The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-24


Value of Prodt's of Dairy, $402,797
SOUTHERN ROUTE.
Square miles, 1870
Population, GLOSS
Grand List, S2O6,I9O
Cattle, 9I,707
Sheep, 533,0l0 !
Tons Hay, 2l0,01S
Value of Prodt's of Dairy, s450,955<
From Burlington to Mt. Holly, inclusive,
the amount of Freight that is now sent off
and brought into the country, was estimated
at $4,000 tons. This tmate was undoubt-
| edly much below tho p 1t was also es-
timated that a train 80 might be run at
an average expense fty seven cents per
mile. 1t is believed mat it can be done for
much less-say for so cents per mile; and
that self interest would lead the owners of a
rail road to put the freight per ton, from Bur-
lington to Boston, from three to five dollars,
according to the nature and value of the ar
ticles carried.
Yours very truly,
EDGAR J.. ORMSBEE.
P. S. Since making the foregoing esti-
mates have been informed that from Dos
ton to Fitchbnrg as now decided
upon is 40 miles
F'irchburgh by Keene to Bellows
Falls Sc
Fitchburgh to Brattleboro most
direct, 4S
By Millers River 60
By Greenfield II
E.L.O.
The highest grade as stated by Mr..
Ormsbee, between Bellows Falls and
Keene, is &C fert per mile. This cores
ponds with a letter received by me from
The Hon. Salma Hale OF keene, who also
states that the highest grade between
Fitchburgh and Keene to be So feet. He
adds
"You must remember that all our sur
veys are first surveys, and there is no
doubt that, by future surveys the steepest
grades can be reduced, say 10 feet to the
mile, and the csst, considerably lessened.
We should be glad certainly if the steep
est grades on our rout were less steep;but
for almost fourteen miles on the western
Rail Road Massachusetts, the grades
are from "A to So feet to the mile. The
result is better than | anticipated"
In reply to my enquiry as TO the proba-
bility of overcoming the obstacles to OBJ
tanning from the Legislature of N. Hamp-
shire satisfactory charter-obstacles "a
resting from the disposition hitherto mani
tested in that state to cucumber the Rail
Road grants with proviso that future
legislature may alter or repeal-Mr. Hale !
says
GAS to obtaining good charter, / can
not speak with entire confidence. My
belief, influenced, perhaps, by my hopes,
is, that we shall obtain good one. am
assured that public sentiment in various
parts of the State, is undergoing favor
able change"
In reference to the distance from Fitch !
burgh, by way of Keene, to Bellows Falls,
which Mr.. Ormsbee supposes to be Sc
miles. ] have another letter from Mr..
Hale, stating that it is finally ascertained
to be 63 miles, which would swell the-dis-
lance from Boston to Burlington by that
route to 22l miles.
In regard TO the distance by the way of
Rrattleboro. have letter from Col.
TownsIee of that place who states the dis
lance from Fitchburgh by the Millers riv-
err rout. to Brattleboro, to be GO miles and
from Brattleboro TO Bellows Falls % miles
He also states the distance from Brattle-
boro to Rutland by the way Of West River,
TO be estimated at 60 miles. This would
give the following results.
Boston TO Ftchburgh 49
'Fitchburgh to Brattleboro 60
100
Brattleboro TO Bellows Falls %
Bellows Falls TO Rutland 45
Rutland TO Burlington 81
Boston to Brattleboro 109