Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-05
Burlington and LamOiile Railroad.
UNDERHILL CENTRE, Vt. Feb. %. z

10 the Editor Of the Free Press and Times;
am aware that the discussion regarding
different routes Tor the proposed railroad is
prohtless one, for the reason that its ioca-
ton is already established. and also because
any war of words, or pet theories Of cor
changing the minds Of the directors, who
have In the selection OF routes been guided
by surveys and careful estimates @. the ex-
pense involved. as well as by c0nsidera-
tion of prospective business 20 be obtained
on completion OF the road Bot, 50 long as
" Burlington still insists upon casting
blame upon the mana gers OF this project.
and a. he in the last weeks issue of the
Clipper asks Your correspondent " \ CD. "
various questions, allow me briefly to reply
| am asked - Is it any matter 10 these
towns whether this road Is constructed over
a cheap, level, feasible route, which will
cost but little to run and keep in repair, or
over l route that will not pay becadse Of is
extra expense ." Burlington" intimates
Tie cheap, level and feasible route. all OF
which we deny, and for proof OF our posi-
ton refer to the figures hereinafter stated
The writer OF this communication i
again ASKED And what about the oae mile
at Jerich Corners aud the mile beyond the
Westiord line when you 90 down from the
4 nd oil -. h. |
Now. friend \. {. D., Will you tell u how
you get over that one mile az jericho { orn-
ers? Don't yon do +. BY making letter
5. thus making about three miles Of it hy
your zigZag, adding mole expense 10 the
enterprise to bald the additional length OF
road and to overcome the grades than all the
money Jericho anu L nderhill furnish E
Running through Wcstford and Fairfax il
does not rise or fall over ten feet anywhere
on the route" Further he -ly>: "Thisroutei l.
mile shorter than is possible By the other
way. and probably three miles shorter It the
heavy grades Of the Jericho route ara over
come by zigZagglng." Heads, ''sach j. cur
in formation Then it is e7ident my broth
er Lawrence has been deceived By his in
forulants We fully agree with him that
the survey was made by competent engin-
GERS. and have taken time to consult the
engineers under whose -9pc7in,euiCncc
the MestiOrd route Was examined, and also
who had charge OF the locating survey OF
the road through Jericho and Jnlerhil..
for the rats regarding this controversy. /
mean Mr. William Hale, to whom an ut
liberty to refer your readers Tor c1utfma-
ton Of my statements. 50 that what herein
say are not the mere assertions Vi the
writer, but the opinions and mea >ur5men.s
advanced by one whose experience AMI
standing a. an engineer and practice rai.-
road man entities them to credit.
Hardly anywhere in Vermont eau SEA
construct a rair0sL of five miles from point
to point upon straight line. and the oul,
place on either OF these route, where such
4 distance can be rgn straight l. on the line
running north from | ndcrhlll Flats. 80
that 1t : prepIster0us to exDoc; 10 bald
line Of railroad following gar valleys with
IN ar abrupt turns without much curvature
But when Mr.. /. assume, that tue line 1f
road for the mile at Jericho Corners IS 11ar
a letter : he J. III error. The carve - tie
road there l. IN form varying ;tle IRON
half circle. and Increasing tae Dis aute ly
this curvature less than oae hiatt alIe,
rather than three miles a. claimed hy Bar
lngton, and TINS curve vas noce--itateI hy
the vote of Jericho while bonding, si;pula-
ting that the road should run south of Jeri-
cho Corners % n l. accommodate the center
of the town. Again a. To the Increased rH-;
of this curve. Instead OF heinz 49, claimed
o. d ..f
Jericho and Undcrhili. viz. Stl. U,-s, Mr..
Hale tells me - zoe will fully cover to.
expense ot the r,ld bet aud / aIvi~a Mr.
/. 10 remember that aside iron this
curve at Jer'cbo taere IS 10 sIL4.ggIur GA
the entire roats except IN hI- own ci,y
limits TINS jericho curve l. ga a grade ~
only 90 feet 80 the nile From tle / d
derhill height, II Laa.il.e River tire de-
scent can De Obt1ine! 4. aG easy grade 10. 60
fest; and 80 far ~ this great hue AM cr4 -
to the nierhill ruut- being the .3lgcr hF
miles Mr.. Hale puts al END t. Iiie HGt.lr by
saving Tho distance on THESE tNs !...I.s.
including the curve at Jcr.ct1- wul ast
vary eItl-T way Dur thousand feet a.Ilng
that he knows h. measurements VIII bear
him out IN :Lis statement [ pun tie West
ford rou,e. via fdiriat plains 90 those
plains the roai ToalA Pc a. far north rs -
lt~ terIni1u- II Cambridge g., ilt.ag q /
m la the road e. near - p,---.I {. @
n sht Gngle /, may Lt4uswcrc4 Bat ~ I
90 IS way of these platns why not ~ 81 .
rect from " e-tiuri TO tue harry t.ddlug- .
Homestead Let the igurds lei, Il you
20 there yoI meet with q grade OF 20 icet I
for two and nall mic-. and al al expense (
of : 100 600. For tWo OF these miles the route /
i fully u imprac:iaable a. the P.eI-a1; Val 7
ey route long since abandoned. The grade .
. y the NcSttord route wsgd be undulating I
md Farying from twenty II say and soy-
MY feet to the mile-the cut * tLa other
wise impossible -ani ridge on t..e route
would be On 4 gTate Of seventy feet. s sslE
he getting from Essex Centre down %
Brown River on. this Fairfax route would
all for grade Of about sixty feet Now
hen, NJ Editor, can any sensibie and prae-
.ical business man seriously claim that tue
election Of the nderhih route with POO az
rcGS- oi GiSt4nce-nO where a grade eX-
.eedIng sixty feet per mile, and sasen miles
II the route on 4 grade Of less taan tasnty
Get, and five Of these miles being On sra4c
II six icct-was injudieiOus. Laiied by
lgures and facts. some Of which have
tated above and some in former letters.
he directors and managers of this enteI-
rise cannot justly be accused OF taking q
. leap it the dark" | close hy laying that
he early completion of this rJat, 90 the
inc adopted, IS assured, and hence can With
God cheer bid tai9 subject for all tine
ssewell tsely yours.