Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-04-18
Isail-lsoid Correspondence.

Ma. STAcy,-l thank you for your comments upon
my ha'ty communication IN your last paper OF The
various facts and cons dernri,ns stated by me TO show
why the Boston and Montreal Railroad ,huuld take
the Montpelier rather than the Rutland route, II IS
gratifying to perceive You do not coniroveri bat two.
In regard 10 one of these ypu say, Mr.. Reed seems
10 labor under a misapprehenslon as 10 distance.
The survey shows The Sonlhern route % miles short
er Than ehpr of the others" Nov sir. there
m sapprt henson on my part on this point stated
that a route existed for Railroad between Boston
and Montreal cGu1lly short with the Rutland, and
more fensihlc.t rms is ,trlr,y true. But tins route
does not run by Fitchbufgh kcene, or touch At
BuI ington though II DOES pass through Mon,pe-
her This Is not The one asked your citizens to en-
| courage. That runs through all the places here
named; AMI | proposed II rs compromise route
and as one that would accommodate n larger and
richer extent # country. and I e parronzad by more
business, freight and travel than any ohcr And
suggested that il would more supper, and aid
from Boston capitalists for the adj 'ironna reason
that all the business done upon II would center in their
city, and never lie liable 10 be directed from il, IL
would be sure 10 be on the Rutland oiie, by side
cut running to rival city. bnew this would extend
the distance some 20 miles. Rnl this is M objection
whether it $500 600 or 81 900 900 provided It be
paying distance, as railroad men call il. And most
surely Ich would lie the case in this instance, if in
any lying it does IN the rich valley of the Connect
cut.
In regard TO the other point controverted BY You,
You admit what ! stated, that if the Rutland route
| should be adopted for the road, side cut would be
constructed leading of to Whitehall and thence to
| New York. But you maintain that this would be no
| objection 10 Bnsnnians, II would bring business
oil 10 The read! An what business, pray, would it
| bring on 10 the roan for Boston or Bosoniansl ANY
other than what would come at burlington from
the country about the AXE, were there side cul 7
No business south of Whirehall would take that di.
rec'ipn surely. All this would take the We tern Rail
Road, as does now But can see that it would
bring other business on TO the road but for ios.
ton nor from Boston. II would bring on to n section
of it goods from England via New York for Montreal,
| IL. ala rtr.,-, -
ly with the B1slonians by The aid orheir o,rn road
| for the Canada trade under the drawback law. And
it would bring on too, Montreal passengers to run
off on the side cu to New York, instead of following
down the line TO Boston. And any one can see an
other result that word follow the business thus
brought upon the road the British ,teamshps ,roud
be rsmored from Boston TO Nelr York!
And now leaving every one 10 form his 1wn opin-
ion from this view of the matter, how Boston capt
tas,s will be likely 10 regard the conceded certany
of this SIDE cut from the Rutland route to New York
| will conclude by as king your business men and cit
liens generally, whether II would not be their Interest
To have the entire ranshipnent of the business of The
Lake coast with the road, done al Burlington, as i
will be il the road takes the Montpelier route rather
than TO share the benefits Of it with Whitehall anC
vergennss' as will be the case { he ohS5 y9Hle is
| adopted THOMAS REED.
Montpelier, April Is, 1915.
P.S. should lie pleased to have YOU explain
more definitely than you have how a rail road, con
termnous with nnviglble waters, can compete sue
cessfuy with them for freight, at double the charges
as YOU say il Does spec! give II such an advan
| ,ape1 And do you imagine that he marble and
lime and iron ore, the lake coast, much takcr
of ms furnishing freight for the Rutland route would
take the railroad instead of the canal for n genera
market or even for a Boston market, if the expense
would he increased so per cent. or even per cent
OF what importance 10 such articles, or the like il
| speedl Nothing; but expense is every thing. How
is il with the Western Ratlroadl II has 10 conve,
the -four &C., 1t transports from Albany through tC
Boston at less than cost. II charges less for carry
ing il clear through than it does TO Springfield, hal
way; thus having 10 overcharge way-reight, to GOV
er the loss on the freight through And this has to
be done account OF the water communication tina
exists between the termn, that does not between
either end and intermediate points the road
T. r.