The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-06-04
The Harlem RaiIroad.

The Harlem Railroad.
Those Of our citizens whose business
called them to Troy durinathe three
months which succeeded the break al
the State line, were frequently informed
that the yermonters were shut up ii 4
hole, and would be obliged 20 stay there
unit. the Troy & Boston Company saw
fit to let them out The inhabitants 81
Troy who yentured to suggest that there
was nothing in the character and past
history Of the Vermontors to give any
one right to suppose that they would
sit quietly down and wait to be let out
were apparently feeble minority.
natters have proceeded far enough to
show which view was correct, and il
seems as though every reasonable man
must now confess that the course of the
Troy & Boston Company, and its en-
couragement by the citizens Of Troy,
constituted the most astonishing blum
der that was ever committed by bust
ness corporation and people.
The road which was thus deprived Of
connection at its southern terminus,
was in the shortest and most desirable
route from Rutland to Troy, and was
therefore the best road by which the
business on the Western slope Of the
Green Mountains could reach the tide
waters OF the Hudson and the lines to
New York. 1t might easily have been
foreseen that the sudden rupture Of that
connection, giving to longer route the
monopoly Of their business, would make
the entire population of Western Yer
mont somewhat FESTIVE under the in
fiction.
With the people whose facilities were
thus disturbed, connection with the
Harlem road had long been fayorite
project. 1t was the connection which
was expected when the Western YER
mont road was commenced, and was
then relinquished with the hope that it
would finally be secured under more
favorable circumstances. The mana
gers of the Vermont lines, the people
who did business in New York, and the
travelling public generally have always
felt the necessity Of completing a north
and sogth through route which should
not be subordinate to the interests and
management Of the Western lines. The
breaking of the connection with their
southern outlet was all that was needed
to turn their attention and efforts to
the accomplishment Of the project so
long contemplated.
The blockade occurred at the very
time when we were best able to relieve
ourselves. john Gregory Smith ana
John i. Page, who runall the railroads
in Vermont, were the joint lessees Of
the Bennington a kutlandtroad, and
were injured by the break, not only as
the managers Of roads which were Jhus
deprived Of their best Southern outlet,
bat as the lessees OF road which was
deprived Of its only outlet. The Troy
4 Boston Company deprived US Of our
connection at time when al the rail-
road interests Of Vermont we're united
with Us to secure the great through line
TO New York
The citizens Of Troy should have re
nected that the business which entirely
depended upon the Bennington & Rut-
land road was quite too large to be de-
stroyed without a vigorous effort 10
preserve It Bennington alone has one
third the manufacturing interest Of the
First Congressional District comprising
the Counties Of Bennington, Rutlund,
Addison and Washington. The other
towns Hpon the line Of the road are
engaged in the manufacture Of iron and
woodenware, and freight large quantities
q lumber and marble Inegery branch
Of commercial dealing, our business is
that Of an active and cnterprising peo-
pie. II the merchants q Troy DO no,
desire the trade 81 tie Western Yer
mont Valley, other cities viii be glad to
receive H.
The mistake Of The people Of Troy in
thus compelling us to build another out
let viii be appreciated when VIC consid-