Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-09-20

prospect Of another rond which will take the same
me OF travel The only lines which could he thought
OIL are the line To the lake from Concord N. H. and
inc line from Springfield up the Connecticut. But
no'hinels TO be feared from either of these routes II
the stock is nj once ttcn up and the road construct
ed 10 marlborough, all the energies of the enter.
pfisng state OF Vermont, and of the people of Mon
ircal, will be PM in rtquiston to extend il 10 Lake
Champlain When this is done there will be no in.
ducenent at present to extend the Concord road to
the Lake. The Liberal policy of New Hampshire
ren 'ers It certain that sch measure canno, he ac
complished AT present. Nor would the business at
present support two roads. One rosd would be am
ply sufiricn, TO accommodate the long travel and if
at any future period the local busne.s and travel
should call for the extension of the Concord let it e
constructed. Ii would be from seventy five TO one
hundred miles Instant from ours, and The business
which it would creae, would increase The business on
other roads leading TO the CITY.
The only other road that would inierseci, or could
he supposed 10 oil CT this is one up the river from
Northampton TO Vermont. There is in INV opinion
hui lille prospect Of the extension of the road above
NORTHAMPTON. But suppose that road were extended
to Greenfield, or Brateboro. or any other pont
higher up the river, the Vermont and Massachusetts
ro,d would experience no injury In the first place
this corporation is authorized BY its carter TO locate
it. road TO Greenfield if that route shall he thought
desrnhlt II s be done, til re will no fifteen IN.
ducoment TO extend the road above Nortbomnton
Or if the road should he ,caed through Mortified.
the people of Greenfield could construct n branch to
unite with this road, at much less expense than they
could construct one 10 Northampton. But if the
Northampton road should be extended so rs to inter
sect The Vermont and massachusetts road 1t could
not divert any considerable amount of business from
the road. Wherever this road may he located il will
cross the Connecticut from forty fifty miles above
Springfield. and NJ point as the CITY of Boston
as Springfield. There could, therefore, be no induce.
nen' for the traveller go down the river to Spring.
field if he were going To Bosom, as the distance
would he forty or htv miles more, and of course cost.
ing from TO two dollars more and rennirinp two
or three additional hours Of time. In fact, as the
ron'e through Mortified re,ches the Cnnneccut
river IN ninety five miles from Bosom while the Yves.
tern nj Springfield is one hundred miles, il would he
live miles nenrer ~ 90 Boston from Sprnrfinld nv
way of Nprthfrld than 10 90 to Boston hnm North.
ieIdh way of Springfield. I mention This fact moi
t,ecause suppose that the road in question wo lid
constructed up the river ~ Vermont hut To show that
ms would he Just as probable that n roa m the
tvtr would take the business from orr road al North.
ie and carr, il dawn the Western Dad ut SPRING.
field. Such n road mp the valley might accommodate
the travel Ia New York, but ms N,,rhfrld would be
one hundred miles nearer to Boston than IN New
York no considerable amount of business could be d.
vcrlcd from our road And a road were constructed
from Nrihfirld or Btatteb)rn Mp The river TO Bel
lows Falls mr. Windsor. II would bring business upon
the road. From this ,iew Of the subject. | think il
will pear that tn" general location Of this route 10
Just what the public and the stock holders NO I'D de-
src. and that other road can with nnv prospec, of
There may AMI probably would IN n few wears be
branches constructed bur these ,uld benefit rather
than inpnr The business Of The road
In my next will on leavor 10 Law before YOU the
character and cost Of the road from ttchburgh TO
Bratteboro. am very respectfully.
Your ohpdirnt serv-n.
CHARLES HUDSON.
Hon I,,Fp De-