The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-28
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low the Falls, substantially on the line ol
roads now in operation, and from Niagara
to Oswego ON the line OF the projected road.
From this point eastward the line would di-
verge, following the route OF the Rome, Wa
tertown, and OgdenSburg Railroad along the
level Plateau lying between the ''Adirondac
Range" and the ST. Lawrence, thence over
the Northern Ogdensburg road to the head Of
Lake Champlain and direct TO Portland. Ahe
construction OF these two portions OF the line
as above, would open continuous through
route between the two points first named
between the great producing regions OF the
west and the consuming populations of the
East-between the former and the present
MONIES OF the hardy sons of New England
now, not only developing the resources, but
moulding, to great extent the destines OF
this immense Western World.
ihefe are already numerous lines OF road
[duiattiS IN many directions, westward from
chicago, hundreds and thousands of miles,
permeatiDg almost every section, and finally
connecting with that great living and th1ob-
oing artery so soon TO be stretched across,
VitanzlnS the whole continent, from the At
Iahtlc TO the Pacific, and beyond this again,
Dy ilnes OF steamships now running TO reach
the myriads OF the people of eastern Asia.
Inc eastern extensionsare also of large i'm
portance, being from Portland, by other lines
OF Kallroad, TO all parts of the State of Maine,
Itself as large as all the other New England
States together-also by rail and water to the
British possessions, and by lines of steamers
to European ports.
BY this line the distance from Portland to
Detroit must be 166 miles less than by the
Grand Trunk" and very considerably less
than by any other Railroad reute.
This route, from Niagara to the St. Law
renee, and from thence to the White Noun
tains, or Uia Lake Champla:n and Lake
George to Saratoga, is, and will doubtless
continue TO be the great popular route of
pleasure uavel between these points.
With the enlarged, or new ship canal CON-
pleted, vessels engaged in the Eastern and
western trade, will of course proceed to the
iarthest practicable point of connection east
ward, with railroad facilities, tor the trans
pertinent and forwarding of cargo to destina-
ton.
he great bulk of business seeking this
route, tends to and from northern and east
efn New York, all OF New England, and also
IN large degree to the ports on the sea-board
favorable tor shipment TO the British Provin-
ces and to Europe.
burg are not only favorable. but the only
points to which railroads have been extended
TO connect with the waters of Lake Ontario.
at its eastern extremity.
The Rome, WateItUwn and Ogdensburg
Railroad is already in operation to each of the
points named, with present and attainable fa-
cillties for conducting large business.
The only methods of transportation to and
from the West, are by Lake or Rail. The
comparative difference in cost is as follows:
The average price paid tor some years past
TO vessels per ton, rom Chicago to Oswego,
has not been equal TO one third OF what is
considered by railroad companies the actual
cost per ton, of transportation between the
same points by rail-
Tins difference will be very much greater
whenever the larger class of vessels navioat-
ing the upper Lakes can extend their voyage
to the ports named, at the foot of Lake Onta-
rio. When this is done, every other route
must yield precedence in the cost Of trans
port, and when the portland, and Western
Railroad is completed, the latter city, it is be-
lleyed, will present superior advantages, as to
distance and in other respects, in comparison
with any other Atlantic port, for the Euro
pean and Western trade, being at present the
only one, besides New York, from which req
ports.