Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-01-21

forded for the interchange oil business on both lines OF
road.
On the subrc, ofland required for Depot@ aud land
for the road bed the directors have to communicate
TINT nj Burlington, Ncrgenncs MIddlcblry, Brandon,
Rutland aud Bellows Fails the land for Depot use has
been principally secured. The quantity taken wares
at the different localities, in the judgment OF the
board the future wants OF the Corporaonniny require
Anopporunity was presented at Burlington tortc pur-
chase OF tract OF land OF about seventy acres on terms
considered so favorable, that it was embraced at once
Portions OF this will not be required tor lme date
use and should the Corporation so determnc might he
sold either nor, or probably at any future period, at
considerable advance upon its cost II is rapidly in
creasing in value, and in connection with other lands
owned by the corporatonlglving us Lake front OF
about 2Soo icct contiguous to the business sccoh OF
the town and i'll immediate connection wh our Depot
budlnGs,) fail to increase III value Tor many
years to come These grounds ailJrd ample room
for the accommodation OF all the roads which may ul-
iimncly terminate at Burlington, and 1t canno, be
doubted that the wise and comprehensive policy which
originated these great enterprises, will i'll the end con-
meet them where the public convenience uncs with
the interest OF each corporation TO blng them all 10
common termination
The Depot grounds at Rutland have been laid out,
and the grade aud track adjusted with reference to
connection with the Rutland and Washington rail
road-a road recently chartered, and one, it is conf
IDENTITY believed, soon to be built. This last road con-
Meeting with the Whitehall and Saratoga rail road
opens to us the waters OF Lake Chainan at the head
OF navigation the markets Of the Hudson river, and the
| immense trade and travel OF the great West
SO agnin at Bellows Falls-our grounds there vii,
afford ampc accommodation not only Tor onr own qnd
the Cheshire rail road but tor the roads III the valley
OF the Connecticut, dvcrgiug thercirom both above
and below; to all OF which the access Is cnsy with lavor
able grades and curves. From this point, railway
communication is to be opened, Nortllwnrdly
through the valleys OF the Connecticut and Pas-umpsi'
to the north line OF the Stat, md thence with Montreal
, Southwady through the valley OF the Comprehensive
Springfield Hartford, New Haven and New York
Eastwardy over the Cheshire and Vermont and Mas
sachusetts. with Boston and the great manufacturing
towns on the Meriimack river Indeed It may he sal
at. ~ l,,tlan md mn
road is completed, with all its connections now III pro
gress of construction, have direct railway com
muncation with almost every important c'iy ana iow
great markets OF Canada and the trade OF the buuiC
: less West
n The Depot grounds at the other very important AT
= thriving villages named OF sufficient extent to n
ir commoate, amply it is believed the business o tho
l. towns and OF the country which surrounds thrn-il
r Directors intending III this matter, To secure roo
# enough at all places for every probable contingency
is Much effort has been made aud deep anxiety Il
IT, secure the land tor road bed by private n"goi
st tons with the propricors. In tins effort the Direct"
r have been successful TO considerable extent, thou!
Is entirely so. 1t has been found necessary 10 ci
upon the Commissioners appointed under the pro'l
H. ions of charter tor an appraisal ol portion OF Il
to land required Ill all the counties except III e couii
nv OF Chttendcn. Those apprasas have thus nr we b
lie eve given very general satisfaction, but few apped
w having yet been taken thercirom
RI At the last session OF the Legislature an amendnc
n of our charter obtained, which authorizes the co
at suction OF branch from our main uc at Nelgen'
IT. the navlgabc waters OF the oucr Greek ne gre
de importance OF reaching those waters nustOc obvious
nd all. We thus come in connection with very rNteisl
water-pOwcr, now considerably mnproNrdhnd Win |
,te navigation OF the Lake through the Creek at point
his posite OF the great IRON regions IN northern Ne
rev York where isarcady concentrated lafge amount
in foreign and domestic capital The Directors have Pl
not slmcd that the Cuiu,auy would accept the grant tn
* made amendment to their charter ana III TINS
TO et have invited proposals Tor the grading and mason
Nc this branch road have received such as are slls
nd, ,,tI,