Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

tNuh6hiii I ENIkE, sept. l4th-
T. the Filter az the Free Press and Times.
Thinking it viii interest the many Bur
lington friends of the Cnderhill Centre
Route for the b. a l.. R. T.. convey to
You the gratifying intelligence that Mt
Mansfield and the immense forests Of timber
about the mountain ran be reached by a
railroad rlmaiag 20 end along me rcry has
# Mansf.iA
1t has for some time been thought by
many of the carne>. workers Of this project
that a feasible route ior a railroad existed
through what is called the " Nebraska
Notch 90 of the moantainS. ana during the
past week. through the efforts of party
headed by such live men as Hon -. c.
Lln~lcy, OF your city, and Hon W. II. II.
Bingham, OF stowe, our hopes ct such 4
roatc have been strengthened in fact Mr.
Linslcy assures Us land his Judgment in
the premises Is reliabie) that road can
be constructed and run through this notch
by way of Stowe. TO junction with the p.
AZ q. X. X. at Morrisyiile, and this too at
DO great extra expense per mile. and at as
favorable a gradea portions Of the contem-
plated road by way of Cambridge. 1t seems
that nature. though having placed barrier
OF solid rock on the Pleasant Valley route,
and prevented our exit there. in her kind
ness has cleit the mountain, giving Us a
route III every wGy preferable 10 the Cam
bridge route
\ moments glance at tie many salient
+ points favorable to this new and better way
will confirm YOU in my views
] First. | am Dresumfno (wbar I l-.,yv =
/ be the iaeD that large majority OF youl
citizens favor reaching Mansfield and tn,
forests OF Lumber clinging to its sides, by 4,
near route as possible. Your hotel tran
/ sportatlon and lumber interests are 4 uni
in tins desire. This route will accomplish
this sought for object
Again, the main and controlling purpos,
OF the building Of the Burlington and La
mobile Railroad Is the through business be
tween Portland and the West-thc road j.
to be built for all time-hence i it not AZ
object TO save six miles Of railroad-th
distance by way of the notch? Stowe anl
NOrrISville route between Burlington ant
Portland Is more than six miles less than b,
way of Cambridge. Again. the hand Z
Stowe Is reached forth to aid w. in thi
matter II IS thar PROJECT also. That lly
and prosperous town. with its immens
iroightlng and pleasure travel now Unaccom
modated by railroad facilities. demands tn
outlet which the building of this road vii
give and its people, following the leader
ship of that never firing worker, Mr. Bing
ham, are awake and stirring III this enter
prise. Stowe stands pledged 10 furnish as
town and by subscriptions. enough to cove
all extra expenses OF the route over an
other-in fact six times the amount calle
for from Cambridge can be obtained b
going through this natural roadwa
through the mountains.
All cali see at a glance the advantage
Stowe will derive by saving to it twelv
miles of distance in reaching your city.
Such are few of the advantages to /
gained More will be said in few day
- concerning this project, as Il survey will |
|, Immediately made, subscriptions being
circulation in Stowe. Underhill, and otht
towns on the line for that purpose This a.
ton was decided upon by Messrs. Bingha
Q and Linslcy, on Saturday last.
Truly the world moves, and We expo
. soon to see a current of life and travel |
our own doors. Yours, NEBRASKA.