The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-08-12
PROVIDENCE RAIL ROAD.

PROVIDENCE RAIL ROAD
Before proceed consider the subject of the proba
bic business of the proposed road, would remark,
that we made slight mistake article of yesterday
An amendment TO the charter, allowing the stockholders
to proceed with less than 81 100000 has been OBJ
tanned, but most of the subscriptions were obtained
before the amendment passed the Legislature the sub
scriber wnot be holden unless the whole amount is ia
ken up and understand that those holding stock to a
considerable amount, have decided 10 withdraw if ad.
vantage is taken of the amendment.
We believe it is fact, that every rail road in this
country, that has been emneny successful has been so
of the large amount of its local business and
that, best acquainted with rail roads, look TO that as
the sures of income That always increases, as
rail road facilities secured while what is called the
long business that which goes from beyond the ter
mini of the road is liable obe diverted by rival projects
In this respect the from Worcester to Providence
stands unrvaled. We do not know of its like in the
country taking into consideration the length of the route
and the cheap which the road may be built The
valley Of the Blackstone is an almost continued success
sion of villages, from Worcester to Providence They
are engaged in manufacturing business which usually
gives large amount both of passengers and transport
taton. The statement Of facts which was published BY
dPPoHlteu LOT some llne Slnce
show the present travel and transportation TO be large
and there is to suppose that it woGd no, in
in ratio similar that which has taken place on
other routes.
This FIRST great point secured then let US look little
farther and what the prospect for other than strict
y local business. Three railroads already concentrate
at Worcester. One extending through Connecticut to
Long Island Sound, another connecting the town with
.,tr
through the whole length of Massachusetts and New
York, and terminating at Buffalo, where the commerce
of the whole of those inland seas may become trib-
,.farxy IN
ward through Hartford to New Haven another is in
progress norhward, up the valley the Connecticut and
will soon be extended far in that valley towards Can
ada, opening TO The rich trade of Vermont and New
Hampshire bordering that stream. fourth rail road
will soon be built from Worcester norhward 10 Nashua
in New Hampshire, when it will unite with one already
built, 10 Concord. From Concord another is soon TO be
extended to the Connecticut river, hence, across Yer
by the valleys of the White and Onion rivers by
Montpelier to Burlington on Lake Champain. Thence
il is be continued in direction down the lake and
onward to Montreal and in another across the lake
and on, through tie northern part Of New York to Og-
densburg the ST. Lawrence river This Worcester
and Nashua road viii also inlerseci the Fehburg road
and thus connect with the southern por,iaB Of New
Hampshire By pfihe Cheshire raa road and with
central and Western Vermont, by of tile rail road
which is to pass through Rutland and down Otter Creek
10 Burlington.
Providence is city Of some thirty thousand inhabi.
ans and rapidly increasing, both in business and popu-
lalion Its advantages for shipping manufactured arti
ces, any thing else that the country may afford for
that purpose the SOUTH greater than those of anv
other port in Nenw England Worcester at the other
terminus of the road already contains nearly twelve
thousand inhabitants and is increasing in faster
ratio than any other in New England that is not
dependent for its growth the building up of great
manufacturing establishments. They are both the BUSH
ness centres Of very considerable population whose
reciprocal wants, WILL with the advantage Of rail road IA
ciies, necessarily create large Mount of transpor
taion aud travel.
But, the important feature Of the work to Providence
is that connects at Worcester, with The grea, system
ofra roads that here and thus opens 10 be
the whole interior of New England, New York Canada
and the boundless West The people of all this vast,
country Of such goods as are made bv ber
aud the country in her vicinity. They are producers of
such articles she consumes and she can get Them
through this channel, TO better advantage than in pny
other way The flour, the wool the starch the marble
much of the pig iron, and great variety Of article.
which she has occasion 10 purchase would come 10 her
as they come u.s. over the Western Rail Road. ane
thence by the contemplated road to Providence. Who
them doubt that the business would be most abund
ant for the support Of the road
But we compelled to suspend our remarks in orde
10 make room for the news by the Steamship
~ We obtained paper, yesterday, at about
quarter past o'clock Two hours in advance of gu
neghbors with the news by the Steam Shp-and nigh
have sslled an exlra ne we had nlenared 10 do an