St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-07-05
The NeW Route from the SeGboard
to the Hest.
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the liberal offers made 10 them for the
expansion of their commerce. their wide
awake neighborS of the Forest City are
preparing 10 take advantage of tins M
difference. and 10 turn ii To- their own
advantage Other things being equal,
of Course western trade would prefer
coming Ia Boston, provided il had 4
suitable outlet here, on account of this
city's llein. the centre and headquarters
of the great manufacturing interest of
New England But Boston persisiently
refuses Ia provide the maritime facilities
required for the successful prosecution OF
this trade. In liz relations with trans-At-
lantic markets. and hence il must go
elsewhere TO find them
Portland. with but one trunk line con-
Meeting her with the great west, and that
circuitous one, running mostly through
foreign territory. presents greater facili-
lies for that peculiar branch of trade. and
NOW loads more ships with agricultural
produce Tor Europe, than Boston, with
all her network of interior lines, and her
superior advantages as a distributing
market. Ii i. a remarkable, though by
no means ali inexplicable tact, that the
foreign commerce of the latter ha> failed
10 increase in an equal ratio with her
multiplication OF railroad facilities, wliil,.
that of our enterprl>ing neighbur la. in
creased in much greater ratio. AMI l.
now demanding other and shorter routes
10 the west Indeed, the Grand Trunk.
exempt as it Is from competition. has col
10 bc too slow 4 coach Tor Portland, and
something has cot 10 be done TO put her
in more direct communication with the
grcat sources of commercial wealth. a,
the points OF agricultural supply and pro
luc,iom.
Just what i, TO l.e done 10 this end,
We propose TO notice here ami We NAV
add. tina; this never would have been
done, nor thought OF. probably had il
not been for the steamship enterprises
which have made Portland such :, con-
Venent AMI ready outlet for western
trade. and but tor the evident ami Ia
inevitable fact. thai Boston ws.s not di--
posed 10 do ANYTHING on an adequate
scale. for the accommodation of that
trade la iaci. the west h.ls almost
ceased 10 hope for anything from ;hi-
metropolis IN the Nay OF maritime iacili-
tlc-. ami * E,w amAiUusiy looking 10
other points upon Ihe >e;Iboarl for fac
tor> II receive ami handle her rapidly
accommodating products
The various lines OF railroad wl.icl.
skirt the southern shore OF the --s-i
lakes. AMI cntcr New England through
The Green Mountain Ie,>-,->. ar nec,->~a-
rily beginning 10 TAX the same view OF
the matter They must RELY upon the
Western and Atlantic trade Tor their
patronage. and they lia,c lon- INDUCED
iLc nope that, with their eastern tcrm.ui
al the pori U:' B,s,on, the nc,7!iul .ie;,>
would he taken 10 justify Il l..r-e increase
81 produce shipments 10 ili> polt. such
a. would insure u material ,NpaIl-ion ui
their business Ia that cs.>c, iher were
prepared 20 .rca;lv en..r-e their trans
port facilities. ana. moreover. their lead
IN Stockholders were ready 10 subscribe
literally 10 ANY fund that might To- need
e,! +" establish steamship lines between
thi> port and Europe.
But tie i.nomlniou> failure of tie
National Steamship enterprise. which
lhcy had offered 10 back uI' 10 the extern;
OF one-thirl oil IL requisite capital. i.as
naturally impaired I:.v:r coniiacnce IN
boston a. ;Im outlet tor western trade.
ami caused ;hem - Turn their attention
To Portland a. n more promising ami
aNa.ia;ilr mode oi transit. Hence. IL !,
not strange. under tie circumstances.
that our northern railroad lines are now
schcmin- Il make Ihat ,iiy the principal
Atlantic terminus vi ihcir lines. leaving
their communications wiki Boston 1,
stand III the secondary relation of branch
.. Il i nnw certain that this railroad
diversion = NOT unly contemplated. lou.
that the plan for liz execution i well
matur,rl. The preliminary surveys for a
ncw grand roU;e ior ir;a,el :ind TRANSPORT
between Portland AMI the west. lave al
ready hecn made Last week a party o:
gentlemen. representing S5.ain. 600 ol
capital. and consisting Of Portland msr-
chants. le,,din. railroad men. as well a.
several high tunciionarie> OF Maine and
Vermont, passed over The new route ana
We're well satisfied of lis feasibility.
The proposed route runs directly from
Portland 10 The White Mountains lr 4
line considerably shorter than the Grand
Trunk thence through Cr.wiorl>
Notch. with a very moderate grade. Il
l-itilctom. y. H.. crossing the sia;e line
hear the Junction ui the CUnneriicut and
Pa>>umpsic, and conneciin. with tn,
Vermont Central railroad al Montpelier,
thence, VIA the Vermont Central, O--
icn>hurg. Waieriown and Rome roads,
10 some point on the eastern shore OF
Lake Ontario. where il IS proposed Il
build 4 connection with 0>weso and tie
New York Central
This will open route between Port
lanl and Niagara Falls some nineiy
miles Shorter than by WAY OF the Gran,
Trunk : il viii tap the western anu
Canada trade OF Lake Ontario. which
now goes principally TO New York. al
The OSwego junction. and viii H.. a Yer,
popular route for travel. on account oi
the novelty of passing through the heart
of the White Mountain region. Ii in.
ter>ecticn> OF New Hampshire and Yer
mont railroads must of necessity tend I,
divert trade and travel from this meirop.
oils, and IL results upon our commerce,
will teach Us another oi those praciica
lessons. from which Ne are 50 >low 1,
dednce the moral touching the condition.
OF local growth AMI progress.