Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-05-03
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FRIDAY. MAY 3, lsa4.
RAIL ROADS.

Rail Roads have become the settled policy Of tho
age. Vermont is the only free State that is with
out them, and they have been introduced into sew
eral of the slave states. Wherever they have beer
introduced with any degree Of prudence, and with
reference to the wants Of business rather than fol
mere speculation, they have continually rropn in
popularity. They have been found efficient, and
powerful agents in developing the latent and hid
den resources Of the region through which they
have passed-of encouraging manufaeiures---oi
stimulating production -and of giving value 10 Ia
Dor. While in general they have proved profitable
as investments of capital, they have added more "a
the wealth of the country than many tines their
cost. They are no longer an experiment, either as
to their value stock, or the benefit to be derived
from their construction. The region or state
where greater facilities of travel and Transportation
are required, that does not engage in the eonstruc.
ton Of these Improvements, deserves not the name
ofcautious and prudent but of dull, stupid wanting
enterprise, behind the spirit Of the age.
The time has fully come when Vernon should
engage in this work, unless she would be left far
behind her sister states in active and sue
cessiul industry unless she would become a bye
word to others, and reproach to hersel--uness
she would send from her bosom her most valuable
sons, TO seek home in other states, wlere they
have opened and enlarged the fields of enterprise,
by rail roads and canals. If done at ALL this must
be done by general movement among he people,
the whole people. We have no heavy apitalisis,
no large concentrated commercial or maiu iaeturinR
interests. Our wealth is agricultura-our pro.
ducts are agricultural-our surplus is agricultural,
and the aorculturista
this work or it will never be done. They must not
lay the fattering JUNCTION to their sous, that the
villages or Boston to build rail road for them,
to raise the value Of their farms, and increase DE
price of their products, while they render no asns.
lance. Boston stands ready and is anxious TO od
in furnishing these rail road facilities to Vernon.
but she will never furnish them alone Vermont
must do her part-must give her consent to the
marriage with the sea. board, or the nuptials Will
never be consummated, and this, to a great extent
must be done by the farmers. We are perfectly
aware, as in all farming communities there ire
very lew individuals that may be called rich bat
there are great many who, to use an expressive
phrase, arc 'oeit IF. The fact that there are bit
few individuals that can do much, creates a nece
si,y that all should do something and this some
thing is of immense consequence The vast ant
boundless ocean is fed from innumerable spring,
and murmuring rills, and If each of these springs
and riils in their far off sources, should refuse their
tribute to its swelling floods, because that tribute
was so insignificant, the ocean itself would become
dry land The capital required 10 furnish our state
with rail road facilities and blessings, must come 1t
small sums from large number Of individuals. III
those individuals generally refuse to furnish those
sums the work cannot be accomplished, and Yer
mont will remain it is at present, the oniv free
state that is without i"sS' "si Improvements
We trust that our farmers, each ono Of hemi WI
,Hp0p this subject, and realize the I'M
seriPtion, and do all that they ought to do, and
what is of great importance, do IL Ho,o.