles r. Allen, treasurer, and Ira h
Allen, transfer clerk
The Central Vermont railroad company
are paying in Boston semi annual divl-
dend of 213 per cent on 81 600 600 consoli
dated bonds amounting to $4,000
The railroad built by the Newton Broth,
ers from the Fitchburg line near the Hoos-
&C Tunnel and Wilmington, has been closed
to the public, 1t having been operated
without Certificate of the railroad com
missioners of Massachusetts The track
is still used by the Newtons for their lum-
Der and freight traffic.
Col. George l. Perkins of Norwich
Conn, treasurer of the Norwich aud Wor
cester railroad company, if he lives until
August next will be 100 years old, and
Is believed 10 be not only the oldest rail
road official in this or any other country,
but the oldest man attending regularly
to business III the United States. He is
he only survivor of the passengers on
Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont,
on her trial trip down the Hudson. He
has been married 62 years, and his wife
and two of six children are still living.
II 10, a
the Portland and Ogdensburgh railroad
at st. Johnsbury across a new bridge to
the depot, at cost OF $4,000.
project has been started for the estab-
lishment of a railroad between Valley field,
=, G., and Lyon Mountain so rs To con
meet with the Canada Atlantic railroad at
the former place and the Chateau gay
railroad at Lyon Mountain, and intersect
the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
railroad at Chateaugay A delegation
appointed by the mayor of the city Of Val.
ley field, consisting or John +. Nlcolson
James !, Anderson, A ID. Davis. and
| James Waite, arrived in Chateaugav and
an enthusiastic meeting was held Thurs
day at Cantwell'5 hall, AT which speeche
and encouraging remarks We're heard
! from the representative business men
Messrs. Penke, Douglas, CoOnley, Cant
we'll and Bort were selected rs commit
! tee to cooperate and confer with tue dele
gates from Nalleyneld ana other inter
ested parties. a priva,e meeting was
held Thursday afternoon at Il. w. Cant.
wells office, and it was decided that they
should confer with Messrs. Weed and vii
! llams, the largest stockholders in the
| Lyon Mountain mines, AT an early date in
! Pittsburgh. According to the Canadian
laws, corporations are given *, 200 from
the provincial and 50 900 from the federal
government for every mile of railroad
built, while the people of Chateaugay
have offered the right of way, and pri'
vate subscription has been started.