The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-06-11
THE GALAXY.
GI1[D[DTaBI3W{aW, VIZ
Wednesday, June II, 1916,
OUR RAILROAD.

OUR RAILROAD.
What we surmised last week in relation TO
the sinister objects of the Fitchburgh railroad
Commute who whirled through the Western
route and fired off their report at Montpelier
before examining the ravines OF Dog River,
proves to BE true history. 1t was a mere
faint, and designed to furnish plausible pre-
text to the Fitchburgh Corporation for the
de:errion of route which they had themselves
originally and wisely projected, and until
within few months had uniformly advocated.
The gentlemen from this side ofthe mountain
who repaired to Fitchburgh TO meet the Gem
mittee and sustain our interests at the East,
have unravclled the whole mystery. The
Cheshire Corporation are our fast friends.-
But majority Of the Fitchburgh Directors
are against us. During the last two or three
months a game has been playing by certain
maguate who represented the Interests ofthe
Central route TO secure to it a priority among
The Boston capitalists. The obstacles ofthe
Western route were presented to theirvision as
mountains and the Central as mole hills.
Although every Vermontcr knows that the
charters for both were simultaneously granted.
and intended equal privileges, yet, it was rep
resented in Boston that the Central was ex-
empt from taxation, and besides, secured IN
exclusive right to the track to Canada North
! of Burlington. As further inducemcnt for
the Fitchburgh Corporation to proceed TO the
mouth of White River these Central gentle
msu offered them treaty offensive and de-
fen5iTe for the due performance of Which
bonds were TO be executed, by which i: was
stipulated that the whole business of the Cen
trial route was to he secured to Fitchburgh
in exclusion to Concord. But we have rea-
son to believe that the spell by which the
fitchburgh Corporation were about TO be
. Drawn into the embrace of the Central inter
, est has been broken by the efforts of our del
egaiion. lis progress has at least been in
interrupted and its powor essentially
weakened. We understand that the Fitch
burgh Directors have concluded to suspend
for the present the publication Of the report
of their Committee. In the mean time the
capitalists Of Boston have been cfIectnaily
put upon their guard against tie articles
which have hitherto been so insiduously prac-
tced against the Rutland route. Indeed we
have every reason to believe that our chances
among the business men and capitalists of
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trail route. In fair field we must win the
stakes. The Boston people have ever gone
| upon the plan ofbuiding the road where the
business OF the section Of country through
which it passes wonid Of Sclfmake the stock
productive ard profitable. In this point of
view, there is scarcely comparison to be adj
miited h9iwecn the conflicting projects. The
vast superiority in agricultural, mineral and
manufacturing wealth Of Western over Eas-
tern Vermont cannot escape the observation
of those men from whom investments are ex-
pccted. To say nothing Of other minerals,
or Of agricultural products. we have no doubt
that the single article Of Iron, which with a
railroad would pass down the Western route
would be equal in tonnage TO the agricultural
products of every county on the Central
route East Of Chitten;!rn. Except coppcras
at Stafford, VIC know net a single pound Of
mineral production which would be likely to
seek market in Boston. The Boston peo-
pie cannot long be kept in darkness. They
are fast coming to correct view of what is
demanded for the prosperity of Boston, indie
pendent of the interest of railroad corpora
lions.
But they want demonstration OF the con-
fdence OF the country on the route. If they
see fit to lay ont millions of money in rail-
road through Vermont, they want the people
TO be THEN partners TO aid in its management,
and protectit from popular violence and leg
islaIivc rapacity. As things arc now situated,
the amount Of stock taken on the rival routes
will have vast influence in the selection
The Western people can take million, If
they ,ciH. Rutland county declares for $780,
600, Addison can take $500, coo and the Con-
Connecticut valley the remainder. And
shall lce ,ciH Il, and secure the greatest prize,
the tariff always excepted, which has ever
been presented for the advancement of our
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