Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-08


ia both population and business until Oh" cone
suuction oil. the Chmp.ain canal had become
assured. In I02o The population of bw-
mgton was Ill while that of Montpelier
was 2'3oe and 10 the same year the grand
list Of Montpelier was s236IS, while that of
burlington was only s23,V33. Ia fact
Montpelier then bad The trade OF towns with-
in "a dozen miles of Burlington, Cos the book,
OF our oldest traders, such as Caldwell, Lang
don' Hubbard, and Watrous show. Now
since the advent of railroads. which ought in
good degree to balance, and will sometime
thus balance, the cuisines. facilities between
interior towns and those located ON thc sea-
board or on waters uaN'gah.c TO the aahoard.
il is important for us to consider the location
Of Montpelier in respect to the railroad sys-
tenn of Vermont The position from which
we start is, that the location Of Montpelier b.
as superior for o railroad centre os it is for
the wagon roads The valleys that invited
the highways do now equally invite the
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ructon of another railroad In ono CONGO
lie has now acquired tbe means far another
Dad ; not enough to construct if but enouob
, help others construct it. should sucb
Dad be constructed, ON either line. now dis.
used, to find new Montpeher inlet and
,utlet, before another twenty years shall have
Elapsed our people will be ready for still an.
other road, and ultimately for stil another
Such are tie raiiroad possibilities of Mont
peiier, and we think it will be wise for our
people to remember these future possibilities
in their present action and to sacrifice or un-
necessarily prejudice none of them.
We will venture to make a practical appli.
cation Of this exhortaGou to the proposed
Lamoillo Valley Railroad, assuming that it
is to be constructed 1t will be constructed
If natural obstacles do not forbid. for no loa-
sible road, capable Of being made GOOD
through line, has ever been abandoned after
it had been commenced. The Lamoille Val.
ley road is pretty near the point that assures
its construction. Should Montpelier stop it
if it can Shall we be jealous of it, or Of St.
Johnsbury, which may by it become a great
railroad town? If we can do it now, how
long can we stop it? There is a natural vail
ley for roadoqua to the Winooski, towns bor-
dering it Of rich soil and valuable forests and
mines and an industrious and thriving popu-
latlon who will ere long build their own rail-
road without help from any body and in spite
OF every body That is one of the naturol