Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-11-30


The construction ola road upon nj, ,.
lead 10 the speedy construction OF ,o,4 '
place to Whitehall, thereby oponi,, n
communication with the Northern c.. 'r
which large portion Of the State eo,lI,
with ilour-much Of which ia now co..
teams TO the eastern part Of the S,,s u.
Hampshire, even and upon lhe eo,rr,.,.. -
Saratoga and Whitehall rail TOAD, woun
best route from Boston to Saratoga Spr,,, :
the distance only 600 miles
As distance, even il all other ,hi,c,,,.
comes OF grea, importance in the co,,,...
raii roads; the attention of the public :, 49,.
quesed to some additional remark, up,,.n,..
And let !, here be observed, there
difference in the statements ofIbe G.,5.
Western route, in relation TO this ,ub.,,
indeed hue that perfect accuracy will ,,,
tanned only upon an accurate survey of,b.
upon some portions OF any route III, d,,,,..-
be less upon the rails than upon the usual, 49,.
ed roads, and upon other portions rre,s,
near approximation TO the truth mas lie ol,,..I
The present case have bestowed Soma ,.,..
upon this matter, and believe the Gllou,,. 49,.
men's viii be found very near the truth n,,,..
as now travelled
From Burlington TO Rutland A.
Rutland to Bellows Falls.
Bellows Falls to Boston,via Keenc 100
200
BY the way of Bratleboro', dowa Wcs. Rlr.
| the distance is increased IS mile,
From Burlington to Royallon, "a mile,
Royalton 10 Lebanon. o.
Lebanon TO Concord, shortest route, 81
| Concord 10 Boston, :,
900
Making the difference in favor Of the route hrou,-
this place, as now travelled by stage, II miles
From Burlington to Boston, by Rutland AID
Keene, by rail road the distance would be dimn
ished at least four miles, making the whole dl,lnt,
no, over eos miles.
From Boston to Concord by rail road, IS nile,
Lebanon canno: be reached 10y rail road
| in less distance than 6l miles, land
probably more,) OF
Lebanon to Roysl,on, q
Royalion to Montpelier, via. West Bethel,
Randolph, West Roxbury and North.
field, the only feasible route ~
Montpelier to Burlington. probably not
less than As miles, Competent judges
say not less than so miles, IS
2i7
Making difference in favor Of the western ros,
on the shortest line, Of A. miles, and by the wa
Bellows Falls 25 miles.
This is probably giving the route by the way q
Concord, in its most favorable sspeci-for i, is ,s
exceedingly doubtful whether Lebanon can b'
reached by the circui,ous route Of Orange; and /
it can be, it must be at very heavy EXPENSE
expense greatly beyond the very worst point on 30,
other proposed route.
Hills Patriot Of Oct 10, has just been put into
my hands, in which, under the editorial head, ,m
article on the Extension Of the Concord Rail Road
from which the following extract is taken:
sour own route to Connecticut river and dirr.
" through the capital Of Vermont, to BurliDgm
not only possesses the advantage OF greater dnd
ness, being full one hundrnd miles nearer than NE
which strikes the head oil Lake Champain, bot o
possesses an advantage Of grouLd which will gn
the benefit of a less expenditure by millions"
Now it is not the mark Of good breading 10 CO.,
tradict great men, and will only remark that lbs
extract requires no comment among the inhabhl1
Of Western Vermont; for it is evident here that The
gentleman laborsunder rery great mistake.
Would it not be good plan 10 call Cowrt
TON a, this place, being central, early in January
not only to bring this subject more generally be'H
the people, but also to devise measures for Procaf
ing the route to be surveyed from Burlington
Connecticut River, that The decided advantages
this route may be exhibited in manner 10 con-
ma nd the cnn6denca of thu nnhlic u