New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-22
"Osden.burgh Railroad this year,

"ORdensburgh Railroad this year,
To The Editor Of 1hs Tribune;
In your intel igent remarks Of yesterday relative
TO Summer Rsmbles'-speaking Of the route
west from Lake Champlain, you say "via Mon
treal-(O gdensburgh Railroad nezt year;'J as
Stunning, it is supposed, that such route is ex-
peditous at present, in the absence Of the facility
anticipated the completion Of that Railroad. In
this you are somewhat in error. The Railroad
from Lake Champlain to Ogdensburgh is now in
full and successful operation from Rouse's Point,
45miles west to Chsuteaugues y-and by the frst of
October next will be in like operation throughout
the entire line-until which time, arrangements are
made between the Railroad and the mail line of
stage coaches so as to convey the passengers from
Champain to Ogdensburgb, or vice versa, between
sunrise and 8 O'Clock in the evening, making
saving OF entire day in favor OF that route over
any other between those points.
The Railroad and stage accommodations are such
as command the commentator Of all who avail
themselves OF the same-and the saving Of an en-.
til day in connection with such accommodations
is a consider alton calculated to determine the route
Of all travellers between Champlain and Upper
Canada, who are not controlled to take the route
"via Montreal either from desire to visit Lower
Canada, or by business in some Of its localities
Allow me TO trespass little further on your
space, and to include in this communication 70 "
remarks relative to the Northern Railroad
This road connects the foot Of sloOp navigation Of
the great waters Of the West with Lake Cham.
plain, and running through Clinton, Franklin and
St. Lawrence, affords to those Counties the facilities
of communication with markets, from the want Of
which they nave LEI etolore seriously suffered aud
will present such inducements to travellers be-
tween the Western and North Eastern section Of
tba : IN, "a larg shara
ofsucb travel
No portion of cur State Except, perhaps, the
East part Of Long slandl has been entirely ex-
Guided from benefits resulting from Public ExpeR-
ditures on Internal Improvements as the three
Counties through which the " Nortbern Railroad
runs la fact that region has been directly Injured
by the inducements whichthose mproveme nts nave
presented either for settlement in other Cou ntes of
the State, else for immigration 10 the w estern
States.
Those three Counties embrace within their lin
its some Of the most alUsble lumber mineral aud
grazing lands Of the State but the lack, hereto
fore, OF any facilities Of communication with mar
kets has prevented the development Of those re-
snnrres, and in some measure subdued the spirit Of
enterprise which is iouDd always to characterize
the emgrants from the New England Ststes-the
class OF settlers which constitute the main popula
ton OF that section. The Northern Railroad will
correct this evil, and remove the embarassments
which have heretofore made those Counties range
IN public estimation greatly below their Just stan
dard.
The road will be in full operation throughout its
entire line by the LIST Of October next, and it is
confidently believed that years experience
will sustain all the assertions herein contained;
and moreover, by the increased trade thrown by it
on Lake Chsmplan, will prove how tardy our cti-
zens have been in appreciating tia Importance of
that internal improvement, and also will demon
strate that the same is direct and yau able tribu-
tary to the trade and wealth OF our CITY
NEw.YoRK.
Remarks.-We gave our correspondent !
no excuse for the above. Travellers for |
pleasure from Lake Champlan to Lake o.
tario should take the Montreal route this
season, although they might save day by
rOughing it in stages through the great
Northern forest. Neat year, they may as
well take the 0gdenburgh Railroads. no
bic and useful work, which we trust will
some day remunerate its stockholders.
Our correspondent has omitted one of
the most disastrous impediments to the
growth of the Northern Counties. 1t is
found in the exorbitant prices at which wild
ands have usually been held there. When
our to eight dollars per acre are charged
or dense forest, in lat. 450, while good
Western timber and prairie may be bought
or 81, or with land warrants so as to cost
ess than dollar, our Northern Counties
lever can eli up with people so fast as they
ught And now, if the lands are raised
gain to meet the new facility afforded by
he Railroad, the poor will realize but a small
hare of the benefit resulting from its con-
truction. Ed.