The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-06-27


"a sunny day. OF the ffteei years
that I havo been a resident hare there
has hcen.uoue other so cool and wet as
this Fruits and vegetables ar. about
month later than usual srawber-
RES are Just getting plenty, 'ot, r'peg-
ed without sun, are remarkable ~
for amplitude aud acidity. Whet Vas
a long growth Of straw but now leeds
the sun to stia.en it or it will fall.
This city has about 10000 inlabi-
tants, casting a trhe short Of 1000
votes at the last election. 1t h's at
present two railroads terminating here,
the Milwaukee 4 St, Paul, and South
on MINI. The River road, now build
ing from Dubuqu north, with its .ermi-
nus across the river from this )ace,
will be completed and running August
LIST The road from ST. Paul down the
river will be completed to the same
point month or two later Tie last
named road is owned by the Milwaukee
4 ST. Paul Co. The Green Bay &Lake
Popin Railroad, the western terminus
Of which was to have been Lake 2epin,
will have that terminus lower down the
river and at La Crosse if the required
bonus is given. This road runs from
Green Bay through Grand Rapids, and
will be completed to a point abmt 20
miles this side Of Grand Rapids and 65
miles from this city this year. The
Wisconsin Central running from Man
itowee, a little north of west through
Menasha, Neenah, Stevens Poin! to a
town % range one east in Clark county
thence little west of north up the
Black River valley, thence into the
Chippaway valley and on to Ashland
on Lake Superior, is under contract to
be completed July 1st 1873, if along
tho route the bonus asked for is voted,
which will be done. The Central will
then traverse the lumber regions of the
Fox, Wolf, Wisconsin, Black and Chip
peway rivers and its lumber traffic
must be immense. This lumber will
seek q market on the Mississippi and
west Of it, and hence will be deposited
at its terminus at La Crosse, or taken
through here TO points west and south.
Another road-narrow gauge -- newly
chartered to run from Minneapolis via.
Rochester to La Crosse, is in prospect.
The, long talked Of road, from Mineral
Point here is not abandoned. The
Northwestern Railroad Co. are build
ing their road by way ofMadison to the
cutoff road las we call it, owned by
that company. It's point Of connection
is about four miles east of this town.
That road will be completed next win
ter, and the company say branch will
be built into town, giving a line to Chi
cago competing with the Milwaukee &
St. Paul. The Milwaukee & st. Paul
Co. are about building bridge across
the river here. Their surveys and
plans were made and submitted to the
Secretary Of War for approval. The
place selccted was not satisfactory to
our people. They demonstrated, the
Secretary withheld his approval and
has ordered new surveys by United
States engineers, who are expected
here next week. If huge railroad
schemes, backed by untiring energy,
indomitablc pluck and almost reckless
expenditure will make this place a
railroad center, such it is bound to be.
! see by the JeunSAL~-from which
learn more ofcyents transporting in my
native town and vicinity than from all
other sources that a project is Oh foot
Tor building "a railroad from Jamaica to
Manchester, thence 10 Puwlet, to CON
meet. IsappOsc, with some road leading
To Lake Clmmplain or Ontario. PER-
ing through the mists Of quarter Of a
century and cleaning from the memo.
ries u some memorable tramps upon
the Green Mountains ! cannot now call
"a mnd Just the gap fora railroad from
Jamaica TO Manchester. think my old
friend II NJ Wells, Of New York
/ whose name the Journal announces
among the arrivals AZ the Vanderbilt
and $ 3. Aiillet will agree with me
that the route up Wiuhall River to the
Big Pond Is bot feasible. II however
there be feasible route across the
mountain 70 Jamaica. Manchester
ought 10 take hold Of it Ia earnest.
cannot go why the road from Manehes-
Tor through West Dorset and PawIet
should not lie built even II the Man.
chester q Jamaica rad fat. II could
De tai'twithout great expense. would
ron tiraush rich and productive val
ieY, much needing railroad facilities,
TIC residents Of which could afford -
be- taxed - put the enterprise ou its
feet The local traffic upon the Lac
would BE- considerable and il would