Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-09
RAIL ROADS
FIR he H,raid.

KALI ROADS.
" Edrcr.
Ia zoe winter Of lAi3 & 43, " len the Bps
ton and tuChhurG corporation decided tina,
a Ran Road should bc butt from the former
TO the later place, The wutcr OF this {wUti.
or making any professions, then or now, q {
scrlag great WAYS alead into the unk noWn
iu.urc) thought, from ,he dirrcuon OF the
above mentioned road ,thal II was lhc 'inrtl.
table destiny OF Western Vermont to have
tie same extended, by way Of the mount
HOLY Gap along tho rich valley Of Outer
Creek, TO some point on Lake Champlain
So sdugulue were my expectations on this
subject that IN Dec 1912. both by Circular
and through the columns OF the Rutland
Herald, ! guaranteed to have correct SUI.
vcy made from Rutland to- tho summit Of the
mountain 10 Mt Holly, provided one hundred
dollars could be raised to dcfrav lhe cNpens-
IS Forty Two dollars was subscribed. many
giving very Literally for wha, Men was
thought a Visionary project The survey
vas made not only to the summit, but, ihro
the aid and influence Of Mr. adams and 9th.
ers Of L.ciuw, was extended down the east.
ern slope Of tho Mountain, far enough to as.
certain the practlcabluty OF passing thls
heretofore mountain barrier, "the Mt lIol.
" Gap, without any Objectionable grade 49,
MS fact was published al the time meet.
lnCS called, plans OF the road inspected and
pIaul attention called TO the Importance Of
The pfloDt Of building a Raj Road from
'3nnccurui River to some point on Lake
th1unlaI1 Some wee in f,NOf Of White.
hail Others Of CrcCUnCs, and others Stili oil
burlington, as the terminus OF the road w.
! ne people OF this town, with the exception
O.. two ~ three Individuals who ALWAYS on
posed crossing The Mountain, land favored
road TO North Adams, VIA. Bennington
were IN favor OF Burlington as the terminus.
.'ul iuti place was atup,cd) well knowIno
Vat u was only a qlc~uun OF tiy1c. rs to Sin.
route south 10 North Adams. and the roare
West o. W huehal known ma ,or,lon Of
tins state as The "lVdH,haH ioy'
"Iucvnabie destiny however had not
vet caused the "sprt to move" those whose
position 70 society gives them an influence
among then fellows, and It vas not unu.
'a'e hour and when a iiyll and parallel
route had got the vantage ground that any
SERIOUS movement vas manifested to secure
TO ourselves the progressing improvements
OF Tie age. that nature anI art had out with
90 our grasp add VA, bounufully bes,ouIn,
on less favored and lcrllle portions OF our
country Indeed, nothing more or less than
tge unparalleled resource, Of Western
Vermont OF cycW WlnQ calculated to owe
business 20 a Ran ROAD has or,,r,ilo.u.a
safe 1ai speedy Transit 20 and lromtle com.
meu'1I metropolis Of Nev ENGLAND
The errors of lh, pas, may b, made use.
id, lesson 20 guide our 'utufo actions The
present IS with Us, and We have not only the
night bl, ms lhc d~fg OF every good ciuzen
to .I't thor voice ans use the,r Influence On
a proper way, time and place. agllnst any
W l..' "a... 'N ''" opinion - uu. tor the
best good Of the people a. .arpc. and 70 favor
Won't which 70 Their estimation - better CHI
cul-ici 10 prom1' the happiness. comforts
ln'ercs'. ard prosperity ot their uelpu0lr,
add license .yos.
have been led t. the above remarks
from disposition uf two or three iudi,id.
uas Can tai, town. in .iton to a Rail
Dad from this place dlrcct to Whitehall
\ y Aud Nr Editor. | shall make no
apology fpr bringing this communication be-
fore :ac public. over my own signature. as
De- vol known that ! was carly IN the field
as an advocate i,r railroad from Rutland
o. U1HesaH which facts may bo seen from
the h.os al tic Rutland Herald for Io44
which were copied luto the Whitehall pa,
pea. OF tia, year
Il those interested IN the Poulta. aaI
Fort Ann route can manage 10 get the road
loa'ed on that hnc by honorable rardns
They have a legal and moral right 10 max,
the # It But Il they have descended 4,
log rolling. intrigue fraud aud deception
II they procured hlnircd II ,ubs-ribers To-
3 ok vino tayo uo disposition Of their own