Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-01-15

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panies ua4 i1 81
i In The opinion oflhe undersigned Rail-
Road from Rutland 10 Pius6eld in conuec-
ton with the Champlain and Connecncu,
River Rail Road will present the most di.
rect Rail Road connection between Mon.
treal aud New York and Ogaensburgh and
New York and must inevitably be- the
I grent lhorot ehIare for the Immense bust.
/ ness between those places il will present
To the. va Hey Of Western Vermont and the
Stockho dars Of your Road t . most direct
communcanon with the large and numpr,
GUS manufacturing towns of the interior Of
Massachusetts, CONNECTICUT and Rhode. Is
| land-and tas we think can be satisfactorily
! shown the cheapest communication with
/ Boston, by means of The Western Ratl
Road which Road with the already large
/ business of their own can afford TO do the
business Of Western Vermont cheaper than
any new Road which must depend almost
solely upon this large business for its support.
l. The committee who have the honor of
addressing YOU would net spenk 50 conf.
denly of the advantages Of The promised
Road as an avenue 10 Boston didthev speak
ItlIeit own sentiments onls. sta this lsub4
lject we are happy 10 say we bur rei,erate the
1 opinions aud assertions II the mis- disnn.
iigushed Rail Road authority IN New Eng.
laid Already has correspondence been
commenced Nth the Western Rail Road
company which from the assurances atreadv
: given we have. cvcry rensonto believe viii
result IN the bbilIing Of the Road 'fcm
Pius6eId to Rdtand, provided riot.
able connection con be had with your
:, company The short time, however,
which the subpct has been before that
Icomp1ny viii not cnlble US At this time 70
make any d finite proposition fo connec
ton with your compiny We are np,hor-
!. ztd BY our Engnecr, who has made
cnrsorv organisation Of the toutt between
t this place (Ruland) aud Bennington, to- say
) thai Il is one of the nioS Feasible routes in
| Nav England; that from the appearances Of
D the route generally, b. thinks tlferc,netd
, be no grade exce' ding 40 feel PEI mile; but
. of this he cannot speak with that degree Of
, confdence,thn he can oflbe apparent eheap!
ness of ne mkole hhe, This IS evidrut to
any one acquainted with the geography Of
New England, Our valIies all run North
and South The cost Of roads thus Ear, has
been much less, bnih in these vallies than
in any other direction. ,' r''" t'i
, In addition TO the above, we have receiy.
ed from friends Of the Housalonic Road, as
, surances of the deepest inlercs! IN the sue,
! cess of our enterprise, from which we have
the right to infer tina, the noble aud coura-
: qeous friends Of that Road will respond
= with liberaIity to any call that may be made
!. upon them for the prosecution of our Road
: For the above reasons we ask you 10
i pursue a policy which ghile, we think it
: must be the most for your own advantage
: shall not be drtrimcntatto the Interests of
: the Western Vermont Rail- Road company
= We ask you Gfeither portion Of your Road
! is 10 be located and contracted1ta locate and
" contract FOR that portion which tenn' Il wiz
!. accommodate the largest portion OF yonr
y Stockholders and BY far The largest amount
$ of your business viii nj the same time ofi,r
v an inducomeni for the binding Of the YVES,
n tern Vermont Riil Rold---lhUs furnishing
: the majority of your Stockholders and youT
C busincss a better avenue TO MI the markets
c Of The country at less expenditure OF mon
J. ey to your company, than will the building
O ofihe Road from Rutland 10 Bellows Falls
!. On the contrary should YOU decide TO
Il hnih your Road from Bellows Falls u
4 Rutland while larger original oullayan
larger Continual expense will BE- leqniretl
while but a small portion ofthe business 81
70 Western Vermont viii be accommodated
= which from lis small amount must be per
! petual v charged with cnhanced prices e
E pnyrihe espence Of transportation and tbt
IS interest upon so huge IN outlay of.caplal
l. the effect will be-, the removal Of every in
" ducemcnt for the constructions Of the Yves
n tern Vermont Rail Road and thus will
/ Western yermonl be deprived Of all lht
numerous advantages WHICH would be de-
W rived from The cens'rpellop 81 q Railroad
re through its entire length. d-e....,.-., .....
d r. .tf f.ts LERNARD SARGEANT,
J. r.fl. AnP4 LYMAN, lrl.
u a0i. GEa, W. STRONG,
NJ Va l..1 aIr G. w FENToH. d. F.
v The question before The metling bqIng Or
% fthe passage Of the resolutions. reported b,
lthe commute, animated and rlaqaenl, nd
70 dresses were mnde BY Mr. PremIss at Keen
>, Nv no read a very interesting letter rou
- Abel Phelps, Esq, of Boston, b,
i Messrs Hale Of Kecne, Parker of Fnzwil
y linn, Mr. bishop Of BridgePogi, Conn, {
" delegate from The Housaonic Railroad Co,
n Mr. Rice of Boston. Mr. Marsh OF Shows
"a bury, MIR J. A. Couart Judge Sprague, anc
% Mr. Clarke of Brandon. Mr. PiefIoi 0
II, Rutland, Mr. SInnllcy Of Burlington, NJ
n Robeds of Manchester, Mir Harrington o
x Boston, and Mr. Ormsbee Of RuIland, wh'
n, IN The cnnIae of his remarks rend The FOL