Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-05
Burlington and Lamellle Railroad.
JERICHO TO THE FRONT.
JERICHO. VI, Jan. -, 1873.
W .s rd.tor Of III, Ere. prss. and Times.

JERIcEo TO THE FRONT.
JERICHO, W., Jan. -, 1873.
70 Ne Editor Of ths Free Press and Times.
Ia reply to the letter signed " Ci;izen,'
published in your columns. allow me to say
that it seems something like children's
play, like crying my piece of pie is larger
than yours Tor INC to publish a business
prospectus of the towns Of Jericho and I'm
derhill. that are proposed to be left out in
the cold by - Citizen" Yet wish to say,
that, although we are nestled close under
old Mansfield. get we are not sleeping these
years away, bat have in successful opera
tion in Jericho alone seven sores three
Crst mills. olc Of which, (fiowe's) prOba-
bly, is not excelled in quantity OF quality Of
is work in northern Vermont three or
more saw mills; and the largest wood pump
manufacturing establishment IN New Eng
land, the products Of which are scattered
ell over the United States: and all other bus
mess interests are represented in proper
tim. But enough of this.
Now, IS !. true, as "Citizen" says, that
the Westiord and Fairfax route is more
feasible than this. First, 1t is admitted
there must be mile more Of road to build
by tie Westiord route, about $4,000 ex-
ira to commence with. and the continued
expense Of running and repairing that
mile i: is then reported that on a
considerable Of tho Fairfax route the
soil Is blue clay and quick-sand, which is
said to be the terror Of Railroad builders.
Then tho crate, which is the only possible
advantage the Fairfax route has over this.
understand the maximum grade via
Westi1rd and Fairfax to be from five TO ten
feet less than this way. But this is not
vouchcd cor by any cdrcfM and thorough
survey. Now what condit ion are We in as
to grade. When the locating parity com
menced their labors from Burlington to
Cambridge, they thought they must have
maximum grade o! IS feet to the mile and
would be SATISFIED with ftqt but the result
shows maximum grade of sixty CO sixty
one feet. SD no serious obstacle here. But
let us sec 8 little further what other q fsasi-
BE" advantage the new proposed route has.
It Las these We.tfora with no proposition
Of encouragement, but = past record Of op
position to every public enterprise. and a
sort Of mutual Indifference to all public
improvements, and ioclins oi satisfaction
at being permitted to exist from year to
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