Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-07-14

81 By the politeness of iona Hunt, Esq,
Superintendent we have received the Third
Annual Report of the Connecticut River Rail
road Company. The receipts for the year end
ing May 81, increased &C per cent over those
ofthe year previous, and two dividends, one of
5, the other of per cent, were declared. We
make the following extract from the Report,
touching Railroad matters in this vicinity;
during the past year an additional subscription
Of about s25OO00 has been made 10 the Capital
Stock Of the Company, for the purpose Of extend.
ing their road from Greenfield TO the line Of the
State OF Vermont. The road has been put under
contract TO be completed by the first Of Nov. next
and such is the forwardness Of the work that Il will
probably be open for at that time. The north
ern terminus Of our road will then with the
road leading from Fitchbnrg TO Brattleboro. The
forwardness Of the work on that road between the
south line Of Vermont and Brattleboro Is such that
Il can easily be completed and opened by the time
that road is finished TO u connection with it,
II is to be hoped that the Directors of the Braie
boro and Fitchburg Il. II. Company will complete
that portion Of their road this fall and there
by enlarged facilities TO the public, and especially
to the people Of Vermont.
The Connecticut and Passumpsc Rivers r. r.
will be opened this fall far north as Wells River
In the town Of Newbury VT. There is strong rea.
son TO hope thst the Cheshire and the Sullivan Co.
Rail Roads, and large portion Of the Vermont
Central II. r., will also be completed this fall. II
these hopes should be realized the railways in OPP
Grafton, ON direct line north of US, will &c Us fol-
lows, viz:
The Braitleboro and Fitchbure r. r.
from our northern terminus to Brattle-
boro,) IL miles
The Cheshire II. r. THAT portion on
the River to Bellows Falls,) 8
The Sullivan County X. X. from
Bellows Falls to Windsor, VII &c
The Vermont Central X. X. from
Windsor to White Riyer,l IA
The Conn and Passnmpsc Rivers X.
II. from White River to Wells Riyer) 30
Total distance norihward in the valley, 90 miles.
There will be also stretching to the Northwest,
into the interior Of Vermont
The Vermont Central H. r. from
White River, say so miles.
Falls, say IS
being in the whole, l6i miles
OF Rail Road which will probably be in operation
this winter north and northwest Of us.
We are also hoping that the New York and New
Haven r. r. will be completed this fall connecting
us on the south, with New York. In case this
should be, we shall have, this fall, continuous line
from New York TO the south line Of the State of
Vermont--a distance Of about 100 miles and
probably to Brattleboro, making 200 continuous
miles from the City Of New York.
We are sorry to say that there is no provision
made for supplying much needed link of road
from Brattlcboro TO Bellows Falls. The length OF
road here required is from 6 to - miles, according
TO the route adopted, and is all that separates us,
on the north, from the 1850 miles Of X II, which
will probably be in operation this coming winter,
at farthcst, early next season. Those 1856 miles
will 10 the course of next year stretch TO 800 miles
SO that the insertion Of this small piece Of road al
luded to would connect us, in ls4s, with some 800