Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-06-05

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TO THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN
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Nc advantage to I've detNc,l (y,rr The l..
du Go' Me TAI road through onrsa,s nt.t,.
o. f"m 'he Expenditure OF un. vsN smoun,
OF oSpr'l among rs G. the slvar
t'ge ." d. nved irna. u,,,, :. OF hui, NOM, q,
compared with e'hrr scu ragss o b, d. wed
rom hdrns RAILROAD Comnun,eA with
Boston.
Boston IL the natural market tor al a.,
productions II W,s,ra rFmcnLkBy tha,l
mean that Boston consumes JUS, such ma
duciions as We have 10 send to market. AMI
these productions command n hph., mira
and fad ret'ier sale there th,- ~ N,v
York. Tho TACT that many OF our pfoou,,,
are sent to Boston through New Notk =.
ample proof ol lhi. statement.
Boston is the commercial emyoHn Of
New England, and all feel a New EntLrA
prdc IN her prosperity. The coBcsniiI.
ltv OF feeling and sen imenl IN morals. r..
glon anG politics, naturally make our syn
pdthes the same. Tho manly virtues, IL,
sIuct integrity, the high and honorable cha.
actet Of her business men, naturally induce
us to seek lha, market, and notwithstanding
the increased expense of transportation. a
! largo part Of the products Of our soil now
! find its way there
! lG,hsp Boston is our natural market an
enl ghtened self interest would lead BOSTON
and Vernon, to ncioaso by all tho means IN
their power The iarilIiies loG communication
! with that market
! It will not hc denied tina, il costs a, caNun
an average $40 per ton now, to send our Pre-.
ducts 20 moikot. | am authorized by the
best Railroad authority in Massachusetts, to
say that with aRtltoad The same Productions
viii be ca1..ii at charge OF from Two 10
four dollars onls per ton at mos, al an aver.
age Of three dollars Here then IS 4 sa,lns
Of ten dollars in every Ton.
This saving is 10 tho producers Our pro.
duce will command Tho same price # I; cost,
but ,hgoe dullalsto transport n,as 1t now does
What farmer has not his ton or tons OF pork.
or butter and ch0ese, or wool OF lat cattle,
or many other articles which do not SO 10
mark,t at has oun dear VIVA, farmer IN
Vermont bot would esteem i, Of the greatest
advantage 10 have the Boston market bIoug
within fifteen or twenty miles OF our own iatn
What farmer bu, would s.,eem it rs a great
advantage 10 have tho saving in the ,nn'por
,a,Ion VI his produce pay his taxes every yeAt'
What farmer tina, would not like to exchange
a ton ofhay FOR ton Of plaster at has own
DIOR. oI Eat calf for ton bushels o: Tltk'
Island SAIL ThaGa ara thousand AMI.
cjes to which the sAms argument can lie ap.
piled, Lui which ARE ROW Considered wo,'h-
less.
Ia order TO show tho value to the people
| Of Vernon, look al the aggregate. |, Is as.
cer,sincd that now 20, Ooo tons are sen, to
and from market annually by the section Of
conDtry accommodated by this road 4
saving olsl0.00 per ton, would be an a..
nual saving q 800 600 Ia Csc yclr,
, this saving, alone, would puy The whole
expenses Of the rond and il Vermont
could furnish the whole capital necessary
for H. construction, she would be richer al,
= the end Of i've years, if the road should
. never pay one cent Of dividend am
S aware that hts is n saitIing nsstrIitp but
8 ii is nevcnhel, SIS true.
. Fellow citizens, think OF those thing '
p Think Of the many Advantages you Will
derive from having Boston marked brouSh!
wnhin one dav Of YOU, and at charge OF
only ,hree dollars per ton for transportation.
Think Of it. you OF Western Vermont nnd
am eon6Icn, your good sense will tell
you nj once where your interest lee. Far
/. mcrs OF Vermont, ton Of pork, or butter
or cheese, or wool, or beef is NOW sent Us
,, eAcap from Buffalo, or CIeagcIind, or De
troll, or llilwauLie, or Chicago 10 BosIon
or New York, MS the average puse irom
, Vermont to the same matkds Think Of
il, that the cheap md der,sic lands OF The
t. the WIS, enjoy nearly the sane advantages
d communication with market that you DO
and Is il any wonder that your sons Preict
the cheaper lands Of Illinois md Wiscoo
SIM II you would keep your ehillrcn Of
homc-G yon would preserve your iarH
from depreciation II you would neutral
ne the advantages Of the new and leTIIl
!, laoJs of The Wcst-if you would beq"eau
= to your posterry the richest legacy yol
cnn conceive show yosr I,beralliy in tn
, mighty tnicrp'isr aul you have accom-
/, pIishcd il all
,, There are important events in the hiHor
Of communities, az 4 individuals, wL,cI