Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-28

IN Wednesdays Rutland HERALD, has In.
sieSted sn easy solution OF the new diff,
equities In railroad Accommodations, with
which Southwestern Vermont has re.
Gently been overwhelmed. In the whirl-
wind o, excitement about Us it is not
wonderful that We should not as readily
a. seen our way. The route indisat.
- , him is not only the most natural
ana esirable outlet TO the South, for
The . ulisr traffic of Western Vermont,
the eli spest OF construction and easiest
70 maintain, but is also the richest in its
connections, and cannot exceed the other
proposed routes in distance The last
point may first be made plain.
The assumed distance from North
Bennington TO Chatham Corners is said
ky some, TO be titty-four miles; by
Others, ffsy-seven. The distance from
Chatham Corners TO New York city by
the Harlem, is one hundred and thirty.one
miles, making the whole distance from
Esrth Bennington to New York one
hundred and eighty.five miles. The
distance from North Bennington by
Bennington village TO North Adams,
may oe confidently assumed not to ex-
eeed twenty-five miles. From North
Adams to Sheffield, by the existing rail
roads, is fifty-one miles. From Sheffield
through Salisbury, Connecticut, by the
chartered route for which the stock is
already taken, to Millerton, in Duchess
county, on the Harlem road is sixteen
miles. From Millerton 10 New York,
by the Harlem, is ninety.six miles; in
al, from North Bennington, one hundred
and Lightweight miles. Granting the
thgee debateable miles, originally given,
SIS the true distance from North BEN
ningtou to Chatham Corners (they will
be likely TO be neeeded) at possibly fifty
thousand dollars a mile,--the sum OF the
distance, by each route, is the same.
The cost OF construction, compara-
aveiy upon the two routes, is the next
question. In the frat place we have the
statement OF a contractor; at the late
public meeting in Bennington, who is
ready 10 undertake the construction OF
the proposed new road to Chatham Cor
ners, for thirty thousand dollars per
mile, OF in round numbers, for fourteen
hundred thousand dollars. II this first
low estimate should comprehend the en-
tire cost, nobody, we presume, will be
more syatifed than the contractor. To
raise this sum, five hundred thousand
dollars is looked for from the region
concerned in New York, to which the
whole new line is new acquisition.
The Bennington and Rutland railroad
may be pledged for five hundred thous-
and dollars more; the towns interested in
this State, and other friends, will freely
supply the balance. This foaytca, h,Rdscd
stOaosmaS dollars will unloose from US the
grasp ola monopoliEing foreign corpora
ton, by beginning to build fifty-seven
miles OF new railroad In the State Of
New York.
Pine more eastern roate proposed goes
arsr to the central village OF Bennins-
son, distance of five miles, already
Quilt and being run in connection with
bhe Bennington g. Rutland road. A
practicable route exists by which to
connect this branch, as the true trunk
line o. road with the Troy & Boston
road ia Pownal Ia distance not eX-
eeediug twelve miles, at q cost less
than fifty thousand dollars per mile.
The whole distance Is within our own
State, which con trolls at least within its
border the IuCkless foreign corporation,
and by a single word OF its authority
ear compel such Il connection with it's
track and such facilities of transit as it
pleases. If not, there are eight miles more
TO be built to reach North Adams. Will
the bennington g. Rutland company
pledge its suffering property to raise
the needed money? If it hesitates TO
act with anybody foreign to our State,
the State itself may be induced to take
its place in order to make way for its
business toward the Southern markets
at all seasons. 1t can well affJrd,
doubtless, to do 1t, rather than depend
upoe & foreign connection conciliated to
its aid by individual mere than by pub
lie interests. The road from North Ad-
ans TO Pittsfeld is owned by the West
ern Railroad Of Massachusetts. That
interest naturally aspires to connec-
ton with Western Vermont. 1t might
thus take our business to Chatham Cor
ners on line but Eve miles longer from
North Bennington than the proposed
new road and onward to Hudson, TWEEN
ty miles further, on a track of
it's own. Is it too much to autici-
pate from Boston enterprise and liberal
ity, with the products of Southwestern
Vermont in view for the Western road,
that q strong and reliable hand would