Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-02-14
Railroad 10 the LamOIIIe Valley.

ley. From u We make the following ex
tracts, anl are willing to let our reader
form their own conclusions.
"Whcn the Sibyl offered her nine vel
umes for sale to the proud Tarquin, he re
fused them. But when she had met witt
two relusals, and at each one burned three
of her books, the Emperor was glad tc
purchase the remaining three at the price
for which he might at first have secured
the nine. 1t is sometimes the case with
other communities that il was with Rome
Refusing the first aud second opportunity
Of securing the elements Of their prosperi-
ty, they finally pay the full price for a
fragment Of the original good or what is
the same thing, they pay three times as
much Tor it in the end as they would at
the outset The old Greel; fable repre-
sented opportunity as person with lock
Of hair in front but bald behind. She
could be taken as she approached, but let
her once pass by, and not Jupiter himself
could catch her. The application is OBJ
vious. Four years ago this town was Of
tered by the capitalists who wanted
railway line from Portland through St.
Johnsbury to the Lake, the opportunity
of being the connecting point with that
enterprise and the already established
Vermont Central Line. For one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars We might have
secured the entire northern and north
eastern trade of Vermont for an indefinite
period. But the offer was refused, and
refused for reasons which have been com.
pletely refuted by the progress of events.
The result is that the State is traversed,
east aud west on line twenty miles
north of US, by railroad that necessarily
diverts from this point all our northern
business. So much for refusing to buy the
Sibyllinc leaves when they we're offered
to us four years ago. We have now got
to pay larger price for the advantages
we then refused
"Nor is it impossible to retrieve en-.
tlrely the mistake that was then commit.
ed. In fact we may now turn that very
mistake into great advantage. But in
order to do it, it will be necessary to con.
struct a railroad due north from this place
to Wocott or Morrisvile and extend it
through the rich valley ofthe Black river.
We can strike the LamoiIle Valley road
at Wolcott by building twenty miles. We
have no question Of the feasibility of the
Eagle Lccge route, or the western route
through Elmore. Connecting with the
Lamoille Valley at Wolcott, and building
up through Craftsbury, Albany, Iras-
burgh and Coventry. we should absolutely
control all the trade of Northern Vermont,
We should give it also the most direct
and feasible outlet to Boston. There is
every probability now that the White
River Valley road will be built. In that
case the distance from Wolcott, the point
OF Intersection with the Lamoille VALLEY
Rad, to White River Junction, would be
10 miles. BY way of St. Johnsbury and
the Passumsic it is 95 miles. For all
points north and west of Wolcott it would
diminish the distance to Boston % miles
as compared with the Lamoille Valley
road. From South Hardwick it would
diminish the distance 15 miles. OF course
a road from this place to WoIcott OF Nor
rlsville would absolutely control the trade
or business Of all Central Northern Yer
mont. Ii the White River Valley road
is not built, there would still be a large
balance in favor Of this connection. Such
a road, running through the best timbered
land IN Vermont, and extending to and
over one Of the richest vallies in the State.
with the largest parts of Orleans and La.
noble counties its natural and necessary
tributaries would be an admirable invest.
ment. 1t would be a capital feeder of
the Vermont Central, and what is more
to our purpose, would fructify and aug.
ment the business Of Montpelier beyond
any present computation, 1t would re-
suit nmaking the Lamoille Valley road
tributary to our interests, and would give
the shortest route to Boston from all points
along its entire line west of So. Hardwick
"Hltherto the Vermont Central has /
commanded all the traffic of central and
northern Vermont. Its local rates have
sustained it The through western bust.
less has barely paid the cost Of transport I
alton. Its local business has been i'm
nensely profitable, and realized even the
expectations of the extraya- In
ant men who built il With such a prod. il