The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-18


thu yalIics referred 60 now CONSUME
tbuui 10 900. 600 bushels f charcoal
annually Careful estimates made witt
intelligent citizens Of Vermont, warrant
me IN saying tat these forests ~ III
Weld 10000 600 bushels of charcoal
per acre for fifty years without draw.
iug ou their second growth IN Eve
NJ six different localities extensive pur
chases Of timber land have been made
hy the iron asters for the production
of charcoal, and ms ny kilns are already
in successful operation, and new once
will spring up. Each million Of bushels
will make 900 car loads. / antiei
pate that we shall soon have full train
of charcoal cars every day. Ncgotia
tons are now pending for building Il
branch road eight miles long directla
into the virgin forest.
IuNEER.
Reporter does your trade in Ium
her promise as good results as that in
the articles we have been discu, sing 7
Mr. Tt arge amounts are alr' ady
being shipped and we have every rea-
son to expect a great increase. Sey.
eral steam mills have recently been
erected in the lumber district tapped
by the road each capable Of saving
from one to two million feet per wear.
Each acre cleared for charcoal will fur.
nish twice the amount Of freight in
lumber that the CHI rcoal itself will.
This lumber had hut limited market
anti the opening Of our road
FARM PRODUCE
Reporter Have the farmers as yet
shipped much produce 10y the road
MIR T Farmers are proverhially
| slow in embarking in new business.
80 far, few Of their products have been
,dapted to the sew York market We
have u soil admirably adapted to pro-
lucing DO atoes. 50 our farmers he
gin to learn the advantage of raising
/ this vegetable il will become a source
Of large profit to them We have ship
ped this season about sixty car loads
of potatoes from one Of tie lower sta
tions of the road.
/ PASSENGER THAvn..
Rep rter-'s not your passenger
travel increasing and likely to become
= sourc" OF prohtf
Mr.. T-Ycs, the travel on the road
has steadily increased from the begin
ing -alt ough, necessarily. at present
local. lur ny the summer mouths,
the pleasure tiavel to aud fir N Man
chester, ehanon 'priuEs, etc, ma
rerally adds to our revenue from that
! URGE As oar farmer lc' RI that
there is a large profit in IA ing city
boarders lgok IL the time when we
shall See eyery farm house filed with
families seeking true he 9TH aud enjoy
meut Tor their children
iXcEPIioS uF THL ROAD,
| Reporter IN the inception Of this
enterprise. WIRE you IN the main cor
Tally sustained 10y the people along
the proposed route
NJ lies, with great liberality
on some portions of the line a very
jealous and energetic disposition wa,
/ ~ infested IN furthering the enterprise
In some tew cases an cxtortionatt
spirit was shown, compelling the ON
pany t. resort to commissioners to Oh
tain the light Of Way
Reporter ~ hat disposition wa'
manifested in this town.
! ar. III am proud tn say that Ne"
..eIanou cyi, cea more lilrrality tbr
any other town along the route.
very few uf ths property ass rrs chale
ling unreasonable pr ces
sRE sHaggas.
Icputcr j suppose the baker
community g. operated with sou ii
establishing ;he route
Sic TO. While proies,ip 10 +
very friendly u the enterprise. anc
when our ar,ncis limited means COZ
uibut . towards the preliminary cut
yeys they never gave a dollar
icponcr.-l9 yea cross tbei
lands
Nr &os, Il tour Of iigs points.
Reporter We're tley not As liicra
.t.e lArmors 80 rcgarl u nigh. .
way
At I-No Where Tie farmer
asked from 500 70 800 per acre. 81
, rl.c gave / light the bakcts Do
mantei rci orally ,30a some pat q
. their claim l. It'll IL controversy ih'
smpany believing their demand -
res.ise. Iitbeir figures were cel ce1
( ed il would cost ne4.ly a. much ~ til
I right - xaY over aluai Gle mile q
haker territory. IS over The balance .