Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-04-29
CONCERNING RAILROAD PROJECTS.


bridge, first and alone of the towns alunI
u! the line refuses her aid to the Lamoill,
to Valley Railroad. An attentive and val
a ued correspondent writes: " At the Town
re meeting in Cambridge, Tuesday the q 81
or inst the town voted by large majority
is not to accept of the enabling act" spass
n ed by the Legislature last Fall. and re.
n fused to assist in building the Lamoile
10 Valley Railroad in any manner. This
er being the only town between Portland
IN and the Vt & Canada Road but what
( has contributed toward the enterprise, its
d. action may at first seem to be check to
n the project; out the friends of the Road
e are saDguine of success and now say they
= are ready to accept of the offer extended
Il by Bakersfield, Sheldon, Swanton and
y other towns IN the Missisquoi Valley, and
$ that the road shall be built in spite of
a outside monoplies aud selfish interests"
o We fnd the following concerning the
movements in New Hampshire relative
to the connecting line between White Riv.
| cr Junction and Pr land which, via Rut.
land has become competing project with
the Portland and 0gdeusburgh Rail.
road. it is an extract from letter to
the Manchester N. H., Mirror, under
date of franklin. N. H, April 9th.
The chief end of man, as represented
by the jewellers around the head waters
OF the Merrimac. is to get the Portland
and Oglensburg Railroad laid out and
built through our neighbours back kitch-
en-. Last summer, parties from Por tland
interested in connecting that city with
the West, asked and obtained of our Leg.
islature charter for a road across the
northern part of the State, through the
White Mountain Notch, which. with the !
connecting sections already chartered in
Maine and Vermont, would from con. u
tinuous route direct from Portland to .
Ogdensburg and thence to the West.
Since last summer, however. it has been G
discovered that the route on which the a
new road was chartered is a very diff.
cult, if not impracticable one, and search
has been made for a better. The first D
proposed was to leave some point 10 the
eastern part Of the State, and run west.
ward through New II ,mpton and Bristol, Oh
Ind thence to Danbury, forming a june si
ion with the Northern Railroad at the in
after place. Secondly, it is proposed to A
ome through Chinatown and San. lie
ornton to this place, tapping the North. tr,
I'm here Assuming that the road is TO tbi
e built on either of the proposed routes, ms
is, OF course, of the first Importance to tel
ur people that it be brought here, as it to,
'ould make this railroad junction, give wa
communication by rail with the eos. all
'rn part of the State and with Maine. eI.
nd contribute in score Of WAYS to orr on
lateral prosperity; and our citizens are We
ide awake in the matter, determined TO wa
icceed if possible. A delegation lately rio
lslted Portland to interest parties there, pri
nd meeting was held last week at ed
anbornton Bridge, to "orgauize victory" Th
ccordingy engineers are expected to day wo
commence survey Of the route, which CAP
IS claimed, will demonstrate that this ant
not only ten miles shorter, but much ret
'sier to build on, and in every way more
aslble than any other proposed. But
'e Bristol and New Hampton people can
don't see it in that light" and all that ha'
Q are doing for the Franklin they are do. go
g Ter the Danbury route, claiming that fore
Is far preferable. Which place will raj
IN depends, Of course, very much upon foil
e Portland gentlemen Immediately in.
rested In the road, and their preference {
nges upon the advantages to be deriy. I
J. SO that we are likely to have lively
ntest tefOre we get through with it,"
we are inclined to the opinion that
e Representatives, Of the route
rough the Notch, as suggested by the |
respondent exist only in the interest
the Portland and Rutland connection.
deed, communication in q Portland
per, SO late as last week, stated that -"
9 maximum grade through the Notch rvs ~
u not exceed 60 feet to the mile, and 'u y
peated surveys demonstrate the feas.
llity Of the route. eSSa
The same communication also states -
at a gentlemen in Vermont, whose abili- "n =,
and good faith have been vouched for. VI" WI,
made the following proposition; Aau
Il hereby propose to furnish all the
lterials and do and perform all the Ia. =
{ required to construct and complete h;sb
Portland aud 0gdensburgh Railroad Cbu
I'M q point on the Portland and Roches. mat
kallread about seven miles from the and
y OF Portland through the Wiley Notch men
the White Mountains Of tho Connect. mem