Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-02
The TIcOnderoga Ferry.

The Albany correspondent of the Troy
Times in recent communication to that
paper, has taken occasion to investigate
the matter of the Ticonderoga Ferry, and
finds that it is not bridge, but, as was set
forth in our columns, ferry only. We
are glad to perceive indications Of return
ing reason on the part of our New York
friends and that they are now ready to
lay the facts, sslthey exist, before the pub
liC
1t is also beginning to be sppre oiated
by those who have been SO vehement in
their demonstrations of opposition to this
project, that it is a movement in the in
terests of the people and not OF ''corpor-
alton or simple clique The people Of
a portion of the State of New York are
sorely oppressed from lack OF facility of
getting to market with their immense
mineral products, and having failed III all
efforts to get the needed outlet, On account
of natural barrier and the indisposition of
the people of the section interested within
their borders, therefore, after patience is
exhausted, have sought natural channel
by coming into an adjoining State, and
thus accomplishing their purpose This
they have right to do, and in justice to
themselves they must do. The only diff,
ference in this whole matter is that
Whitehall, Troy, Albany and New York
are to be reached by way OF Rutland, in-
stead of by direct line toWhitsbalL The
same purpose is accomplished aa that
sought by our Whitehall friends. with
this difference; our Essex County friends
by the aid of Vermont get road at a cost
of less than half ii million, and on the
other hand it would cost them to get to
Whitehall some three millions or more.
The point of the case of the Burden
road is we'll put by the writer, aud it is to
be hoped liberal COUNSEL will prevail
among the legislators as well IN tha PEG.
pie of New York.
Amid all the discussion in the Assem-
bly, on the question Of the railroad ferry
at Ticonderoga, the facts concerning the
ferry have not been stated by either side
| have taken some pains to obtain them
from authentic sources. In 1859. after il
became apparent that no state aid would
| be granted to the Whitehall and Platte
burgh railroad, the friends Of that road
gave up all hope of proceeding with it.
construction. 1t seemed to them neces
| COWS, n, r>roo,,ra ANNA optIat fnr tho io~a,
section of the road in Essex, in order tt
realize any benefit from it proportionats
to its cost. To secure tuis result they
asked for the right to build and run 6
steam ferry across Lake Champl in, so a,
to make connection with the railroads
on the East side of the lake. An act wa.
passed in 1869 raising the fare for passen
gers on the road for the term of five years
and granting the right to Construct anc
run ferry from some point in the towns
of Grown Point or Ticonderoga in connec
ton with their road until it is completed
to Whitehall. The act confers no au
thority to build bridge. At present tn,
work going on is done under the act o
1869. And regarding that these are tn.
| facts:
l. The work is being done jointly BY
the Whitehall and Plattsburgh railroad
and the Addison county road in Vermont
The latter road is being constructed Il
meet this ferry and railroad The solici
tation for it came from the West shor,
New York interests.
/ 2. The proposed structure is this A
the point selected for the ferry the lax.
is about three thousand feet wide. TIL,