Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-08-28
RAILROAD MOVEMENTS.

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Central Road-The surveys on the Central route
are going on, and it is expected that all the parties
will be arranged next week upon the whole line.
Gull Route on the Central Road. A friend of
the Gulf route has sent us the following commune
cation which we cheerfully publish, and add, for
the information of readers abroad, that this grade
of 43 feet to the mile overcomes the summit on
this line between Lake Champlain and Connecticut
River. We doubt whether there is a State in the
Union which affords a more favorable route for the
same distance for a railroad.
RAIL ROAD.
The Gulf Route for the Vermont Central Rail
Road has after some delay been surveyed, which
proves as favorable its friends anticipated. The
distance is "a miles shorter provided 1t goes
! through Montpelier, thence down Onion River to
the mouth Of Dog River, to where the Mortified
route is surveyed but if the Mortified route is to
| be extended to Montpelier, there will be saving
| of distance of between and 10 miles The sum-
nit has proved to be considerably lower than tho
Mortified Route and in no instance will the grade
exceed 43 feet per mile. The one great advantage
to be gained on the Gulf Route is the shortening of
the distance, which on the must uhIavUrobla view
would be s PA miles, besides passing directly thro'
Montpelier village. We understand there is to be
Report published in few days, from which we
may get more particular Information.
BARRE.
Ogdensb,ug Roaa. We learn nothing specific
Of the success of the Ogdensburg road in Boston,
though all the signs are favorable. Up to the mid
die of last week S23O,000 had been subscribed in
St. Lawrence county, N, Y. being nearly half of
the sum required from the counties of St Lawrence
Franklin and Clinton. This road is extremely I'M
portant to Boston, and indeed to all New England,
as it is confessed even by papers strongly interest
ed against the project, that it will be able to do
very large share of the business Of the Western
world Boston must secure the road within three
years, or lose the chance forever another charter
could never be procured.
Rutland Route Notice has been given of an
application to thenext Legislature to extend the
charter Of the Rutland Company to run to
Canada line. By the way we have learned little
of this route the past week--the Middlebury Gal
axy says the committee will hold on in their efforts
to get stock, while the n. Y. Tribune tells US in its
money article that they " can't move" We are in
clined to agree with BOTH
n Mistake. The Vergennes Vermonter fatters
itself that great fraud has been confessed by our
SELF touching the connection Of the Central and
Fitchburg roads. All in your eye, sir: nobody has
confessed any fraud, for the excelens reason that
no fraud has been perpetrated or is contemplated.
We will add, that no declarations have been made
which are not perfectly consistent with those which
were often and freely made, to the friends of the
Fitchburg road and every body else while the sub
scrptons to the Central road were going on in
Boston.
Cheshire Rail Road Stock. The general expec-
! tation of a brush with Mexico, says the Keene
Sentinel, has affected the price of stock in our c
ties. Our stock in the Cheshire Road is now a lit
tie below par III the present state Of uncertainty
with regard to the Rutland Road. 1t was said by
some it would be improved after the Central stock
was secured.- CiareRom Eagle.
| We have not the slightest doubt that the Chesh-
ire stock would soon be above par, were it not for
the suicidal course of the Keene Sentinel. BY
constantly shyng the Central Road, which is really
the only one upon which the Cheshire depend
for long business, the Sentinel has created doubt
and dstrust where otherwise there might and would
have been the fullest confidence. When the ar
ranqement to connect the Central with the Chesh-
ire road was first announced, the stock of the latter
1 advanced at once in Boston, but the Sentinel
promptly began to play ridiculous pranks, and from
that period the Cheshire stock has declined, just a.
bout in proportion as the Sentinel has grown fol-
ly. This is our opinion, and we have been the more
ready to speak it plainly, since the Sentinel has not
hestated to maltreat us by name. We can con-
ceive of no reason, other than the one named, why
the Cheshire stock should be below par With a
connection with the Central, which nothing but
consummate folly on the part of the Cheshire peo-
Pile can possibly prevent, we have not doubt that
the stock would be really worth very handsome
advance, and would be sought after We are hap
py to add that the Directors will put the road under
contract this fall All we ask is, to have their road
finished quick enough for the use of the Central.
BraiileJoro' Road. We learn that another as
sessment of $40 on a share has just been or
dered.