Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-03-29
Railroads in Vermont.


A correspondent of the Boston Adyert;sey
has been writing up Vermont Railroads He
speaks as follows Of the Portland and Oedens.
burgh Road, In a letter from Burlinoto5
The por,land and O,,aoo.h,,.,L p.;..,
il nro;ect which NOV 30, bo Is IL" '0.. ~
many of vopr rooders l, l. -, ac AZ.
energetic resolution with which ,bo Mo;ne
citv TOOL nm sovoral veors 200 ,ho -. ac
vsstern coinr,,,r;..,;9, ISnt;a.. - ~. !.
field with a comnrebons;ve v;ow r. 'io Ioad;u, tuc
mon of mat rIoca sa,r ,j,.oo ,,a,,.aI
the West one or which ,bst ,bro,,,,h ror,So,,
New Uamnshire and Canada ,sas sIraodr 90
cunied bv Tho Grand Trnnl Roilwan Tho
remaining two were noralIeI lnos aoross Na,S
HamnsbiPe ono sou,hern AMI ono oortr.I
The former rassos th~on,b Coooor1 n II
Rutland Y, and on 20 0swo,,o IL -
dpc cast and wos, Ino Th;s 10. hoau a,
scribcd in a nrovious Ie,,er Tbo sooona i;no
nas,cd tbrough Wbito Nonntoin Mn ,ros.oJ
The Connecticut near 81 Jobnsburv W and
winding throuob tho nic,uroao,o voilov nf ,ha
LamoiiIe River made connoct;o, hv ,va, or
Ogdenshurob n with ,be Groc, IaLos
Tbe ottemni 10 u,;Ii,e ,h;s n,,,raI ,horourh
= a which NrtI nd "a Y..aks
with an earnestness that ia f,II of s;oriScarce
for Boston. The presence in Ibis city If soma
nrominent rerrcsorta,;vos of ,ho 80, ~.
bles me to Give vou ,u,bent;c ;nf3rms,;on
about the vork hat has been done and .
much greater WORK that has not been done
Tho portlond and Ordon.hnrr ra;lrn.d
was or;g;nallv rro;oc,od fror, portiand 80
Swanton7 w tho latter rlaca ofo,a;nr con.
nection with Tho Vermont Central 10 Ro,,so.
Point and thence west The total d;s,oroo
is about 900 miles Tho c;tv of poruanJ
promntlv Loaned ia credit 70 tho castorn
division of This line to the e,,ert of s750.
600 and about fortv m;Iss in the s,s,o -
Maine have already bsen comnloted In N.w
uamnshire Il docs moi annaor that bovond
the surveys much has heen done Thc a.
vision of the line which lica in tho Groon
Maintain state IA known a. Tho L,mo;IIe
Valley Railroad II was cbartercd in 1s6T
and On the ora,n;z,,;on Of ,ho ooun.nu
Waldo Brigbam Of Uvdenark wa. electc5
nrcsident ond Horace FsirbanLs of 81 .iobns.
bnrv secretary of tho exocpt;vo COMMITTEES
These oentlemen with others wont ,ealorslv
10 work in the matter Int have becn .er;ously
embarrassed Inv want of means Hinder an.
tboritv GRANTED Inv tho Iea;sIatrre' ali ,ha
.noi.v Sl"n'.u y "e 'esls'a'ure' all 'ne
o"u' a,oas .no 'lne VI 'ue PIoposeu roau
amount eonal generallv 10 twelve ner con, of
m0aus ,hn oiaa' sv"e,ay " NV vnone per oon' oi
~ p.'pe.y ., "o sun, 'iou' '.iS
ou,'e, ,;"n auu 'aa' & Laa'u s1go P noo Isuoser,P'
mated that this sum is sufficient To build the
road. with the execution of the rails. from 81.
-, - ~ ;~",'. n1a y. aD0ns
tbse o1,;ro T I;no f,om po.,anJ ssvn as.o"U. =,
Sas honn an,o.al ;n,a ha.'u =" esms asai
s"a,;nns H. - ~" a'o o'."oon .,Sou M ga
.lI ho .a;',J I ~, a'SuSy " nD.In .i'I,
a"t,lp y IT, Va~,.nn. - m ~ ~ sn'
ions b,vo been moJe onJ Sow niles oraJoJ
but ,be nrorross il verv slo,
Tho aL;dr ohs,a,,oa' ~ a. t..;o -
tho Tamo;lIs Vnllev r,;IroaJ ara nr , noI;,.
;c,l choroctor Tbo Voruont ControI < ;,s
determinod oe Tho same cons;derat;ons
tbat Ied ,ho R,tond oomnoDv 20 onnoso
lino 10 portIond ihroroh sorthsrr Vermort
lead tbe Central neonls 10 onnose a portlonJ
line across the state at the North The port.
land & Oodepsburo railroad as well as tho
Portland and Oswego aim, 10 divert freight
from Boston and of course from limos which
lead IN Roston If a well bu;lt line from
Portland To Swapton had met The Vermont
Central and by an alliance with the Oodeps.
bnrc railroad bevond. had obtained q nosi.
tion of mower the Vermont Central wonld
have suffered ser;ous in;urv But the latter
company cbeckmated that game last season bv
leasing the Opdepsburg road. If the Port.
land people should now come to Swanton thew
would be at the mercy of their powerful
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