The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-17
RAILROAD MATTERS.
NJ MI:EE IHitI!..

ticipate their entrance upon the lists. when
we poised our ink daubed lance on tins eN-
tcn>ivc field. gradually expanded by the artl-
c!cs N answer TO our first communication
Statistics we seldom NEEDLE with. but 50 long
as MANY Other Citizens" have arraved them
selves against US, We must tain have recourse
to Registers. Geography, Maps and Geology
After careful examination we find the
statements III the CALEDuNI.iN OF week be-
fore last erroneous at least, nasmuch as we
still adhere to the position taken in our last.
that the road must pass through Barton. Let
Us examine, first promising that We will not
take that which is upon the west, or upon
the east ofthc old survey, Int those towns
which would he jeyt accommodated with the
road in that place.
We find that Barton River and Mcmphrc-
magoy Lake are the dividing line between
the two adverse parts Of the Comfy, with the
exception of Greensboro and Clover which
hv actual measure are better accommodated
hv the road at Barton, for Montpelier is, and
probably ALWAYS will be, the nearest railroad
communication on the west, and is from the
southern extremity Of the former, twice a> far
as is Lyndon or Barton, taking an air line for
the criterion. Then upon the eastern side
tt la, river. and including the above men,
toned towns. we ind a population OF a little
over $3.50 acrurdin. TO ,hc census OF 1880.
and grand list of q 1850, or Whereabouts:
whereas. on H.. western side Of that line i
population OF 49, and a .rani list OF SID
2G0,->howin" balance in favor O! the cast;
crn routa. This is not all. for again upon cx-
animation. we Iin,i that >hould Tie road ne
rXtrndcd down Barton River. population
oi 1873. and urand list OF ;>S2i3. or tribe
over onr-tour.h of the whole county. will he
entirely lost TO the P;,>>ump>ic road -inl
further; u Waltol:'> Hy.i,:,r W. find upon
he west >ile q; the line >ix >tarch-mi,I>. and
on the east five: We mention tins latter fat
to show the error Of the statement. y 10
the only metallic ore known To cNi>t here Or
leans Coz III mnrh quantity. This Is inuud
- '''' '''''' VI - '''' y ''' ''''' VI
u ''''' ~ wa" W
the on ,le Of IRON WAS li> -orrrci several years
~" IL 'f"H III ~" ~ '''"' 'F'H ""'"S
nave "''' erected mere al '''i''ti 'T'''" '\-
I'i>'. AMI :; la" amount "i lr'A .'> bee"
manufactured, tuf p ro'fH'''< 't"'"' "r'f "'''
iSt"'"| '"'' s." Il N"'-t IN. "r' 10 r""%. H''
e aar< mo- if''''" ""c'' '"r''.r" "ih H'H h'.'.
=" Il, ir"p "frr<. Np'a@'n"o the chr"n'I-
IRON tic Gr","..>t goc> on to SAY "ihI> ore
! vog:h "'mo' u nv Ii a. non. BAT II AZ
pears "uao>i USELESS to investigate the matters
noticed, Tor The rra>"n that II i not thr otlr.t
70 ...' At We anpr.hrui thai convenience
or accun!n.oIati,,a are not the supreme items
in the >.nrGu.r. ia, .to..ar~ az, r,..s. ua'!
a,yIli,h statement, 1nt nevertheless the ruth
Again; I'D the rod extend down iH;"n
River II never can reach N;an>tr"i ran.
which We conceive 'hr :.rand '"i"."."9', 10th
to gai,, the immense trade OF >'an>'"n'i '""i-
t, aui Canada East. a connection with the
tham ' au1 H'aM>iraI road, connecting II,
with Montrral. and the little item "' ~i"'o"
raised 10y that township. nor Is 'h'> 4" 'h''
y i lost: another Item Oh 0'"'o"" III h'r"t
, and S'.''" IN much '''!H>'" 'h'r''>''N
. making more IMAM "''''''' Oh tue f'''re >''
>""''i'"''' III INC o"''! ''' - '>',''>''''''.
u -'''""''' inc IRON I'll i'"H "'''' " '>'''''' 1t
. &c ne """'' "''''" ana 'I'"' % "'''"'''
G County, "'": We assert: II would he '"''E L
; 'nl'd west OF me H''! survey LOT " year III
= NV" a'"F inc ''h!''''''' III '''' '>>"''i'>''
= road the -'ii>'i>ro foa' m's' ''e ""i'' 'iF"''@'
@ the IRON county, cS' Ii You l''''>'' !""'
monster IRON works may ne the i''T'' an
l. On 'h' "ho'' Il "'"'" '' perhaps 'n' pest
: i'"'' '"' "''>' |""'''' "'' WV, ''"'" "
G p"' TO-
IS We find, perhaps rot In connection Will
~ an, other town in the County. and also. tha
=. = General tIinn the towns .,.t of the lin,
often mentioned have Gained faster than tho.,
mon the west. I.u. Ch,rr...,, i, ,s5,
. had eleven times a, many ;uhaIG,,m, A. !,
; 1870. Wr,tnore in H., same ,c,r had ,.;.b
j.. times p MANY, and Holland had over !,
:, fine. >aowin,. + WE ;,I,. ,bo t,,,r. i,
mas, .t,t H.. ,o,,,, ,;,,.,l ,,.L;.L =,