The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-04
RAILROAD MATTERS.

That our readers may see whats Ia the
wind" We copy the following article from the
last Snnstead journal, Some Of the spccu-
MrtouE N thc writer urc entirety urw "a ~
and may be- to most Of our readers,
"Thc friends Of road through this part
Of the country, or Of connecting the roads
now con,ersing towards this point, are wax
ing up to thc necessity Of doing what they
can 70 secure the l,c-t location Of these road.
IN tbs matter all are equally Interested We
UE1yTwUrrtr-TrT.riuE0r affair "a b. M
TIL 81, T0055d75 aud .laaDHc Hdaroad l.
now completed 10 Melbourne, where It viii
be- intcrscclci by the Quebec aud Rich
mond and u located ia Shcrbrookc, 30 which
place It n expected Il will be completed in
1881,
The Porhdd Eaiirodd 10 completed To Par
il cape, Me-, and about 30 miles more Of the
road nearly completed, by bond entered
into between the Atlantic aud ST. Lawrence,
the two road- are bound to connect not fur
thcF west than the Conf, ok valley, viii h
n some 10 10 miles east Of Stanstcnd, with
the apparent view Of avoiding connection
with Bo-ton--to effect which, the parties To-
this agreement Montreal and Portland were
content Ia run their road through a bowling
wilderness, tcnantcd only by wild beasts, aud
much of the land not worth the expense Of
clearing Thus II Ht'-ucI@eyG these two
r ,ad- now.
IN, Connecticut and Paswnpyic Road has
been completed to st. John.bury. some 4 z
miles FROM the Linc. Thi- road connects with
The net work OF road, that lead Ia Boston aud
New York, The .orkhqldcrs Of THE road ~
cciyc d por cent. on the investment, although
the road has no Through" business. strictly
-lcaking. This road will either intcrscct
-wTt tU iurttunrl rnnt ,r r-,f, 's.--- s..t.s-
sect with the Oslcnsburg. 4 charter wa.
granted NJ the last session Of tho Vermont
Legislature, for 4 road from Derby 10 some
point in Swnnton. 10 connect with the roads
that meet AZ that point This would save a.
hout s,r,niy Er, miles between the terminus
orthc Ogdcnsburg road, aud either Boston
or Portland, il 10 said II IL will save one
hir0fthat distance, it-wiii be tUitt= no mis.
take.
Now, then, what is the duty Of the people
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---,-,-. -.-',-.-,-.I sllT ! eTllana 3l llS Two
'"N''s V'"''"s tue Line mere or ON the sur
WV y s"''' ''''' some h'' or siN mules IN Ia
N"r OF the I"t''r o"i inns difference Is more
''''i' ''''u'NAi''" "l the value ct the way
""s'p'S' '',"''' ny PASSING through the o'''
pay VI Tue I,''''rp l""h'hlp'
81 u WON" give the ~ Lawrence road the
'"o''' OF '','' rnonn'l' W communication
WI" ,n' So" "''''' VIZ Portland Boston and
'''" "rN'
o. II "o"'' open n'r"'' line ct rallroad
rom 't''''''''' '''N'''T nrf' and woaIu Tie the
l"''Ne'' ana cheapest mo-tr vt transit tc'rrrr
the wv" ''u'S' ana g''' the ST. H. road an in
creased carrying business
H''t would give the Stl' road the through |
business Of the faSsdmpsic road which may /
Dc safety set down as equal to that Of the
'"'uoo''
AZ may DC 'onJ'cturcd' then, that the Pro-
,n'tor' oil the st Lawrence road will not
.hrow any obstacles IN the way OF Boston
connection when they are fully acquainted
: 't acknowledgements. The
resident OF the road is known to favor the
'r9j'eL II then the Portland people can be
Induced to bcIfevc 1t for their interest to come
urthcr west the bond will be cancelled, and
nc roads united. q.