St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-03-13

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er means of transport by water from :he
one to the other, thereby securing to the
one section better prices, and TO the 9TH
er better food and also, that more di-
rect route be opened by Railroad, where
by TO facilitate intercourse between these
two sections.
The cheapest route that can ever be
opened for transportation must be by
making use of the great Chain of Lakes
reaching from the head of Lake Superb
or and Michigan to the foot OF Lake On
tario-in the whole course of which
there is but one impediment To estab-
lsh the full perfection of this line a
larger, and, we may add, an American
canal must be built around the falls of
Niagara, by which the great avalanch Of
Western produce bound Eastward can
be let down upon Lake Ontario in the
same bottoms in which it is transported
on all the other Lakes. That the time
has fully arrived when this immensely
important work, both in national and
commercial point ofvicw, should be I'M
dertaken and completed, is the earnest be-
lief and mutual desire of East and West
alike.
In regard to the desired and more di-
rect route by rail, it is proposed to build
Il railroad from the city of Portland,
Maine, directly across the State, New
Hampshire and Vermont, by the notch
OF the White Mountains, to connect with
the Northern O9densburg Railroad, at
Houses Point, proceeding on that road
to PotScam Junction, and from thence
by the Rome. Watertown, and Ogdens-
burg Railroad to Rome and Oswego.
From this latter city it is also proposed
to build road proceeding directly west
ward along the ridge line of Lake Onta-
RIO to the Niagara river, connecting at
this point with the Great Western Rail
road, or with the American roads reach
ing Toledo and Detroit, from thence by
the Michigan roads TO Chicago, or west
warl still hy the many roads from that
point The necessary organizations OF
the most efficient character for the prose-
cutlOn OF both these enterprise have been
and sufficient progress made IN securing
the means and right OF way TO warrant
the bcliet-it no financial revulson. or
other formidable reasons shall occur 10
prcvcut-that they will both be lmmedi-
ately undertaken, and pushed vigorously
forward to completion.
\ glance on the map will show an in
tere>tlng tact i'll connection with this
route. Almost Il direct line from Chica-
90 to Portland will strike Detroit ant
the Niagara river below the Falls. sub
>tantiailv ON tie line OF roads now in op-
Grafton, and from Niagara to Oswego o.
the line OF the projected road. From
this point eastward, the line would iii.
verge, following the route of the Rome.
Watcrtown. and Ogdenoburg Railroad
alon9 the level plateau living between the
"-Adirondac Range" and the st Law
renee, thence over the Northern OLdens-
burg road to the head OF Lake Champlain
and direct TO Portland The coustruc-
ton OF these two portions of the line as
above, would open a continuous through
route between the two points first named
-betwecm the great producing regions o
the West and the consuming populations
, EaSt-5ctwecn the former and the pres
ent homes of the hardy sons of New
. England now. not only developing the
resources, but moulding. to Il great ex,
tent, the dcstinieS OF this immense West
ern World.
. There are already numerous lines o
, road radictlng in many directions, west
, ward from Chicago, hundreds and thous
andS OF miles, permeating almost every
= section, and finally connecting with tina
; great living and throbbing artery 81 sool
to bc stretched across, vitalizing tht
| whole continent, from the Atlantic TO til,
: Pacific, and beyond this again, by line:
: of steamships now running to reach the
myriads OF the people of eastern Asia.
The eastern extensions are also o
large Importance, being from Portland
by other lines of Railroad, to all parts o
the State of Maine. itself rs large as al
the other New England States together
also by rail and water TO the Britisl
l possessions, and by lines Of steamers t,
European ports.
5 BY this line the distance from Port
land to Detroit must be l66 miles les
than by the ''Grand Trunk" and yer,
: considerably less than by any other Rail
t road route.
= This route from Niagara TO the st
Lawrence, and from thence to the Whit
= | nj ( hop l,,,
t Lake George to Saratoga, is, and will
= doubtless continue to be the great popu
lar route of pleasure travel between thes
points.
With the enlarged or new ship cana
completed vessels engaged in the Easter
and Western trade, will of course procee,
= to the furthest practical point OF connec
/ ton eastward, with railroad facilities
/ for the transportmcnt and forwarding o
: cargo to destination.
The great bulk OF business seeking thi
route, tends to and from northern an,
G eastern New Yorll, all of New England
f and also in large degree to the ports ol
a the sca-board favorable for shipment t
=, the British Provinces and to Europe.
h Hence Oswego, Cape Vincent, an
: Ogdensburg are not only favorable, bu
: the only points to which railroads hav
) been extended TO connect with the water
d of Lake Ontario, at its eastern extremity
/ The Rome, Watertown and Ogden:
d burg Railroad is already in operation t
5 each OF the points named, with preser
: and attainable facilities for conducting
: large business.
e The only methods of transportation t
and from the West, are by Lake or Raj
e The comparative difference in cost is a