Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-02

N''f ir'p Wa about cents We Anall
have an income for tins source Of Sl<l,
go. making total ut s6l2.37J /
mud on examination that the expenses
Of transportation on the Western Mas
Sachus'tts Road are abou, 40 Of the
total income think 80 would hc a
safe estimate fof tins road say syn.
rs leaving a net income of sos. 25O
or more than II per cent, on SJ.30o.-
600 ThisIs exclusive ot any increase
of business, which would undoubtedly
b. very grra, IN the event of the con
structou of tins road, especially IN The
Iron and Marble trade. and ..snppoSIng
that the road between Rutland mud
Bellows Falls should not be built
The question whether tins line can
compete successfully with water nuvl.
CATION from Burlington, Tor that part
of the trade destined for Boston, was
settled finally the year the Western
RAILROAD was opened, from tide water
on the Hudson To Boston.
IL now remains to be shown whcth-
or this line can compete with the Yer
mopt Central Ra,l-Roa or the Con-
neticut River and Lake Chnmplain
Road, (,he route across Mount Holly
should that line be built We contend
that 1t can; first because we believe that
the lowest rate at which frolghts can be
transported at a profit is rs yet un-
known; that the rates now charged on
all reads are arbitrary; being fixed at
as high rates as the traffic will bare
and yield far income ON the outlay,
which rates depend more upon the
quantity carried than upon the length
OF the road that no double track road
has ms vet reached any thing near ITS
full capacity for doing business, and
that those roads which approach near
est to their full capacity do and always
will transporting cheapest. Hence we
hud the Western RAILROAD successful
" carrying frelghts from Albany 10
Boston "a distance of POO miles, at the
extreme low rate of 50 80 per ton, or
about four aud one fourth cents per ton
per mile. Simply because at tins r ate
the road can secure large quantity aud
approximate nearer 10 It's full capacity
for business Sccoud, because either
of those roads can only take from por-
ton OF Western Vermont so much of
her trade rs Is destined for "A eastern
market; while the rout from Burlington
via Ptttsheld will take from the whole
Of Western Vermont not only her full
share of the eastern trade but also the
southern aud western business, and at
same time open the most direct winter
communication from New York City
to Montreal and Nor,hen New York.
With all these resources for revenue,
we believe that this line can afford and
Will successfully compete with any o.
thcr route from Burlington to Boston.
FREDERIc HARBAcH,
Cru Engineer
The meeting was addressed by A.
p. Lyman, Esq. Of East Bennington,
G. ". Strong, Esq. of Rutland, Hon.
George Bliss, of Springfield, Mr. Sim
mons, of BRIDGEPORT, CT. and ID. X. MI
. IbI IsN' VI WV YIN
Mr. Strong read letters from persons
interested IN the constructor OF the
road. furnishing much valuable lnior-
nation IN regard to the present buSl-
ness OF the country. I'm speaking OF
the business the last season upon Lake
Champlain, Mrs mentioned that the
No of passengers conveyed by the
Lake Chnmplain Transportation Com
pnnv ms near as could be aSCCrlalucd.
the Company making no public eX-
pose of their affairs was from $4,000
to 100000 The No, conveyed over
the Railroad from ST. Johns to the
ST Lawrence was IS, OVO-'three
iourths of which was pleasure travel.
MIR Bliss, Of Springfield, addressed the
meeting q, some length. lie discussed We.
~ fully the importance Of THIS road 10 the
crlzcns of South Western Vermont and to
the stockholders in the Western Railroad
Corporation, and remarked upon the proba.
bic assistance that would BE- rendered by
the Corporation, 10 its construction The
estimates OF the Engineer IN regard 10 the
cos, Of the road he believed were made with
great fidelity, md would be found to be O.
yer the actual expenditure.
Mr. Smons, Of Bridgpnr. though MOI
nn authorized agent the Housaionlc Rail
Road Company, expressed The belief that
the Company and is friends would render
every assirauce in heir power to forward
this enterprise
I Mr. Minor, OF New York, favored the
meeting with some interesting remarks 10
relation TO the prospects Of Rail Road' IN
this country and England
Go motion oflhe Hon. George Bliss. II
was
VOTED That Geo W Strong Esq A
p Lrmao, E.1 LEONARD Sergeant, ESQ
aod & W fen,on, ESQ be a Prudential
Committee, with instructions 10 have the
Engineers Ropon printed together with
.p.k .tk.y ~ f,rrp.tIop a. they may M