Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29
RUTLAND THURSDAY MORNING.
From the American Railroad Journal, June 10
Portland and OsEegO Railroad.

From the American Railroad Journal, June 10 ]
Portland and OsvVegO Railroad.
In October, 1869, convention was held
at Oswego of those friendly to a direct
line of railway from Portland to Oswego
and Chicago by way OF the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad to Puget's Sound. The
friends of the Northern Pacific Railroad
took leading part, and the convention
embraced delegates representing the sew
eral lines proposed from the head of Lake
Superior by way of Mackinaw and the
city of Saginaw, Michigan, to the st. Clair
river, in addition to those from Chicago,
and friends of the Michigan air line, to
the river st. Clair, the western terminus
of the then proposed Canada Southern
Railway. .a.
There was full attendance of delegates,
representing the lines from the Niagara
river by way of Oswego to the harbor of
Portland.
The charter of the Canada Southern
Railroad was subsequently granted, and
the line has been located, put under con.
tract, and is in progress from the st.
Clair river to the International bridge at
DuldlUs Nc Ldho SutdEiO ouOfo Lsali-
road from the Niagara river to Oswego
has been fully organized, and the neces.
sary capital rsised-and proposals for its
construction will soon be issued providing
for the grading of so miles the present
year, and completing the whole line
through from the Niagara river to Oswe-
go in the year of 1873.
There was an attempt to unite all the
l.
management, but this was found imprac-
ticable, not on account of lack of sympa-
thy, but the friends of the different Sec
tions of the through line found it neces-
sary to adhere to their local organizations.
From Oswego to Portland, however,
single company takes up the entire line
under the name of the Portland, Rutland
Oswego and Chicago Railway Company
by lease of the lines in New Hampshire,
Vermont and New York
From Portland, West, a new line of
easy construction to West Ossippee, a dis
tance of 81 miles, is to be provided for, by
municipal and individual subscriptions.
From West Ossipee to Meredith, dis.
tance of % miles, the line is to be built
by the Boston, Concord and Montreal
Railroad Company, giving that company
u QlTeCJ COnD6CtlOu Win Orlldnu ana
with the White Mountains.
From Meredith to Bristol, distance of
IS miles, towns have voted five per cent.
subscriptions, and assert their ability to
grade the line.
From Bristol to Danbury, distance of
10 miles, the line is to be built by the
Northern Railroad of New Hampshire,
who furnish an additional track along
their present line to White River juno
tiop, 81 miles, to a point of connection
with the Woodstock Railroad of Vermont,
which is graded for distance of IA miles
to Woodstock village.
From Woodstock to Rutland is 40 miles
over the Green Mountains, for which the
means are yet to be provided
From Rutland to Fort Ann, a distance
of 80 miles, the line of the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga Railroad is to be made use of
the most liberal terms having been offered.
A new line from Fort Ann to Glen's
Falls, and to Luzerne at the mouth of
the Sacondaga river will be furnished by
the friends OF tho Adirondac Railway
to give that line proper outlet and con-
nections, and with the iron mines at Fort
Ann and with the Northern canal.
From the mouth of the Sacondaga to
Oswego the line has been surveyed, and
no grade exceeding 35 feet to the mile is
encountered going east, and none exceed
ing go feet to the mile going west.
The New England and Oswego Rail-
road was organized at Glen's Falls on the
goth of March, 1871, and it is expected |
that the Organization of the entire line |
through from Portland to Oswego, under |
a contract of union, will be completed |
during the present summer, and the sew
eral sections be entered upon as soon as
the local subscriptions are completed, |
which will be taken up as soon as posi- |
BILE, after the contract of union is per-
fected.
From Portland to Oswego the line pass
es through we'll settled country, full of
population and wealth, with the excep-
tion of the section over the Green Noun
tains in Vermont, and across the Pisoco
Summit in the State of New York-psss-
ing through the counties of Oswego, Lew
is, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Fulton,
Saratoga, Warren and Washing ten in New
York, containing in 1870, population of
413, ,295-the counties of Rutland and
Windsor, in Vermont, containing popu-
lation of 76,715-the counties of Grafton,
Belknap and Carroll, in New Hampshire,
containing a population of 74,116, and
the counties of Oxford, York and Cum
berland, in Maine, containing popula-
tion of 175 6S2-or a total of 728,SCS
On the completion of the line from Os-
wego to Portland, supplies of western
produce will take this route both for ex-
port and to meet the wants of New Eng
land, which the mills of Oswego will be
able to supply. At Oswego is the great
water power of New York.
The Oswego river basin, embracing all |
the Lakes of New York, has an area of
more than 1000 square miles of territory,
with fall of 100 feet, within mile of
it's outlet into Lake Ontario, and Oswego |
can easily produce 100000 barrels of
flour, for export annually in its present
mills, in place of the 5S8.619 barrels of
-four, the export of 1870. This line there
fore is to become the base of a new system
of trade, and new outlet for the pro.
ducts of the West.
From Oswego to Glen's Falls, there
will be a common trunk line with outlets
to Portland, Boston and New York, the
distances being nearly equal from Glen's
Falls to each of these cities, Oswego will |
then become greater place for exports of
produce than Montreal or Buffalo.
PLYMOUTH town of Plymouth |
petitioned the court and have had granted
n ,ou, +-;a1 on tho HadIa caae on the /