St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-06-28
The Great WeStern Rdi{Ndy.

railroad from ortlitllu 10 OSuen>DurS
Since his return. he has furnished series
of very interesting letters to the Portland
Press, in which lie has fully, and yet con-
ciselv, stated the whole matter OF this
new road. We copy at length from his
letters, and only regret we have not room
for them entire:
If the scheme be altogether
what it seems to be, no chance for mis-
take, and no reasonable ground for APP
prehen.ion. then what is our duty .
our duty to ourselves and to Others ,
Where such great advantages are in
prospect, we need to be very cautious,
even while we are most enthusiastic
lest we may be led sstray by our hopes.
instead of relying upon demonstrations.
In the first place, do we need a new
opening to the West This Is a ques-
ton sure to be sprung upon us at the
very outset of our enquiry, by all who,
like ourselves but the other day, are un-
acquainted with the subject.
To this we anSwer-Look at The map;
and then at the statistics OF growth in
the great west: and you Will find all the
avenues OF trade either chokcd up or
over crowded fol 4 large part OF the
year, the prices OF transportation greatly
enhanced, without advantage to the
stockholders, and the delays and him
ORANGES at certain seasons Of tie year so
great, as to be well nigh diScouraging to
business men.
Abridgc the distance, or shorten the
line OF transportation, between two given
points and You augment tie commercial
capital required for that particular bust
hess, between those two points. III the
same proportion-to say nothing Of in
terest, and nothin. now OF diminished
cost Of transportation. Ii returns car
be had in three months instead OF six, OF
course only half the capital viii be re-
quireI for carrying on tina: business; or
what amounts TO the same thing, double
the business may be done with the same
capital.
The probability i, that however many
discharging avenues or >luice-wavS may
be opened between the Great West and
the sea board, they will never be equal
to her necessities and our- Her aston
ishing business growth, and her marvel
Gus productlS eneSs bave always been
ahead of her markets and her means Of
tranSportation-whethcr by her lakes
her turnpkes, her plank roads. 81 even
by her system OF railways What then
is to be done! Ter granarir- and her
treasure houses OF beet and pork. must
be tapped. and tapped in such 4 WAY that
they shall empty themselves without
hindrancc, and spontaneously As il were.
into our hurhors: there 10 rr-ah>VrJ our
exchanges, our manufactures AMI other
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he movement HAS "'5uA WIN NrE-
moh'-or rather We shoHil say, with
two men IN Neilmont, EN-''overnor
smith OF mat STATE president OF Tie En-
mont ,cn:rai raiIroad' AMI Also the pIr>-
ldent OF our great Northern tactic rail-
road, cooperating with Nr, Horace
Fairbanks, OF ST. John>hury. son OF the
late ''oVernor falrDahhs ana true emp
OF that "old beck. which has been >Hrh
help for thousands and tens OF thous-
andS, during the last iiIty-yttrS-iWo
men who are OF themselves, II they were
not helped by Others OF New Hampshire
and from all parts ci the intermediate
region, as they are, might carry ont any
thing they should undertake; heinz both
wise and rIrcumSpeci, both 'ntcrprsun9
and cautious, OF Iar9e experience and
large resources.
1t Is but an act OF slmpIe justice, after
all that has been sad by the Vermont.
New Hampshire and New York papers.
about our delegation, to say that the mon
We sent from Portland are but 4 sample
OF what We could send II 1t were neces-
sary, and shall send when they are nee9G-
ed. They are the representatives, not 50
much OF Portland, as OF the several
classes TO which they belong. 10 he
sure, they are all Shrewd, substantial.
business men, though engaged III differ
ent pursuits, and have come together be
cause OF their common interest IN the
question.
At Ogdensburgh then, let us
rest awhile; and push on to Oswcgo.
when the tide sets that way, lake ole
or two items Tor 4 sample OF what they
are dong there with OIL Y ten thousand
inhabitants. They have one OF the larg-