The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-05-14


Is 20 TO 30
IL " 30 TO 40
II 40 to so
Considering the uncommon regularity Of
surface from Rutland through the great val
ley of Lake ~Champlain to Burlington, aud
the frequent curvatures Of the Central route,
III is scarcely possible that the higher grades
of Mount Holley will not be fully counterbal-
anced by the more numerous grades and cur
Natures of the Montpelier route.
y The repeated attempts OF the writers ofths
Central route in Boston and Montpelier to
belittle the resources of the Western route
heve induced US partially to tread over the
grounds which we occupied last week, clearly
e%yincing that the Western route possessed
vastly the advantage Of the Central from tho
superior agricultural and mineral productions
Of Rutland and Addison counties. Never
until very recently has it been pretended thas
the rugged mountains and narrow vallies of
Northeastern Vermont were to be compared
in variety of soil and exhuberance of acrigul-
rural products with the gentle slopes and
widespread vallies of Rutland, Addison and
Chittenden counties. The SAM observation
is true in relation to the mineral wealth of
that region which by the aid of granite rocks
and exhausted beds Of copper and coPPeras
is recently attempted to be exalted into a
sort of Northern Ell. Dorado. To fortify our
position we will not resort to a display of ia
bles and deceptive classifcations upon which
our opponents have wasted so much irgenu-
ity.
: We appeal to the census returns which APP
peared in our paper last week, and in this
for the truth Of our statements. A man
must be utterly ignorant OF Vermont who
does not know that the section of country
throughout which the Southern route will
pass is vastly richer than the Central route in
agricultural resources, in a thrifty and numer-
Gus population, in inexhaustable quarries of
white and black marble, lime rock, soapstonc,
slate and serpentine, in mines Of iron, man.
ganese and copperas. As a specimen Of the
downright frauds practiced by the opponents
Of our route, a correspondent in the last At
las makes up a list of towns passed through
or touched on each route, with the amount of
the Grand List Of 1874, and finds the total of
= the Rutland route lO,477. 900. Of the Central
l1,155, 900. Il balance in favor Of the Central
! route Of 677 ,953. The abominable injustice
f of the Statements, that it includes towns TO
the extent of2s or 30 miles OIL this route bo-
tween Bellows Falls and the mouth of White
River, which is the very space of the Central
over and above the length of the Rutland
route. whose list mounts to 81, 5 900
which should be subtracied from the II, 1885,
600 and would leave a balance IN favor Of tho
Rutland route of 81 % 5,OOc.
Another important consideration in this
comparison of routes is, that by the Mont
pelier route Boston would not secure a single
new customer, but by the Ru;'anI route she
| wnuIi secure Western Vermont which from
: the difficulties of transportation now diverts a
= large portion other trade to Troy and New
, York. If none but the Ceptra, road should
= be built The Counties Of and Addison
: would be nearly lost 10 Boston IL ne end.
: But the argument against the Rutland
, route upon which the editor Of The Watch
|; man dwells with the most self satisfied COM
r placency is, that it is liable to be tapped at
Rutland BY a Rail r Dad from White Hail.
: Nothing could be more desirable to the Ros-
ton capitalists than such an event. A para
mount object with them ever has been to
compete with New York on her own ground
The great Western Railroad was built for
this very purpose. The object of reaching
Lake Champlain is to command the trade
which now flows down to New York by the
! Northern Canal, and if New York people
conclude to build a Railroad from White
Hall to Rutland it would be saving Boston
an expenditure which her interest might 9TH
erwise compel her to make. That road
would give Boston a renewed advantage Of
competition with New York upon her own
territory. Upon a smaller scale it would
give her the same Increase of business on tho
Saratoga route which her Western railway
affords her in the Western world. The truth
is, Boston is a better market for the produce
Of this region than New York. Every article
sent there from Vermont uniformly bears "a
better price in Boston than New York.
Besides Rutland il about so miles nearer
Bosom than New York, or within l64 miles
of Boston. Albany is 200 miles from Boston
and yet an immense amount of freight goes
from Albany to Boston rather than New
York. Indeed there can be scarcely a doubt
that for one ton offreiSht conveyed from Ru,-
land to white Hall there would be two tons
from White Hall to Boston. The competi-
ton of Lake navigation with the Rail-Road
is perfectly visionary. In winter at least. the
Rail- Road would do the whole business.
From the suggestions We have made No
eau hardly conceive it possible for the Boston
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