The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-15

Survey.
g4.ls Sesilnei --Asoai ihroe years
ago 4 svvy s,~ng escrt vss Sasde 70
&c, ,i,s Manchester. borncs and Gran
vsile rnslroaa cpsnpiss~d ihrcagh W
ayAnsiile. bui toT nambcr Of re@
nns shish need NOD be- g"a~ into
here. i fell ibroagh.
I.ass oeaot.sr X. M. camrlell 81
nofsss. slier considerable so's. 'nier-
GATED = number ~ geniirtDen sicng "a.
prt.srs.i Inc u route. and with their
as,issancs secured q new chsrier lihs
s.,d enc having expired from The last
leg,slAsam. he then started 10 assist
in securing The necessary amount OF
subscriptions 70 stock 10 that an or
rnp.sa,,ou esald he completed. After
several months hard work, aud IN ihe
fsoe 81 a good deal " opposition thai
was accomplished and The first pay
ment Of % per cent. collected. The
Mei,os.c Valley Railroad compan,
was formed two weeks ago at Pswles.
Al that meeting J. came out thai =
large numi~r were opposed ~ spending
The money for survey NJ they had
received the impression survey had
been made, They also objected W
having 70 pay aDoshsJ " per rea'' al
though they were told positively that
/, would take about W per cent and
POSSIBLY 70 per cent. 10 do Whist was
required 70 put the scheme into shape
40 that bankers or contractors would
consider Il, That, Mr.. Editor. was
shat Mr.. csmpbsli gave bis lime, and
energy W accomplish. He only re-
eeiyed his actual expenses during that
time.
The whole object was 10 get enough
into the treasury 10 make the survey
and secure the options an tho right OF
way. There has been survey made
from Manchester 10 the Mill pond at
Dorset: but not beyond that point.
From there " Granville there is moth
ing but the elevations which were
taken from the United States gsoi0gi-
cal survey. From Granville to Lake
ST. Catherine there Is only nm outline
map giving the line Of the proposed
route, and showing the different prop
erty holders and the slate beds. Some
school boys mada = practice survey
through this valley last summer which
from railroad mans standpoint is
not worth the paper Il is on.
Wednesday. July 10, Mr.. Campbell
met a representative Of large bank
ing concern ut Granville by request OF
some Granville gentlemen. The rep
resentalive spent nv hour investigating
the proposition and then asked for the
surveys. He was told there were none
north OF Dorset cross road, and only a
profile line out 10 the lake. Those
we're shown 10 him but he was quite
indignant and said he had supposed
thai everything was in shape for the
bankers or he would not have wasted
his time In going 10 Granville. He
advised the gentlemen 10 secure their
survey, and options as soon as they
could and then he would talk with
them. He frankly said the proposition
was an attractive one, but that no
banking house or contracting firm
wouiu rVnssues ~ ~...s-... -A..s.----..u-s W.,
Mr.. Campbell has always told us that.
and said no invariably ran against
that snag whenever he tried to talk it
10 either bankers or railroad men.
An undertaking 0f this kind can not
be put through for nothing and il the
stockholders want the road let them
instruct the directors 10 act and spend
the money for what il was raised for.
II they do not want il they oan keep
still and the scheme viii die natural
death. The latter would just suit
some; but hardly think would suit
Pawlet or Granville people.
trust you will give this the atten.
ton il deserves, Mr.. Editor, for il is a
serious matter aud should not be
allowed TO pass unnoticed.
Yours for road,
A BrOCKH0LDER.
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