Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-13
{. s.~. .=s-es. Connecticut Western Railroad

and Hartford relative to the building of this road. Mr. Brown president of the Duchess and Columbia road was present and stated that the first 13 miles, from Fishkill to Hopewell will have the cars run ming upon it by August next "ln --yeAr from that time it is hoped that the road will be in running order from Fishkillto Pine Plains. y
 Gov. Holly made few remarks on the importance of the enterprise, the amount of local business. and the connections with the vast business, of the great west, over the great routes extending even to the Pa cific. He said the town of Salisbury alone was now paying $150,0O0 a year for wagon carriage one article-iron ore-to say noth- ing of tho manufactured iron and the coal used in the works. It was the most feasi- ble route ever surveyed east and west through the State. Mir. Bartholomew of Hartford, ill answer to question by Mir. Blair of Collinsville. as to the disposition of Hartford to aid the enterprise. said that he was not authorized to speak for that city, but he had no doubt that if the road was built from Collinsviile west, Hartford would see to the eastern extention. In an swer to a question by Gov. Holley as to whether the building of the Connecticut Western road would interfere with the building of the Boston and Erie over the southern route. he said that if both routes should be built it would not injure the State. ,a s.. .., The Hartford .Ere. Post says:
 The main thing to be considered by Hartford capitalists is the route of the road at this end-whether it shall run from Col linsville to this city, or go to Spring gield, or both. No question would seem to arise why it should not, though its main track l come here; for the advantages to be deriv- ed by the business people of Hartford will 1 be invaluable A large trade will be open | ed up with Litchfeld county, Communica- 1 ton with which is now round about and difficult, and, besides, a desirable avenue of railroad connections will be furnished through to the great states of the West. It seems hardly necessary to urge the inn portance of this enterprise. The adyanta- ges which will be derived by Hartford are so many that it would be difficult to enum- crate them. If the road should go to Springfield it would damage the business interests of this city to an amount not cas- fly calculated. And we are glad to know that this project is favorably looked upon
 
 have examined it, and that it will probab- ly, in the end, have the cordial endorse ment of all our influential citizens.
 Mir. Brown reiterated his former state ment that if local subscriptions along the line, to the amount of s10.O0O per mile and the right of way, could be obtained, the road could be built. Arrangements were made at these meetings for raising S5,OO0, necessary, it seems, for completing the sur vey and location of the road, during the coming summer
 We shall be very glad to see an east and west railroad connecting with the Erie, through any part the county. The nearer it comes to us, the better, of course, we like it. We should also much prefer the north. ern, to the southern route Nevertheless we can see many objections to the former
 which our enthusiastic Winsted cotempor
 ary overlooks. It is plain that the pro
 posed road cannot lead direct to Spring field and also direct to Hartford. It Is alst IaJter, Jne more 1t loses it's value as |
 cations that the project will receive mucl
 assistance from Springfield. A stately del
 egation-a sort of procession headed by May
 or-came through from that place to Wins
 ted some months since. They were care
 ful, however, neither to say or do anything
 in the slightest degree obligatory; and We
 do not learn that they have done anything to the purpose since. Hartford will helI the road if the road will help them; but
 how can it do that without losing sight o,
 it's main object?
 In short, we see no reason to change our
 first view of the matter: This railroad must
 be built mainly by the local interests along its line. No large cities or corporations
 arc sufficiently interested to take the ini
 tiatiye. Undoubtedly Mr. Brown is cor.
 rect in stating that if the places on the
 line can contribute the right of way, and q considerable amount per mile ($1OOOG [seems very small estimate). capital can
 be found elsewhere to do the rest. The strong men of Salisbury Winsted &c will have to put their shoulders very heavily tc the wheel, however before they get any | help from Hercules