Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-09

equally to both routes, and is therefore no more an
objection to the Rutland route than TO the Central.
Certainly this principle does apply to both-wc hare
applied it to both: what we claim is, that the com
petition from the Lake extends through its ,Choie
length on the Rutland route, and embraces the bu-
siness of Central Vermont reaching that road 10
Burlington; while it extends through but hof the
length of the Lake on the Central route, and will
not affect the business of Central Vermont Thus
while the objection is impartiolly extended to both
routes, there is palpaby wide difference in the
degree to which each one, from their position is
subjected to it.
There are other points in the article of "Wes-
tern Vermont" which we had intended to notice,
but we will defer them for the present and come to
the most cruel of the whole article Rutland seems
not only determined that she ,ciH have the road,
(for which we have no fault to fnd,) but she is
determined that the Centre of Vermont shall mol
have one-nay more, she is determined that the
Central road shall be annihilaed even if it be 50
fortunate as to be built For evidence of this ex-
cess Of cruelty we must quote:
"Another consideration enters into this question
of some Importance. Which of these routes is
most likely TO encounter competing line, which
would probably divert from it any considerable por
ton Of Its business( ?) While believe from the
nature of the country, no other railway will ever
come in competition with the Rutland route between
the Mountains aud Lake Champain, have little
doubt that one will be built from Concord to lav-
crh, if not to Lyman opposite to the mouth Of the
Passumpslc river and within few years. The
ground is favorable, und such railway would &C.
commodate large part OF New Hampshire Many
things concur to render it highly probable that this
road will be built In such case the whole bust
ness Of Caledonia, Orleans and Essex and
siderable part of Orange counties would be divert
cd from the Central route. And then if railway
shall be built upon the Rutland route, which hard
ly admits of doubt, what will becot1c of the Cen
tral road?"
In answer TO the "bccf' of the writer, that no
road can be built to compete with the Rutland
route it Is sufficient 10 say, that the people Of Rut
land have all believed precisely the opposite fact,
proving their faith by obtaining charter. The
competition with the Central, from the Passumpsc
or any other route north of White River, held up
IN terorem, is proof positive that its authors bump
of credulity is sufficiently large be his faith what
it may. The idea of building road Is miles from
Concord to llayerlll, TO accommodate the business
Of Orange, Caledonia, Orleans and Essex, when
the same object can be accomplished even better
las to Orange, by building half the distance thro'
richer and more feasible country to White River,
is too papably absurd to require discussion. And
yet, we wish "Western Vermont" to understand
that the Central road would not be quite annihat
ed with even the Iaverill road on he North and
the Rutland on the South. Taking the totOns thro'
which the shortest Central route ii. c. from Leba-
nom runs, it is found that their population ercecds
that Of the towns the Rutland route and if due
allowance is made for the competition of the Lake
with the Rutland road we apprehend that the Cen
trail route as crcumscrbed by" Western Vermont"
will beat the Rutland road in dividends. Central
Vermont, in railroad parance is paying country.
OF the business on the Concord road, tuo-hirdS is
from Vermont, and that two thirds is from the Sec
ton Of country accommodated by the Central route.
The Concord road pays l2 per cent. we Believe,
and its stock is among the best in New England
here, then, is evidence that the business COM
ing from the Central section is good to the Con-
cord stockholders as per cent of their dividends
Nor is this ALL were the Central road extended to
Montpelier only, it would add vast deal to the
freight of the road because much of the freight
Of this section does not take the Concord road at
all it goes to Burlington and thence TO New York,
and to Boston uia .Nti0. York: fact by the way,
which shows Boston what she has to apprehend if
she does not build the Central road. These facts
show that the stock of the Central road must be
good, beyond doubt We beg Western Vermont
to spare his tears Oh our account,-let him rather
rejoice as becomes son of Vermont and thus our
brother, that there is another section within her
narrow bounds which needs and can well sustain
Rail Road.
"Western Vermont" states the freight in 1914
from Mount Holly to Burlington at CO000 tons
embracing Rutland, Addison and halt of Chlttenden
counties, with population of G5G6O. We have
only to remark that the same proportion as to pop
ulation would give "a coo tons to the section
commodated by the Central route via Lebanon, and
l2s0C0 tons to the Central route via Keenc. What
the precise amount of freight is in Central and
of the Concord road demonstrate, however, that it
Is enough. AS to the increase of freight, "West-
ern Vermont" brings great dscredit upon his judg-
ment by claiming an increase on his route of 33
per cent this gear, and prospective increase great
er than OH the East side of the Mountain. When
the West side stands in the proportion of 2 to on
the East side 1t pretty evident that the latter must
take the lead in the increase of business. But we
must stop.
WARLlKE.
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