Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-04-11
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CLARENDoS SPRINGS, March 3lst, lsl5.

CLARENDoS SPRINGS MARCH 3ls,. lsl5
To The Editor Of he Free Press;
SIR, Major Hodges has just handed me vo,,
paper of Friday last, (March 25th) in which
perceive two leading and excellent articles in 70.
latlon to Rail Roads. The Good Move" 10
very JUST, and as you observe, both ends of tho
Boston, Burlington and Montreal Rail Road
| are now in successful operalion-from Boston
to Filchhurg 30 miles, and from Montreal to ST.
Johns % miles.
From the title of your paper the "Free Press"
tale 1t Tor granted II is open and free to dis
senInate any information touching the improve.
men', progress, prosperity, and happiness of or
country-with this view | am induced to adj
dress you-bccause within the last few DAYS I
have heard it said at Rutland, if the peopje in
TINS vicinity were certain that the B sion and
Burlington Rad Road would come rlroncb IN
Connecticut River, either to Bellows Falls or
Charleston, the people in this vicinity would take
hold OF the Vermont Road, or the Burlington
aud Connecticut River road vigorously Now
sur, neg cave to state that there is no LONGER
d'uCt upon this subject. That the Flichburg
road, net BY the "Cheshire rail road cornnsnv !"
will be extended through to Bellows Falls ana
Chariestown, is certain ! have no more doubt
Of Il, than Of the continued rising and sel,iny of
the sun. The feeling that is now prevaIen, in
cheshire county forblds the staying of this work,
any more Than turning the current Of the Missis.
sppl up stream. The subscription books are
barely opened IN the villages Of Keene, Walpole
aud Bellows Fds-the farmers out of the villa.
ges have not yet bad an opportunity of subscrjb.
ing and yet hay, just seen at Rutland, Messrs.
Btrd"eiI end Huntington of Wapule, two of The
cheshire rail- road commissioners who left Wal
pole on Saturday afternoon, they inform mo that
when they left l60. 900 had been subscribed AZ
heene, 10000 at WalpoIc. and $4,000 1t Bel
lows fa''s-and have MT dnnb, ere YOU
nave perused THIS letter that 100000 will have
been subscribed in Cheshire County. nor have
reason to doub that before the 1T dav of Nav.
the Whole 100000 required BY charter TO be-
subscribed before The work commences, will al
SO nave been subscribed in that comfy. Still
II would he desirable That we should receive an
earnest Of the in crest and good wishes of the
people OF ormont Chose who knotc that tho
keene, Bellows Falls Chrestown. Back River
and Oi'er Creek route is the nearest and hest
route from Boston to Mnn'real.) manifested by
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Cheshire Rail Road, that
/ 'aus lhe people III Vermont in turn should have
a CAIN on lie Cheshire rail road owners to
take part also in the Conuectcu. River and Bur-
lInglon rail road. Self interest will induce
monied men to furnish all the means necessary
on tins almost unequalled route. Lpok sir, al
the position OF tie Ftchburg rail road stock hol.
/ N~'e' Ci 'He IS OF rem. lnev received d per
ct interest on their stock from the periods of
paying IN Insta ments TO that time, or The com.
pelion nf the road 1t is now in full operation.
and without predicting What he dividend will be
the hrst SIX months after the opening OF the en-.
tire road, will merely state that the stock is
now al - per ct. prem. in Boston, and who sir.
that has given the subject attention can doubt
that stock in the rail road from Fiichburr TO
CONNECTICUT River beside paying interest on
the money TIL the road is in operation, will on
the completion Of the Road bring 10 per cent,
prem. The certainty Of the completion of the
Road from Boston 10 Connecticut River. must
stimulate the Canal ans to extend their rnsd
from 81. Johns TO the Vermont Line and Bur.
llngton IAN sure VIII soc that the remaining
10 miles to that beautiful town is completed.
II these facts and views hastily thrown topetber
would tend to insure conf lence in a good cause.
lhe wishes VIII De answered of a citizen of
CHESHIRE County n. IT.
n. Il. AZ last accounts Books had not been
opened at Charlcstnwn, Chremunt and manv
o'her points where Subscriptions are ready to lie
made.
In The Pamphlet report OF J. Adams Engineer,
pnplsl'ad at krenn, with map OF the route
from Boston to Burlington, there is think a
typographical ergor on he las, page, i, should
be 62 mres, instead Of - from Ftrhburp TO
CharlcStown, IS OF wh,ch wlll answer for both
Connecticut River aud Boston and Burlnron
rail- road.