Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-01-25
THE HERALD.
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We ,ublish this week an article from the Bos
ton Daily Advertiser, upon the subjcc, of Grail
roads from BostonTo Burlington" We com
mend this article to the careful attention OF all our
readers. The writer evidently has given aten
ton to his subject, and seems not unacquaincd
with the facts about which he speaks.
The subject of railroad from Boston TO Bur.
lincton is already regarded ms Of very great i'm.
portance TO the prosperity of the State of Vermont
and its importance can hardly be over rated
Vastly impotan, rs it must be TO this State 1t is Of
still greater importance to the city Of Boston, and
more in its results we fully believe, than the Yves.
tern route from Boston to Albany.
The writer has given as faira statement, we be.
lcve to the northern route, as ii will bear. He
has not included in the cost Of construction, either
the expense of the road from Boston TO Concord,
or f,om Boston to Fichburg which must have
an important bearing upon the two routes on the
question of productiveness Taking his estimate
of the northern route from Concord a, 100000
and add the cost of road from Boston to Concord
So, 600, 900 would make the whole road cost a.,
100000. Add the cost of road from Boston to
Filchburg 8 100000, to his estimate of the cost
of road from F ilchburg, $780, 00 would make
the whole cost of The southern route a4,500,00
and making difference in favor of the south.
ern route of S2,5O0,O0O--a sum which would
have an important relation to the producvencss
ofthe stock
The writer makes the distance from Concord
TO Burlington 70 miles-from Fitchburg to Bur
lington l72 miles Here is probably a small in.
accuracy. Concord TO Connecticut River 6S
miles, and thence to Burlington, according to the
VT Waterman, 100 miles, total 1T miles From
Fi,chburgh TO Bellows Falls 60 miles, from Bel
lows falls to Burlington 10 miles, total l76 miles
But taking the whole distance, the Concord route
is 81 miles longer than the Fitchburg route.
The estimate of freight $4,000 tons) which
would be taken from the counties of Rutland and
Addison by railroad to Boston, would be found less
than the truth.
We do not believe the advantages;of the south.
ern over the northern route, as enumerated in tho
article alluded to, are in any particular exaggerat-
ed-and we doubt not upon more full and care
full examination, they will be found far short Of
the truth.
Strenuous efforts are making at this time to
extend the Concord road to Burlington, both in
this state and New Hampshire. We blame them
not for this; they feel the necessity of the effort
and seem determined to push it ahead Shall not
the rich and industrious and cn:crprsing citizens
in the vicinity of the southern route, also and
feel that their prosperity is concerned in this I'M
dertaking. We trust our fellow citizens upon
the west side of the mountains will not sleep upon
this matter. We have decidedly superior advan-
tages in favor Of this route, we have as impor-
ant interests at stake as our neighbors at the east
And have we less enterprise less energy, less abil.
iy than they? Have we less patriotism, less re-
gard to our own prosperity What then binders
that we should not move onward with united en-
ergy and unwaverng determination until the
whole enterprise shall be completed, and the swift
locomotive be seen speeding its way through our
valleys and over our hills
We believe that at lenst halfthe capital necessa-
~ to build the road in this state upon the south
ern route can be raised at home and that no diff
Guilty will be found in securing the remainder
Money is plenty in the cities, and seeks investment
permanent and reasonably productive And can
there be doubt that road upon this route would
be producve2 We think not.
The contemplated road is great work, when
looked at in its whole ength--and as we have
said it is an important work to Vermont, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts and when we
look its very probable results their value TO us,
who live in this section of the state, cannot well be
estimated And now shall we not regard it as
great work shall we not take hold of It as
grea, work, with determined energy; and as
great work prosecute it TO completion.