Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12
"Disputed Points Settled"


Under this caption, our 'anciont adversary"
the editor Of the Vermont Waicimqn, bcgS a
oritv of the Central road over the Rutland and
calls them "ssueA!' This is a conreaism meth |
oil of terminating controversy. if both parties
would only conscntto it, But in this case the
parties are not agreed. And so, as we value our
consistency" as highly as Mr. CALHOUN does
his, we have no choice but to attempt TO sustain
it against the extraordinary, and cXtra-logica in
fsrences of our Jealous old foe
The questions alluded to are embodied in the
assertions, ist. That the Rutland Road, ifbuilt,
would be New York, rather than Boston road:
and Cd. That the easier gradients of the Central
would be full equivalent for its greater length
As the WTchmaa truly asserts, we denied both
these positions in Boston, in 1915, and we are
compelled to say we deny them nor. The
Waterman. on the contrary. informs its readers
that we have, in one number Of our paper, con-
coded both! The foundation on which the Watch
man builds this charge against us Of iorsaking
old opinions, is an article in the Free Press, two
or three weeks ago,in which We pointed out three
routes by which Burlington might become con-
nocted with New York by railway when the
Rutland Road should be built; and commune
cation from correspondent, in the same number
OF orr paper respecting the ralue Of gralieHs'
We have a word to say on both points.
l. BY the same process of reasoning, if the
Waterman were to write an article indicating n
route by which Ponlqpdmight be connected with
/ Burlington by means OF portion Of tic Central
road, we might charge it with admitting that the
Central would be Portland instead Of Bas-
ton road
Our positions in Boston in 1915, and in Bur-
ngton in 1917, respecting the Rutland road, are
simply these list. From any point onthc line Of
| The Rutland road whcrc raiirayfrom Nem York
cAv ini,rS'a il, is ner.y or kualei mHss
ncarer 10 Boston than to |sr York; This is a
fixed fact. ID. 4 raiirorI rom.riia; whitehall
,cai The Rm'qad roll, At RW!ui, Ohc special
bng-boar OF Mr.. Walton in Bo,ton) r1ald mt
roiAj'yhp The Northern Cana! mstead Of The
Rutiam Road, and rery materially enhance The
.
ton. so forcibly and concu-iycly illustrated and
established by Mr., FLETcuGE. at the meeting in
fremont Temple in September, 1915, we still.
hold with undated confidence.
I'm any supposable manner. therefore, that the
Rutland road can be reached by New York
road, the Waterman will please consider US as
holding the opinion that the notion that such a
connection will diren bushes. from Boston is a
sheer absurdity. Business that is seeking New
York, will reach it ii it has to 20 through Boston
land road that is seeking nm r't,.W,ll inevitably
60 to Boston This WAS our opinion in BostoI
in / 10, andthis is our opinion uo'o. Oar iricn,
of the Watchman will therefore do us the tayo
to ryUts the position in future, before he calls oil
! ~ to abandon it.
. II. In the second place, the Waterman, wit
> an unftirncss which we shall endcavor never t
a initiate, quotes from our paper the language of
= correspondent, and nrars, thcrefrom,that zee cor
G ccde that the alleged easier gradients Of the Ger
Il trail road compensate for It's greater length tia
= the Rutland We might dismiss this point wit
= this simple explanation. But the Waterman
II entitled to the benefit Of our explicit denial
n either having conceded or of beliering any sue
n thing. Our opinion is that The entire line of Il
10 Rutland Road from Burlington to Bellows Fall
s on niles, will be run in shorter time than II
ne Central from Burlington to the mouth of Whi
ST. River (l03 niles We may be in error,bnt 4
! Waterman has forced US to give our opinion
n it is.
as As to the value Of gradients, we venture a
ch remarks on the subject with unaffected dtfden'
on We do not, and we never did, pretend to be co
" pctcnt to dScusst the subject, nor Che will pard
inc us for saying) do we think our neighbor Of
nat Waterman is. But we frankly say that
lat place the least possible reliance on the prac'
ar accuracy of such values obtained by means
de- algcbraic formula, We hold a single fact to
worth volume oiagebraic solutions, in Diet
,cy mining such point.
ms. We think, too, that in settling the question
,an superiority between the Central and Rutla
ur. mare than the gradients and distance mus,