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Cor. Of the Free Press and Times
The Harlem Extension Railroad.
TRIP FROM RUTLAND TO CHATHAM.
In.rnr srrrxns. Y. /. July 3.

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LEBANON SPRINGS, n. +, July 3.
Dear Free Press and Times:
Time was when you heard enough ABOUT 'ns
new railroad connection from Bennington 10
Chatham. Ny. Extra sessions Of the vermont
Legislature, called to give it charter; bonding
Of towns, Bennington Co. fghis,snd the TURMOIL
Of the Western Vermont and Troy and boston
railroad controversy. gave this link Of railroad
notoriety enough in its early existence VI iA'e
Il b.5 been very Quiet for 81 enterprise begoiten
and born in such stormy times, and yous readers
NAV have forgotten that II is an accomplished
fact have lust assured myself BY trip over
over it. that il is live and running road, with
elements and advantages about (which ought to,
and doubt lot in tue. will make it an imPor-
,ant aud prosperous throughfAre.
left Rutland for this place al hAlf past III
4. H.. en- Saturday. The ride from Rutland to
Bs,,ingtop. ever the old Western Vermont
ro,s nov consolidated with the new link (the
two forming the Harlem Ez;ensionl need
not describe You know how it If yourself
the beautiful scenery Of mountain and valley
and stream, On either hand the thriving vii
I.res On the way-WaIlinEford, with its pitch
FORK factories, 10 tiny affairs though their tines
are legion. and which lrill pitch into each other,
"A rival fork firms may naturally be EXPECTED to :
D5rsef. with its marble quarriss, which yield
-s,rlv million feet Of sawn stone year
Nsnohes.er. with It's summer Equinox House
and Mountain Of the SAME Equinootoai name
grand in summer or winter ; Arlington with
its shoe peg and wooden ware and char and
,bisel factories, 70 which factory Of freight
cars will be added and 50 on, through the
mouutsin gap, through Salisbury to North
Remington. Here the ioAl, which here IS bend
in- of T, The west towards Troy, tufas Al
night angle TO the southeast, TO Bennington by
MOI p, he the branch track To that village,
in the oli dsvs When there were through con
ness.ons this why To Toy by the Troy 4, Boston
rosL
At Remington the new portion oil the foAi
begins. Il curves under Mount Anthony by
rising grade which soon gives good lock Ct
over M village. anl We notice ths fso'ores and
,,pe- mill, of Bennington, ani The spse-ous
round. and ane residence Of Nr Hunt ami
Mr. Putnam and Mr. Graves sri others. Ben
uine,on Is q neat anl pleasant viiiaEe, and looks
thriving. thanks TO its manuacures and not TO
lie dissensions
REARING Of 20 the southwest, The ros1 st7ikts
into New York State AID the valley Of Tie Little
IIsosiek river. aud thence wiuis among the hills
- ,bs .au,b. through Petersburgh with it's sia-
,,s.s Twin, Mountains, Berlin, s,epheatown and
r-b.Bss 10 Chatham Four Corners, where it
connects with the Boston sai Albany double
tr,oF and with tho great Harlem Road 10 New
York.
The villages along the way arr quiet country
rl.ee. teri1niur. however, to feel the impulse
-,~.- ty the orsn.n- o. railrasl f-1iiiues Le1-
a,sr srr,ars. from which write. Is one Of tie
,,,.- delightful places Of Summer resort iu the
.,,,t-v the hole. Columbia bal, has recently
-,s..5 into the hands Of Massrs. Gl-e-a well
known name among hotel r7l7ris'ars- If i'
s,,cioas hoass. with ample stretch az coz.
naz-,s. high up tie hillside, with splendid views
o-e- the broad sui beautiful Lebanon valley
The spring pour its clear waters in volume
.i,,,s- e-r.rb for E 90 mill privilege from
cleft III the rocks IN She croulassni s1pi--a7 iA1
b,,F s-Bsrs. which are among tle attractions
Tho b-u-s has been newly rs-hrtei, re-furnisael'
enlarged ana newly paiatei Throughout JIG
was never e. attractive az row, aad 1t Is '--.nE
rapidly with guests
The Harlem Extension Road, though i4i1
i,..r frsi-b. buaaess is developing along iis
reY-e. is Do, over crowded with passenger
travel YetH tits northern connections could De
what they should BE- il would certainly be
f.vo-i,, through route from Mout-e4- t. New
York Atpreseut. there is complete break Of
esspe,..,ns 81 Rut.sn5. The northern RAILROADS
5,so- seem 20 ind j, Jog thsir Interest 20 permit
through connection. Ba, ,ae Fa- interest
.,e.,. "a demand ous. and ] do d.. doubt ila- ia
,irs IL Will be- made. TIE route IS in be- scenery
much more delightful, Go Hy TASTE than int
Troy a. Boston or Rensselaer, IS Saratoga routes
r forms .be natural southern Quite, for Western
Vermont Il connects g.. Chatham with the
Harlem Roai. which carried -ast year over thirty
eight million passengers mile each, without al
ss,.isn-. At svo cents nile for through pas
ses-ers. AMI which most traveller prefer TO TIE
Hulson River Road, which IS such 3 noisy road
f-o, the ircsssaat clstter AMI yeveToe-at-aa
from the rocky faces which val tla' road i1r
most Of the way. on the eastern eide Of the
track it lauds its psssenEsrs ~ New i'i-- I'D
the great new Union depot Of the Aaif'i- hi' e''
New Yors Harlem, sni New Ias2 s. New
Haven Roads. on Forty Second Street
The Harlem Extension las heretofore. through
cause. which ] need not discuss, bad rather
hard time. For many months il did not pay
even lis running EXPENSE. Now unter the
careful. infringement Of saperutsnis1t g. Il.
Faulkner. it IS paying i's way, and trust VAL
At no aistant day te-il to give some return 60
irs owners Commodore Van ler5iit, lite Known
has g., ls-re interest in !: and as be hss recently
sols out Ito The Delaware IS HUDSON co) bis
heavy ownership in She Rsasseiae- IS Saratoga
Roai. amounting. as J have heard, TO a million
douars he bas now 90 interest conflicting with
this. ans can give bis important influence 20 the +
DEVELOPMENT Of its business. And j .9oA i7r-
ward to not q very distant day, Uher the route
bv the Harlem Extension viii * the tavoriie
.l 60. Ns,r vo-t for al Of " ssie-n
Vermont. Darlington anu Montreal