Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-09
RAILROAD ITEMS.

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unsuccessful in consequence of the refusal of the
latter company to break fl their connection with
the Central Railroad. This is confirmed by tho
Middlebury Galaxy on the authority of Judge
Follctt, in the following article:
I" From the Hon. Timothy Foett, The President
OF the Rutland road, we are fully assured that all
difficulties in relation to obtaining stock sufficient
to carry through the Rutland road are removed
very large amount has already been subscribed,
and the remainder can at any time be obtained IN
Boston. The difficulties in relation to the junction
between the Rutland and Cheshire roads have not
as yet been settled. The Cheshire people are in
tent upon going to the Cheshire Bridge nbopt nine
miles above Bellows Falls, while the Rutland pco-
pic prefer an union at Bellows Falls. This ques-
ton is to DC decided by the New-llampslhre Rail
road Commissioners, probably next month.
There arc the best grounds to believe that this
Board will adhere strictly to the intentions of the
Legislature when the Railroad Charters IN New
Hampshire were granted, winch were That the
Northern Road should connect with the Central ut
the mouth OF White River, and the Cheshire with
the Ruiaud at Bellows Falls. When The point Of
conjunction is settled, the location and construc-
tOu of the Rutland road will be Immediately com
menced. Mr. Gilbert is now surveying the road
from Bellows Falls towards the monntain"
We cannot see how the N. II. Railroad Com
missioncrs can with any proprcly limit the Chesh-
ire road to Bellows falls, since It's charter extends
several miles above that pont-a fact which mega
tvcs the dca that tho intention Of the LegsIa.
turo" was to coufno the Cheshire road TO a con-
neclion with the Rutland In an account of the
Pntsfeld meeting, friendly to the Western Yer
mont Railroad the Massachusetts Eagle soys:
"Mr. Strong Of Rutland stated that the great
majority of the people at Rutland, far as he was
capable Of Judging, preferred this route (the West
ern) to the Cheshire road over Mt. Holly, and IT
one or the other projects to be dropped, he
had no doubt that nincteHthS o. The business com1tU-
. Mtg woMd prefer his to The Cheshire route
Taking this all in all, the Mount Holly rontc
would seem to be rather on Tie decline. By the
way, we understand that this route has not been
limited to Williams River, as reported some
! weeks ugo-but the way is open yet for the Black
5 River route.
81. L1tcrCnce and Atlantic Railroad Company
This is the company chartered by the Canadian
Parliament, intended 10 connect with Portland, and
receiving the Passumpsc road as branch 1t
seems that at least half Of the capital has been talk
en- us n meeting of the stockholders, to organize
the company, has been called to meet at Montreal
on the 18th instant. The Sherbrookc Gazette says
that the Company intends to locate forty miles Of
= the line and put it under contract soon as pos
T. sible.
Uesiern Trmont Raiiroad rs. The Central. In
the report oflhe Engineer of the Western Vermont
Railroad we find that he estimates the following
freight with other freight from other qunrters,)
, likely 10 be transported over the Western road
y annually:
c Tons.
IF Clittenden Govt. $4,000
d Clinton & others on lake, winter business, 10tC0
n Montreal and n. Y. 5CC0
>. 350UO
1t will be observed that this 80 COO tons is claim
n ed from section of country entered by the Yer
l. mont Central road. This claim abundantly con-
II firms what we have always asserted, that unless
the business of Western Vermont, Northern New
i, York and Canada is secured 10 Boston by The Cen.
trail road it will take a direction 10y the Western
-, VI. road or N. Y. roads to Whitehall,) which will
- lead the mass of that business 10 New York rather
than to Boston. We have hero the cinim that these
80 OO0 tons will 20 to Pusfed, even in spite Of
n the Central road: we have only repeat the
remark made last week. that when it reaches Pitts
Nc field, this freight 90 to NewYork easier than
N TO Boston. We will only add on this point that
if the Western road divert any freight from the
Central at Burlington, and consequently from Bos-
u ton also, think this estimate Of 5000 tons is
altogether too low: it is limited to the freight of
~ comparatively small section, whereas practically,
y if ever the Ogdensburg road is completed, or Can
6 ada line from the West to Montreal there is to be
In as it were ,rord of business brought into Lake
is Champlan. But this report claims that tins bust
E. ness will take the Western Vermont road at ann
rate in spite of the Central: in other words, that
, the Western Vermont road can and will compete
with the Central; and the Engineer undertakes to
argue the poiut fimsily, however, that &C can
" not do better than let him speak for himtelf
1t 1t now remains to be shown whether this line
u can compete with the Vermont Central Railroad or
as the Connecticut River and Lake ChaTplan Road,
nj 1.-THE route across Mount loly) should that line be
built We contend that it can; first, because We
believe that the lowest rate at which ireghts can
be transported nj profit, Is AS yet unknown; that
e the rates charged on all roads arbitrary
Ie being fixed at Ugh rates the traffic will bare
and yield a fair income tn outlay, which rates
Sc depend more upon the quantity carried than upon
p the length of the ad--that no double track road
r has yet reached any thing its full capacity
for doing business aud that those roads which APP
III proach nearest to their full capacity do and always
nc will transport the cheapest llcuce we find the
IN Western Railroad successfully carrying ireighs
H. from Albany to Boston, IA distance of 2C0 milrs)
Sc at the extreme low of $3.50 per ton. or about
It four and one-iJnrth cents per ton per mlle Sim
L ply because at this rate the road can secure large
quantity and approximate nearer TO its full capnci-
III ty for business. Second, because either of those
e roads only take from portion Of Western Yer
is mont so much OF her trade is destined for an
~ eastern market; while the route from Burlington
oil via Ptslied will take from the whole of Western
Sc Vermont only her full share of the eastern trade
'e but also the Southern and Western business, aud
81 at the same time open the most direct winter com
OF municalon from .NiO York Gig 10 Montreal and
rs Northern .Nea York With all these resources for
y revenue we believe that this line can afford and
ne will successfully compete with any other route
r from Burlington to Boston.
.e We have itlcised few words for the benefit
of our Boston friends all the restis given ltera-
i, tim ct punctuatim.' Now aside from a single