Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-17
A WONDERFUL. CONVERSION

A WONDERFUL. CoNN ERSION
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I ~. - and whom We presume ,, ~
Thcyrss N Bwwer, ore cf the editor. Of That
paper, bsns from BOrl,ogtou, VI, whrnrs ho
wtne' that although be vas oris,oA,'y IN f..
v,r ct tho ROLAND rou,e COT railroad htolsA
Vermont, yet q 're,uision oi ierNns' lt,
come over him, srl he - now IN favor cfte
Central ryue We -orposo he hasa GOOD
night to such "rc,ul ..oos "tss good man,
others who have been operated upon BY s,m,.
Lar appliances, with those who have te,,i
him. on his weary wsy' 10 Burline,c,
ilis route, II We mistake na, va, y, wsv,
Nor,h6eld. the Residence Of e. Gov,,,or
Payne, who has the crsdh IN that s,s,e ol be-.
ing very adroi, manager, md WIN o,to
con,rivtd to procure the nomination NJ Gov
ernor against the manifest wishes OF The r.c
pie, and oven his own p,uy
Bu, he arguments which r VI n usc, q,
sustain his new posilion,ate wha,wc loH az
To those really and truly acquainted with
the two routes, these arguments are calru,
ted to afford =, leas, tho satisfaction Of L,
smile, rs exhibiting and ignorance Of hg,,
and an easiness Of cteduly, which nleh,
have answered in the primitive simplicity Of
worldly wisdom, bot which in this maracrry
age will not 60 far to eSait mans power TO
resist Sr,ihco or temptation, He calls Ru,.
Ia nj ~ n,ore nj
and greatly fears the NewYorkers viii omen
n formidable competition by means ri a
railroad from Saratoga to WAchan, Now
be it known that Rutland is 90 miles tcar,r
Boston than Now York; and II YOU 60 round
by way OF Saratoga, it is lij miles nearer
VIII any man Of common sense suppose
that the people Of Western Vermont Win ro
farther, over poorer road for the sako OF
reaching poorer maike, II Railroad IL
constructed from Saratoga to Whitehall, and
thence 10 Rutland instead Of bringing
competition from New York for the trade Of
Western Vermont, lis effect viii be to bring
the trade OF nearly the whole rich county &C
Of Washington in New Ymk much nearer to
Boston III an lis present market Indeed.
:here are several houses nWhllehall actively
engaged in sending produce, &c, by way Of
Albany, and over tho Western Railroad. to
this city, in consequence OF the better mar
ket which Boston affords
Mr. IT NJ. D. like his worthy colleague
OF the Central route. studiously cOncoals tho
! fact that the Rutland route Is 90 miles tho
shortest, that its gradients excepting for a
few miles at the Moun,hollv Gap, are tho
| the lowest lis curvn,urcs much The small.
est md its grading, especially through
| the aluvials Of the great Ouer Creek valley,
much the cnsicst lie also conceal, the
! fact thu all The imrcnse iron mines Of Yer.
mont, and nearly oil the immense marble
Qrnrries, are on the Rutland route Tint
no, single iron mine can be found in tho
whole length Of the Cent ral route. The
outrageous decepions r,soT,cd TO by The
/ friends of the Ctntrnl route to rntrap tho
capital Of Boston, we have hitherto fully
exposed We consider every man recrc.
ant to the interests OF Boston who says
aught 10 the dsparpgcmont of the RuilanI
route /; for the road is more important to
the IT ado Of Boston Than any yet built We
speak thus confidently, fer we arc person.
ally familiar with every mile of land, al.
most on both routes, and made the subject
one of careful analysis even before Boston
was the terminus Of a single railroad
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