Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-06-05
$2S,47l

Thus IL is seen that at The moderate prices per
ton, assumed IN the above calculation there would
have been received from the freight that was as
ceridiaed in the manner noticed above, would have
passed over the road 10 1888 the sum Of SOS, All,
and should five passengers per day pass over the
road. the receipts from them at dollar each
would be sls25. making the total receipts upon
the above calculation amount to $50 1896.
The committee having, as they think demonstra-
ted that the stock will be worth at least six per
cent, will now state some facts which them
to render it highly probable that 1t will be
worth much more. From of the towns Civ
en- above, certificates were not obtained of the
whole Of The freight transported at that time. In
some of the towns enumerated, the amount of
freight has greatly increased since those certif-
Gates were made. There are a great number Of
towns TO and from which freight will be transport
ed. that have not been taken into the above cacu-
lsion at all Of these may be named lIubbardton,
/ ra.sSudbu'y. Poultncy, Sherburne and Mt. Tabor
~ Rutland county, and many towns ia Windsor
Orange and Addison counties, such as Andover,
Baltimore, Norwich. Plymouth Pomfret Rochester,
Sharon. Weston. Brookfeld, Chelsea, Coruih,
Fairlee, Newbury, Williams,own, Orange, Ran
dolpb. Strsherd Theforj Topsham, Bradford,
Brainiree, Tunbrdge. Washington, West Fairee,
4 Kingston, Goshen, Leicester. Salisbury and Mid
dlebury from these thIriy-fye towns and perhaps
some others in the State. it cannot but be seen
'het very considerable revenue will be derived
1 with the fact before US that large quantities of
flour are noto transported by land from Whitehall
10 al or nearly all Of those towns, it is not at all
exifavsgsnt TO suppose. that if tweniy .fve miles
can be deducted from the land carriage that not
only The -four. bot nesrly oil the other merchan-
disc and produce of those towns which passes
from or TO market will be carried over this Rail
Road. The same remarks are applicable 10 lsrp
number Of towns 10 the Western part of New
Hampshire. But tho committee cannot dismiss
THIS part OF The subject. wiihou; again adyerting
TO The great amount Of revenue that would be de-
rived from the transportation to market of many
articles that now lie dormani--they will not re-
enpituise, but will refer 10 what they have here.
,oiore said upon this subject in that part of lis
report which relates 20 the iusporisEee Of the
Rail Road.
What smount OF revenue would be derived
IRON the transportation Of passengers over the road
Is very problemsiical. 1t IL Vsriousy estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year, but that il
would greatly exceed the smouni heretofore sta
ted cannot be denied, and should there be a con
,innous Rail Road from Saratoga Springs 10 Rut.
land, large amount Of pleasure travel TO Csreu.
don Springs. snd the Green Moontsins would ne
eesssf,ly be tho results
ln spssking o. The probable reyenue Of the
Rail Road The Committee have confined their re
marks end calculations TO II, ss an independent "a.
dsr'sking. bot they would bot pstiisliy have die.
charged their daily. Il they should om,. 10 spes /
Of n IA connection With i,s twin brother tie Raj
R's5 bsak The Legislature bayiDg formed soch .
eeHaeeiion beiHeea them. that Tie one essno,
Gene into exsiezce without The other, The came
ee'oen breath iSA, seins'es the one must give
his 70 the other. or They mssi both legeiher fsll
s''iieorn. hVia their common mother. the IsrisIs
is's Asto the Ealse Of stock IN the Raj RosS