The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-06-21

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The LamOillc RlycrValley Railroad
The people Of the Lamoille River
Valley are aroused in relation to the
project Of a railroad through this sec
ton. In fact the RAILROAD Fever is I
the only prevailing epidemic. On the
30th ult., a large meeting was held at
Hyde Park. and was addressed by
Judge Morrill, Of st. Johnsbury, AMI
by others One feeling poryaded the
asscmblage, and that was, the ching
must be pm hrough." This meeting
was a test of the sense of the people
of Lamoille, as every town was well
represented. The route fixed upon as
most practicable is the following;
Commencing at Georgia --connec-
ting with the V. q c, r.. R.-up the
valley of the Lamoille, through Fair
fax, Cambridge, Waterville, Johnson,
Hyde Park, Morristown, Wolcott,
Hardwick, Walden, Cabot and Dan
vile, connecting at st. Johnsbury with
the Passumpsic II. r. The grade is
probably much easier than that of any
other railroad route in Vermont. -
Hon. Thos. Waterman, of Johnson, on
this point, says: Having many years
since been employed as Road Com
missioner and Surveyor in looking up
n road leading from Georgia through
the valley of the LQmoille to Hardwick,
we then thought, and do now, that it
is most excellent route for railroad,
no part of it would require great out
lays for blasting or eXcavating, even
to n 1.-THE of what some railroads have
required on which we have travelled. y
No part of the proposed route from
Fairfax to Hardwick is more than for
;. ty feet to the mile, and the most of il
:. is triiling. AS to the grade on the
!. route from Hardwick to ST. Johns.
bury,it is well known that the summit
n on the montpelier route" is one hun
If dred and fifty feet higher than thai
l. of the more northern route. Th,
% leagth Of the LumoHc Rirer Ialiel
h route Is thirty miles shorter from Port
J. iand to Ogdensburgh than uia. Mont
W PETER, which fact, is not unfavorabl,
lie to the new project through Lamoille
ir The interests of this valley deman,
le the road. Mt Mansfield is now on
~ of the most fashionable places of sum
- mer resort in New England. TIL
te vast mineral wealth of Hyde Park
to Wolcott, now lying dormant, woul
be developed. The Wolcott Hone an
IN Stone Manufacturing Company is nov
in working on capital Of over $4,000
IL which will shortly be trebled. TIL
lis agricultural region through which thi
Mt road will pass is one of the finest j
as the State. Instead of ealting our pre-
be duce from twenty to fifty miles, a mal
en- ket will be brought to our doors. Til
if WOODEN manufactures Of Watervill,
lir which have been slumbering in ina,
.s- activity, will be famed into q new lif
he The vast forests Of Bclyidoro, Mon
re gomery and Eden will readily yiel
on their almost inoxhaushble supplies
,ly timber for building and other purp
sos. in short, the advantages a
many and important the disadvant
ees are decidedly minus VIII Il
ial Lamoile River Railroad be built? "
RIM answer yes. We are Informed th
on the town of Cambridge will vote S5C
Ell 000, and there can be no doubt but 0
hS of the above named towns and man
ex- more will aid in the same proportio
OF We have many capitalists in this sc
nd ton, and the project has their unqu,
- flied sympathy.
ne The following paragraph is copi'
H. from the Manchester \. H. Mirrt
- and ought to satisfy all who m
the have any doubts rs TO the feasibili
lcy of the grade of the route:
ere Before the Vermont Central W
md built, this route (Lamolle Valley "
bile surveyed, and probably would ha
for been adopted but for the influence
-, the Burlington people who We're dos
~ Gus of having the road come 10 then
nus Yours truly, H. III. W,
Materyillc, June l4th, 1867.