Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-06-05
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Win cay OF tue meat texture Tor the mauufac-
lere ef BRICK, 'hst Il IL oaIy nccesssry that the
facilities of transportation should be- increased To
enabic us 10 seba that article to market And
mol only wl the country be benefited by thus
developing nas articles nf trade and commerce,
ho, 'hosc NC already expert. sneh Irop, Copper.
g.. MsngSncsc, Glass. Leather. &r will bc great
ly ioetoesed.
Tho benefits that will be derived from The Rail
RoaG by those in its immediate vicinity. will also
be extended to very grcat cxien, Of country,
i.nst Of The mountain. All The towns upon the
white. and Qaechee rivers aud for consdera-
bic ex'en,'of chantty north Of the one and south
OF the other, will DO highly benefited and we
shall see that .nrrc quantities Of merchandise and
produce, from those parts of the country, which
If now transported by land at a cos, Of fifteen to
twenty dollars per ton, will then be carried over
tIis road. as The cost of transportation from Boston
TO Rutland VIII then be from eight TO ten dollars
per ton, and should this be The case tho owners
OF stock in the three turnpikes leading over tho
mountain from Rutland will find thor interests
greatly promoted. Neither can it escape obscr-
Walton, that should the Rail Road be finished tho
sluggish waters Of Outer Creek ns for up MS Wal
| 'lnglord and as far down as Mddlehury. will DO
made TO contribute their share to promote tho
general welfare; and already do we begin 10 hear
it said that il Tho Rail Road is built 10 Rn.land
It viii be extended in one direction mp the vallcy
OF East Greek aud IN another up the valley of
MIL River ms far the surface of the country
VIII admit and that porcharce Il may yet be found
pursuing It's winding way through Of the
gaps Of the Green Mountains TO the Wiley of the
Connecticut. How much of practlcabi,y or profit
there may be in any Of these various suggestions,
or what effect they aood novc upon the interests Of
the niab'onis Of this section Of country Il is uu-
necessary 10 inquire, suffice il to say that all or
~ W.T. a
the value Of the Rail Road Stock
| As TO the ptac'icabiliiy of the proposed Rail
isond the committee have thought they could not
offer any better evidence hnn extract from tho
report OF WIN. G. Young, Esq., most skful and
scientific Engineer who wns employed 10 examine
| The route, aud make report Of the prncticability
aud probable cost Of the road which he die in the
summer Of 1898 Mr. Young says
after descending the rise Of ground upon which
tho village ofRutland is situated, winch may be
| done OF a moderate inclination by following the
sideloDg ground unii lbe rate of descent shall DO
"onohjecionabc to the operating upon il with horse
power harnessed in lie usual mode 10 coaeles
''ihc Otter Creek should be crossed nesr and a.
"bovc It's Junction with East Creek. Then Tho
''ine, AZ surveyed for canal. would be nearly the
route tor the Rail Road unlIl within ono mile Of
"Casietoa village, from whence the table land on
(which this village is situated should DO followed
"and passed tom on 10 The fate Of Podlnoy riv.
"ef, soon after passing the point opposite to tho
village of FaIfliascn and The Poultney river
"cfossed not far from the present road bridge
Along tic 7i5 Sh, Oil ard 10,h miles, the
road would be subject TO lie wash of he Castle
ton river, during the ffosheis which often
"be secured by clangisg The course OF lis cur
rent by opening new chnunes ocro,s the recks
"of land, formed by the meanderings Of this small
stream The table land from above Csstleton
village TO near ia rlSven u favorable TO the
"sirociion at moderate cost, but opposite 10
! Far IIavcn The broken ground nniedialcy On
Tic bank at The falls vii have 10 be cot away aud
filed up to moderate extent. From this Tho
"Pooltney rger and Its fats crossed iSyorably
into the bead of Tie valley Of small brook max
ing from swamp on the ]ais Of this river, and
'tbe surface Of ground continues regular TO The
'20'b mile FROM Rutland IN the valley Of this brook.
"rho following 2lst and 22j miles are along the
''sndiog valley Of this brock, and in Of
"BeIlholemew's tavern where will have 10 be en-
"cOdn'ered some rocs excavations. end tho cutting
down 81 points Of clay ridges, 10 avoid inadmis
J sable curves aud nelinbiinns, The descent in
e "ihefe two miles IL 900 feet from the foot Of this
descent where the road crosses Ills brook TO
e whitehall, the line Is along the fat meadow land
> "of the brook, and without obstacle 10 the max
"a ing OF the Road
isAtcIl Tue descent al hOiiaDO filnye 10 get
4 80 the hst land Of Otter Creek. and through the
G '2lst ond 22d miles the average descent il about
+ 80 feet per mile aud very uniformly distributed.
= "In locating the Rail Road. il will be necessary
30 admit the inelinaiions, Of the Undylaions Of
:, Che ground into he road " expensive grading is
= 40 be avoided and IL cpinIon that no ineli-
= cation viii be necesssry except al tie specified
d points. 20 fert 20 the mile. and At these
'poinls 10 IN 100 or so 10 about $50 feet per
&c mile. Thcse InehBagons SHOULD be adopted IA
% ihs CONSTRUCTION ~ our raj roads ia preference 10
70 those requiring stationary pvwc'. as the pfejudi-
u ices Of The public. sgainst ihsl fysciu Of over
D "coming assenis
- Tius il vii be seen BY this extract from Mf
e Yoppg's report that The surface u The eounlIy
g WITH TIE exception Of The 2is snd u miles ffoa
T. igtlsnd, pDeoomany favorable. and that the de-
- those fDles esn be disifbuied 10 be
le overcome ~ the force u lie locomotive engine
D. Bot Tor tue purpose sfas05iRg The d,aiesily ala
'e 6ea 20, sbosid q prove more critical cEsaina
~ tioD u be more objectionable than 10 sDlcipsieJ