Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-08
For The UcraM.
BOSTON AND MONTREAL, RAN
ROAD,
BosToS. Julv

the 2jth ultimo is before m" from vb,,l
perceive that you rightly appreciate ,,'
Railroad effort and consider its impo,,,r.,
TO Western Vermont, as second only ia ha
Presidential election The truth is an
that region is utterly embargocd, or p,y
ing such transit duties, MS amount 10 ac. .,
non-intercourse. When transportation ,y
cocds the value Of the product, what cpcor,
agcmcnt is there to produce The yery
earth cries on, for rcscucl In sections v.s
tied by railroads distance has been alno.,
annihlated space is so completely measured
BY time Berkshire is now nearer IN II,
than Franklin County, and you are as f.,
from us as Ohio. Where the iron wand
touches, remote regions become couiouop,
and without it, inland places are pushed
comparatively of, unable 10 compete wrh
sections once more distant; all relative po,i.
tons arc COMPOUNDED and The very axis Of ,bc
earth seems changed. In self defence and
for self preservation, this common imnror,.
ment must be adopted and every man should
awaken to the subject
liza right system is adopted five years
will not pass before you are tied to rs
by iron ribbons We now look upon The
extension of the Fi!chburg Railroad as n
thing settled, and we regard it as equally
certain that such extension (by either route
proposed) must, pass through Rutland if
it ever reaches the Lake Now. in com.
mon with other Stockholders of the Fitch.
burg r. r. am for extension, promnt
and proper extension, an cxtersion bcvonj
lIeene or marlborough or even RulanI
and by such line as shall all things cor.
sldercd, be The best But Railroads are
no bubblCs-made for nothing and with
out consideration. They are no. built upon
supposltlon or mere chimeras. Every inch
Of their progress is demonstration, and
truth and nature are developed as they 90.
SO far as mere heights distances and soil are
concerned there should be no misroprcscn
tations or concealment-for the truih is
therein capable of mathematical certainty
and positive knowledge. 1t is natural that
persons living, on particular lines should
have preference, but let them be satisfied
with the merits of their own route without
making false charges or statements touch.
ing rival route. Rutland is to be bcne.
fitted alike by either, and | cannot readily
see why, without cause, she should desire
to prove it impossible 10 rcac her
These remarks are made in consequence
OF an article IN your paper signed "RalI.
road" If your correspondent would &C.
complsh any thing here, he should take it
for granted that people here know some.
thing, aid that the actuqL date and reports
OF scientific gentlemen are preferred and
consulted rather than paragraphs from in.
terestcd sources Your correspondent makes
out three important charges against the
West River route. LIST that the difficulty
North of the tunnel is probably insurmoun-
table there being descent of 8O0fcet in the
first seven miles. I'd. That the whole de-
scent from the base Of the tunnel as learned
from the Engineer who took the levels, is
J 500 feet; or more than ~ fee. per mile
10 Rutland. Sd, that the summit in Nh
Holly over which the route from Bellows
Falls will pass, IS more Man 300 fcetJclow
Tie base of the tunnel Now, / bappen
10 know that there is no truth in either of
these propositlons--b but for the purpose Of
speaking with certainty, | have consulted
the minutes of the surveys and NJ, higgin-
son, the engineer and both his assistants
and give you the rcsul,-lst, instead of
800 #. fall in miles, there is fall of only
4oO feet IN miles on the line proposed
rom the base OF the tunnel. Or Just GO #
per mle--and so far from nsurmoun,able
obstacles the same fall per mile, continues
10 Rutland and from Brat leborough 10
Rutland, no place exceeds this and the line
$ generally Gerry direct, and perfectly
tasible. I'd, the whole descent as now
given me by the very persons named. from
he tunnel 10 Rutland is only ll75 feet, in.
stead of l300.it, and does not exceed 60 f.
0 the mile. Sd, Instead ofMt Holly sum.
nit beng 300 #. lower than the base oftbe
unnel, It has been accurately asceItained by
he Barome,er,b Doct. Jackson and others
md also by levels taken, not TO exceed 100
l.; and the ascent and descent is so well dis.
ributed as 10 admit easily grade not ex.
eeding 60 f. TO and from the tunnel. Now
hen, here is, by way ofBrattcboro. routo
without any great difficulty: and even If tho
lnnel should cost $4,000, when Won con.
lder the case Of other the part oflhe line. il
hardly an obsocle-why then attemnt IN
hill the efforts making 10 approach as near
you asBartIleboro. The Brauleboro' snh.
crIp'ion bills has already advanced SO "a,
to render It's immediate operation almost
erlan, Rutland is surely interested euougb
bid 1t Gods speed. If The route il On
beyond B why quarrel with IN
would die of itself The facts all show
owever that ills practicable. Ifthcre elsa
el,er line,wIih fewer uryes,and less grades
40 less embankmenls and rock cuttings
now II uP-pray for it, and go with it,
'u' nothing can be gained by false inform.
lion; who ever takes error and deceit into
IS service has false troops and broken
'ears, and he loses what is really good by
lxlng II with evil | know Something