The Portland daily press., 1870-12-05
Nashua = Rochester Railroad.

There are indications that the time is not far
distant when this important link in the great
chain OF railroads between halifax, New York
and the far West, by way of Portland, Nashua
and Worcester, will be completed. The Port
land & Rochester railroad IS now under con-
tract, to be finished by the first of July next,
eaving only tory five miles between Nashua
aud Rochest-i, iu New Hampshire, to be co.,
sirncied to complete the line between Portland
nd Worcester. faIe
Tue easteriy come clion of the Nashua and
Rochester railroad is at Rochester, with the
Portland q Rochester road, and at Portland,
with the PorLlaud & K-nnebec and Maine
Central roads, TO Bangor; and, from Bangor,
The line viii be continued by The European &
North American Railway, TO Halifax. Its west
eriy cor pectlOn is at Nashua, with the Wore.
,ei q Nashua rairoad-a road built under the
most discouraglpg circumstances, both as t..
capital ana pro. poets for business bur now ont
OF the most prosperous roads in New Engan
From Worcester westward, the route is con
t'nually 10y the Boston & Albany, aud sou b.
ward by The Norwica & Worcester aud the
Providence & Worcester railroads, all of bicb
Will be much bene fitted by the construction OF
The Nashua & Roche ster railroad.
1t seems almost public necessity that tbi,
short, and only link unprovided for, in thi,
great chain of railroads, should be speedily
constructed, since it forms the completing parl
Ut the great through line between Halifax and
Sau Francisco, the longest unbroken line OF
railroad OF uniform gauge in the world. One
advantage this new route has over all others, is
a large saving in distance between Worcester
Lao a@S ase 81 r9m he
CITY OF Boston in carriages.
In the State of Maine there are in operation
about 700 miles of railroad, dependent for
western and southern outlet upon the Portland,
Saco & Portsmouth railroad; and all these
roads Except the Grand Trunk) have direct
connection with the Portland & Rochester
railroad, three miles westerly from the city OF
Portland, thereby giving the new line an i'm
portant advantage, both in time and distance,
over existing lines; and it may reasonably be
expected that it will command a fair share OF
the passenger and freight traffic, not only be-
tween New York and Portland, but also be.
tween New York and Liverpool, by way of
Halifax, as taking this inside line will not only
effect saving of two or three days time be-
the most dangerous part of the voyage-two
important considerations.
Tue Nashua s. Rochester Railroad Company
Is now or anized with an able and efficient
interested pecunarily, and as officers of other
railroads to which this will be tributary; and
it not only remains for property bolders along
its lire, who are to be largely benefited by its
construction, but for these other railroad com
panes and their individual stockholders to
come forward and subscribe literally to the
capital stock, and give substantial support to
an enterprise which holds out far better prom
Use of success than was presented by the Wor-
eester 81 Nashua before that road was con-
Structed.
1t is understood that about 500, 900 have
been pledged by individual subscriptions, and
by towns, cities and connecting railroads, leav-
'ns about $500, 600 yet to be taken to secure the
accomplishment of this important work. WOr
cester Spy