Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-25
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
Rutland and Woodstock Railroad.

Rutland and Woodstock Railroad
Mr.. Editor If l am not mistaken
Rutland has for some time been creditin
herself with the fact that she is equal t
If she does not actually surpass any othe
town in the State in greatness, at least i
energy, business and wealth. Whethe
or not you know it, Rutland is rapid
becoming celebrated in distant parts {
the country. And as all the central POI
tions of New England and New Yorl
are 80 connected by railroads, and ther
Is 90 much and rapid intercommunica
ton, that no so important a thing
contemplated railroad from Rutland, cal
escape general notice and interest. 1t
fact that you at Rutland are closel.
watched to see if you are going to hay'
the energy and good sense to literally aiC
and open u new road to the East; il
which its own trains Will start from thu
central point of railroad travel and
change, that Rutland is, and run over it,
own rotd extending as it will, the road
Of New York directly to New Hampshire
II is not exactly complimentary t,
Rutland that its voters require SO much
urging - do that, which we suspect
would b. much more spontaneous mat
t"r with the people OF Bennington, Bur
linRton or Montpelier, if they were SINH
lsply placed To have the comfortable
feeling, 20 long, that Rutland, of course,
Is greater than any other town in the
Stats that you could at any time swal-
low my Of them .ngly-and then back
down the first opportunity you have OF
doing something great, thereby proving
yourself les. s,ems somewhat ludicious,
At II distance.
Respecting the honest men Of the town
who are opposed to bonding the town. in
aid OF tho Ptttsfeld route road, it is APP
parent that they have an oppressive sense
OF the nature aud burden of debt As
debr is IA misfortune TO a man, and the
Borrowing money rujnous, so must noccs-
s1rily bs So 20 town, Working hard
and denying themselves TO pay their own
debts during their lifetime. they get the
idea that towns debts should be
payed before they die man is short
lived, and his debts should also be so.
towns life aud all its interests are
continupus.au as uff, citing the cost of and
production Of those pablo works which
are for tho use and convenience of the
people 10 come, il is not reasonable or Just
that the people OF the present generation
should pay more than their part. But it
is reasonable that railroads, and other
things, should be made when the time
comes for them Ia b. done 1t is not ex.
actly Liberal or generous for this class to
wish and h0po for a Woodstock IL Rut-
land road 1T the entire expense and risk
Of other corporations when il is certain
that Rutland would be- greatly benefited
and II II lent it. aid it would be the only
one that would bc certain not to lose by
the iuqestmcut. As it is about the nature
of debt9, so il Is about the nature of high
ways of travel t. them it is wise and
necessary for towns to make common
roads and bridges, and keep them in or
der but the instant a road is mude of
ra'l-, and cars run III place of stage
coaches, then the case il entirely differ
entl Railroads are not "A public necessity /
that towns are bound to have anything to /
do with, or ever Will, they think, or most
likely they have not given the matter
much thought, that the right to make rail /
roads Is f,yor granted to those compan-
les that may seem disposed to make them, f,
aud those raItrot I'd corporations should feel
grateful - these towns that they are
allowed 70 pass through them at all
Ii my be that there is u considerable ,
number OF men in Rutland whose iudg-
ment7 aud courage are on the side Of vot- .
ing aid to the Pitt,feld route to Wood +
stock, but whose feelings. for personal
reasons, are opposed 70 doing So Such
position Is sirapiy childish. So is the plea .
or subterfrgs Of advocating canal to
Lake ChanPttip at present. A very ex-
p .nsive undertaking, when they refuse to
aid in making 50 simple thing as rail /
road, which, when made. would be 50 great
prep ration for their canti But accord I
ing To "A recent leetuat OF an accomplished {
engineer, IL Wtlait ne >howed how costly
u thing w,as tt'' Eria cyunl. aud also how
great 4, he "aptag'v of single canal
boat, ii i made clear that one or two
sanal boats 10. Husband, day. would be-
about equal TO tho demands of the trAftc
as now EXISTING When IT,. Wholesale I