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

Vermont and Mass. Railroad.
This road was opened last week to Orange,
thriving village upon the Millers river, thirty
eight miles from Ftchburg. We understand
that the road is nearly graded to Braueboro-
and should the masonry upon the Connecticut
river, which has been kept back by high water
be got out of the way, of which now there Is
but little doubt, the entire road will be finished
this year except the Branch to Greenfield
Three weeks will finish the track to Ervinq, and
as many more to Grout's, point seven miles
from Greenfield, and eleven miles from Orange
Here the road will begin to receive It's legitimate
travel of passengers and freight from the rich
yacs Of the Deerfield and the Connecticut
When il opens 10 Mortified, the next point be-
yond CIRCUITS (nine miles), It will then secure
mainly the business of Southeastern Vermont
Cnoludng the valley of West riyer), the trade
OF which centres ut Brattlcboro. Tho carly
completion of Railroads to the South of us, at
Springfield, has drawn of much of the long
travel from his old and familiar route 10 Albany
and, as a natural consequence, its resources at
the present moment are believed to be little nm
derstood, less so, than any other road connected
with Boston. 1t is not only main artery TO the
Fitchburg Road, but it has the Cheshire rs
tributary for more than ten miles, at the Fitch.
burg terminus and will have the Hartford and
New York travel, by the connection with the
Connecticut river Road, as many miles from
Bratteboro Ii will draw a large Boston trade
when it reaches the Connecticut river-which
trade now goes down the Connecticut river Read
to Springfield; but il will, il is believed. fnll,
compensate that road by bringing a vast occes.
sion of Southern and Western traffic to il, TO
run down its easy inclines and those of The
Connecticut river Road, to SPRINGFIELD. Hart
ford, New York, and Albany, which il will do.
even should score of roads be built from North
ern Massachusetts, to Worcester Il has also in
prospect the Troy and Greenfield Road. which
in the future, is as sure to be built either through
the mountain, with a low grade, or over Inc
same with sixty foot grade, as that the Deer
field river runs into the Connecticut or that the
Hoosac into the Hudson :he sneers and ridi-
cule of interested partisans to the contrary NOT.
withsianding. Ii Is iterated and reiterated that
this road will not be paving stock. Ii is wor.
thy of remark here that the same predictions
were ms common. and from the same sources as
10 the Fitchburr norton of the trunk before !,
was COMPLETED 70 F;tcbburg. and vol tho reader
will bear in mind in This connection ,bat The
towns unon the F;tcbburo line arc rar ;nc,r;or
in business and in tho clements Of Growth m
those upon the Vermont and Massachu.ett,
Road.
II has also recently bcen said. that the Fitch
burg Railroad Company arc losing by their
Icase. This NAV or NAV not be he case In,
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