The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-02-26

ever, JdN 10 accom- modate, aUd conSe>
quently, TO divert and secure TO our city,
any considerable portion of the business
of Southern and Western Vermont--every
unbiased person, who is acquainted with
the geography of Vermont-the position
of its mountains and UalLeys-the locations
of pine,tenths OF its mineral productions,
and, who knows the predictions and de-
termioa!ions Of the wealthy and infuen-
tial citizens of those portions of that State,
must be at once convinced. Why do the
people of Western Vermont-be under
standing their own business -stil cling to
the Rutland road, TO the stock of which
they have subscribed more than one mil
lion dollars-if they believe the Central
road will accommodate their business
even tolerabIy weI2 Ifthey merely seek
for an investment oflhat million, the stock
of the Central is open 10 them.
But the fact is, Western Vermont al
most to a man, is in favor Of, and deter.
mined 10 have, a railroad that shall pass
through the whole length of the rich, fer
tile and extensive valley otlhe Otter Creek
TO Rutand-lhence, via Mount Holly 10
the Connecticut River, there connecting
with the Cheshire and Fchburg Rails
roaG-or failing in that connection, for
The want of Boston -operaton-then by
the way of Bennington, Pusfeld, and the
Housaonic Railroad 10 New York. The
former is her choice-the latter her alter.
native.
The citizens Of Western Vermon.-dn-
y approaching the importance OF their
trade and business, and the pre- eminent
advantages OF the Rutland over that Of any
other road boh to themselves and to
those who may participate in the same
have taken the preliminary steps towards
the accomplishment of their much cherish.
ed enterprise. They have for this pur-
pose, obtained from their intelligent Leg
lslature Charter claiming no "rIght TO
alter, amend, or revoke the same" or TO
reg ulate the rate Of fares aud freights, so
as TO reduce the ne, income below / 2 per
cent per annum, on the par value OF the
stock. 1t cxempts from taxation the corr
porate property and nonresident stock,
and in one word, il is in all respects liber-
al to lis corporators.
BY Mr. W. B, Gilbert, sale and com
petent engineer, they have caused the
ne from Burlington to Connecticut River,
10 be Designated and carefully surveyed
have ascerIained that it is satisfactory 10
all tie local interests concerned that as
a whole, it is remarkably feaslble-thal
it requires no inclined grades exceeding
60 feet to mile, and only two curves OF
less than 1000 feet radius. and that. from
liberal estimates, made by the same en-
gneer, the cost of The road, with heavy
rail and fully furnished, will not exceed
about $4,000 per mile. Furthermore,
they have pledged their own confidence
in the wisdom aod success of the enter
prise, by subscribing for more than 81 )
900 900 of its stock. This sum is made
| up from more than 1000 responsible per-
| sons over 1900 OF whom, are from The
intelligent yeomanry residing along the
line of the proposed road-a class of men
not likely to " dip" into fancy stock
Western Vermont having done this
much, now asks of the capitalists and bu.
siness men of Boston, for comparative
small sum to fill up her subscription, and,
as an equivalent, offers safe ard liberal
charter tor its investment, and her impor-
'ant trade and business as bonus. viii
you give the aid and take her trade--or
reject the boon and send her homer
That the completion Of the Rutland
Railroad will divert and secure 10 Boston
new and valuable business, there can be
no doubt. But gold may be bongh! too
dear," so also may trade and business
1t is, therefore, right and proper, that ev~
cry one, before subscribing to the stock Of
this road, should be reasonably satisfied
that it will prove safe and profitable in>
vesmenl--independently of other consid-
eraIons: otherwise the loss on its capital
may be more than the gain on It's business
advantages.
AS to the prospective business and pros
perily of this road. / wish not to be deceiv
ed--much less to deceive others; but |
have no doubt that it will prove one of the
best dividend paying railroads in New
England. come 70 this conclusion from
the wel-known results of similar enter
prses-from my own knowledge of the
present dense and increasing population,
and the ample business resources of Wes-
tern Vermont -and from my knowledge,
also, of the exhaustess mineral treasures
which abound along the proposed line OF
the road and which, 10 convert them into
marketable business commodiies-need
but the laismanc aid of railway trans,
portation. In looking for the business
which is to support this road, count on
that only which must naturally be trans
acted on it, at highly renunerating terms,
and which cannot be diverted from 1t, by
any feasible or living competition nor do
rely on that in which this road must
largely participate, when The Ogdensburg
railroad shall have been completed.
In estimating what its passenger BUSH
n nss Will he we nnnd nnI,, II iakn ih., rn.