Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-11-12

on the shores Of Lake Superior
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RrrLAND Rail RoAp --Grcat c1cr.
tons are being made by the friends Of this
route to procure aid from Boston capitalists
to enable them 70 put portion Of it under
contract The length Of this road, fr, m
Bellows Falls to Burlington IL l6 81 m.
and estimated to cost $4,000. 000---a tire
mcndous undertaking but which will one
day, though We fancy rather remote, be
completed. The object OF the meeting re-
Gently held in Boston is 10 raise 800 GOO
in order TO put - miles, from Bellows Fall,
t. Duttpnylllc under contract This route
hs, 60 and 20 feet grades Of considerable
length to overcome in crossing Mount llol.
ly,-rathcr formidable obstacles in the way
Of a cheap aud easy transportation
\ Mr. Derby, we sec made "tcw spirit.
ed remarks at the meeting advcrtcd to
the great fertility Of the Grocn Mountains
eve have observed there wonderful "icr-
tilty" in primordial slate and boulder -
Boston was 200 miles nearer England than
New York "-occasioncd probably by the
late earthquake This gentleman further
stated that when by this and other routes
-four &c was brought to Boston as cheap
ly as II was now carried g. New York, it
would place Boston whore New Ysk now
is,' gratifying piece Of information to the
Bostonians as it will increase their distance
from the mother country 200 miles, by the
same rule Success to the Rutland Road
Cldrrm0nt Earle
We chccrfully transfer tho above to our
colrmns-cAhibiting az it docs-in so mark
ed dcgree-thc honcstv, candor and fair
ness of those, who, from the commencement
to the end If our rail road struggle. have
felt themselves called upon to oppose our
claims on the citizens of Boston for their aid
and support This is but single 81 vol
men Of the thousand "pot-pour' illusions
of our tricnds-who seem 10 think that
Misrepresentation, tdlSchood and trash are |
the only legitimate weapons with which the .
truth, honestly and fairly stated by the
friends Of the Rutland road, can be success.
fully met.
Now, as it regards the pretended state
mcnt Of facts made in the first paragraph Of
the above, we have to say LIT, That it is
true that the friends Of the Rutland road
have recently made an effort to procure
5000, 900 additional subscription 10 heir
stock IN Boston; nc, however I'm order" to
enable them to put - miles Of the road UNI
der contract---but to insure the speedy
commencement and completion Of the entire
road. This application, we are Happy to
learn, has met with favor and the sum ask
ed for has been already guaranteed 2udiy
II IS true that the length Of our road is
llG 3. / miles-but that the estimated cost
is 81, 200 OO0--is n tremendous - mis-
take. la the Sd place, This route has
no " 1O' feet grades, aud consequently
they can have no very considerable length
,:N g ie W. Nollo~ or c,sorho-o
As to the second paragraph of the notice
of our road made by our Clarcmont friend
We have but little to say We know not
what Mr. Derby might have said ofthc Ger
tility of the Green Mountains nor is this
We believe that the productive
ness Of western Vermont will, at icdst COM
pare fayorahly with that Of western New
llamp,hirc-and that New IIampshirc,
man, should see in Nj Iiolley, wonder
ful fertility in prInordial slate and boulder
is to us surprising and rather Notifying
fact we will admit But for tie enlightenment
Of our Claremont friend we will Just hay to
him, that We have 800 good wing voters in
that town-and though it is the summit
town on our route, We will venture the as
scrtion that its surplus agricultural pro.
ducts for the last fire years haze elceel-i
that Of Cldrcmont.