Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1872.
Railroad Entcrprises-Chic via
Rutland.

Hon John Lynch of Portland, Presi-
dent of the Portland and Rochester rail
road, in view of the refusal of Portlandto
grant further aid to the Portland d Og
dcnsburg railroad enterprise has issued a
statement to the citizens of Portland in
favor of municipal aid for that road.
In his communication he presents a pro-
ject which will be of benefit to Rutland.
We are still of the opinion that the
Woodstock route is the one most direct
and most beneficial to Rutland, yet we
are pleased to know of any enterprise
that will innure to our benefit and in
crease the business of the town, and
hail it as happy omen.
In speaking of the Concord and
Rochester railroad, President Lynch
says
In addition to other connections the
Portland and Rochester will connect at
Rochester with the Concord and RochGs-
ter railroad, which, when built, with a
link Of about IS miles between Caven-
dish aud Claremont soon to be cOnstruc-
ted will give direct all rail line to
Chicago via Rutland, under manage
ment having no hostile interests, and en-
tirely friendly to Portland.
The importance of line to Chicago
Via Rutland is too well known to the
citizens of Portland to need any elabo-
ration. II is sufficient to say that the
route to Chicago via Concord and Rut-
land, is as short as any line which has
ever been suggested, or which it is prac-
ticable to build and is 85 miles nearer
than via the Grand Trunk railroad, over
roads which are thoroughly equipped
for any amount of business, and which
are ready and anxious to enter into ar
engagements with us on the most favor
aole terms. The local business on this
line would be very large as it passes
through the best and most populous part
of New Hampshire, embracing the coun-
ties of STAFFORD, Merrimac and Sullivan
containing population of over 80, 900 !;
passing through the flourishing towns of
Rochester, Strafford, Barnstead, Pitts
field, Chester, the city of Concord, Con-
tocook, Bradford and Newport on the
Connecticut river.
Many of these towns are largely en-
gagged in manufacturing, and wosld-if
we had direct railroad communication
with them-furnish the business, freights
and passengers, necessary to insure us
the line of English steamers the whole
year. The country between Concord
and Rochester is now without railroad
communication, and we should by the
opening of this route, bring the trade
from that section to our wharves. AT
Concord we make a connection with all
the roads leading to Northern New
Hampshire and Vermont, and obtain an
additional line to Montreal nearer than
via the Grand Trunk. Concord is be-
coming next to Worcester, one of the
most important railway centres in New
England. That her citizens desire to
trade with us, is evidenced by the fact
that the city in its corporate capacity
has subscribed 1927, 900 to build a road
t01card US, while her citizens, and towns
along the line, have subscribed nearly
$4,000 more for the same object. The
business to support this road must be
Portland business. The shrewd, eau
tious, far-seeing railroad men of New
Hampshire, believe in the road, and put
their money, not into its bonds, but into
its stock.