Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-24
From the Boston Advertiser.
Northern Vermont.
The LamoHle Ydiley Railroad The North-
erH Term0at and Lake ChamplGiH Rail
road-THe Cha@plaiE TraRsPOrtatioH
Company


Company
From a Special Correspondent
BuRLIxGroN, VI March :, 1871.
The Portland and Oglensburgh Railroad is
project which may not be unfamiliar to many OF
your readers. Ii Is product Of the energetic
resolution with which the Maine city took up,
several years ago, the subject of western com
municsiion Looking over the field with a com
prehensiye view, the leading men Of that place
saw three natural routes to the West, one Of
which, that through northern New Hampshire
and Canada. vas already occupied by the Grand
Trunk Railway. The remaining two were par
alle lines across New Hampshire, one southern
/ aEd one central. The former passes through
| Concord, \. H., Rutland, Vt, AMI on TO Oswe-
/ 60, ia a nearly due east and west line. This has
been described in previous letter. The second
/ liue passed through White Mountain Notch,
crossed the COnnecticut near St. Johnsbury, Vt,
and, winding through the picturesque valley OF
/ the Lamoille River, made connection by way Of
| Oglensburg, \. y, with the Crest Lakes. The
sttempt 70 utilize this natural thoroUghfare is a
project which Portland is pushing with an earn
estness that IS fall Of significance for Boston.
/ The presence in this city Of some prominent re-
preseniatives of the project enables me to give
you auttentic information about the work that
has been done, sIl % much greater work that has
not been done.
The Portland and Ogiensburg Railroad was
originally projected from Portland 10 SEanton,
/ VI, the latter place aiforling connection with
the Vernon. Central TO Rou-es Point, and thence
west. The total distance IS about 20J miles.
TIE city Of Portland promptly loaned its credit
10 the eastern division OF this line, 10 the extent
Of $500 900, and about forty miles IN the State
Of Main. have already been completed. In New
sks.H 2 . fN..
surveys, much has teen done. The division CT
the line which lee in ;he Green Mountain State
is known as the Lsmoilie Valley Railroad. 1;
was chartered in 1867, and on the organization
Of the company. Waldo Brigham, Of Hylepark,
was elected president, sni Horace Fairbanks, OF
S. Johnsilry. secretary ot the executive COM
mit,ee. These gentlemen, with oilers, went
zsAlousiy o. work in the matter, but have been
/ seriously embarrassed by want q means Under
authority granted hy tle legislature, ST the
towns along the liue OF the proposed rost have
/ bonded themselves 10 its behalf 10 an amount
7 equal geucirly go tsclTe pc. ceat ot the p-l-
peuy valuation. The sum from this source, and
that raised D. private subscriptions, amount 20
about 100000 Z; 's 1-.iaat,1 that this sum
is suti- eat 60 build the road, with the exception
/ OF the rails. from ~- Jahnsaur7 to SWalt.u, p
distance of about t-l'y miles. IT. insure the
f completion l. che entire .ile .rol Ho-ilanl, -u
s-fegrae.r u.- .ltn entered INTO between tAe
se.sra scr. aas, ty Thich trc sum ueces ary 90
iliah a.g alg, sEsa Boz riI.tt hy "a mortgage 90
T ,Le al..r. Ia \,-aar- ihe surveys ant .ocs-
/ tons have been made, al .cv miles graded,
bat the progress is vc-7 SLOW.
The c'sy- ots,t-.c. 81 tat comp -ail.n %. the La
noble }a.l7 G-5.-..i a-c IS political charac-
TER. The cruau- Central D. its deiermlnei ioe
F IAe saus considerations thar Tel The Rutland
ceuplag q. o.a1.s a lte % Portland lr1-l
southern l--.arr led ,hs c..trli people t. o--
pose q Post and .e -er,s- ;-e safe az the north
Ihe Portland ara O .sr..l-- Railroad, as eeI
q. the Port a-I 0-gesr. aims t1 divert
fr.ich. f4a Boston, sli or colrse t.ou lines
which ieaI 90 + .-.o.. L.t re.I-01l.t hut from
Portland g. SFsa.o0 had met she Vermont cu-
tfli. aul. bv Eu alliance with lle OEleustur-
EIlroaI beyond. BAL Cn.lilel position %. pow
cr. the Vermont Central would have suffered se
ri.us i.1urg. Bag thc l4t-tr company checama'e.
ta4. game SO season hy leasing the uE E.cls1ur-
lo4L ] The Portland people should uow come
60 Svautou they would be - tie mercy Nc their
Dos wr--ul rivals.
Blt taera are rlL1rs oi another c.maina.i1-,
which, Itit bc actual. seems likely % pr sfrate
Ihs gho'e r1arries of thc Lsnlilc Valley Nr.
Horace strrsus o, ST.. Jo-ust lry has 0sea one
o.tleulast t4.thl.. treais ot 'he Portland and
D-leustur- roll As bead oi the great scales
company l- has LAS ttp personal Interest 10
line .4om S- lIa4-al-v ~ Lake Chlmpialn.
where. bus e. .l- srl i-.n l-i -ht te uore caeap.y
tu-sq4i;,. g. a.- works. 10 is a"F iumerei
tta' he Is o. become president ot the Pas5lmts.c
B.ve- Railroad. ruuuiu- south t1om bis village
60 White River Ju --,.a- Tie later roai ~5ras
in entire harmony Win tie Vermont 'euiral'
and Mr.. fairtlrss .---mrrou az the presidency
would -,u.s, necessarily c1mpe. his wiihiit~a.
from ihe councils O.. ,le Portland PEOPLE Inc
rlulr 90 ,lat effect causes d'cilei sensation
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