The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-11-22 00:00:00

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A DEFTER ROAD TO MANAGE.
l'o the Editor.

Siu,—The great difficulty of transit to and from del
place. which is so often spoken of and regretted by •
many, must be my apolou for addressing you os ISS
subject. The officials of the South•Weetcm Bailey
and many others who are quite able to form an opiate
say, that there should be a light rail on the Sowle
Western gauge made from Wareham to Sesame, sad
that it sunld he done for £i0,000; and if C 20,000 odd
be subscribed locally, the remainder would be fund •
L3ndon, ant that it would soon become a paying his.
I elan think this is the proper thing to do, and should
• quite willing to auist in carrying it out provided it
be taken up in. sound and butiness like way with t
prospeet of infects.

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As however I see no immediate chance of this big
•lone, and as I am anxious Swanage should not sea,
I have well considered what it wonld be best to de.
Seeing therefore that Bournemouth and Poole are •
near liwanage, and the increase of the neighbourhood•
rapidly extending, and the want of communicahasse
keenly folt, I believe the next beat thing would be be
have • email steam launch from Poole and Parkstem Si
IttAliorn Quay, at the back ofkitudland, and Mostly
and • halt Lidice from Swanage ; and if • 14011111 W
tramway wore laid down there, the journey trete Peels
and tourneniouth to Swam*, would only take my m
hour and • half; and the whole oast I shoaled thisk
could not Lxceed gl.000: It would boa cheapline be
work and m :el- be aticcteithy the weather, aa the irate
inside the lmrbour is at all times smooth enough for
this.

I have also for 110010 time been considering the gar
lion of • good sea going boat to run regularly hen
Swanage, Bournemouth, sad Poole, as • packet mi
excursion boat; end by the advise and assistance tiny
old friend Captain James Goodrid6o of the Soothe/444a
and C uornsoyipacket station, the Heather Sell, • airy
first class paddle and sea going steamboat Ins Isms
purchased to be placed on the line iu the spring.
was built by Thompson and Co, of Glasgow, for Woad
Scallion and others, to run in the Murray Frani
especially designed for taking the ground ad of end
draught of water; she is of the same streogth nod
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art 100 tons cargo ; she Lea just bad a new
is in as perfect a condition as if she were jut launched.
She has lately been running from Jersey to the Priask
ports, but the war having broken out she was iso leoglt
required on that station; she has been fitted for town(
and will in every way I believe answer the purr's."'
&packet and excursion boat for Swaeage4Bournerootini
and Poole. The South• Western Railway Company Si
willing to work in union with the boat, sad tliptel
Goodridge will give his advice and ainirtaliae in Rs
management.
I therefore trust that when abs, wall manned sad
pat upon the station she will prove • greet boon to the
communication with the above place..
She is now lying in Southampton water,
Freer:mantic, between Millbrook and ElootharaptostiVerl
Station. Due notice) will of wane he gives wham she
commences ranning.—l am, Sir, your obiediont servatt,
GBORGZ BURT.
Swanage, November 14, 1870.