Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-05
English Railroads.
Extract Of a letter to one of the Editors of
the \. Y. Journal of Commerce. dated
ItyrHpOnt. Dcc 1SiG

,. hNLtIooL. Dec. $50.
:. - wv. !r' ~ !cI'S; since thc brtlsh iar-
n'Iieii' H'S' s"',c''ohcu inc formation OF Join'
SIOUX collW'hy 10 construct n ran road from this
pace 10 NancheS'er. WHhch rall road was de-
S'ghcu TO couh'ViVa'! inc canal monopoly in the
tI'hSPofu'uoh OIL 'Ic'ght' IL was only alter the
Act VI Incorporation pecanc inc law OF the
'a''u III the year 1879 mat tnc idea OF trans
poruhg passengers upon inns railway. and thus
"PCuIS WIN u'c 49, Io'ch ihol po'y' c"'l'e
70 DE- seriously cpnSIuerou as prospective ana
'easioIG lteih OF inc new schenc' Hcc. ntepnch-
son. whose name III grant letters OF nara IRON
now covers the length ana breath ct tins land
was inc irsl 10 suggest inc posSplil'y OF INTRO
ducihg locomotive engines upon the new rali-
way. us t1e ihoSI ec"ho,''f'' 'hotNc power pu,
ne lo"hu no ccho amongst MS professional
"'C'"'cu' W"o W "'ih ,oPPoHe' nus oNuIncc
pp,o'c 1t. "'ei' 'c ''''',u! s'''cu NJ
"c'c' .l.' H"'" 4" '''''"''c co"u " '''uuc ~
o"iI '.r'GiI, ~ "t 'u'o ~ "n OF eve" "r''"
tiIes an "our' Even "''er commission OF
n'lg'hfrLS "lo p,cn "n'eu TO seek ,niornla-
ION vi "H P"'"'i '''t,!""N9h was sun ''r III
ll r l'..,o'.'E; w., r"InI,! 'u9"cu at D! some
y, ms ',,'S. ,,,'' ,'l,,, o",l9rnrsi pre-
,,I r w., t''ai' illll'S.I''
, ,.'us ns ei'e.nc' u.e
IF On Mia, an hn,r WV anJ 'L,,M"! at NV lut
,n,I,;,"Jo os"orind q, ,, m''" .h,ons 'llp v'St
thn jiyrrnool anJ Nanchon,or p ,'H uIe"ng y,
haro c,rsap,, j., ,I'a, a n''lw"y' co"io
,%o r'nJ,to e nF ,u'.,ol' .ns nrSt s,ohe IN
and o;nnt Iil,o ,r,nortiomy Sa, ",usc s,ei's.l
,l,' rea,h af r.is .'i' "uc',a W.! 'liu
h,va said Tho Eri,.b y, r r", IT., ,o1o' as
cors,rc,on ,,r ;l,,. o., ,lc
,,,ao,, ,lis ,i'oa a,,I N.,ai NM 'p"S oc-
H., ;,,..,,; l' ,i ' "''' "''' IT,, ".'c'
t ~ S,.t ~ Wv 0','',,.a'c ''e"'h I''S
=! o'' '''P'','e'' III go: was opened luf
passengers ana ie'@li' 'raIhc IN 1881 In the
'',Sl ses''oIe tnc! aW'hoFl|eo lle construction
VI NV rI"cI VI runway Wh'ch auded TO the
eA.onI VI ,o'u r'c'io"S,H aut'oFl"'d' ana 10 thai
~ at ''l'a '''i'c' ilaNe' grand
''' H. VI ',"uo u"'t
since lS3o. the stage coach system, the boast
Oh an hh4I'7Li'hch ana inc admiration OF every
p't'gh "a'e"er III thlH country, mas o'en com
Ptete'y sup'c''cu' overturned ANA demolished
II you Wi5h 10 see stage coach now yon must
go 10 'Sco'ahu pnt me 0flg'hai type ha- passed
away 'or eyer r"'ln'r'Y UNoHtrS maze tnrir
'o"rS over 'he h'n9 hEIWa!' III SPichuid
coacneS "fa"h by iour plood horses mt VINO
ever hea's III! lil'ng OF tie Ming highway
no" NO one IL mas, IKE 'le term Stage coach.
ocoo'lI "c%' opNulrte 1t mas oceh 'oIuharlIE
SURRENDERED D! 'iie iat'IaiHc"'-oie STRIP "ittr
ahot'icr-tp any Joht Stoch company ASKING thc
iaVor, u.'il ttey nave @ol 10 'ne ia"-ehd / he
oonE highway we near oil now l. h'hg
HUDSON =
Ihere certainty IS something very peculiar II
'l"' "no'l''U"s ~ 'He Io0't"h oI t"a l''',oh'
clalih'hE 10 De inc most irer ana enlightened on
o'' i'r"''l an u''' S'v'. 'l
ana puo'lc avenues ol lh'er-''i"'aulilcat''n are
tlip P'N"'r WoI''H "' "'Ie ric''o" o' Tue
Whoe REPRESENTATIVES. ''e ou'so,hgS ana m
COiluS III lNtHlN llIlilVUS tl people ttll u III
measure oI,. "'.co ~ - oo'''" VI N''IN'! ~
u''u '','a ~ u .'' IA.
t'"',' .i. ,,,',,''rlr aC % ,.iIIo, % ,'
- ,'1II H. ,;I.,.,. =; H.. ,,,,'I,. "a
Sn'o ,a,r ~ viz ,5o I"J
''''O"' 0' ''O''' VI INT ''''0
.I ,,,, ,u,,, e ,,,;,.. :; e.,
h,l'l, ~ ,1,, fr;,;ll ,o',,I', ia,,or caI,nI,."l
',''',,'o w 'i,' , w.
. .,I,f ,'.',,,,I.., -, 49,, ;i'l !
Man., .'', ,g'< "
,!'' W. I,, a..
~ ,'i' 40
way u',','',i ,T M i'''u' i, h,
~, i,,,, H. ,i ,.9sonn ,ua;,, w.
''o' oce" 70 '.';,' I'Do'I '
"uO ',"'' W oI'' ~ ~, I I;I a,
Gu lo' VINO" S'"o'o" Ia, "r'' o'''.t', ,l,'
pldchs uc "Nri'@r iLI ll''o -, ''r'sr ,1 gov
Ooo Ne" CON- 'ou t''o "''''"' ~
perry invested III Iir""!H NlH noy W ~, 'Io'
oi u''cc ""'."''' "''''c's " P'.'''u;
me CONSTRUCTION vi HuC'i tN'''''lI ''"''
r"'u ""H HNp'. ii" 80. ~ ~, W I
mechanic a'lS thr""@"o,'' ''' -A''-G''l'' ,1S'"'
gaining mo cN'stcnce structures % S"oI' "'' :
h''I"e as are uot 10 DC met VII" III an! o'"o
. part OF me Wo"u'
IN entering Town mere you IuS" II. wv .''
chimney tops upon lo''! '''cu''S' OF you ~
beneath through ',p po"',5 ~. ''u,,.',,, ~, Va
ture presents no obstacles "' o.' e"l',', ~ IT..
causcol rauWa! mas W" N,'''''''' ".'' Nv"
ever reiharkao'e ile iu'''c "'o.",D' 'CS ~ wa
may ne III 'nls AN" lolIoW'"- ~ P'l
teri'y must LOON upon ''cS' ""'"N a. ''1 '''''''
OF a race oil l'ah5' ,r,-,,
, hruhei > ,!nht. uNue' 'Ie ,l''' @
ranked as ""r'a WoHuer, anu 80 ~ III . '"n
pariSoh WIN any o'he' suo'o' '"o''
but ITS real merit can never " aPp'rtn' 10 IN
, multitude, unt'i Inc Design Oh us orlgl"a'or
, larry carried our, ana It's usGs us a comma
, 'horoughlare are lnliy e,'aol'sicuIN VA
WORK was commenced 'ilcre nave pecn ''i''l'
, others involving dIihcnItieS o' construction "'
more coihpeX nature "hosc 9o'"',u" hts i'vN'
, even oeen 'a'Neo "' one may say "'thou@h tn"'
f SINUS VI persons are u''ly r"''" O.y' NV
b very Wo'Ns Ut 'l'r r''t o' ~ 'il'cs ''p ""u
: S"cn are man! ot ''e runway N''u"o'9' c"'o'n'
@ 'htits anu tuNhtis'
: nc ooIoeHt iue1 yet s,ar'H ny al! "''h
G H"g'neer' Il ,ila' vi hopc!' no" u
: ghSeu upon me cohS'rucuon VI ''lc h'ster III
: iio'! iicou l'liW"!'. WIZ" r'oP'H'' "t'" :, II"
j. .Nec"'''s '"o"''' ~" pi'us' o', - VIZ wv"
l. I'i'"S' l,o co'','eoi ',,o VI ."''No
J. s,'t w.'n 'ic .s,auu u b, , afIo