Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-23
Hartford, Providence. and Fishkill
 '' a"~ Railroad. na.5..

Wenotice in the last number of the Pough a chat yicinity. asking aid of the Legislature O that State for the completion of the Hartford ford, Providence and Fishkll Railroad, now needing the construction of about forty miles to the Hudson River. The amount asked, either as on appropriation or loan, is $50O00O. g" @
 While the Editor states that local grants of this kind are unequal in operation, yet "this is no good reason, however, since the Governor and large portion of the Legislature recognize the wisdom of such grants-as for example, the fa- vorable reception of the petition for $l 100000 for the Albany and Susquehannah road-why an enterprise of good promise in that section of the State should not have lesser grant in be- half of the same deserving object public good. ,
 twill thus be perceived, that the importance of completing the Hartford, Providence and Fshkill Railroad has aroused the attention of it's friends in New York as we'll as in Connecticut. A charter has been obtained (as we are inform edl for, the road from the Connecticut State Line to the Hudson River, to connect with the Newburgh branch of the great Erie Road. The route from Plymouth. (Hoadley's, or Waterbu- rys1 to the New York State Line, has just been carefully surveyed, and the estimates are before the public. It is shown to be feasible. The materials for construction can now be obtained at reduced prices. It passes through a rich and fertile portion of this State, along the Bantam and Shepaug Rivers, on both of which there is a vast amount of water power unimproved The Bantam Lake, covering thousand acres, with the outlet, which can be deepened so as to fur nish an inexhaustble supply of water for the millsites at the Falls" and all along it's course, with the falls below Milton and along the She. paug, are among the best locations in the State Tor building up manufacturing establishments to De propelled by water, which experience shows, IS much more economical than steam. a!as a4
 There are also being developed inexhaustible mines Of various combinations of copper and nickel, and other metals, There are marble ouar
 Fies in Htchaeld and Duchess Counties, and other great interests which will yield to the road larger revenue from these local interests. wb;la it will open the interior of the most product;ve country in tho Empire State, with it's mineral
 manufacturing end agricultural wealth, to ea
 terprise; while there are along the Wan. pingers Creek and other large streams, favors, ble locations for investments in 'mauufacturipu the great staples of the country. 5..1 4 ,'o '. !. It also completes the usiversal chain of Rail road communication from Boston, through th, cities of Providence and Hartford, crossing large number of roads by the Erie Railroad, di rectly to Dunkirk making the most direct com munication between the Boston, and all place
 on it's route, to the States beyond New Yorl that eau ever be constructed--as from the natu TAi form of the country, it must be without ii val road nearer than tue Great Central througl Albany, and the ruate through New York City
 and nore direct than either Of them, {
 The present Stock aud Bond.hold,erss s h sb botl the Hartford, Providence and Fisbt;ll, and .R,;
 RailroadS have an immense iute,est ., ;n.o,.a ;, tho construction of .roaaso imporsant es tha
 which vill be7a great national thoroas6fnrc x,