Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-08-28


to Portsmouth, Providence, New Haven and almost every
seaport and manufacturing town in the New England
States
Ills worthy of remark that the line of the Vermont
trail railroad from Rouse's Point comprises hall of the
entire line thence Boston, by the Concord and Lowell
route and that proportion by the keene and Fitch
burgh
Since the undersigned had the honor receive your APP
pointment the 18th day of January last Chief Engi
neer take charge of the roadway machneshops, ma
chnery and what pertains thereto the completion of the
road aud of the repairs rendered necessary by the great
eshe of July 1850 have been pressed forward rapidly
due regard for economy and the proper accommoda-
ton of the business of the road demanded
has been necessary strengthen the wooden bridges
the line, which had been constructed the plan known
Horcs truss by boiling ties and arches both sides
of the trusses of each span feet span upwards
This operation has subjected the Company considerable
cost but has made these bridges safe and Every
wooden bridge the road, constructed plan known
Bur- tttSS'-a combination of braces, counerbaces
and arches (aud unencumbered with patent rights has
stood-n spans of $50 to 200 eetpermanenty aud with
out any repairs
Wood-sheds and waer-tanks will be erected at all the
the line within the present summer hereto
fore provided with them. Supplies of of sufficient
elevation to fill these tanks have been found every
ton the line, between Windsor and Rouse's Point
cept four where will be necessary pump from wells
The increase of way business, aud the increased length
of trains from using large and more powerful locomotive
gnes require additional side tracks be laid of
the stations and others be heightened. Most Of these
already completed considerable expense and others
in progress.
To avoid transhipment shifting of freight from car to
Rouses Point, will be necessary the of
this Company the Champain and St Lawrence rail-
road to Montreal and probably considerable extent to
stations on the Ogdensburgh railroad
The number of required by this Company in addi-
ton to what they now own will depend upon whether
engagements made with the Ogdensburgh Railroad Com
pany send their and freight the lower roads
Boston and intermediate stations. 1t has been a practice
with other Companies this line do So and much
ponds upon continuance of the practice by the Ogdens
burgh Company
The shops aud other arrangements progress by this
Company Norhied for making and repairing cars are
sufficient to supply all they will require beyond
The entire work from Rousc's Point to Windsor ncud
ing engines and fixtures generally good order
and relar-equa perhaps to the works of any other rail-
road company IN New England
Schedules 4 b G. exhibit the earnings Of the road and
expenses for the past yearhc number of engines and
and number of passengers carried and transported
and are hercunto annexed a part of this report
regular speed Of thirty miles per hour has been adopt
ed for passenger trains including twenty iour of thirty
stops way stations Twelve miles per hour has been
adopted proper speed for heavy freight and fifteen
miles per hour for express freight trains The regular dai-
ly freight trains pass through from Rouses Point Bos-
distance of hundred eighty -four ies-in
thirysx homs-elua to average speed of nearly eight
miles hour and including the delays of receiving and
\ delivering way freight.
Greater despatch for ordinary freighng is not at present
deemed necessary economical If circumstances at any
future period justify little additional expense freight
trains can be through the distance of IS miles
! within twenty-iour hours.
1t IS proposed to the freight between Montreal
and Boston, after the st Of September within forty eight
hours-and greater facilities may be expected upon
the completion OF the docks and wharves Of
construction by the Chanpain and St Lawrence railroad
Company in the st Lawrence river opposite city
Of Montreal
/ BY present arrangements passengers leave Montreal
I O'Clock \. NJ, and arrive in Boston at p NJ, and New
! York, via Connecticut river Valley, at II p NJ.
The completion of the extension of the Champaiu and
st Lawrence railroad from ST Johns to Rouses Point.
within the present month viii shorten this about two
hours by avoiding the steamboat navigation of Richeeu
river and enable passengers to leave Montreal at g. NJ,
and to form direct connection with the steamboats, from
Quebec
BY reference the maps of the country
between Boston and Montreal, will be found that a direct
line between the two cities Htersects this line of railroad
I no less than eight mesvlz at Lowell on the Lowell
alroad-at Reeds Ferry, the Concord raroad-at En-
field, the Northern railroad Montpelier the Yer
e mont Central ralroad-at ST Adams and Misssco bay
bridge, ON the Vermont and Canada railroad and Val
entines and La Prairie the Champan St Lawrence
railroad No grade the entire line from Montreal or Og
densbugh to Connecticut river exceeds forty feet per NIL
against sixty feet per mile and upwards other roads
In addition 10 the important connections with the trade
and travel OF the St Lawrence river and the Lakes o.
densbrgh and Montreal other advantages will shortly be-
uued by the completion of a railroad from Toronto on
Lake Ontario TO Penetanguashene Georgian BAY which
will reduce the distance Lake Superior aud part of Lake
Huron about seven hundred miles compared by the usr
al course of Lake aygation-and by another railroad from
Prescott to Bytown on the Ottawa river the Province
Upper Canada.
One year ago it regarded as doubtful whether tn,
Vermont aud mada railroad would be far completed
: TO be opened Tor the transportation of fall and white
freight from the ogdensbugh railroad and was certain
that without IT, freight could be carried market with
= IN reasonable limits of by that route large amount
sought other channels Notwithstanding these uncertain
r ties and other discouraging circumstances the busnes
fully equalled the moun the Company able to per
It form with the cars and engines then ON the road