Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-14
Rutland and Woodstock Railroad.
A LETTER FROM ENGINEER RANDALL.

of the Rutland and Woodstock Railroad,
and in view of the numerous arguments,
both verbal and printed, for and. against
the proposition; some of which very prop
erly refer to the humble part which /
have had in making the surveys Of the
route, it may not be improper that /
should offer word upon the subject.
OF the wisdom or propricty of bonding
the town, or aiding in any other way an
enterprise of this character, have moth
ing to say /; for L do not feel competent to
Judge If our intelligent citizens, and
men of acknowledged forecast and tiHaii-
cial ability think it for the interest of the
town to bond it, 1 shall feel bound to
respect their decision, and acquiescc
therein
There is, however, one or two points
set forth in the argument, in opposition
to bonding-I refer to a printed circular
distributed among our .people-Nghich 1t
may he well to examine. 1t is therein
claimed that the proposed tunnel at
the Summit, on the route of the Rutland
and Woodstock Road, is a very formid-
able affair, and it has been likened 10 the
Hoosic tunnel.
Now, it seems to me that the writer Of
that pamphlet or circular has rca lly injur-
ed his ease by making any such COMPARE
sons Not that he claims that the tunnel
on the proposed route is as extensive as
the Hoosic tunnel, but that the ''cost will
in all probability, make the burden Of
constructing it proportionately vastly
heavier to Rutland, with her present ac-
cumulation of debt, than the II oosic tun-
mel is to the great State Of Massachu-
.etts."
Why not take for compariso Il tunnel
which has already been con structel, Of
about the same extent as the one in ques-
ton, and give the public t le cost OF it..
The Hoosic tunnel /, SO out Of all proper
ton to anything else III our country that
the mere aIlusion to it in Z nj, connection
,avors strongly Of an after ,pt to parade
an elephant" about town for Che purpose
Of frightening somebody.
The tunnel on the proposed route Is by
no means "a formidable on, ny there arc
"a good many in our couusry -that greatly
exceed it in extent Indeed. j., will not
be 1ers~yurY to build a tunu 81 at all. but
in my opinion it would be cheaper than
an open cut. 1t seem, TO mF that no good
results can flow from mi-repre sentatious
of this kind by either party.
Reference has been made al so. 20 the
rock eat at Mountholly Sumr.i.a GA the
Rutland fnd Burlington road, au, "a conn
rarison instituted between 10 and the pro-
posed tunnel mat too Is ana UNFAIR
and as 1t seems TO me- W"-A po7It'en Tor
those 10 take Who are "IIo-e4 20 bond ING :
because IL l. "l'h'N '"' ih''i-- ~ any man
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