Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-01

'He Whole OF New England. There need be no
rivalry. the great question is speed, cheapuess
and safety. The tendency of western trade is
eastward, and the more avenues Ne have the
better. We need more avenues. and no one will
oe the poorer for their increase
The chairman then called on Governor Page
Of Rutland to speak, and to show how the trans
portation line he represents is inie e.ed in this
canal.
GOV. PAGES SPEECH
Gov. Page said he had thought it his duty to
come here and say something upon subject of
such vital Importance to the State Of which he
was citizen. He had once before called the At
tenton Of the State 70 the commercial relations
between Canada and the Unitci States. that we
might secure under a new reciprocity treaty
some Of the benefits now 70 be realized from this
very canal and he wished here to acknowledge
his obligations to the people Of Burlington for
information gained "a that subject. To Hon.
/ Mr.. Underwood, he said, more than arv other
I one man, is The credit due OF keeping this pro
ject alive, AMI !c 1t succeeds too much cannot be
sail or done IN n.s honor
] Gov. Page then spoke # the vl.J amounts of
marble, slate. iron ore. hl5lin, srl other pro-
duets, which lie ia the Chanpsin Valley ready
to furnish return freght- for wheat vessels the
volume of whose eillE by this northern route is
already increasing aud will be tfyb,ed aud quad
! ruT.ed hy the construction OF tsIs canal. He
[ considered that - would yittz every railroad
touching L,Ea Cnamplaio, pud cause msuufac-
/ turing village 10 sF1ius up at every suitable
I place.
Gov. Page said he expected TO see the growth
prlphssici for Burlington fully realized. and
acres OF shipping at her vhary-, come from the
T far West, for more than -Jll miles Of water
/ transportation would be upsusi Dy this cinai,
u hult, as he f-.IT believed. nrough the untir-
inr Iaaors o' the 're-ilslr " the Burlington
/ Board Of Trade, is would.
The Chairman calei on B,ui T ReelofB.-
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hsioinc the inception of the Rutland R5,9
Tie late H.a. In9'hy Fole.t Las spoken Of it
as a., one oi me great 'h,ne' ere long 70 be lone
oysrle,ri HI. f-is,l ts5,rJ ',,.y Poo, ,.- ~ -
he would only get mad be- could ]. il. but
with tie smb.ems Of two nations banging psaee-
luy De''Ie hl9' ani at 'hr 'Ai.ing faces
1.-, 49, ,.,5. n.-, - a.. ,,,'.' t.,.,..5
in The rr15he.irs- u.i, Lake Chamolain vii
wh.ienei With more sails than ever since
10, i'ls o.. n.' ,1'u-a y'u VIII nave o..
v.lr cotton. ami even yas- ie. from Cies
lbe speaker declared a'use's frankly, little
,-.n,' 'n bis desire to see the canal built. le-
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,-, route tle, he nieatc7uae,e .1-ce-sfaay With
Penney .y'o'' makers lie bal ben across the
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he bsI 10 r.-i. i5 sxnr,,, The ,maY... " rr.-
ducts From fertile farms which be hsi seen await
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