Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-09-11
A. BROWN
To the Stockholders in the Vermont and
Massachusetts, Railroad.


| | shall now state a few Of the many reasons vb,
our road ought TO be built the most direc, rou.
to Brattleboro. And, LIST. would state the sayin,
Of distance from Brattleboro 10 Boston to be sbo5
eight and half miles less than the Mortified
route, and about fifteen miles less than TO On Lv
Greenfield. For all the travel that passes from
Brattleboro TO Boston constantly and daily to tr,r
e fifteen miles, or even eight and half miles fur
ther every time it so passes, would exceed the belief
Of any who has paid no attention to the subject
For instance, supposing the engine and cars 10 pass
over the road three times a day, each way i, youb
be over thirty two thousand miles in a wear and in
twenty years it would amount 10 the enormous sun
OF six hundred and fity-seyen thousand miles and
at eight and half miles it would be considerably
more than half that sum. Now can II be possible
that this needless waste Of travel can be one half
Of it compensated for by the extra passengers and
freight they would get over and above what would
naturally fall into the road provided il went direct,
ly TO Bratteboro. Must all the immense and in
creasing productions Of Southern Vermont and all
her business transactions all her necessary travel
and all her boundless mineral stones flor which
has been repeatedly proved that the road was ne
cessary for their conveyance,) be forever burdened
with this needless tax OF fifteen miles or even half
OF It, every time II passes to from the vicinity of
Boston! Why send Bratieboro fifteen miles fur.
Their from Boston than she actually is, when By 50
doing her loss Of privilege will add but triGe 10
the benefit Of those for whom il was sacrificed,
Must those who first started the project Of rail.
road from Vermont 10 Boston, and have persevered
through evil report and good report up to the pres
ent hour, be driven back fifteen degrees to break
up the harmonious and straight forward operation
OF naturel Space and distance will always remain
the same, an hour redeemed by railroad is worth
fifteen or twenty hours gained by the old and ord
nary way OF travelling; and because we can travel
faster is no reason why should not by every pos
sible means, shorten the distance. Now in short.
ening the distance, we not only save the building
and keeping in repair Of the road but all the ma
chinery, and fuel, and time, and the damages
done to the individuals by taking their lands and
privileges, which, in the case Of the present road,
would amount TO thousands Of dollars.
I'd. The main trunk Of every road, of Whatever
kind, should be as direct as possible Let there be
lateral branches where the business will warrant it,
but never lead the main travel aside to pick up bu-
siness. II Is an evil that when once consented to-
1t Is very difficult TO remedy
ID II II Is concluded to pass on beyond Brat
ileboro with the road, leaving the most direct and
shortest route WILL in more respects than one be
preJudical 10 its best interests. il entirely de-
ieat II As lit is the most northery track across the
highland from the sea board to Canada, that will
be, at almost all times, free from distractions By
shall get large proportion of the winter travel
he more northern routes must be frequently block.
ed up, but this direct route so sheltered with hill,
that very little trouble is to be apprehended from
storms Of snow or ice
4th' The materials for building the road are
nowhere in any section of our country, so plentiful
aud cheap, and so near where they will be wanted.
as on the Winchester route. Chestnut timber in
proiuslon, and rocks and earth for the road.-no
very deep cuts, and but few bad rayines 10 mass
over. -
9th. BY passing on the direct Winchester route
we shall secure the principal part of the valuable
waller power privileges in the valley of Millers ry.
eT ana the Ashueot both, but by passing down the
miners river to the junction, we get only the wa
'ers oil that river and leave the Ashuelot untoucb-
ed; a consideration of considerable weight in de-
cldlng the best track for the Massachusetts and
Vermont Railroad.
9th saving of expense, which we confident
" believe will exceed two hundred Thousand dol.
lars, is no small item of expense, aud must be well
worth saving. A PLouou JoaGre