St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-03
p,pTIAED AID THE WEST.

railroad. Is leSdIuttl WITH much SitiS-
faction here. 1t is looked upon as an
other step toward the ultimate and not
distant connection, 10y commercial ties.
of Portland. on the Atlantic. and Bur
lingtOn. on the great receiving basin OF
Lake Champlain. Recei ring basin 1t
may he fifty called. for the construction
of the Cauglnawaga Canal cannot he
long DELAYED, which will make your eX-
tended bay Il huge wet dock for the re-
ccption of products from all the vast re-
gion tributary to the great lakes. In
the great transportation thence To he
derived Portland intends to share. Her
merchants intend to sell goods i'll Bur
lington, us they did of old. Preparato-
ry to this we are taking active meas
ures to complete our railroad TO North
crn Vermont.
This railroad, us we have not failed
to observe, seems to he exciting IL re-
markable interest III certain outside
quarters. Sundry newspapers. various
" located, some of them i'll Central
Vermont if we mistake not. are taking
especial pains to guard us against harm
to our railway undertakings, and t"
lead us in the way we should 90. We
have been instructed that on our pro
posed route "diStance Is against us.
grades and curves" are against us:
that 'Snow cmbargoeS will prove rIl-
nous: that we were not posted III
the outset; that Our undertaking was
begun in ignorance, and If perseVered
in will end in disappointment and grey
ouS loss that To rescue ourselves from
impending ruin it is necessary Tor us I"
diverue to this route or that: to JON
hands with this or that rival and dan
gerollS competitors. whose favor must
he propitiated. that Portland may he
able to '.accompli>h its true destiny.
/ In so far us these suggestions give
evidence in their substance. or i'll the
sources from which they originate. of Il
/ desire to secure connections with our
city. they are OF course gratIf\ln III
50 far u.s. they show Il disposition l."
NEEDLE in our affairs. or make pre-
SUMPTION to better information amt
wider intelligence than We possess. we
nut them down for what they are
worth. neither in SORROW mon in anger.
but i'll supreme unconccIn. We under
stood the whole CASE when we began
our railroad through the Notch Ia he
the. entire matter of connections. of
'.competitiou." of what wcwrrr t" gain.
and the price to Ice paid for il. We he
gam the railroad for considerations
which then commanded the approval "i
our best Judgment. They ii" The same
now. The. business men of this city,
id;l ilu.il- and corporations. nave 80
GENTLY declared. 10y letters add'~-rd t"
ON uaprI>. hearing their own Signl-
tul,,. for uruiu. ON the road with all
possible despatch: aud 81. not 10y di-
version to some nthcr line. not hN an
other rnutc. hut ria the '\"t"h.
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+, fL, ,,-t S,.st,ru of RAILWAYS entering
upon construction from that mcrr"p"-
lis. West and Northwest. We open up.
likewise. Il connection with the great
lakes nearly fifty miles shorter than amy
other. We open Il route which has Ii"
parallel III It's tourist attractions. com
hining the W hltc and Green Mountains.
CaSco Bay. Lakes >chaT" and Cham
plain. and they clm"nt Mineral springs.
upon one line: W" open up territory
furnished with abundant water power;
with minerals. WIN S'il l'l''N "i'
pr"dnct>' when WIN the return no" %,
hltl'ii'hdl>e must ~ Sl'"' IL"
business To me ROAD. ! hr>' are great
POSITIVE auN ah';'S'>' ,>"'i'i"S ','i' wv
substantially a"a'' 'H''i W''Sh' anu
value. ne tP"lNalci' "l 'li'>' '"N an
tagc> could he secure" upon II" "'"''
rnllIt. hcl'l"r'' ,lh' N'>' ''''n' we
ch">c thi> route We PI"i'' ."' !"
TIE hlGhtehed rom IL ny ,tii"lN "l "'"''
peoples hal'Iiactuir' we propose t'
hight 1t ont on tins me MOI III SPIN,
"i hllhd oh>lllacI ana Ill 'he PiH'' "'
opinion. hnt III the courage "i >II''ci'
anu rs we "tlle\e' lli'tl'ISch' '"'i\ ''
non.
OBJECTIONS AND WARNINGS.
TIN, GRAND obirrtiou urged b\ ON
,utsi,I,. friends tn the "\otch" rnutc i,
IT, .,II.o.d ...unrmoIs cost VIII,
knows L,st what thc cost will he. ",
who Love had the matter under careful
studv and consideration for Years. on
those VIM stand ,fnr of and d.cIIiu
} .,hnut if We Evor that withstand
mo tbe terrible and rugged grandeur OF
the scenery in the approachrS and til,
laws nf th, ..Notrh." the actual road
way is comparati\ely smooth and al
uniform rise. We know that the liza
hilitv to ..su,w .ml,upoes." either her,
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