Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-05-15


From the following communication from Port
land, which we take from the B ston Journal Of
yesterday, it l. quite evident that TIE Portland 4
Usden-burg road, Wy way Of the y Itch. Is in
desperate strait. TIE contract Of the Direct,n-
Of that road u build through the Notch l. un-
douhtedly conditi ANIL upun the citizens of Port
land voting tie two miiii M aud n half that is
required. IL they do not ~ vote, the cunttact
falls To the eruunj. That there is considerable
difficulty in eiecting this vote i. evident from
this Telegram
fostLAsp, Maine, May 10.
Alta meot'ns Of tho Cip Council tn, evening, the
JOINT sp Al C,mmtt 9 on tho app inimeni Of = Tom
tens on ol the Portland Osdeus arg Railroad ina.i,
.helt telort y hyor 9! 80 onlgr app iu'ng Jeagr .
-uu, WIN power u ssi~t 49, a-.osatc o. Inquire Into
. 0 cost Of tty completion o he z rtland Osicnshuts
cousirc ion and inintenan tn ush the Notch also.
TO Inquire as 10 the freight advantage OF tho through
line, aud as to tho Feasibility adi advantages OF Other
proposed routes Tho orier passcd the Common Councii
ny vote Of eleven yeas ~ 80 nays, refus
passt Ia the BOaid Of Aldermen by yea. one nn,s
r. The mkt increment will le committee Of con
Ter, nee at special meeting
We do not know the reason why the Common
Council and the aldermen should he at variance
m the propose resolution. lts terms are sufEi-
N'N'N'1 N''NAfh INV HHNANNN "i''f hhh ~ tnt kti-
tleuen named as the commission are unprejudiced
and sagaciuus men, devOled tl the interests Of
Portland rather than 10 any particular route,
nothing could be wiser than the contemplated
movement. II the people Of Portland can once
get light IN the different routes. through a dsin-
teresied commission. there can be no doubt of the
action they will almost unanimously take. IT
their object is IN develop the White Mountains
and get the business of the Notch they will vote
the 50 500 100 II their object is to get, in the
direciest, cheapest and best way. their part Of
the trade Of the West and Of tie Northern Pa
cife road, they will build hy way VI Cornish ~
Meredith and strike the Central ut Montpelier
This can he dune in one year, Mt cust not ex-
ceeding half million tp the city Of Portland
By building the short link between Cornish and
Meredith they are At once in friendly connection
with the grand railruad line to the great lakes,
and to the Pacific cast, and We can assure them
that the connection with the great transrontiuen-
tai line, now almost entirely under single uan
agement, can he made by this route Mt Muntpe-
Ter in such way as 10 gre them oil the adrian
iqge Of fh,ir Position on the Atlantic coca. Mr.
do We lelieye that il can I've done in any other
why. IL will not be possible for thom ~ any
other route To compete with d sStpn or New York
tr the traus,Tesnic business &C the West.
A lair minded commission Of uncommitted and
impartial gentlemen would readily ascertain these
facts. Aud we can nso assure Portland. thnt If il
should yote the - 500 QUO and build the Notch
route, it will bea aIlure in all the respects 1r
which it desires The road. 1t will give il neither
the business Of the West nor Of Northern Yer
mont Il will accumulate merely portion uf
the White Mountain travel. 1t will still have To
construct tie rnd by why of the O--ipee and
Meredith, md if it s1ould not, other interest.
will, add by laying freight in Portland from Da-
uth to Chicago, quicker and cheaper a. it can
than can he dine by any other routc it will rem.