Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23

THE RUTLAND
tannery, and IN sxtensivs mandatory
Of wooden ware. From Oopklingville to
Worthwhile is 49, mils11 llhsa slack
water navigation, On v1iah steamboat
russ during - sumnea cd whore the
III + only 1oot and : half the whole
| aixtsea miles From Nesthville t" Clat-
Inns tannery, also on the Sacondaga, is
sevsntssn miles, and the grade will not
exceed % feet to the mile at any part OF
the distance Gov. Claflin of Massachu-
setts has erected an immense tannery,
consuming upwards of 5000 cords Of
bark per annum. Not far from this he
has another tannery equally extensive,
the two together, with their outworks
and appendages, costing in round num-
bers half million of dollars. Between
Palmer's Falls or Hadley and Claain's
tannery, including these two of Gov.
Claflin, there al nine tanneries and four
man factories of wooden ware. 1t was
thought most feasible to ontinue up one
of the tributaries of the Sucondaga until
point is reached within four miles of q
stream which eventually finds its way
into the Black river, along which the
road would be constructed to Boonville,
in Oneida county. The great advantage
claimed for this route is that it runs along
water courses, affording passages and val
leys for the construction of road.
Col Butler of Luzerne gave a de,erip-
ton of what may be called the ony
Greek route, of which the points and dis
tances are as follows
Fort Ann to French Mountain, 10
French Mountain to Stony Creek, IL
Stony Creek to Folsom's Landing, &c
Folsom's Landing to High Falls, 81
High Falls to Richland, 4C
Richland to Oswego, 81
Total, 1877
similar to the Warrensburgh and Cedar
river routes, the difference being in the
route from French Mountain to Folsom
Landing.
Gen. Georges. Batchelder of Saratoga
Springs, addressed the meeting and pro,
ceeded to urge what may be called the
Saratoga or Galway route.
This plan proposes the use of the Rens.
selaer and Saratoga road to Saratoga in
stead of turning off at Fort Ann. The
only difference between it and the Nc.
Echron route is from Fort Ann to North
vile. The General spoke warmly of the
obstacles to be overcome by either of the
Northern routes, but in his remarks was
frequently interrupted by gentlemen ad-
vocating those routes, showing how COM
pletely he misreprescnted them. As q
sample of the Generals misstatements be
stated that in the McEchron route was
what was known as Spruce mountain,
against which the surveying party of the
Saratoga and Sackett's harbor road had
run and which was declared to be an in,
surmoun able barrier. 1t was answered
to that statement that Spruce Mountain
was at least twenty miles north of the
Saratoga route, and was not in its way at
all. But the real grounds OF tie Gener-
ais objection to the McEachron route and
in fact to the whole eastern end Of the
proposed route, including Rutland aud
Portland, were developed in the couclud-
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posed To run east from Saratoga, Schuy-
lerville or some point on the Canal, thence
saa' "r IA. valley Of the Battenkiil 10
Manchester on tbs Western vermont
road, thence 10 Rutland 0f some point
east Of Rutland.
Gen. Batci,eider'- remarks were the
most noticeable, from the fact thaf Ii.
made furious onslaught upon the
Rensselaer, aud 9tra,ogt railroad CON.
pany. lis spoke 81 II - u qrasypg sud
soull"-s monopoly, utterly recklor- mt
sxtravagan' IN - freight and pn-- mgr
charges, and sid hr had tie figures -
prove his assertions IL tns'aneed only
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