Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-02-15

miles from Boson-which cannot Ice true. The
,rrirsa, least on the shortest route % miles. ty
tie wy Of Randolph Cen,er Brookheld and Will
lams,own.
have also referred 10 ihe same document a., tie
distance from Boston by fichbutg. Keene and Rui.
land TO But.ington-and md from Boston TO Kecne
s.. (ano,het 10 miles less) from keene 10 Mid
dehlrJ 90, To which add 81 dis,,ncc from Middle
bury 10 Burlington. ard you have 2I5 whole dis.
lance from Boston 10 Burlingon--only 30 miles
less 'hanthe statement heretofore referred to-bui
tax ,he s'or's' roo'c ron Burlington 10y Ru,l and
and Keebe To- Boston and the distance as noe travel
led is but goo niles all told.
Bu, have slresdy given the distance actually
measured, not guessed at. rom Boston TO Rutland
l57 miles and add the distance usually consider
cd from Rutland to Burlington CT making geo whole
distance.
] have been thus particular 10 relation to the
"hrs," Of the authors propositions, not to show him
The mistakes Of his compilation, but tina, others
more wiling to The truth and better able TO Judge
imparisly may no, be mised by his pretended
facts.
The remainder of,he article has as little claim 10
accuracy OF statement his first proposition and
every man at all acquainted with the State OF Yer
mont, will be driven TO the conclusion that the wri-
Ter is either grossly Ignorant Of the which he
s1ys ne has Investigated" or he has greatly blum
dc'od in his statement Of has facts.
will not waste time upon the second position,
the cost Of constructions accurate surveys and es
Inmates mus. settle the question, and by such re-
sui, the friends Of the Southern or Western route
are willing to abide Statistic from the data we al
ready have that the difference is greatly in our IA
vor.
The third proposition, Expense of keeping in re-
pair'-may requte remati Our author admits a
Terence" in the quantity OF snow usually be,w cen
the central route and the Chanpain route, viii h
he quickly balances by the difference in distance
Blu, what he will DO when he finds the central route
some twenty miles the longest do not readily per-
ceiye. The difference in the quantity of snow on
the two routes, is too appareu: 10 those who ac
qnalned with both, 10 need any comment and so
grea, is the difference 10 have important rela-
tlon TO the choice between he two, ifihe diff
erence in distance was in favor OF the central route
as claimedby the article under review
The Fourth" proposition relaes TO freight and
travel, which our author regards the main point
and no doubt it is important point. The terri
tory furnishing The iron, marble and manganese be
yond doubt, will be much the best accommodated
by the Southern route, viz, Addison and Rutland
counties and the town of Plymouth, in Windsor coun-
ty and the north part of Bennington county. The
marble and the manganese without competition
from the central route and would constitute an a
mount OF freight without limit excep, from the means
ofuanspohation--and would seek The nearest con.
yeyance--and the road would run through the mar
tle ranGe and nearly parallel with it.
n raj t,,t bo pof ho hest
mo'a'ed by the two routes, ! know no, any guide
but distance from market and cos, OF transportation
Now # my estimates Of distance have any claim to
approximate accuracy--and think they have-,he
un,ies Of Rutland, Addison, franklin, Grand Isle
Chilienden, Windsor and Windham will be best ac-
commoda,ed by the southern route include Chit
tenden and Windsor upon the authors rule, more
than one half these counties would he best accom-
moda,ed by this rou,e--these counties have an ag
gregae population Of l72,47I, and of Grand Lis
si76,343; and the remaining counties, leaving GU
Bennington, have population Of l0l sos and Gram
List of $229,3s4. The difference in property rep
resented by the Grand List in favor of the southern
route is S24, Cos, 300. need not construct a tab
as i, the article under review if population and tn,
Grand list have any jus, relation to the matter. Gu
author comedies that Windham, Bennington, Rut
land and Addison, would be most benentted oy I'M
southern route but takes the remaining counties, ex
cep, Franklin and Grand Islo which he leaves out o
the account standing Indifferent and thereupo
concludes that the central route "tas greatly the ad
vantage in every respect"
would here remark in relation to the production
ofwool, that the counties Of Addison and Rutland
as appears by the census Of 1910, furnished NOR
thnn one third of The whole product Of the State.
Blu, says the writer if we canno, get through New
Hampshire, then the route by Fi'chburg must be ex
tended to the Connecticut and then up the Connec
lieut. valley TO meet lie central route then ihroug
tie valley of White and Onion rivers to Burlington
And he says ''ths would he infinitely better tina
The Rutlanl route" ''The distance would b
not far from 90 miles farther, bu. in extending I'll
road to Montreal len miles could be saved" (by GU
ting off corner) 'ieaving difference of only ten
Only len miles, at cost of not less than S2O0,OO1
very little matter in his estimation. "But,"
says, "ihe advantage in business and especially
Boston would be incomparably IN favor ofihe Ger
trial route" "In fact there are only fico counties
the State which wonld Than ho accommodated he,