Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-06-17

on THESE divisions up TO the 25th OF May
last was as follows:
From the mouth of White River to Wind
sor, SIS9, 53S Oh
From Mortified to the mouth
of White River, 3l2,4S5 90
From Burlington to Mortified, 2s4,75 Sc
Total, s7s6,777 SO
From this statement it appears that the
work has been commenced, and has to
great extent progressed, on the entire
line, embracing first the most difficult and
expensive portions, so as to complete the
whole road at an early period. Last au-
tumn the Board was apprized that in case
any portion of the road shall be completed,
a connection could be had by railroad
with Boston as early as November of the
present year. No doubt could be en-
tertained that it was the true policy of the
Company to complete a portion of its
road, in order that the capital invested
may be earning for the stockholders at the
earliest moment; and therefore, in Nov
ember last, the President was directed to
" cause the road to be constructed from
" the point of junction with the Sullivan
" Railroad to Mortified, as rapidly as is
" consistent with the interests of the Com
"pany, SO as to be entirely completed to
" that point by the first of November next,
" and as much farther as is practicable"
To effect this, as we believed, desirable
purpose, the attention of the contractor
has been mainly devoted during the present
season to the eastern portion of the line
reserying, however, force at difficult
points upon the remainder, 50 as to pre-
vent any unreasonable delay. in the COM
pletion of the whole road
Contracts have been made for the whole
iron for the road on terms favorable for
the Company also for chairs, ties, and
all other materials required for construction;
also for sufficient number Of cars and
engines to commence running the road
and arrangements have been commenced
for the erection of the depots required from
Connecticut River to Mortified A con-
tract has also been made for the deliv-
cry of the iron and chairs upon the line
of the road; and if no unforeseen obsta-
cles occur to defeat the arrangements
which have thus been made, one half OF
the road will be in operation by the first
day of January next.
Accommodating, as the Central Rail.
road will accommodate, large and thriv.
ing population on the line and its vicin.
age, and being one in series of railroads
connecting the great Northern lakes and
the capital of the Canadas with the At.
lantic at Boston, the Board has been i'm.
pressed with the conviction that the bus
mess of the Central Road will in a shor,
time demand all of which it is capable
1t would therefore seem to be true econ
omy so to construct the road in the out.
set as to secure every possible advantage
for the accommodation of the business
which may be fairly anticipated, by using
the most substantial materials and per
forming every part of the work. in the
most thorough manner. We have. there
fore aimed to build first class road
both as to permanency and capacity FOL
business and so far as the permanency
of the work already completed is concerned
are pleased to report, that the test of the
past spring floods has served to 'con6pn
our best expectations-no damage having
occurred on any part of the line, save the
inconsiderable washing of embankments tt
which all new work is subject.
While no reasonable expense has beer
spared to secure the excellence and per
manency of the road when completed
therea,is every reason to anticipate tina
the cost of the whole work will justify thu
expectations held out to the. stockholders.
The condition of the finances Of tn,
Company will appear from the statemen
of the Treasurer, who is required by tn
BYLAWS to report to you, and who vii
doubtless make such suggestions as the in
terests of the Company require.
During the past year the relations G
this Company with all others, with whic
its interests are connected, have been @
the most friendly character and arrange
ments, deemed necessary for the mutua
benefit of each, have been made in splr'
of liberaity and Justice which promise
future harmony. The Vermont and Mas
sachusetts, the Cheshire, and the Sullivan
roads, which, with the Fitchburg road
form a line connecting with the Central a
Windsor-and the Northern New HamI
shire and the Connecticut and PassumT
sic Rivers roads, striking the Central lin
at the mouth of White River-are no'
in Ithe process of construction, and ar
all to be completed at the earliest perio
practicable. On the Western terminus c
the Central Road, the Vermont and Can
ada Railroad Company is about to organ
ize, and the Northern New YORK loaa
from Lake Champlain to ogdensDul =
holds out encouraging prospects LOT speed
success. Capitalists OF Boston ana stocs
holders of some of the railroad corpor'