The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-02-01
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assn aftb esmpsilag HuGtv, last night ~ the
Albany CuWmUu Council resolution vas adopt
"a sutlauAug the expenditure = nc snw 81
S. 90 'nr the saFvry q ruau tfuu That Gl1 %
The state hns, 60 connect a. that point Hiih the
Haasat tunnel railroad We have u9 doubt tlic
road vii be baiIt within . fsg years, a5a Haf
fslifuad companies audfacrghants sluuidl uagea-
rate tbo policy nos % cheap rates ~ g,mmUaiga-
uuu aud liberal prices TO kscp what trade we
h4yr aud stcgIs a. moth murt as sah ue attract
I'D e. Uar city Troy NHos AKA tasa'I.
PAX o. TnE BRAIN,
II is singular that the Troy papers
aud railroad m nsgers Shll persist IN
sudeAyoring 10 make the citizens OF
Troy believe that the present imperfect
railroad connexions with that city are
the result Of Parks refusal to connect
With the Troy and Boston railroad. -
When the facts are that there has not
been day since tho break 10 january
1867 that just and equitable connec-
ton could not have been made with the
Bennington and Rutland Railroad; aud
repeated propositions have been made
10y letter aud by committees sent to
Troy for that purpose, with fall author
,ty 10 act, and ID case OF any Disagree
lnent as to detail to submit the matter
To = Board of three dsiLterested rail
road men, AMI their decision to be
binding on both partieI These prop
ositions have been nude from time TO
tme--lhe last one as late as October
1869. But the Troy and Boston man
ayers have refused all propositions and
ignored all mediation Of committees
They have refused to be connected with
and for about two years we bad no
connection ut all-and the present inn
perfect oneis ut such tariff OF rates as
Indicated in the above letter, and such
MS would prove sulcididal to patrcnize.
Their sbort-sighted policy bias been
the means Of building direct line Of
railroad from this valley to New York
and thereby turning in that direction a
large amount OF business that other
wise would have sought Troy. Their
policy, as we long since predicted it
would, over which prediction the Troy
/ Times made itself merry talking sf
Moon shine Railroad" is now lending
it's influence to the building Of Il rail
road from Albany to connect with the
Lebanon Springs and Hoosic Tunnel
railroads making the line to Boston IL
miles nearer than by way Of Troy, AID
/ furnishing Us with means Of commu
nicatlon still easier, and by which we
shall reslizo a still greater saving than
that indicated by AIR. Goldsmiths let
4 ter
The opening Of the Harlem extern
sion, by which we have direct com
munic ,tion with New York has greatly
stimulated business throughout this
valley. At the present time, ireights
to New York are cheaper than to Troy.
The marble business is largely on the
lncrease-ou lumbermen fnd q ready
market for all their products on the
| line of the new road-the large Iron
companies on and near the Harlem
railroad, are establishing themselves
among as, aud are sending vast guam
titles Of charcoal from our mountains
to their works Our Summ n hotels are
filed TO overlooking by being in direct
connection with New York mauufac
turing establishments Of various kinds
are going up in onr midst, and bust.
ncss confidence seems now fully restor.
ell by the TACT that We are on trunk
line.
! We are not people to be shut oul
from market and if our Troy friend.
are wise, they will make the railroad
connections snch as will secure some o.
the profits OF this enterprise and pros
perry, and influence a return of theii
cid time friends who have always been
among their best patrons anI custom
cts.