Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-01-19

larry TO the increase OF the wealth oil The /
farmer, upon whose success aud prosperity |
is based the well being Of the entire COM
munity so far as this worlds goods are con-
cerned. Thousands Of acres Of land lie |
unculiivhted even now. in more densely |
populated portions Of our country, because
of their difficulty OF access, occasioned by |
the want Of good or even passable roads,
10 sparse population the greatest Of all
taxes upon their labor and The cause OF
their SLOW increase, is the expense OF all
the avenues OF entrance aud exit 10 their |
locations
IN consequence OF these facts great at
tentlon has been paid laiierly to road max
ing. The railroad where population and
business will warrant, on long lines and
mostly for the transportation OF passengers
hare been widely introduced and operate
successfully, but as has been so often said,
as to become an admitted fact, il benefits
bu, slightly, If at all, the local producing
population along its line. The iermini are
alone locally benefited. MADAM or stone
roads are good and have been productive
Of much advantage but they are expen.
siye al first cost even where the material Of
W ~ 'I = '''e"'.'
con.,s,,,, ,ao,;,ad :, 80. .ansido,"hia
COS, so ,b,, anIv On xe,. ,,s,, ,ho,on1b.
&C. o.n ,h.. A.. - =, ,h. ;oves,-
ment Of capital, and even after they are
ready for business the kind of roads wears
out fast not only the horses that are driven
upon il but also the vehicles used these
objections are almost insuperable, or at
e"s, I"'O'u '"e 'n'"uue''"" W I" nus"'
,oaus l" any e'ea' es'eh' u our coun''y'-
we mus therefore ,"'" our s"en',o" 70
some o'he' way or pan OF 'oau 'haki"g' '"
improve our common country roaus'-
RANK ROADS nave oeen Introduced Dut com
para'l'eI} snort 'rhe III Sanaua 'hey
have been IN use some nine years: WINE
the SAUNA ana Cenirai square plank foau;
the hrsi ouiii IN the onneo STATES, ano
with the exception Of the Rome ana oswe'
go road, the only one, mas not YET mao an
: existence oil Two years out enough mas
been learned to establish the Tact beyond
controversy, mat they are pe"cr anap'ed 10
the present age oil our country ihan any
, other k'nd OF road and mus continue 10
he so unlli the prce OF lumber shah be
very much inereaseo-in my opinion 10
treble It's present value.
In giving statistics Of the business capac-
tiles of plank road aud its practical effect
J upon the country through which II passes,
u ! shall state facts in reference TO the mat.
' Ter gathered from the operations OF the S
e g. e. S. Plank Road and leave you to
make the application TO other localities
!, The road in question runs over surface
oil tIndalattnn having three plR
;. Va"ons OF one io"t .'se w zen o. distance
\, the sou Is mostly OF clay thongh mere
:. one streak OF deep yielding SAND about on
y mhe IN iehe'h' ana anou' ,he same dis'ahc.
h OF p'a.r 'ege'a1'e EARN wn'c" we ca
d MUGS. ne 'oau was ma'h'n'neu as
), a'' ,oau a. sn eno,"ous eAPense. anu wa
n oa'e'y passao'e WIN ioau OF iooo pouno
n rr "a' 'ne ye"', WINE VI 'n' sP'"e A"'
m 'ah' anu uu''ng d" "e ope" WINTER "ea'ne'
,e 'ea" nn'o" ns'e ,wo mics az hou, OF
10 was uo'hg wei, NOW coia ana on
10 "a' VI green ""o', one 'o""'ea gu" '"en
:, sa' p'''e,s, .. o,ooV Poanus o. IRON
m ,"e usu"' az" 'o"u 'o' '"e pa" I,
n. no'ses, anu 'ey Pr'io,n s"e ',oor eash
70 "'"'"'g ",'noo' unn.u"y "'" 'o'' 70 Nv
a. 'n 1 an nou', an" s''snee 70 say WIN a
r
=. Tue "a,e' eouh"ng 'nr "o'noe' ,c y, 'ea"''
mas douned wnhih Two years ne roa
or gamers 'ne business rom g'ea' u's'anc
m on each sue o. u, ana 'ne our 'o m run
n'g P"'a"e' arc a'''"s' uss.'eu "e 'os
of ".u 'eI 49, , ,"e Sns,a ~ III, ~
er 49, ~ w.. H.. S"..";n 49,, ~
e. 80" s.'s &c O., "-' s ~ Vs..
n. e ST. IA Sasn - ,ha s,,na ,;o"s hsn,
ss 60 h' H., n.. "o''. sIno ono r.
he e' ~" IL. unn !. .natI,d y, III ,;r.. ,
IS, 49,. ,o'.n nd ,aIs .dv.n,aa. Of IL. 10
We 80 On The make, when ,ho.e l;v;oa =
or o,hs, ,o,d. canno, ss, 10 their MAIZE,
or at least with great deal Of difficult
lid road articles which before were useless a
~ account OF the expense OF hauling. ha'
Nj now a yaIue attached 10 them which is te
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