Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24

W" ne'" tsliy seek Portland HarbOr as
the nearest and best outlet II the trade.
The building Of railroads from Bo.ton
into New Hampshire aud Vermont drew
to her their trade. The building o. The
line now proposed will restore 10 Portland
her lost advantage, and make her the cen.
ter OF trade Of larger portion Of New
England, than that now dependant upon
any other Atlantic seaport,
By extending line about As miles. IL
VIII interseot with the proposed Great
Falls and Concord road, already extended
TO Union Village in Wakefield. which is
To extend Northward To ossipoe and Con.
way, From the proposed point Of inter.
seeting Of the two lines in Ossipee, the
distance to Boston, the present market Of
that country. Is l2d miles, 10 that an out.
let at Portland for its products will be
had In 10 miles less of distance than 10
Boston. On reaching Meredith, the line
viii connect with that Of the Boston,
Concord and Montreal Railroad, al point
ll3 miles distant from Boston, giving 10
the trade Of that country an outlet 10
Portland, 40 miles shorter than the line
10 Boston.
BY this route, too, more direct con.
neotion viii be made between Portland
and Concord, tho Capital Of New Hamp-
shire, than by any existing or proposed
line, aifording most agreeable route 20
Boston, New York and the West.
From Meredith Village, the line OF the
Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad
already extends northward SO miles 10
Wells River Junction, and 90 miles far
ther 10 Littleton.
This Company, it is understood, have
raised the means for extending the line
farther northward, aiming 20 connect with
the Grand Trunk Railroad ~ Northum-
berland, section Of which line, from Lit
Teton TO Whitefield, is 10 be put under
contract the present year.
At Wells River junction the line con-
meets with the PassumpSic Railroad, ex-
tending northward 20 ST. Johnshury and
TO the boundary of Canada, aiming for a
connection with the Grand Trunk Rail-
way at Lcnoxyillc All the country ly-
ing north Of the point of intersection Of
onr line with that of the Boston. Concord
and Montreal Railroad at Meredith, will
be brought 10 or % miles nearer 10 Port
land than to Boston, by the construction
of the proposed line from Portland.
AT Wells Junction, the proposed line
TO Montpelier will extend over a fayora-
BILE route, - miles already chartered,
giving connection between Montpelier
and Portland in about ljj miles, which
II is understood will be undertaken, as
soon as an enabling act is passed, author
iZing the towns on It's route 20 subscribe
stock to the same extent as upon other
lines in Vermont.
From Montpelier the line of the Yer
mont and Canada Railroad extends to
Rouses Point, so miles, or total OF 23I
miles from Portland from Rouses Point
TO Ogdensburg is IFS miles, or 303 miles
from Portland the line from Rouse'
Point to Montreal is Al miles, making
total of 2i9 miles from Portland to Mon
treal 10y way Of Wells River and Mont
pclier.
On reaching Bristol, n H, the lin
- will connect with the branch to Frank
lin, IL miles, forming Il new connection
by the Northern Railroad of New Hamp
r shire TO Concord.
{ The line of the Northern Railroad o
[ New Hampshire is reached at Danbury
81 miles east OF White River Junction
. which will connect with lines running
north and south, and with the Woodstocl
Railroad cast, now in process of construc
ton.
From White River Junction to Rouse
, Point is l44 miles by the Vermont am
r Canada Railroad, so that from Portlan
( to Rouses Point by this route is 2G6 mile
/ to Montreal 80 miles, and to Ogdensbur
4 3Si miles,
From White River Junction line ex
tends down the Connecticut valley I
Bellows Falls, whore it embranches, on
running to Boston by the Cheshire Rail
, road, the other continuing down the Con
necticut valley to Springfield, thence t
New York city, and by a line TO Al
: bany.
On reaching Rutland, the natural ter
minus of the proposed line, it will attorC
, the shortest and most available outlet t,
, the sea for the accumulated business al
ready attracted to this point by its advan
tageous position, and the center of n vas
system of railroads conrerging to it from
all directions.
Rutland is the center of large manu-
featuring district, and the headquarter
of the marble trade, already grown int
Importance, which will be rapidly devel
oped into leading interest IN vermont
, This trade is especially interested i'll
line 10 Portland, and proposed to bull,
canal from Whitehall to Rutland
j thereby making Rutland the nearest por
of Lake Champlain TO tide water and i
is not anticipating too much 10 expcc
that a ship canal will i'll few years con
, meet Lake Champlain with the St Law
renee, making Lake Champlain the in
1 land basin for the accommodation ant
distribution of Western produce.
Probably no interior town of New Eng
/ land has greater elements for success thai
Rutland, already the largest town in Yer
mont.
A new line of communication from
Rutland to the St. Lawrence and thu
West, by means of the steamer Oake
$ Ames and the Pittsburgh Railroad, Ia
G recently been successfully iuauguarted
: Additional lines Of railway have bee
n proposed to Lake Ontario, the completio
: OF which, or any one Of them. will largel
Y enhance the Importance of Rutland, as
9 point for the reception and distribution
] Of trade; and the more recent movement
E to build line from Saratoga to ugdens
: burg by direct line, promises still great
J, err results TO the business of Rutland
$ We have spoken of the Portland an,
, Rutland road mainly as local enterpris,
: serving as a spinal column or Gran,
: Trunk line for the business Of the countr
along its route, or brought to it'on eitle
f side by connecting lines OF railroad, al,
Q there seems TO be no reasonable doubt
o that this local business would be album
q dainty remunerative upon the cost OF con
s struction, running as il does, aud a iayor
Y able route that can be cheaply built.
: From Portland to Danbury the report
: of the engineer show that no heavy grade