The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-08-20

IL VIII he secfl, ny The foregoing st.i'e"e'';
| that the Rutland route is shorter man any
other by which il is proposed I" connect
| Boston and Darlington; and very materially
shorter than the Central Route, ria keene
and Fiichbnrgh which, tho public are as
surcd by official decl.trai :ous of the parties Of
the arrangement, has been adopted. BY the
way OF Kcene and Fiichburg, the Rutland
Route is t,ceniy-sir, and by the way OF East
Walton and Nashua, TniRTY-NINE miles,
shorter Than The Central. Now bya compar-
ison ofgradcs and curves. ii will be apparent
that The Rutland Road can be run with
equal speed, and us cheaply. per mile, rs The
Central. Ii inevitably follows, therefore,
that The greatly increased distance OF the
latter over the Rutland Road, must operate
as SERIOUS AND PERPETUAL TAX OH the
| business of The line, and also on the vast
amount Of business which Is safely nnficipa-
ted 10 seek Boston, on the completion OF The
Ogdensburgh and Montreal Roads.
The fourth, and perhaps, under e.risfing
circumstances, the most important, consider
alton, 10 be presented, has reference 10 the
| feasibility and general character Of the Rut-
land Road; and for information on this head
| the undersigned take pleasure in RETIRING
the public TO the brief but highly satisfactory
report. which has been submitted by Mr.. Gil
bert since the completion OF his survey and
which is appended 10 this circular The
profifes of The line and the detailed estimates,
Mr.. Gilbert is preparing with all proper des-
! patch, and they will be made public at the
earliest practicable moment. The impTOre
meats. both in grading, and entertainments
and cuttings, and by necessary consequence.
in elpcpSr, over the previous survey. are, II
will be seen, very extraordinary. The di-
intuition Of expense AT JerclFS Brook
where Mr.. FELTON, has asserted that "a mil
lien Of cubic yards of embarkn emf will be re-
quired, and at other points on the route,
where expensive cuttings and cmbankments
were alleged 10 be unavoidable, is also very
great and that il may be perceived at n
glance 10 what extent improvements have
bccu mnde in the grades of the line, The table
of grades as established by the survey made
under the direction of Mr.. FELTON, ssubjoined
10 the table furnished by Mr.. Gilbert.
A single fact in reference 10 crossing the
Green Mountains, the undersigned deem of
special importance. The Mountain grades
have been urged most industriously and per-
iinaciously against the Rutland Road The
nidEiB,unl grade required 10 surnount this
barrier, is now found not 10 exceed 60 feet
per mile; and it is too late day in the his
capital objection against the construction of
any road, the business upon whose line is
even respectable in amount. But, in addi-
ton 10 The wealth and resources OF the Jdl-
leg Of Otter Creek and this is the fact TO
which allusion is made above The town OF .
Mount Holly, which occupies The western
slope, and the reIy summit, of the Green
Mountains is one Of The richest and most pro-
dgciire agricultural forms in TIermont, pas
tgring al this moment, more than FIFTEEN
HUNDRED COWS dRf producing large amounts
Of BHfter and Cheese for market I'll is fact
VIC think, is well calculated at least 10 miti-
gate objections 10 our 'Mounfain Grades"
in the minds ofihose whose hos
liiiy 10 them is stimulated by recollection .
OF the So feet grades, ard the barren summit
of Mount Udshington.' |
In conclusion the undersigned most con- /
fidcntly appeal 10 the business men aud CAPT .
talsts OF Boston for aid 10 carry forward this ,
great enterprise TO speedy completion. II |
is work which, in an eminent degree, should /
commend itself 10 their favor. independent
ly o! The very large amount Of business which
Boston would Immediately secure 10 itself,
as an acquisition, from lis line in Vermont,
the immense importance oil The RullandRoad,
rs link in the great chain of Railway CON-
with Canada, Ogdensburgh, and
the Great West, will at once be perceived
and appreciated. Its rights and facilities, for
with the Ogdensburgh and Cana
ia Roads, are precisely the same as those
which are possessed by the Central Road. !,
Not the slightest shade oil difference, in this .
respect. exists between them. But the great ,
advantages which the Railaud Road will
be found TO present, render IT apparent that
it must unavoidubly, become the main av-
enue Of travel and transportation. is
shorter requires much less outIayof erptnse
in construction; affords infinitely more bust
ness on lis line; can be run in quicker time
lrW furnish better return 10 capital inres
ted dad tend more 10 augment The prosper
ity and importance of Boston, than any other
road that can be built TO connect that city
with Burlington and the Great Lakes.
About tw' and n half millions Of dollars-onc
million of which is already subscribed in
Vermont*-will construct and furnish this
road. Confident that its claims upon CAPT
talisIs and business men have not been mis-
conceived, nor IFS merits exa, ,gcratcd, the
undersigned in view of the sagdcity and en-
larged public spirit which have so long dis
iinguished The citizens of Boston, and made
their city the pioneer in the great and sue
cannot doubt but that the required balance
will be easily obtained.
#. FOLLETT. ! Comm. of the
GEO. T. HODGES. Board of DiTec-
CHARLES LlNSLEY, tors ofhe CHM
H. N.FULLERTON, plain & Conn
Rirtr X. II. Co.
No. 9 MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
Boston, 1Hgmst tih, 1915.