Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-06-22

doubt it would be built.
The distance from Portland to Ru
land by these routes was 1S4 miles, c
thus:
Portland to Rochester. 5
Rochester to Concord, 3
Concord to Caremont, B
Claremont to Rutland, A
Is
Ofthis 1S4 miles So are already built
and 25 miles the same as built, leayin
II miles to be built, of which 30 miles j
the route from Rochester to Concord
OF this remaining 80 miles the Northern
Railroad Company will build about eigh
teen as soon as the extension 10 Claremon
is assured, leaving but Is miles Of roaC
to be built in New Hampshire to Com
plete this great connection.
The road passes through the centre ant
most populous portion Of the State. |
brings Portland nearer to most Of thu
towns on the route than Boston. 1t bring
Concord as near to Portland, within II
miles, at Boston. The advantages Of thi'
route and the business to be gained from
It were, as he thought, well worthy o
the consideration of the people of Port
land. 1t was his wish, he said, that wher
the matter of charter for this route was
brought before the New Hampshire lie.
gislature a delegation from Portland
should appear before the committee.
Mayor Stevens, of Concord, remarked
that the route proposed was not antagon
istic to any other. BY supplying the link
between Rochester and Concord there
could be not the slightest doubt of the
completion of the whole line to Rutland
He thought the great advantages Port.
land possesses would ensure her more
routes than those now proposed.
Ex-Gov. Washburn, being called upon,
said he had not so much interest in the
proposed route as in some others, but
there could be no doubt Of its great bene-
fit to our city, and he hoped it would sue
coed. Gifts being paying road he had
no doubt. Still, he thought it his duty
to infrom his New Hampshire friends
that Portland was largely interested in
the Ogdensburg road, having subscribed
81 600, coo towards the building of it.
The work on this road between Portland
ard Swanton, Vt, would certainly be
commenced this year and the road would
be pushed forwards to completion as
speedily as possible He wished his Ncw
Hampshire friends TO understand that
Portland will not abandon her purpose to
build this road for the sake of taking up
with any other Ii the New Hampshire
gentlemen arc not inimical to the Ogden
sburg route they will have the sympathy
of the Portland people with them, and
perhaps their assistance. lie made these
remarks in consequence Of one that had
fallen, perhaps unintentonally, from Mr..
Badger, from which it might be inferred
that he, Mr.. b., thought that Portland
would drop the Ogdensburg and take
hold Of s.d route. Portland, said
Gov. W., will never give up the Ogden
sburg road as long as she is situated on
Casco Bay.
Mr.. Bafger disclaimed any idea of
Portland's abandoning the Ogdensburg
road. He thought that road should be
built as well us the one now proposed.
John A. Poor, Esq, was called upon.
He said he never had any fears that rail-
roads running out of Portlanl would harm
the city, although it had been expressed
that one important road portland X Rut-
Iand) would be built in the interest Of
Boston. Portland, with her commodious
harbor, must be the outlet Of all railroads
from the West that connect here. Port
land needs direct western communica-
ton, and the subject was preached twenty
years ago, but the people were not then
ready to act upon the matter.
Mr. Poor explained at some length the
advantages that would accrue to Portland
from through route to the West. The
direct route to Rutland, as proposed by
the Portland T. Rutland Company was
the shortest and most direct. The route
10 Concord, as proposed here, is direct
aud that should be built. Both of these
roads should have two routes to Rutland,
each Of which would have as much bust
ness as they could accomn odate.
Hon. John Lynch. in response to
question, said he understood that sur
vey Of the route from Rochester TO Con-
cord had been commenced, and SO fur it
had the most favorable character.
w. g. Ray, Esq, thought the project
cd route from Rochester to Rutland would
be more direct one than the Portland
and Rutland route, as he could show by
he map. Tic was in favor of building
both routes and also that the Oglensburg
souts should be built. Tka mare roads