Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-10
From the Massachusetts Eagle.
IVES FERN VERNON RAIL ROAD.

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A meeting Of the friends Of this PROJECT was
he Id in this town yesterday, Wednesday,, to
hear the report OF +. lIlrback, Esq, and to take
measures to 60 forward with the enicrpr So.
Among other distinguished gentlemen connec-
ted with other roads, we noticed Mr.. Gilmore,
President, Mr.. Fairbanks, one of the Directors,
and Capt, Barnes, Superintendent, of The w. r.
r. Mr.. Summons, Director, and Mr.. Mason,
Superintendent of the Housatonic r. Il. There
we're also present several prominent men from
Rutland, Bennington and other places on the
line of the proposed route. The notice of the
meeting was not extensively circulated, conse.
quently, there were not many present from
this county as there would have been had the
notice been circulated at an earlier day. Our
citizens are deeply interested in the project, and
Will do all in their power to carry it forward
The able, full and explicit report of Mr.. llar-
back drew FORTH as it most richly deserved, the
commentator of all the speakers, and it reflects
no less credit upon his skill as an cngineer,rha
his Judgment and candor upon matters relating
to the business and expenses of Rail Roads.
We gathered from this report the following
facts, which we think will be read with much
interest.
The proposed routes lay in a valley which
seems TO have been adapted by nature for the
work proposed. Leaving Bennington it proceeds
through the towns Of SALISBURY, one mile east
of SALISBURY, between the villages of Airing
ton. three lourths of mi lie east of Manchester,
one fourth east of Factory Point, through East
DIrset, Dandy, South Wallingford Walngford
and Clarendon, and terminates within one half
mile of the Court House in Rutland
The expenses OF tbs entire route from Rut-
land TO Bennington, in the aggregate, are as fol-.
lows:
Graduation, sl62 III 20
Masonry and bridging, l72297 90
Average per mile $50
Superslructute, SO POP 20
Land damages and contingencies 1868 90
Buildings aud fixtures, sc 001 90
Motive power, &c, l33 scO 90
Engineering Instruments and Super.
lntendcnce, D per cent. 81 G37 II
81 2Ji 1872 Oh
TIRE REVENUE exclusively Of TIA, aTy7dpl
from oiher rolics to connect with ths road and
furnished by the business upon the line OF the
road IS AS follows:
Way and through travel eqlal in = proportion
to halt vi The Western Mass. L. L. S63,uOO.
Freighs-Bennngto County in part, 10000
Rutland - 1900
Addison " II 600
Chlticnden Is 600
Washington, n. Y. estimated 1000
Clinton and others, 5000
n. and north OF Burlington, 5000
Total for fiysix and half miles, 1900
At an average OF 81 10 per ton { an extremely low
ratr) will amount to 1000
Total for passengers and freight, li0 900
One third for expenses, 1900
Net, 7pcr cent $4,000
The above revenue can be relied upon and is
independent OF an extensive increase which the
whole OF Western Vermont will readily create
when an opportunity is afforded to reach mar.
ket with the same facilities which other sec.
tons OF the country enjoy.
The estimated cost OF the entire route from
Ph'sfed to Burlington, in parts to b, operated
separately, is as follows:
Pirsiad and Adams, Isl miles, 500 90.
Adams and Bennington IS 400 o0C
bennington and RuIland,56A 1900 0Or
Rutland to Burlington, 65 " 1900 90.
ljS $500 00J
The report assumes that the whole route car
be bait tor S2)OOO0 less than this estimate i
II were 'all under une admin slraiion, and tina
there would be- a saving Of expenses IN opera
ting, at the Interest nt a / tr sum, reduce ~ he
tirst cost TO about SS3,35) 900, or about 52l :
UoO per mile, for a road Of the very best char
acicr.
Surprising then tina, the Ru'land route acros,
Mount Holly were not to he buI'', the fulllvin.
satisfies ni passenger tra;ii; and ariual eNjs'in-
Tonnage upon the route from P'Isii'ld 10 Bar
lln!tnn VIII Shpw, succnctIy, the Importance o
the project
Passenger irafiii cs'imlcd al only one ha A
that Of the Western Mss. Raj Road Tor ls41
(engh being the same) SlS3,37J.
FREr5HT Tons
Berkshire County, Mass. in part, 5000