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

jnndtion would be formed with the
Vermont Central road which goes to Bur.
lington on Lake Champlain, and to Rouse's
Point at the North end of the Lake. con-
Meeting at the latter point with the Og.
densbnrg road.
By this route it is from Portland to
) Moptpelier 100 miles, while from the lat.
ter place to Boston by the present connec
tons is 2lO miles. making 80 miles adj
vantage in favor of this city. From ST.
Jobnsbury to Portland by the proposed
route is rs miles, while to Boston the
distance is 2Ot miles. The road would
pass within twelve miles of Franconia'
and through the great uncut timber re.
gions of the Granite State.
On the whole line the maximum grade
would not be over sixty feet to the mile,
possibly not over fifty, while on the Rut.
land road the maximum grade is sixty,
and on the Western Mass road it is
eighty six feet to the mile
At St. Johnsbury. which is eighty.
nine miles nearer Portland than Boston,
the road would cross the Connecticut and
Passnmpsic Rail road. which runs up
to the line through fertile country forty
five miles north of the place of intcrsec-
ton.
There il reason to believe that this
whole road can be built for an average Of
$25 900 per mile. and that it can he leas.
ed to the Vermont Central road for six
per cent. on the entire cost, that road fur
nishing all the equipments.
The section from Montpelier to the
Connecticut River is now being pushed,
and its construction is assured. 1t is
believed that if Portland will provide for
the construction to the state line--a re-
markably favora lie route for road-that
the section in New Hampshire can he
provided for through parties who will
take the stock as cafe and profitable
investment.
Steamers now lay down freight on the
wharves at Burlington. without breaking
bulk, which have been loaded at Chicago
and other lake ports True. these are the
small class of vessels; but all freight ad
mits Of speedy water transportation from
the West to Burlington, and though to do
this transhipment NAV be required the
expense is very much less than by an all
rail route. At Ogdenshurg direct con.
ucction would be had with the largest
craft lat navigate the lake
TO show what amount Of business comes
over the Vermont Central we need only
state that no other road leading to Bos.
ton from the West. begins to transport
so much western produce over it as this
It stands number one, while the Rutland
and Fitchburg roads stand next, owing
to their having a partial advantage ofthe
cheap water carriage which this road
shares SO largely The Worcester and
Western roads ggantic as they arc
rank number three in supplying Boston
with the products of the West
With saving Of fifty miles in reaching
a good shipping port, and over road
leased to one having so controlling an in
aucnce as the Vermont Central, it is not
difficult to see that Portland would soon
become the great port Of entry and ship
ment for the vast regions on and beyond
the great lakes.
1t is intended to run the new road
from Portland. via the Saco River valley
to the Notch at the White Mountains,
thence across the Connecticut river to St
Johnsbury and Montpelier. in Vermont.
D. G. Linsley. Esq, of this city. Chief
Engineer of the Montpelier and St. Johns
bury Railroad, has surveyed the route
through the White Mountain Notch. and
reports it as entirely feasible. BY run
ming the road that way the White Noun.
tain travel is secured to it, and direct
line is opened thence to Mount Mansfield
among the Green Mountains, which will
be very convenient to pleasure travellers
in summer .
Horace Fairbanks. ESQ, President of
the Montpelier and st. Johnsbury road.
and Mr.. Linslcy, the Chief Engineer, have
been at Portland, aud report that the
proposed route stands well in the opinion
of the business men of that city. A meet.
ing was held there, April 10Th, to consid.
er the subject of the new road. at which
Ex-Gov. Washburn made warm speech
in its favor The Portland Press reports
his remarks, from which We make the fol.
lowing extract:
He said the visit of the gentlemen from
Vermont some two months since, and their
conversation, had led him to look into
the matter, and the more he looked at it
the more he was 10 favor of it. If the
measure was carried out it would be of