Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-18
Railroad Through the Gulf.

polier, two hours nearer to Barre and three hour.
nearer to Willlamstown and two hours nearer to
BroobGeld. If time is money, the value Of this
to the towns lying alongside Of it would become
in The course Of years simply incaculablc.
Such road would open to visitors and strang
ers the most beautiful line Of tu,cl in Ncw-Eng-
land. We do not know Of Il valley more piltur-
esque and charming, foil of fine retreats and
places for recreation and pleasure, in tho whole
country. It would also be Of an immense benefit
to the productive interests Of the towns along the
route and to Orange, West 1opsham, aud West
runbridge, and even to Chelsea. The worst
/ highway in Eastern Vermont, in the spring and
/ fall, is the one from Montpelier TO Barre. In
/ depth Of mud it is like The roads Of Addison
I County, and its lodnos. precludcs ull travel that
/ is not absolutely necessary. At certain seasons
it is next to impossible to transport heavy pro-
ducts along this road and at aIl seasons italmost
operates as prohibitory tariff on Che splendid
granite Of the Barre quorrics.
/ The wealth Of Rutland and Of Brandon Is m
/ their marble quarries, but these were worth next
to nothing until the Rutland railroad opened
| them to the market Good granite is o.. rare as
soou n"'o "lu u ~ 'nuon more ue''I"'ie stone
for all buildings and monuments Tint arc exposed
/ to the weather The wealth Of Barre s. in IFS
granite without exception the best best stone of
] JOS kind % be found in New England o. IS now
comparatively unkno"" ana unoe'e.'lol' 'o-
cause the cost Of transportation prohibits itu-a
/ TO any extent 80 marble could equal thc beauty
/ of the Barre granite of which thc State House is
Jun i"''e Is 'o 'nA' ~ 'D' 4ua"'' anu .D,I'
",H DC no Hlnlt 10 'De demand l'f 'n' AI'u'.e
"''sn '"' ,"olll'S ''I "4nS l'li'ne N '' "' i-e'
sn"'' '"'' W. Plo''1uu' l"'Io Us n' iu''lh "l.
"o'' guar ''' '"Vu'l no' 'u'''''" euli ''
| '"ous""u men 'n Ie'uhs OUT 'nn uI'''' t"e
'''"o 'O' "' '"' purposes 'oi WHO" s'"u'.' l7
!" " very 'e" your ''''' ''' '"'''o'' i''
''u'S u"n'i'oi'a''on' 10 Is one Oh th',l interests
''' wait oh'y '"o opportunity l'f inc h'she'' dee
'eioPmeht'
barre al.' mas TWO "el'-kno"n schools one oi
,lc'' 'ue o'a'' institution o. strong iei. ''us
uonoin'h'''on' Wn'en would De greatly peneI.tiel
~ "'c '.i0l o'sea 'a9'i'y Oh o'nl'nunlol''h "uoo
uS projected ro'u would supply. ihen u would
snare IN common W''h 'ne o'ner 'o"n' lhe great
"1'ANN'ses 'nat an superior means OF Transit give
" agriculture ana manufactures. line value oI o.
'''Io"u j. very easily es'ilna''I % any cnhmu-
my Iake W iiIanistoWh Tor instance Inc AM
nuai value oil ats agricultural production Is about
S''o'ooo ,--mnre rather than less. IL would be "a
very small estimate TO reckon i's increased '''ne'
WIN 'ue increased means Oh ''"n. ''''"t''i' az
per cent OF S'oVo per "in"m' All To tl1i me
o',' 9 '''ue VI ''o grow" %. "''n' ""lon 's
'''' 'o''' '' Vlo minimum anu '"'Ie Is l'VV
more 'i"S'"s .,'e ne' income OF 'ne town Oh u.s.
Innu" crop 'ul, Sl'',0O greater imam l' now ls'
II we ''''.u1,e sue 'e'' estate ia 'lA' Gown ny ; To-
~ '''''0''"s Ou'.'"ES' ''9 value is 500
re,e.,,,e if ,yo ,,to ro L.n., ',',I ~ ''' I
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IN, i, ,i,..os a.. r...,I, H. - ~ -
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al, ooo If ,bs income ~ ,I.o .,-,, I...i. l.-
tban so ooo sn,nory AID bc-o Nv. .,, ,..,t
inc ,f the .,,i,, n limo and ,,o,.,. h.. ,t..i
creased facility and dimioi.bel east If t-,,.ii;r,
10 the inlabitant. or the town .ir,ii,r r.s,,f,
will be effected in aIl the t,,rps i,inin. on ,io
railroad and if manug,et,re- or ar, sr,cci, .,,.
of industry shouli h.. started tbcy ,r,,,lj l,ri,.
greater relative benefit.
We are plad TO learn that B,rre and nr,,tfell
and Williamstown have already voted To bond IN
the extent allowed by law If the TOWNS .lor,
the route shall now raise enough bv substitution
b float the bonds necessary IN eomnlotc the r,od
there can be no doubt thar il will speedil, be-
built The corporation would have lit.e difficulty
in making it very valuable investment. An
that is needed is a little PLUCK in prosecuting the
enterprise to carry it to a successful result. NO
real estate owner need fear that he will not reap
rich reward in It's completion. If the whole stock
should he sunk, the towns on the road would get
back their subscriptions fourlod in the course
ola very few years They could indeed bettera T,rd
to build it than not, They may he sure that il
will be desirable property, and in these DAYS when
the tendency Of railroad management is to con-
sllidato it is quite certain that it will attract lie
attention Of some other corporation and porcllnce
secure most eligible proposals
The Montpelier and White River Railroad