Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-12-01
RAIL ROAD-ITIES.

We observe that vefy jealous friend Of the
Rutland Rail Road route says it can be demonStrd.
ted, that that route is from 25 to 40 miles shorter
than the Montpelier route, and that the cost oflhe
former would be but about half { y great as for
the latter Such assertions, soithout demonstration,
are exceedingly foolish, and will be needed by
capitalists as perfectly idle They want facts, such
can be elected by careful surveys nlonc. When
they get such facts, they will be prepared to act,
end will undoubtedly net wisely. In the mean
time, we say TO this very confident writer, that he
is very widely mistaken in his opinions, if he be-
licves what he writes We suspect he will find,
on actual survey that there is no river which
breaks clear through The Green Mountains, except
the Onion If so, The Onion River valley is the
most feasible.
The fact is not to he disguised that, with US,
public sentiment prepondera'es in favor Of the
southern route, MS dividing the State TO better adj
vantage, while The northern section Tofthis route
from this to Rutland would accomplish the doub-
10 purpose of an eastern aud southern thorough
fare, and Of course be vastly more productive 10
tho stockholders than it could otherwise be. The
Whitehall and Saratoga road will shortly he COM
peled, and with II connecting link from Rutland
10 Whitehall, Vermont would then have an unin-
point on Lake Champlan to Boston and New
York, and thus have her choice in markets.
Darlington Free Press
Ho,o the division Of Vermont so miles south of
the CENTRE and through narrower point than is
to be found any where north of that line Of divis-
ion, sis dividing the state to better advantage" the
Free Press does not, and we fancy cannot, show.
The proposed southern line passes through four
counties-so does the Montpelier route, and has
the advantage of population. 1t strikes us, too,
that the suggestion of the Free Press that the
southern route :" would accomplish the double pur-
pose of nm eastern and southern thoroughfare, p
the latter by "a connecting link with the White
hall und Saratoga road"-would be fatal 10 the
capitalists who should engage in it. Why at
once there would lie the competition Of two rail
roads, and of steam and canal navigation, all in
The same negboIhood Nay, by this connect
ing link, the Western Rail Road through Massa-
chusells would also be brought into the COMPETE
ton in some degree Ii would indeed be very
fine Cor Burlington 10 " have their choice in mar
kets,m but we would hint that the business of YER
mont is not very prodigious just now as to sup
port road to every market, much less iioo roads
to one market. Vermont can sustain ono roat,
pretty well, provided it where it will accom-
modate the greatest number, and tho largest in
point OF business Where that is, investigation
will prove by and by; and until that time arrives
we trus, our Burlington neghbors will hold fast
for road in the right place, rather than for the
road, or hafa dozen roads.
The following is the call for great Convention
at BrauIeboro'. Although those in attendance
will probably be principally friends of the Rutland
route, others will undoubtedly be welcomed.
RAIL ROAD CONVENTION
The friends of the extension of the Boston and
! Fichburgh Rail Road 10 Bratteboro' Lake Cham.
| plain and Canada, are requested to meet in Con-
venlon at Braltieboro' OIL Tuesday, Dec. 5, l643,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, to devise and execute meas
urps to effect the same,