The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-16
THE HERALD
THURSDAY. MAY l6. 1880.
ALLAN AND RUTLAND RAIL
ROAD
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Tn. is n fixed fact The meeting last
evening was attended by the right hind
III men, Who exhibited the RICH, kind Of
feeling. Our citizens are slow To put
their hands 10 new enterprise. but When
they do, they seldom look back 1t Is
equally q REGULARITY with them. 10 do
wha, they undertake quietly, but cfec'u-
ally. They frs, become snre they are
right, and then go ahead not with noise
and buster. as If they wanted all crca-
ton 10 look a. them. but rs Il they wish.
ed TO finish their work as quietly rs they
begin il,
When the meeting resolved last even.
ing ila, the Albany 4 Rutland Railroad
should be built, the thing was settled
The men who mo,c cd aud voted for that
resolution, can do what they resolved
should DC done. Their word Is given,
and they are no, the men 10 rcpudiatc
either their debts or their honor.
There is TO be 10 more ha!iing orNas-
cillaing, and when our citizens shall bc
called on 10 subscribe, they may be sure
that their subscriptions are asked for n
work TO be .Gnfshed--wilh their aid. if it
il given; but without il, if i, ia parsimo-
nioIsly withheld.
~ In transferring the above to our
own columns, we cannot but exprrss our
pleasure in learning the fact that the
true spirit il awake in relation TO this
subject - and that the de.crmination--at
all times necessary in work like this
is manifesting i,self over the entire line
of the road. The informal meeting held
at his place, last week, by the friends Of
this road gave an earnest that something
was to be done ! that the people on the
line Of the road had taken lold of the
matter in earncst-and that the speedy
commencement and early completion Of
the work was matter of certainty
With us, this is no new revelation and
orr only surprise is that this same cner.
gctic action was not manifested ut an
earlier day.
There are many who express doubts
as to the policy of constructing two lines
of railroads from Troy and Albany to
the same point ;-and as the Troy and
Rutland is SO far entered upon as TO rem
der its carly completion certain-ques-
ton the success of the other. Even the
Railpay Times-a paper which we
would ut all times commend TO the notice
Of all interested in railroad matters-al-
ludes to these two roads as rical roads.
To certain extent they assuredly are.
a sharp competition will of course exist
between the two roads for the through
trade; but in other respects they will be
rs far separated from each other as the
Rutland and Central; q barrier as strong
rs that which divides Eastern and West.
en Vermont, existing between that part
Of Vermont lying south Of Rutland on
the route proposed, and that of the Troy
and Rutland. Now it is well understood
among those who have studied railroad
statistics that as general thing the i'm.
por,ance Of the Mro"qh trade has ever
been most excessively overrated on al
most every road now in operation. As
an evidence of this fact, we need to cite
TO but single road;-that, the Western,
(including the Worcestcr) from Boston
to Albany "a road casting many mil
lions, and which was bound to pay in
consequence Of the great through bust
ness it was TO command. What has the
! result proved BY in, es,gations made
some time since, it was ascertaincd that
out of the gross receipts for single
year nearly 80 per cent--or $50. out Of
every 500. was received for way bust
ness. And we believe this to be the
case on nearly every well-paying road in
New England Now with this fact be.
fore US, and with knowledge of the
wealth. enterprise and the necessities
IN consequence Of the large amount Of
business already done on either linc-for
these roads-who can doubt the capabl-
iiy Of the friends Of each to take care OF
, their OWN For one, we have not the
slightest question Of ii, and it seems to
US that no man in any way competent 10
judge in such matters can for a momen.
doubt the entire success OF the AiJapy
and Rutland road The rich agriculiu.
raj inierests---,he immense amount OF
Marble, Iron, and various other miner
als-wilh stout hearts and willing hands
ready 10 disembowcl them when means
can be had for their transmission TO mar.
ket-ihe number and variety Of Manu-.
factories, extensive Mechanic Shops, &c