The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-11-30

not including Coal or Plaster, is $50 tons.
Anthracite Coal, 300 10 500 tons, 500
Plaster, 200
And for exports,
Iron, in Pig and Castings, 1000
Marble, manufactured and in
block. 1000 /"
Manganese, 500 "
Wool, so
Butter, cheese, and coarse grain, 200 I"
Making total of 6400 tons.
That in addition, fat cattle and sheep, lum-
Der of various kinds, apples, cider, garden
vegetables; yellow, while, and red ochre, of
which there are inexhaustable beds, and
many other articles will be transported over
the proposed route, if constructed, which
now is greatly wasted 10 finding a market,
or remains valueless at home.
A railroad from Boston to Burlington,
via. Rutland County, will intersect for the
first time on the route, extensive quarries Of
White Marble, at Rutland, Pltstord, and
Brandon, vieing in quality, in some cases,
with the best Italian. The same region
abounds with rich and valuable Iron Ore.
The construction Of railroad through
the vicinity Of these beds of ore, afOrding
easy and cheap transportation 10 market,
will, as matter eff course, greatly increase
the amount of Iron annually manufactured,
and thereby increase the amount of trade
aud interchange Of commodities between
city and country.
In word, the extent to which the Iron
mines can be worked is only limited by the
want Of cheap and speedy transportation.
The article of Manganese, now extern
sive!y used in the United States, is furnish
ed mainly for the whole country by Brandon
and Cbittenden, and has been extensively
mined for the English market, and may
continue 10 be hereafter with few dollars
reduction per ton in'the price of lransporla
ton.
Brandon and the towns east abound in
valuable lumber which could be sent to
market over railroad with profit, which
must otherwise waste on the ground; and
this town alone can furnish cedar timber,
without derimeat 10 other interests, suff.
cent 10 build road from Brallleboro' TO
Burlington.
No part of Vermont is richer 10 Agricul-
lural products than Rutland End Addison
Counties added 10 these the Iron, Marble,
and Manganese of this region alone, are
fully equal 10 the whole aggregate amount
of agricultural products on either side OF the
Mountain, and road securing the easy
ransi. Of these important articles, would
not fail to encircle the State so as to secure
all the other business, whereas a road pass
ing up on the east side of the Mountain
would leave the Iron, Marble, Manganese,
and most other tonnage of the west side of
the Mountain TO seek market where they
now do, through the Northern Canal.
In no section Of Vermont can a railroad
be constructed so cheap as thro' the valley
of Otler Creek, throughout the length of
which the facilities for the employment of
water power for any purpose for which it I
may be probably employed, are unusually
great
The proposed route from Brauleboro to
Burlington will strike this valley at Claren-
don, and continue in lis course 10 Yer.
gennes, distance of about so miles, with |
a fall in the whole distance of less than 300
feet, without encountering the necessity Of
costly embankmenls or deep cuttings.
In conclusion, this Committee would ear
nestly recommend the citizens of Brandon
and vicinity to unite in forwarding the pro-
ject Of Railroad through the County, as
being intimately connected with their gen
eGal prosperity, and the develop ment of the
vast resources Of her mines and forests, and
that we cooperate with other friends Of the
proposed route in measures calculated TO
insnre favorable result.
JOHN A. CoNANT, for Committee.
Which was adopted, and ordered to be
published, in connection with the proceed
ings Of this meeting, in the Voice Of Free
dom and the Rutland Herald.
Adjourned
A, G. DANA, Chairman.
D. w. G. CLARKE, SECRETARY,