The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-06-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
OGDENSBURGH RAILROAD.

/ portant- ana we dare predict tbe iHcSt PioHtd-
! bic on The continent. The letter which we
! This week publish Of the directors Of the Og
densburgh rail road recently chartered by the
Legislature of New York. opens door Of
brilliant authorizations as to the extent of bus
mess which must be done over il, much wider
than has hitherto been displayed. There is
no section OF The country through which rail-
roads are passing and are yielding the most
liberal dividends which promises better for
freight and passage than thai which would
border The contemplated way through Yer
mont, especially should ii be located on The
Western route. Indeed, we have little doubt
that the counties of Rutland and Addison a
lone would furnish more business than any
four counlios on the Cenrraltrack. But when
we consider a railroad through Vermont as
the connecting link between the Atlantic aud
the immense and fertile regions which border
The great chain Of the Western Lakes, and
also the channel tlmoug INV hich British Amer
lea, of itself nation, must flow with goods
and passengers to and from the mother
country, the extent and importance Of this
communication can scarcely be conceived,
( The contributions which the Ogdensburgh
railroad will make TO the income ofihe ".
road can hardly be overrated. a vessel of
$50 tons might sail from Chicago or Lake
Superior, pass through the Welland Canal at
IA low rate of toll, and land at O5dcnsburgh.
thus transporting goods and produce AT a much
less expense than could be done through the
Erie Canal Ii is here to be recollected that
Ogdcnsburgh is l50miies nearer to Boston
than is Buffalo and also nearer TO Boston
than New Y ORR. aud that vessels can carry at
much cheaper rates than Canals. Would not
Ogdenshureh then become The great concen-
trating point for the immense trade, embrace
ing in in its mighty sweep Southern Canada,
the mighty extended West, and all of North
ern Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York ! No
dou5; the amount Of business thus brought
upon Vermont railroad would be equal to
that Of Erie Canal, and indeed, VIC believe
greater. The rich and exhaustless iron mines
OF New York would come in TO swell its
freight to an immense amount, to which add
ihe,surpassiug mineral and agricultural wealth
of Western Vermont augmented b, the man
ufaciuring operations along the whole line un-
til you reach the Connecticut, and an aggrc-
gate of business OH the line Of communication
with The Eastern capital would be made up
which We uld far exceed that of any other
railroad in the Union. We trust our readers
will give to the following letter of the Direc
tors OF the Northern New York railroad
careful perusal ED. GALAXY.
To the Honorable AnBorT LAWRENCE, Bos-
toni
STA: The New York Legislature, at its
recent sesson,has granted charter FOR a cor
poration TO construct the Northern Rail
Road" from the foot of Lake navigation at
Ogdensburgh to "some point" upon Lake
Champlain.
To you, sir, and through you. to those in-
tcrested in Eastern Railways who may feel
an interest in connecting our work with their
own, we beg TO make a few suggestions.
The local friends of the Northern Road,
after several Intellectual attempts to procure
its continuation by the State, have become
satisfied that the condition of our public linan
ccs, aud probably sound policy also, forbid
its accomplishment as a State work. But
they do consider the present favorable time
to procure an incorporation Of individuals 10
construct this desirable link in our internal
communication. They deem it Of high pres
ent importance, because:
LIST. The efforts OF our New England neIgh-
bors for the extension of the Massachusetts
Railways 10 Burlington, VT, appear very like
ly to be crowned with success, and is highly
important that the Vermont Road should be
located and built upon plan looking TO its
virtual extention acruss Northern New \ Ork
to O1dcusbursh. In our view the Vermont
Road should not only be constructed on the
most feasible route, but also with a pcrma-
ucncy and capacity requisite to effect heavy
transportation business between the Western
; Lakes and the Atlantic. Hence it was dosir-
able that our project should be brought into
view in the aspect cfiis ultimate connection.
81. The success which has followed the
bold experiment of your State, in the extern
sion other railway to The Hudson, in spite of
the most forbiddiug natural obstacles, has d.
"aheDcu our COmIncTclal betropOilS 10
TO the necessity of Il railway connection with
Lake Erie, in order to prevent divertion of
business 10 the Eastern coast. 1t was early
know that the Legislature at its recent ses:
sion would release the 100000 loan to the
New \ ORR and Erie Railroad Co., TO insure
its completion, and would probably grant one
or more charters TO connect n. Y. City with
, the Central line at Albany. The companies
once having obtained these grants, would be
interested in preventing facilities for the con-
struction Of the shorter and more feasible
rou,e at the North but, pending their own
/ Applications, could not with any grace resist
: like legislation for the Northern Route. 1t
: was deemed wise to press our application for
, charter at the recent session, and the re-
, suit has iustifed our calculations.
New York has obtained the desired legis-
/ lation for the N. Y. and Erie Road; for the
extension of the Harlan Road to Albany, on
the West side ofthe Hudson; and with these
, grants, we have obtained a highly favorable
act Of incorporation for the Northern Road.
We consider the extension of the Railway
to Burlington so intimately connected with
!, our work, that all well considered efforts for
the one, cannot iai! 10 promote the success of