Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-03-13

was at Newport few days ago and en-.
quired of one Of the influential citizens, vii
the moucd men Of Newport aid in building
this road The reply expressed considerable
doubt, and this citizen also argued that the
proposed road would be Of no great advan.
tage to either the Passumpsic or Central
Roads, as these roads nolo get all there is.'
As these roads surround the country through
which the new route lies, it may be worth
our while to consider this argument, aud SEE
If the business that now is, and will be, done
by these roads without the intersectng line
is, and will be, the same in amount as after
the connecting line is built.
The increase Of trade and commerce, either
foreign or domestic, is an interesting study
There was once no transatlantic trade -
Columbus made preliminary survey. Every
colony established made a new route, auc
made necessary greater means for iranspor
tatiou. Each city along the seaboard became
a central market to the surrounding country
yet it became necessary to have connecting
roads between the cities. Those who lived
near the principal turnpike from Boston tC
New York speak Of large loads, drawn By
oxen or horses, that were passing every day
aud every hour Of the day. Clouds of dus
hung over the road all the bright summer
days. From Boston, roads radated in every
direction back into the country and Bostor
might have said, No rail roads are neccs
sary, as | get all there is But the railroad.
cfept away among the hills and along tn,
water courses, and Boston found that tn,
means Of transportation and travel created
business; aud an immense amount of raw
material, yarisus products of the soil anc
manufactures came pouring in, in quantitie,
far exceeding their reasonable Anticipation
or most eZtrayagant imaginations. As the
roads came along to Vermont and stopped
as did the Passumpsic at Wells River, St
Johnsbury, Barton aud Newport, a few year,
at each placc-the conceited inhabitant.
might, and probably did say, " 1t is useles,
for this road to 60 any farther; we get al
there is." Yet with every extension came
such an increase OF business as to pay, and
the trains that came laundering along through
Newport, Barton, St. Johnsbury and Well.
River, clearly proved to those purblind citi
zeus that the al. there is as they used tc
yisB it, did not comprehend all there is.
SIC and Central roads 60 around large sec.
lion Of Northern Vermont, and come to a
junction at point toward our market-Bos
t9ni therefore everything the farmers, mer,
chants aud mechanics in the encirced terri.
tory have to sell, and all they buy. must GO
aud come by these lines. Hence it is as clear
as mud that these lines are sufficient. Yet
across this section Of country three roads arc
already being built-the Montpelier and
Wells River, Portland and Ogdensburgh
through the Lamoile valley, and the MissscC
valley, from St. Adams to Newport. How
peryerse people are Of course the Passump
sic and Central were sufficient for all puF,
poses.
Notwithstanding this argument, we believe
that both roads will be benefited by the
Montpelier and Black River road, aud that
The Central will find that the so or 60 horses
on the route from Waterbury to Eden, do moi
haul all there Isl and the Passumpsic will
make the same discovery in regard to the
teams from Lowell, Albany, Craftsbury, Iras.
burg, and other towns. There is no doubt
that both roads will receive great accession.
10 their freight, and considerable increase 10
their passenger travel The estimated value
Of the lumber that will 20 on this road is
certainly two million dollars, and have
heard the estimate as high as three million
dollars. The products Of the soil will 20 in
greater quantities and in new forms. The
hundreds of tons Of starch now manufactured,
might 90 to market in thousands of bushels
Of potatoes. In some seasons tons of hay
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