Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-12-07

AEfNNFNiAaAlons NlAfthA AahNlA tUtp fnNNlNffa linn. a
grea, increase which may be reasonable ab,r,O,.,
from the increased facilities ct rail road eon..
cation nor can they form any just est mate AZ Il.
anoua, OF tonnage from other towns IN the ,,.
w Of which Brandon would become the d.co,.
will be SAFE, however. TO conclude that all II. "a
in this range oftowns, amounting TO some 200 r..
would go over the proposed rail road. le,,i,. -.
very shores OF Lake Champlain, to find a ebe,,,
sa fer, and more expeditions route to the
markets than can now he found hv water NJ
OF the Wool grown in this extensive Wool ,ey,o.
carried over land to the different town, +, ~.
chusetts.
Aier a careful invesiiga alton Of tho susnr, ~.
committee find that in upward freight, the e,iu,
ed average for pas, years, not including eo,l
plaster 9Onn,.
Anthracite coal, 800 TO 500 tons, 500 q
Plaster, ON 4.
And for exports,
Iron in Pigs and Castings oooo e
Marble manufactured and.n block, sooo g
Manganese, soo q
Wool, 20
Butter, cheese, and coarse grain, eo It
MAKING a 'o'ai OF 6i0Oion,
That in addition, IA, cattle and sheen. lunb,, =
various kinds, apples, cider, garden vegetables, ".
low, white and led ochre. OF which there are Inc,
haustible beds, and many other articles VII, \.
transported over the proposed route, If cons,pc,,d
which now is greatly wasted in finding a market. O,
remains valueless at home.
A rail road from Boston 10 Burlington, via. Rot.
land county, will in,erseci for ,ho frs, time on II,
route, extensive quatries OF white marble a, Rutland
Pi,tslord and Brandon, vieing in quality, in some
cases, with the bes, Italian. The same region A.
bounds with Iron ore,
The construction Of a rail road through The vicin.
i,y Of these beds ofore, ~afording easy and che,p
transportation 70 market. will, as a matter ofcouy,
greatly increase The amount Of Iron annually mano.
featured, and thereby increase the amour, Of trade
and interchange of commodities between city and
country.
In a word, the extent to which the iron mines can
be worked, is only limited by the wan, ofcl.eap and
speedy transportation.
The article OF Manganese, now extensively used
in the United States, is furnished mainly for HI,
whole country by Brandon and Chitenden, and ha,
been extensively mined for the English market and
may continue to be here after with a few dollars per
ton reduction in the price of transportation.
Brandon and the towns east abound in valuable
''''o WIN 'o'fo w 6Niit w WI ONtI u ldls
road with profit, which must otherwise waste 90
the ground aud this town alone can furnish cedar
timber, without detriment to other interests, suG.
q lent to build a road from Bta,tlcboro TO Burling.
ton.
No part Of Vermont is richer in Agricultural pro.
ducts than Rutland and Addison counties, added 10
these the iron, marble and manR anese Of this region
alone, are fully equal to the whole aggregate amount
| II III
tain, and a road securing The easy transit, Of ,hes.
important articles, would not fail to encircie The
State so as to secure all The other business. where.
as a road passing up on The east side of the noun.
tain would leave the iron, Marble, mang and
most other tonnage of the west side of the noun.
tain TO seek a markc, through the Northern Canal.
In no section OF Vermont can n rail road be con.
struc,ed as cheap as through the valley Of Ol,sr
Creek. Throughout, the length of which the acli.
ties for the employment Of water power for any Dur.
pose for which i, may be pro6lably employed. are
unusually great.
The proposed route from Bratileboro to Burlinr.
ton will strike this valley a, Clarendon, and conlin.
ne in its course to Vergennes, a distance of about
80 miles, with a fall in The whole distance Of less
than 200 feet, without encoun,ering the necessity
OF costly entertainments or deep cuttings.
In conclusion, this ommitie would earresly
recommend the citizens Of Brandon and vicinity to
unite IN forwarding the project ola rail road through
the county, as being intimately connected with
their general prosperity, and the development, ofths
vast resources of her mines and forests, aud that We
cooperate with other friends of The proposed rouls
in measures calculated to insure a favorable re.
suit.
JOHN A. CoSAST, for COMMITTEE.
Which was adopted, and ordered to be published,
in connection with the proceedings of this meeting,
in the Voice Of Freedom and the Rutland Herald.
Adjourned.
O. n.n. CLnrn