Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-10-20
THE FITcHBuRG RAILROAD.

Now that il has become a settled point that this
road viii be completed the coming season, the pub
lie mind is agitating question of some importance
10 us. If this railroad is extended farther into the
interior, at what point shall il strike the Connect
cut riveri II now seems to be conceded that the
rich manufacturing section Of Northern Massachu-
sets, with the fertile valley of the Connecticut in
GLIDING such towns as Winchendon, Templeion
Greenfield, Northheld, Brauleboro, Keene, Rock
ngham, bellows Falls) and Charlcstown, will lead
off in some direction in euterprize intimately
connected with their vitality, and growth. To
reach the Connecticut either at Brattleboro Bel
lows Falls, three routes are spoken Of These are,
however, one in effect the first twelve miles above
Fitchburg, and should be described such. You
ascend the valley of the Nashua through the manu-
featuring towns of Westminster and Ashburnham
at inclination Of some iny feet to the mile till
you come to the point OF divergement for the two
principal routes Northern and Southern) in Gard
ner. Here the South route seizes upon the Otter,
or Miller's river and following Baldwn's survey,
passes through Templeton, ROyalslon, Athol, Or
snge, Erving, and leaving Greenfield about 6 miles
TO the West, Mortified and Vernon to Bra,tleboro.
The friends Of this route urge in its favor FIRST the
in Northern Massachusetts,. The large water pow.
er upon Miller's river. That Greenfield will be
able TO reach this route by Il short branch Of some
6 miles which will combine Franklin County
Tha, in the extension Of the the road above Brate-
boro, the grand point is Whitehall via. Rutland
which will give communication between Boston
and Montreal by the Lake and ST. Johns Railroad Of
II Is hours only, while il is equally desir-
able to make another branch up the Connecticut
river TO Barnet thereby affording TO Northern
Vermont the cheapest way to Boston, and at the
same time TO Springfield and Hartford And last
ly that this line out Of the reach Of Ns,o Hump
shire legislation, lying il does entirely in the
States Of Massachusetts, and Vermont The North
ern route, runs from Gardner through or near
Winehendoh village, Fiizwillism, and taking one of
the tributaries of the Ashuelot through Troy to
Keene, Wslpole and Bellows Falls. The friends
of this line urge, that the route is equally feasible
That the distance is greater from Fiichburg 10
Bellows Falls via. Keene, than to Bratileboro-
while the distance from Brattleboro to Bellows
Falls is saved to all that portion of the travel going
10 Boston above the Falls That the passage of the
mountain to Lake Champlain via Black river, is
better than the one by West river, &c. The mid.
die route, and one which seems extremely desra-
bic, as At will TO great extent unite both Keene
and Bralteboro, is to diverge from Mixers river
little lower, at Tuys Brook in Aihol, and follow
ing the valley of the same, and Roaring Brook to
Winchester, and thence by river to Bratilebo
70, or Keene. We are happy 10 learn that by the
liberaty and public spirit of the towns upon these
routes money has been promptly raised and they
are now being surveyed by competent engineers,
and the result will doubt be the adoption of the
one combining the greatest good to the greatest pos
sible number