Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-04
RAILROADS, RAILROADS
RUNAWAY POND RAILROAD.

kindled in Albany, has started a smoke
all along the line from Newport and
Troy to Montpelier. This is all right.
We are glad to see the people of old
Orleans acide aaoake and ON tip toes for
improvements, railroads and such. And,
gentlemen, now that you have got your
hands hold of the pillow handles, 60 ahead,
and don't look back, and if we can help
you drive spike occasionally we will.
1t will be seen by the following commu-
nication, that the blaze from Albany has
been seen from over the top of the hills
and set other people to scratching their
heads and thinking about something.
The ball that has rolled down the Black
River Valley, has hit another ball and
sent it bounding along up the bed of
Runaway Pond, to Glover, and from
there it has been tossed over to us. Here
it is 1927
"MR. EDITOR justin now there is con-
siderable talk about railroad, connect
ing this county with Montpelier; and
Glover has been waiting for you and
the people of Barton to say something
about the Runaway Pond Route. 1t
seems to us here in Glover, little sin
gular that the people of Montpelier can
look into Orleans County, only through
the Black River Valley; when for the
last fifty years or more the only direct
communication they have had with this
county, has been by way of Runaway
Pond, through this town to Barton
Gentlemen of Montpelier! What new
dispensation have you received? Re-
member that the history of rail roads,
the world over, is, that the cars follow
the path of the stage coach that in all
through routes, the iron horse takes the
same, short and direct course which the
stage horse has taken before him.
Montpelier wants direct railroad COM
munication with this county. This is
both wise and reasonable. The county
is rich in timber, and in every ag-
ricultural resource; and is rapidly de-
veloping in wealth and population. Her
trade is considerable, and will each year
become greater; and it is only natural
that the Montpelier business men are
anxious to pocket the profits of that
trade; but why they are willing to
build seventy-fve miles of road at an
expense of a million and half of mon
.ey, when this connection can be accom-
plished, and the trade secured and every
other advantage realized by building
onl y twenty-five miles of road, at one
third OF that expense, is more than we
Glover people can see; or is. there some
other cat in the meal, that we are not
allowed to see? -.
Does some Montpelier man ask how
can we connect with Orleans county by
only twenty-five miles of new road
Take down your map of Vermont, and
find Barton village. 1t is right by
Crystal Lake-then cast your eye thro
Glover-and along the bed of Runaway
Pond to East Greensboro, less than thir
teen miles, and an easy grade; there
you strike the Portland and Ogdensburg
which follow to South Hardwiok-thi:
road is already built and from thence
1. e. So. Hardwick, link to Marshfielc
010 Cabot, II miles, and the connection
Is complete. But this is not all.
Not only does this route connect
Montpelier and Orleans county, but i
opens UP a new, Independent, competing
line to Boston vio. of Wells River anc
Plymouth-seyeral miles shorter thar
by way of White River Junction. Fo
the accomplishment of this last result
viz. a competing line to Boston, ever,
town in Orleans County can afford to d.
something. To secure this end ever,
man who sends pound of beef or but
ter, or other produce to Boston, can at
ford to pay something our freigh
costs us as much or more now, than whel
drawn by team. But a competing lin
would no longer leave the people of Or
leans county at the mercy of the Passumr
sic corporation; who now have it al
their own way, and charge their ow
price, which is wickedly exhorbitant
But enough. What say you, MI
Editor? what say you people of Barton
Greensboro, Hardwick, Woodbury., Cat
OF, Marshfeld and Montpelier i? Wha
say, also, the whole of Orleans county
Glover will do her share.
GLOVER"
Much obliged, Glover for introduc
ing the subject. A few words, if the
don't do any good, will not be likely t
do any harm. The people of Barto
would, we feel sure, follow your exampl
and "do their SHARE" lend some none,
and muscle too, towords building roa
this way. To be frank, and tell it Jus
as it is, friend 'Glover," Barton ca
well afford to take the bull by the horr
in this matter and throw out a goo
sized bait. The grade from here
Greensboro would surely be one of I'll
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