Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-30
A Growing Interest I'm the Enterprise
1.-the Company Elects Ofhcers.

From The Evening lhWnlN OF Iuesday
j. c.. Kennedy Of Burlington, one of the
largest subscribers TO the stock of the Bel
lows Falls ~ Saxtons River Street Rail
way company was in town Monday and
took prominent part in arranging the de
tails connected with the proposed building
of the line, in connection with the two who
have been here the past week.
a meeting of subscribers TO the stock
was held in the office of Geo A. Weston at
. o'clock, for the purpose of eecting Off
GERS and transactlng other necessary bust
ness. The corporation organized about a
year ago 10y the election of "a board of di-
rectors by the, then, stockholders. At
Monday meeting the same list of dircc-
tors was elected as last year, except that
i. G. Kennedy took the place on the board
which had been made vacant by the death
of j. ) Pierson
The following is the board as elected
every share of the stock being represented
either in person or 10y proxy f. C.. Ken
NEEDY, A. %. Humphrey, j. . Flynn and j.
II. Holtou of Burlington a ~ swain and
Geo r. Wales OF Bellows Falls, and IT,
Alexander of Saxtons River
These directors organized later by the
election of the following officers j. H.
Holton. president A. y. Swain. vice pres
ideut j. j. Flynn. treasurer. Geo. a.
Weston. clerk Geo. r Wales, assistant
clerk
Mr. kennedy returned to Burlington
Monday night The constructing engi-
neer, Y H. Nash of Providence, remains
here as well "a j. Ii Holtou Rapid prog
ress seems to he made in the details of ar
ranging for beginning work. The board
of uaI!itis spent some hours Monday IN go
ing carefully over the proposed route of
the line on the different streets of the vii
laCe and discussing the pros and cons Of
the various localities Considerable Ques-
ton arises Just now as TO being able 10 han
die the freight traffic readily on the hills
going up from the depot to Bridge street
and also going up to the Old Terrace from
near OnderhIlls store, SO that 1t may be
necessary to select some other streets
We're the road to be for passenger traffic
alone these grades would not be objection
able.
The company propose building % substan-
tial depot at SaNtOus River and using %
for both passenger and freight purposes
Empty cars wiz hc taken out from here
ami freight from Grafton, Wlndham and
that section loaded there. A number Of
farmers who have lumber lot, that have
not been available heretofore say they will
ship annually important amounts of lum-
her 10y this line. one SAYS 100000 feet an
nually. The traffic viii not ali be one
way, for the produce of farms viii be
brought five miles nearer the rails, as well
the supplies to the merchants, and 9th
ers, from the markets Interest IN sax
tons River and Grafton Is being exhibited
TO a large degree
The definite proposition of the electric
light company, for the furnishing Of power,
has not yet been received, although prom
Used two weeks ago 4. y. Burbank OF the
company was IN town Saturday and Alon
day, but nothing was done toward "a meet
ing between the organizations. lie said the
figures were not ready to submit. should
the terms made by them not be satisfactory
the railroad men express themselves as see
ing their way clear 10 put IN their own
power plant.