Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-05-08
RAIL ROAD EXCITEMENT.

There is considerable excitement in our
county, through the Lamoille Valley, over
the prospect of Rail Road from St.
Johnsbury to connect W it'll the Vermont
Central at some point, perhaps in Georgia,
and forming part of the great contem-
plated line from the West to the Atlantic
Coast, at Portland, about which so much
is being now said in the Eastern cities,
as the extracts below will show. 1t is
said that the line from St. Johnsbury to
Georgia is, in the main, much more feast
BILE than that from the former place to
Montpelier, and would shorten the route
more than twenty miles. If these be
facts, it is our county's greatest opportup-
ity to m Ike a vigorous push for this road.
1t would at once place us upon one of the
greatest thoroughfares on the Continent,
and would be of incalculable benefit to
the County. Why not at once organize
meetings in each town, and invite persons
from abroad who are familiar with the
whole subject to address them and see
what can be done? It is said that Mont
pelier is lukewarm over the subject; her
merchants and monied men believing that
the road would really injurc their inter.
ests, by taking away great part of their
present trade. A large number of towns
now 60 to Montpelier to trade &c, that,
in case the road were moved up to them,
would not find it Necessary longer to DO
so. This is further to our advantage.
Think for a moment of the vast West
pouring her products through our beauti-
full valley to the East. 1t is project
worth waking up to, and we hope to
hear before we again 60 to press, that the
excitement upon the subject has taken "a
practical turn.
From the Portland Press, April %.
THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE WEST.
1t has been contended in these columns
that, by the construction of the Portland
and Ogdeusburg railroad, opening d.
rect connection with Ogdensburg on the
St. Lawrence, Portland would enjoy a
connection with the west shorter in the
aggregate than by any other route, which
combines both land and water transport
alton, and the rail portion of the route
being shorter and the water portion long
er.than by any other, the expense of
transportation must be less than by any
other route between the lake ports and
this city. From Montpelier to Portland
is fifty miles less than from the same
point to Boston. This would give to our
city geographical advantage not easily
overcome.
1t has been said. however, by those
who are opposed to or have no faith in
the proposed road, that, if built, while it
would answer very good purpose for
summer, or during the season Of open ma
vigation Of the lakes, for winter rout it
would be comparatively worthless This
objection is susceptible of several answers.
and upon it we propose to state few
facts.
/. 1t does not follow, because lake ma
vigation closes, that winter transportation
derives no benefit from such navigation.
During the season for open navigation the
grain, -four and other Donpcrishable pro-
ducts of the west are sent forward by wa.
ter craft much faster than the railroads
can take them, so that large accumulations
If such products are found on hand when
he ice closes the lake ports. This accu
hulatiOn or surplus is stored in elevators
md warehouses, at 0glensburg, Cape