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

Market, and the recent improvement in our
northern Bloomeries, with the great reduc-
ton in the cost Of producing charcoal iron:
tend 10 the rapid increase in production OF
| that important article of trade. 1t is well
/ known that the largest deposits Of the best
( iron ores in the world extend from Lake
Champlain to the ST. Lawrence, through the
primitive region, along the Northern boun-
/ dairy of nhirh is The location of the proposed
Railroad. 1t is no exaggeratlon 10 say, that
the mines of this region, al no distant day,
must render it the richest and most produc
tive portion of New York. In no part OF the
world can charcoal iron the best quality of
iron must be reduced by charcoal, be manu-
featured so cheaply and so extensively. At
present prices well managed forges are ma
king larger profits upon propor.ionate capital
employed than any other branch OF manufac
ture. In 1928 the Iron masters olNew York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania testified be-
fore Committee Of Congress, that bar iron
reduced by charcoal could not be made lot
less than S75 TO SS0pe ion. Now the whole
expense. at the North, is hut $40, and some
say S35, yielding better article than ever
before produced; and all agree that I'M
provemenis in Progress must reduce the cost
still lower.
The raw material, ore and char coal, ore
inexhaustihle. No limit, but the demand,
can be fixed to the production, and there is
no article SO little likely to reach this limit as
iron made by charcoal. When the price of
the article, delivered at sea-ports, can be
brought down 10 $40 per ton, as il reasona-
bly, may be with profit to the manufacturer,
ii will have the commercial world for mar
kct. The anthracite iron of PENNSYLVANIA
and New Jersey can never supply the place
of The bloomed iron ofNorthern New York.
1t need not be suggested that the transporta-
ton tonnage supplied by This article, wheniis
manufacture shall reach the annual value of
or 100000 will be enormous. The sup
ply required for the manufactures in the vi
cinity Of Boston alone, would afford no small
income 10 the channel OF transport and the
increasing West will call not only for a
large portion oil the iron from the FORCES and
Rolling mills, but for all the shapesit takes in
The factories ofLpwell, Worcester &C.
The ultimate extent of this trade in our
northern region cannot be calculated northe
amount of transportation il will require Our
State has Just located new prison in Gin
ton Co., near The line ofrail way, where 5000
convicts will soon be employed in raising
the orc, and improving the manufacture OF il.
Capital, hitherto so much needed there, is
now flowing tothai section for investment in
the iron business. Two years more will see
the quantity produced more than trebled,
even without any new facilities for transpor-
tation.
Thirdly,-our canal, now the sole means
OF transport 70 market, are closed by frost
five months ofthc year. During the frozen
period, good rail way would take the irhole
transportation, West as well as East. Navi-
CATION upon the lakes is open, at least three
weeks edrlierand later than upon our canals
The Weland Canal enters Lake Erie 80
miles further up the lake than Buffalo, at a
point not closedby ice more than2 1-2months;
whilst the harbour at Buffalo is closed by ice
sometimes as late as May. With railway
to Boston, Western wheat could be Toured
and sent 10 Boston through the whele winter,
q great advantage 10 business.
We admit that, during the season of Ca
nal navigation, the Western produce cross
ing our rail road and destined for foreign
consumption. would, when ahoat on Lake
Champaign 90 toNew York via the Northern
Canal and the Hudson, but even during the
summer, -four for domestic consumption,
would seek its best market, the manufactur-
ing districts of New England, over Eastern
rail ways.
The distance ofRaiI way from Boston via
Burlington, TO Ogdensburgh, is but from 500
! to $40 miles (as the route through Vermont
may be locaiedl From Boston to Buffalo,
over our central Rail way line, is 52o miles
near 200 miles further.
The N. Y. roads, located along the line of
our canal, are compelled TO pay tolls of the
Canal upon all freight passing over them
! equal to 35 cents for each barrel offiower-
and on the average S5per ten for merchan-
die.
The New York and Erie Road will be $50
miles in length, and from its high grades and
| cnrvatures, can never compete with our
| Northern route.
We are informed that an excellent route
with low grades may be located through
Vermont. Upon our Northern Route the
curves are large and grades under 40 feet
per mile at the maximum. For descrip-
| tionof our route We refer 10 the report of the
| State Engineer made 10 The Legislature in
! 1871. This survey was made by the State
at a cost Of $4,000. Mapsof all sections, in
| detail, with drafts of the structures. and de-
posted in the Office Of Secretary of State at
Albany.
When the Harlaem railroad shall be ex-
tended 10 Albany, as it 1rW be lifhin tlro
| gears, can it be expected that the Western
I hdhWdN over inc DeTKSnlre mountains, VIII
take much Of tie freight coming over the
central rail way Of our State? We think
-not.-Freight could pass on a Railway from
( Ogdensburgh via Burlington and Boston TO
/ Springfield, atless cost than from Buffalo 10
the same point, considering the tolls paid by
| the central line.
The Railroad connectingtlie Lakes Cham
! plain and Ontario, would take large portion
of The passenger travel in the summer.
Merchandise by the Cunard Steamers for
Canada West, under the late law of Con-
gress, would take our route to lis destination
as 60 days time would be gained over the
passage through the Gulf of ST. Lawrence.
There is another view entitled 10 consider
alton. The New York City capitalists have
their hands full 10 build rival roads, and will
not TO any great extent, take our stock. If
the road be built very soon, majority of the
stock must be held by the Eastern business
men. Our citizens will subscribe for allwith-
in the ability-enough TO interest them fully
in the successful construction and operation
oi'the road-but they have little capital 10
spare, and even that little is needed for our