Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-05-07


bleak hills over which it passes, would be
found to be heavy item of expense,
from which the western, lying in avalley
and on lower lands would be compare
lively free.
But there are other considerations be-
sides the expense of making and occupy
ing the road, which arise to the people of
Orleans County, and TO the stock holders
and persons interested in the profits of
the road. BY which route will the people
Of Orleans County be best convened and
the greatest amount Of business secured
to the road. To the towns of Glover,
Greensboro, Craftsbury, Salem and AL
bany, it may be indifferent which route is
chosen they can be Accommodated by eth
er route. The towns of Bloomington,
Westmore, Charlestowr, Holland and
Morgan, and part of Derby would be
best Accommodated by the eastern route,
but part of the business of our north
eastern towns will doubtless be done by
the Portland road, if either the eastern or
western route is adopted. Barton village
too, no doubt would be more benefited by
the eastern route, but their gain would be
at the expense of the other portions of the
county, for if the road were to take this
northeastern turn we all know that Bar
ton village would monopolize a great
share of the business of the county. But
this arrangement would by no means ben
eft the village of Barton Landing, nor
the best part of the town of Barton. But
we will class Barton with the neutral
towns, or towns equally Accommodated by
either route, though there is no doubt but
the real interests of the town of Barton
call for the western route.
The remaining parts of the County
comprehending the towns Of Irasburgh,
Coventry, Newport, Troy, Jay, West
field, Lowell, ana part of Derby, to-
gether with part of Sutton, and all of
Potion, in Canada, would be better ac-
comodated by the western road, and if
the eastern road were adopted a portion
!
Of the business Of these towns would I'M
doubtedly be drawn off to other roads,
The population of the FIVE towns Of
Bloomington, Westmore, CharIestown,
Holland, Morgan, to which we will add
two thirds of Derby, which we concede
as being more interested in the eastern
route, amounts to 1904 and the grand
list amounts to $9864, of the other towns
and one third of Derby, which would
prefer the other route, the population is
1872 and the grand list is S13045.
As it respects the population or the
wealth of Orleans County, there can be
no doUpJ Tnat we snouIU De better con-
vened by the western route.
Another important reason in favor OIL
the western route is, that the eastern is
too near the Portland and Montreal road
This road approaches near to, and in one
instance actually crosses the north cas-
tern boundary Of the county, and the
whole line Of this route from Island Pond
to Canada Line, is SO near the propose d
eastern route that the sound of the cars
might be heard from one line to the other
Every mid road viii inevitably attract
some business from each side of its line
and thus these two roads would be placed
IN rivalry and competition for business
which would be very improbable to the
roads, and ultimately of no benefit to the
public. All experience in rail roads has
proved that ali parallel lines to be either
profitable to the stock holders. or useful
to the public, should not be placed too nea1
each other. The western route is not 81
lar from the Portland but what it nav
enter into a fair competition with it for
business even to the very track of that
road, and by diverging farther west il
has better chance for the patronage and
support of large extent Of territory.
But a still more important reason in
favor of the western route in its connec-
ticn with Lake Memphremagog. 1t is
self evident that this Lake would be q
most valuable feeder to a rail road cross
ing It. The amount of boating on this
Lake is now considerable and when con-
nected with a rail road must be greatly
increased, and will draw an increase OF
business and form more extensive re-
gion on its western shore. Large depos-
its Of merchandise will probably be es-
tablished at the point where the road
meets the Lake, and sales and exchan-
ges made with an extensive region around
The valuable water power in its vicinity
at West Derby, Barton Landing, and
Coventry Falls, will be enhanced in val
ne, and at some or all of these places we
may hope to see at no distant Deriod