Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-28
lIosroS Augup IS. Ist5

BosroS, Auguu Is, lSt5
r Fsiisn E,S, Pr,,iisni # a., Gas
ylais sAd Conseel..si Rir,r Ra,i-oad
Ce~Sa-y:
Bar Sit Yours Of the I4,h 10 now be-
fore mr. It affords me great pleasure TO
say, ihs, ! an personally and professional
sequaintsn,ed ~ith William Il Gilbert.
Esq and tina, believe him 10 be q sklIfu
and COMPETENT and fnilhful engineer I
would also cay that Mr. G,lbeus statements,
c.um.,o, &c. can be relied on with entire
confidence.
am very respectfully your obcdcn, servant.
EDWARD H. BROADHEAD,
Civil Englnecr.
This conc iudcs oil the undersigned pro.
pose 10 ay with reference TO Mr. FELTON,
They regret The necessity which has i'm.
PEELED them 10 say 90 much Nothing but the
ton that The course which he has tho't
proper to putsue has most nnjusy ptJodlcsd
the great cnterpfIzs they have IN charg' COD
have induced ,h,m 10 make thl. eommuni-
eailonrio the public Having made it,they rt.
TIRE from the controversy. They can hold
no further argumen, with Mr. Frlon; nor
will any further notice b. taken Of his
comnub lcs,lons, unless he should think
proper to deny the facts, or the authority OF
the quotations from bis report and hurrs
as stated IN this communication. These
they hold themselves bound To subslanilnte
Bu, ,h,r have word to saw 10 conciu.
sion u ne hGsiness men and capitalists Of
Boston The re-survey oi toe Rutland
route definitely csiabllshcsn q, the mos, prac.
ticable. as it ever has been ndmiued 10 be the
mos desirable route from Boston 10 Bur.
llng,on. It's very grea, superiority IN point
fof distance, and business and productive re-
sources, has never been disputed |, is now
nscer ,slned tina, The road can be Constructed
and operated as ehenply, per m as the
Central This bes,ows upon it "A advon.
,age which should place competitor with it
a, defiance. That 1t does so,lhe unIersign-
ed confidently believe To construct the
longer line of,he Central road, from Bel
lows Falls by the way Of the month OF
White River to Bsrllnet on, requires an nd
dhional subscription to the stock Of tina,
road Of moro than a million dollar. This
large amount of money is demanded to
oulid IOdu kfon be'ioNs rdIIs 10 llt
mouth Of White River) which cannot be OF
the leas, possible advantage to Boston. Ii
isan enterprise demanded by no public in
terest, and in the conception AMI prosecu.
ton OF which the public lnttres, has no
concern. The sum requfed 10 carry 1t for
ward TO a successful termination would IN
sure the completion Of a shorter and better
road from Boston through Rutland to Bur
lngton' The undersigned ask nothing
more of,he business men and capitalist. OF
Boston than decision upon The mem. O:
the question. They ask that the cla ms oil
the Rutland route may be examined fairly
and unders,andlngIy, in comparison Of Those
of the Cen,ral route. Of,he result Of such
an examination they will have no reason,
nor righ, to complain If but one road to
Burlington i, thought to be demanded they
simply ask, as they are justified in asking,
that Boston should select the bes,-,he best
e. tho o:'y, 49, L--. 80 U-..---., a.. 10.
for the Great West.
Il. FOLLETr, Com f,hc Board OF
GEO. T tioDGKs, Directors Of the
CHALEs LINsLEY. ( Champain Il Conn
II. y. FULLERToS River Il II ID Co
No. Merchants Exchange Boston,
Aug I6 is45.