The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-01-20


The foregoing report, on motion Of Mr.
Pierpoint, was accepted.
Mr.. Geo. W. Strong iOf iRutIand, there
upon laid before the meeting the following
communication. which was read:
To The Stockholders in the Champldin and
ConRecficH Rirer Railroad CnmpdRy.
The undersigned prudential committee
ffcorrespondence and arrangements ap-
noinIed torepresent the interests ofIhe friends
Of the Western Vermont Railroad company
beg leave to submit for your consideration
Il lew suggestions which seem 10 us TO be LEI
the common interest of both companies.
In the opinion Of the undersigned a Rail
road from Rutland 10 Pittslield in! connection
with the Champaign and Connecticut River
Railroad will preseul,lhe mos! direct Rail
Road connection between Montreal and
New York and Ogdensburgh and New. 1ork
and inevtibly be the great thorOughiare Tor
the immense business between those piaccs-
! itiwiIl present 10 the valley of Wes'erns Ner-
mont and the Stockholders Of your Road the
most direct communication with the large
and numerous manufacturing towns oil The
interior of Massachusetts. Connecticut and
Rhode Isand-and las we think can be sat
slaciorily shown the CHEAPEST commuulea-
ton with Boston, by means Of the Wesiera
Railroad; which Road with the alreacy
large business of their own cansatiord 10 20
the business OF Western Vermont cheaper
than any new Road which must depend al
most solely upon this large business Tor lis
support.
The committee who have the honor OF ad-
dressing you would not speak so confidently
of the advantages Of the proposed Road -
an avenue to Boston did they speak thelr
OWE continents only. On this subject we are
happy to say we but reltcrate the opinions
and assertions Of the mos, dlsting uIsbed Ran
Road authority III New England. Already
has correspondence been commenced win
the Western Rail Road company which from
the assurances already given, we have every
reason to believe will result IN the building D,
The Road from PiiSfied TO Rutland, provhed
Il favorable connexion Can be had with your
company. The short time, however, WHICH
the subject has been before that company
will not enable us al this time to make any
definite proposition for a connection with
YOUR company We are authorized ny our
Engineer, who has made Il cursory examIna-
lion of the rout between this place KuiiandJ
and Bennington. 10 say that 1t IS one OF INC
most feasible rou,s in New England: ina'
from the appearance of the rout generally ne
thinks there need be no grade exceeding 81
feet per mile; but Of this he cannot sPe1s
with that degree OF confidence. that ne can n,, ..
the apparent ehsGPneSS Ofth 'rhofe me ~ ".
is evident to any one acquainted WIN W" ~
geography Of New England. Our Vaii'es q.
RIM North and South. The cost OF rodu'
thus far. has been much less, built IN the''
/ uaIl;es than in any other direction.
In addition to the above, have receHeu
from friends Of the HouSatoDc Road, aSs"'-
auces ofthe deepest interest in the success
If our enterprise. from which we have wv
rirht 10 infer that the noble aud coufag;so.
friends of thai Road will respond win nDe'
ality 10 any call that may be made upon 'Ie'-
for The prosecution Of our Rodd
Forthe above reasons we ask you 10 pu'
sue a policy which while we think 1t mus ~
the most for your own Advantageous Nv
be detrimental to The interest Of the "eSe
Vermont Rail Road company. we ass ~
Gfeither portion Of your Road is to oe w. r..
lied and con,ractedl to locate and contract =,
that norton which, while il will aceomn'0uaJ
the largest portion Of your Stockholders 1n
Inv far Inc largest amount of your ous'"e
will At the same time offer an ndnee"'
lCor the building Of The Western teIn'o #
Rail Road-thus furnishing the maJOi"i -.
lvour Stockholders and your business .,,
lter avenue TO all the markets OF the cou'-"r
a, \ less expenditure Of money to your GO
n,nv than will the building Of the Koa" n'
Rutland 10 Bellows Falls. Il. 10
On the contrary should you decioe -
Ihn;I5 vour Road from Bellows rdhs
Rutland. while larger original outlay IL
Ia larger CONTINUAL expense will he