Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-03-28
Rail Road from Worcester.

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We see by The Worcester and Barre papers, that
deep interest il being taken In that section, in
rail road to this place petition praying for a char
ter has been presented to the Legislature, signed by
David Henshaw and others of the most enterpris-
ing men of Worcester. We rejoice to see this
movement and trust il will be persevered in, to com
pete success Unless something of the kind is
done, it is undoubtedly true, that the construction
OF the Vermont ard Massachusetts, rail road will
in great measure cut off the intercourse and BUSH
ness Of this section Of the country with Worcester
an intercourse and business, that within few years
has become Of great Importance and if the means
of communication and transportation are increased
in proportion as those means are increased in other
directions, would continue to be Of great and grow
ing importance. In addition to the amount of long
travel and business thai would necessarily pass
over such road, the way travel and business furn.
ished by the region that would be traversed by il,
would be very great We are not sufficiently ia-
milinr with the rich and productive region aud
thriving towns that would be accommodated by the
road, to give statistics of the produce, travel and
business that would naturally and necessarily flow
ON 10 ii but sufficiently so, TO know that they
would be immense. We trust that some means
will be taken to ascertain authenticity, and lay
before the public the full facts that bear upon the
local business Of the road. The history and statis
tics of rail roads, show that this local business,
after ALL the chief source Of profit, and that rail
road dependant upon long travel and business alone
must be poor property indeed. But the road pro-
posed would have its full share ofthis long travel
The intercourse between Southern Vermont and
the centre Of Worcester County, South Eastern
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is already very
great, and with this road would be vastly greater
1t would too, stand good chance Of dividing the
Boston business with the Vermont and Massachu-
sets road. On the completion Of this latter, the
already immense agricultural, mineral, mechanical
and manufactured products of Northern Mussa-
chusetts, South Western New Hampshire and South
Eastern Vermont, together with the increased pro-
ducts caused by the road ITSELF must find their way
it 10 the board and will make il one of the
most profitable roads If not the most profitable one,
in New England. A little healthy competition
would do il no harm. The distance from Boston TO
Ftchburg is 40 miles. From Ftchburg to Brat
teboro, via Of Miller's river, is about 65 miles,
Whole distance TO Brattleboro, ia miles Distance
from Boston to Worcester, 40 miles. From Wor.
cester to Bratteboro, 20 miles Whole distance 10
mlleS. Ononlu the VI. ana Mass. road he con-
structed via. OF Milers river, the road from Wor-
cester could strike into il at the mouth OF that river
90 miles south of this. In that event only 80 miles
Of road would need to be built. II would there too
intersect with the road to be built the East side
OF the Connecticut Should an accurate survey
show good route, where road could be built al a
expense, we do not why n road to
Worcester, would not fairly compete with the VI.
and Mass. road for portion the Boston business
We presume there will be no difficulty in procur.
ing charter. The Massachusetts Legislature have
been pursuing very liberal policy as TO rail road
charters. They have pretty generally granted
them to all that sought, without raising any nice
metaphysical question about interfering with vest
ed rights. They evidently have great venera-
ton for the antiquaed doctrine of the sacredness
ofhese rights, TO the extent at least claimed by
Poratons; and they do not withhold charters, upon
The fimsy pretext that building the road chartered,
may by possibility interfere with the profits of the
road that has prior charter
We shall expect to hear more of this project. In
the mean time, speaking for ourselves alone, and
MS The organ of no or set of men, we wish il |
hearty "God speed"