Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-05
MOTION FREE PRESS FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1sl7.

Gus days Of interruption ofbusncss communIca-
ton between the two shores of the Lake, IN any
one year. would be permitted. Necessity ana
enterprise are the mothers of great many in
ventions, and among others of me for ploughing
through icy barriers, which might be easily
adapted to overcome the difficulties in navigating
the broadcast part of our beautiful Lake during
the entire winter season.
But we are writing more on this topic than we
proposed to do in the beginning. Having mere
toiore stated our opinion to be, however, that
the project of bridging our Lake is "simply i'm
practiblc, we have deemed it our duty to state,
in justice TO ourselves, the reasons for that opn-
ion-rcasons not founded. we admit. on any
known mpcdimcnts in the way ofthc mere bWGd-
ing of the bridges required, but on circumstances
cxtrnsic from that consideration as we have set
forth. If we are wrong no harm will be done;
it, as we believe, we are right. good may result
from the publication ofthc truth in the premises.
And so, having already kept our readers too long
from the good-naturcd communication OF our in
telligcnt and spunty correspondent, we leave the
field to the "Islandcr:''-
For the Free Press.
Mr. EDIroR Very much the same which
influence an ambitious little man, desire to become
a great one, imagine, impcl you Burlingtonans to
desire your beautiful little village to become great
one your mon of business would desire it, and so
would your citizens who have retired from the active
: pursuits of life " Both great and small among you
would doubtless be deeply gntiicd to behold Burning
ton uhe village mean rapidly rising its bcauli-
fully ascending area, and thicky skirting the banks o
the Winoosli To this end, every thing must bend
| Boston must forget her own interests, and dlscom'
\ mode herself vastly She must dig through you
n mountain banks, consent to an annual sabbath OF Il
least one month for her cars to rest or what would be
, still worse, vany attempt to break up the long estab
~ li-hcd habits of OH Lake Champaign. Now love
? Burlington: | am really proud OF her Vermont ha
= 10 reason to blush for her ovcest daughter. Ohc
States have bigger girls bu, the biggest girls are no
@ always the handscmest best or sweetest. have ~
;, objection dughtcs growth, provided she doe
not grow ugly or put on unbecolnlns ans.
Now with all difference to your opinion, rEdroi
e { and your point of observation is rather more ad
r yantagcous than The writer's acknowledge, thin
n Burlington woult do well to anticipate too muc
% from the termination of the Vermont Railroads &
much about rn road matters but have, iortuuael
III or otherwise. ,mbbcd the comfortable notion that
is was endowed with at least few grains of coH,mo
lc sense That may be mistake, but using that alon
s. | cannot bring myself to believe that the railroad
r. will terminate at Burlington, before your lcOrne
Chemists shall discover some method by which larg
bodies Of water may be prevented from frcczn!
with an atmosphere lying upon it whose tcrnpcraur
m for some months is 30 degrees below the treezn
Is point or Lake Champaign shall be persuaded to kcc
j. up such tuubmg among her waves to prcycl
o. the lee King from subduing them.
. That freezing. is old trick of our Lake, and
~ confess that do not indulge in very sangune e.
= pccta,ions that the old lady will be very docc. 81
C. wants her children to rest awhile every year, al
e therefore she draws n shield over her bosom, al
= laughs at the wud-stoms and suffers them only
- roic upon her quiet breast | do not know b
,t Boston will humor your notions awhile and pcrha
tanoliae you with little actual eyperiment hut tn
she viii consent to hitch her fire horses your pos
NJ tor any length of time, seems to prcposcrous.
: When she can harness her team at home and not ha
IN even to bait, Til it draws up at the depot in Ogden
- burg: when by passing through Island, the
80 would %, only 0Ho mile amt hal'S ferry or jB gg
! mp through the country, all Tie irhle dGraHci
- to~drd Montreal, and trdgiHs the LaIc, all tGr
|" would be avoided when all this can be done, trl
NJ il Now, men who oUgh TO know about sl
IN. things, pronounce this part OF the route the most c0
inf bic of any equal distance in the whole route Of
, Central Road. From Alhu1gh to the \ ork side. tn,
could never be any serious obstacles in the way, n
" from the South Island to Cumberland Head the
OF lance is only about 30 OF a mile The Central Ro
~ connecting with the Ogdcnsburgh Road through
10 Island would undoubtedly be one Of the best rou