Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-03-27

else, to Montpelier perhaps by Essex
Junction, or some longer or shorter route
At any rate we are left in the dark at Hyde
park No doubt there are resources fol
traffic, which would be developed on that
route. especially in the line of timber.
! Next comes your South Woodbury. cor
respondent with plea for GoodenO & Ban
croft's granite quarry, which | suppose, By
the way he pleads for East Calais and North
and East Montpelier, Is so situated that in
order to accOmm )date that interest the road
would have to be laid so far east as to carry
it through those places, but he does not tell
US of large amounts of timber on that part
OF the route for the very rea son that they
are not there These side lights indicate
the Importance of railroad communication
| from some point on our northern borders to
the State capital, and the only question is in
ard to location and w en- the advantages
and disadvantages OF the several routes are
all weighed and set one against the other,
the balance can be easily struck.
Now. propose to say few words about
the advantages of the Black River route as
compared with Glover aud Lowell. But
here ray that the people north of Crafts
bury are not welded to either of the pro-
posed routes south of Albany, but are in
favor of the most feasible and practicable
route, and | want to say here what we IN
derstand by these terms. By feasibility We
mean the easiest grade and cheapest place
TO build and operate the road. By practica-
bhity we take into consideration the pros
pect Of the through and way business, the
amount of healthy competition which it will
secure to the people on aud in the vicinity
Of the road.
There is no doubt but that god work
ing road may be built on almost any of the
proposed routes, but the people in this va !
ley would prefer the most direct line, other
things beng equal. 1t is a well known fact
that the P. & o R. r. charges much more
/ for freight than any other road and the
same Is true 10 reg ,rd u passenger fare
and that is the reason why we want the new
road 50 located as to compel them to submit
/ to Lealthy competition. Let Us see how
this can be secured. 1t cannot be done by
starting at Barton and passing through
/ Glover, for the reason that all north of Bar
ton must start On the P. i 0 r. r. Albany
aud Lowell can 20 to Barton Landing easier
than t. Barton, 50 that Glover would be the
only town north Of Cabot which would be
any better accommodated than now. As for
the Lowell and Hydepark route, although
1t may be an easy place to bui'd railroad
and also be well supplied with lumber and
some other things 70 give FIRE 'shting bust
ness, it is has one objection 1t is not q
Montpelier road 1t all.
Now let Us see If We can find how this
object OF competition can be acc5mp ished
aud ut the same time secure the largest
amount Of way business
According - present Indications North
Troy would lie the starting place, 50 as TO
connect with a road partly built, and form
through line t. Montreal Thence passing :
through the westerly part of Newport to
! Coventry, following the Black RIVER valley
% Craltsbury thus passing between OF at
/ least skirting some Of the best forests o.
Z ~
/ of the hes, s.o,> and da.rv farm. in the
country. And # a granite quarry is to be
considered of any account, Albany and Iras-
purgh can furnish large supply OF the
cheapest wrought and most durable stone to
he found and the geoto,,ists tell ms that We.
nave 10 banv abundance Of roofing sla,e.
which no doubt. VIII be the base of :, large
business when It can be easily TRANSPORTED.
On some accounts Newport w,uld be
better point THAI North troy. especial if
an arrangement can be m tds with tue Mis-
slsauoi and CLYDE River K .ilroad Company.
g use that part Of tIejr road from North
Tcoy e. Newport, which would save build
Ins several miles OF road, and an wer al.
purposes just as well aud perhaps better. We
c aim ii : t. be the best route, because 1t Is
the mos, direc; from either Troy or Newport
TO Montpelier, and it i also nearer t. the
central part of Northern Vermont, also of
Orleans county, and it will secure compe-
tition with the P 4 .. K. R. in taking the
produce OF the county u m'rket, aud ia
As for your South Woodbury. correspond
weigh Elnore and Worcester forests and
saw mills that will be 50 much in his favor.