Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-12
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been received. II the act incorporating The
Champlain and Connecticut River Rail Road
Company" had been in the possession Of the
convention recently held at Braltlrboro, con-
siderable debate respecting the course Of the
rond from COnnecicut river To the Lake, and
whether it should end at Burlington, or else
where, might have been prevented. Sec. lst
of said act, in pointing ont the objects Of the
grant, SAYS "iOr the purpose ct constructing
rail road from some point at Burlington, thence
souihwardv through the counties Of Addison,
Rutland, Windsor or Windham, to some point
on the west bank of Connecticut river, as such
company shall designate. And Sec. 4th, after
providing for the appointment of a board Of di-
rectorS lur said corporation, also says; "And
said directors may cause such examinations
aud surveys Of said road to be made as they
shall deem necessary, commencing at some
suitable place at Burlington, thence extending
through the counties Of Addison. Rutland and
" indsor, or Wndhnm, by way of Nergenncs,
Middlcbury, Rutland, Shrewsbury and Mount
Holly or Weston, 10 such point on the west
bank of Connecticut river as is deemed eXpcd-
ent." So, by the act ITSELF Burlington - liked
as the terminus" or commencement OF the
road, and from thence the route or course oil
the road must be through the counties and
towns above specified. The corporation,
therefore, have no power to vary ;herelrom,
wi thout an additional grant Of the legislature.
And is il not well that it is So? MI that IS ltit
optional with the corporation is where TO end
the road on Connecticut river.
"Thc act to incorporate the Brattlcboro and
Fitchhurg Rail Road COMPANY" invests the
company with the rghl of building n rail road
from the East village of snd Bratlleboro
snuIheflv ~ the southeast line OF the state,
where il will most conveniently meet the Fitch
burg rail road on The line of this State" so that
uniting said grants IN connection with the
Massach usclls grants, continuous rail- road rs
formed from Burlington 10 the city OF Boston.
Ii j. To be presumed that all the different cor
poratons concerned, will harmoniZe in this inn
poriant undertaking. II certainly would be
desirable that this great object Of internal I'M
provcment should be one united PROJECT, ~
which all concerned might cordially feel 4 mt
tual interest. To this end, would il not be de-
srablc that skillu and accurate surveys should
b. made, and the road located as soon as pTac-
icahle, on the whole route, and that the sever
al corporations should be- SO FAR as consistent
with their several interests, united in one, so
that all after proceedings might be in unison ?
This would give great impetus To the under
taking. by removing all causes oi doubt and ln-
cal ieaOusics All then would come IN aud
take stock without hesitation, fully understand
ing what they were nhOui. The grants hy our
legislature are liberal aud encouraging for the
undertaking, and the more the suhjecl is exam
iucd the more clearly il will appear that stock
in this road will be good Observation-Disclosures
can be no mistake about il. When once put
in successful operation through the whole line,
it must be one of the most productive rail roads
in New England, and if the several towns in
this State will vest their surplus fund IN this
stock, they may safely calculate on receiving
, such an income that the amount received, over
, and above six per cent. per annnm II funded,
would, in twenty-five years after the road wa.
, in operation, double the amount originally IN
vested, with little risque or trouble 20 the
towns. By this disposition of the surplus, the
towns would not !pniy receive six per cent. an-
? nualIy for support Of schools but the oTigina
fund would be rapidly accumuatlng.
Where shall the Cham lain and Connecticut
T river road end on the west bank Of the river, Il
= not at Bratlleboroi Can it stop at any Other
T place more advantageous 10 the corporation
g and more for the interests Of the greatest mum
. Der Of the citizens Of Vermont Every irjcnt
, to the best good and prosperity of the State o
Vermont must say no. Or friends at Keen,
are urging that there is better way--to stoJ
at Bellows FallS--cross into New Hampshire
r through Walpolc to kcenc--ihencc 10 Fitch
n burg. This route may be some shorter, bu
d not so much so as represented. And further
a il is believed that the distance from Firhhur.
d through Keene To Bellows Falls would CHS
vastly more per mile than The same distance OF
the Brattlcb1rO route, so that the expense o
\. mating the keene route would he as much q
!. more as making il from Filchbute on the Brat
ticboro route to Bellows Falls the place of in
terseclion. This, however, must remain
matter of some doubi I'LL asceTtaincd hy skill
full, disntcrested engineers. Further, il is ~
l. ged that as the distance is shorter on the Keen
d route, il would require less time in passing owe
e it than would be required To pass over the Brat
e t'ebnro route. This does not Of course follow
1t because the speed of travelling on rail roa
81 must depend much on lis level. The create
the elevation To be overcome the slower IN
:. speed, so that much greater distance can b
passed over in a given time on a level road, tn
u power applied being equal, than on road {
? greater elevation. Ii is supposed that th
Keene route would require greater grade &
g elevation than the other This, however, ca
only be ascertaned Ia aceranty by skiliul an
accurate surveys. When the probable amour
1t OF tonnage or freight on the two routes is Il
p ken into consideration, The contrast is grea
4 II must be vastly more from the point of inte
section on the Bratlehoro route Than on III
= other, greatly more than 10 compensate for a
=, the extra expense, should any there be, in COZ
u, structng the road. Another objection TO ha,
a. ing any concern with route through Ne,
's Hampshire is the uncertainty of obtaining
grant from her Legislature, upon any tern
n. which would induce capitalists and others
X take stock in it.. Judging OF the future fro
or the past, il is not rational to suppose that sue
grant could be obtained. On the route i
way OF BralIleboro the grants (and very libe
III al grants) are already obtained. And fuIthe
there is another important consideration whic
ought to have great weight with the Vernon
III ers, as well as with the citizens of New Ham
st shire bordering on the river, in preiering Il
s. Brattleboro route, which is, that when tn
us road shall be made from the southeast line
.ir the State of Vermont up the river to the poll
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