Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-12-21

cidents of weather need nterpose bad
,rapeiling between him and his Market
when an advance in wheat, or Hour, or
pork, or other products OF his farm, ad-
monishes him OF the appropriate moment
for realizing the best reward tor his toll
In fine, to our citizens III those interior
districts which are never expected to be
trnyerscd by railroads. the construction
of plankcd ways will extend the advan-
tagc of good, desirable, and convenient
thoroughlares, allording them an easy
and rapid communication with their
markets aud their distant neighbors, and
securing to them facilities for trav' aud
transportation unenjoyod b, their unces
tors and unknown to the unclcnls.
The late Lord Sydenham having wit
messed the great utility of plank roads
during his residence in Russia (Which
country led the way in their adoption
some twenty or thirty years since was
determined on his accession to the Gov.
ernor Gcneraship If Canada, to test
their adaptation 10 the wants Of the
Provinc es over which he had been des-
tined to rule and the first plank road
constructed there under the supervision
of the Government, was commenced
some nine years ago. Since then, the
Canadas have become SO fully satisfied
of the very great advantages resulting
to the farming and commercial interests
of their Provinces, from the introduction
of that species of road improvement a.
mony them, that they have gone more
extensively into this system Of road
making than any kingdom or republic
on the globe. The larger proportion of
these Canadian roads are located in the
London district, Canada West. Among
them are the following, either finished
or in progress From Port Stanley to
London, 26 miles Hamilton to Port
Dover, SO miles London to Bradford,
81 - miles London to Chatham, 81
10 miles; Chatham to Sandwich, 90
miles Chatham to Amherstburg, s
miles London to Port Goderch, rs
miles; three or four iadiating from
Toronto; one at Brockvile; one or
two at Montreal and ChambIy one AT
) Quebec, and others of less note in dil-
fercnt paris Of the two Provluccs-mak-
ing an aggregate length of plank road
IN Canada, Of between 400 and so
miles
Our people have moi been in the habit
of looking to the English coionics, at This
day, for models of enterprise, aud for
tie invention and early adoption of I'M
provemcnts in the various departments
OF civil life; bu, it is us true us ii is NOR
hiylng, that our propinciM nciphbors
across the Lakes are vastly in advance
of us with regard to this the great i'm
provement Of The age. Let us profit by
their example, aud be prepared 10 re-
ccive lessons of wisdom from anu quar-
ter.
IN the State of New York, the first
plank road Company, Ohe one at Saina,
we bclcye) was chartered in 1874 !;
since when, applications for similar char
ters had increased 50 rapidly as serious
! ly to obstruct action on other subjects
in the Legislature. 70 remedy which,
general law was las, winter passed
there, under which plank road compa-
nies could organize without the inter
vention Of special acts in each case.-
And we learn that, in accordance with
this general provision, a large number
of companies have organized, for the
construction of ! ank roads in various
parts of Western New York. The Sa-
lima and Central square road, sixteen
miles, is finished and in successful ope-
ration; and of the Rome and Oswegn
road, sixty-two miles in length, fifty SIX
miles are finished and in use. Besides
; these, the following roads are expected
: to be built in the spring, the stock hav-
ing already been taken; Central plank
5 road, a continuation of the Salinn road
+ twelve miles Oswego county road, "a
, continuation Of the CENTRALLY II l-2
} miles to the north Jefferson county
s road, from the last named to WATERFOWL
c l3 miles; Utica and Waterfowl road
! % miles Syracuse aud FULLY, 30 miles
! Sulina and Oak Orchard, 10 10 miles
A Pulasqui and Port Ontario, 3 miles
S Rome and Utica, | ) miles; road in
! Montgomery county. "a miles; another
S in Warren county, 81 miles; Ulica AND
: Bridgewalcr, p miles five roads lead
s ing out of the city Of Rochester, varying
! from 3 - to 10 miles each and two
j roads lending out of the city Of Buffalo
about ! ) miles each. And in addition
to the foregoing, roads have been pro
S jected, with probability Of their con
slructlon, from Syracuse to Homer, 81
! miles from Fulton, i'll Oswego county
I to Vienna, in Oneida county, 35 miles
s from Salina to Rome, 35 miles; from
: Sackett's tlarbor. to inlersecl the roat
= from Salina to Waterfowl, 2 miles
e from Oswego 10 Auburn 20 miles, an,
II road in Onondaga, Of about SIX mile
=" III length. There are still others, of tn,