The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-08-24
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4llr 4nDtmtH ssn 1HE REuTnY
We need na phlia phcr n tclI az
,hcn i point vhele foacuauee
ceases ,o Ia virtue 81 some time
ia oar lives iac cuEietieH. deePerthan
philosophy more convincing iban log-
ie. more powerful than any outside in-
aacuce seizcs IS. a SELF consciousness
lbat vie have been woneca e sueh su
catent that he keep silence would Dc
da,ae iuIHstieo 10 ourselves and those
wiih whom wo are connected by bush
ness d friendly relations. Iu regHl 70
car railroad facilities this point has
lecn reached. They were bad enough
Eve years ago bat worse now, and
what makes Il still more unpleasant,
the people u this valley have expend.
cd hundreds 81 thousands 81 dollars
to make them letter
The tendency Of the age is 20 go fas
ter Instead II slower Nine and one
half hours ifom New York in ,ccond
class cars comes far short Of the popu.
lar idea n comfort and convenience.
People win refuse to ride IN an OK cart
when they can tide cheaper in a fae
carriage an the attractions in the
world will not draw them to this val.
ley IN caboosc aud milk cars, al fifteen
miles an hour when they can 60 in
every other direction in palace cars at
a speed Of forty The milk business
may eventually prove rcinuaertiye to
the farmers Of the Western Vermont
valley, VIC hope It will but there are
other interests that ought not to be
neglected
This valley deserves and can support
a good railroad if properly managed,
Besides il Is the shortest and easiest
route FROM New York 70 the North, al.
though ono would hardly believe the
statement ~ looking at the passenger
trains which now pass over the road
The trouble Il not with the dircctncss
uf tho r0ute. or the easy grades Or the
lovely scenery which enchants the
cyc Of the beholdcr, but with the OK.
cart method 81 running the trains and
the wfetched connections, or rather
want o. any connection with any
other roads
As an illustration, the time 70 New
York can &c shortened an hour and a
half ~ going by way Of Troy, with O
delay Of nearly an hour at the latter
place and this after the promise made
~ quick aud direct route to New
York Il is not strange that The road
barely pays running expenses II is q
wonder that it pays even that. i
speaks volumes for the attractions and
business capacity ~ this valley Men
70 e0me here over this road the second
time In search Of pleasure but they
are men ofstroug constitution, Of iron
nerve and Of untiring patience, whf
arc thoroughly IN love with the attrac
TONS Of this vicinity
If the trains were properly run th,
summer travel for four months woulJ
d much for the support Of the road
tut that Is only one item. Iucx
haustablo quantities of marble and
large supply q lumber and other pro
auctions arc waiting for cheap tanspor
tation Is market, aad most olitis likely
- wait until tberc i a change FIR tht
fouef Tic remedy can be found Il
lhe improved management oltAc road
already built ~ by seeking new con
ncctious with other roads. Tho latte
project i not as visionary as migb
seem II frft sight twenty-five mile
of now road over 4n easy route woub
give 4 uew outlet d tlto marble quar-
ner 81 Dorset as wei AZ che other busi
ntss Interests y tbs valley Letter
have already been received from pro
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