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The Burlington and Lamoille Railroad.

estimated at about twelve hundred dollars
The Burlington and LamolIle Railroad
AN ENGINEERS OPINION OF THE RoUTEs.-THk
WORCESTER AND SHREWSBURY RAILROAD.
WORCESTER, Mass. Feb. ~. 10
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
As a native of the Green Mountain state
and one intimately acquainted with the re-
gion through which both the proposed lines
of the "Burliug ton and Lamoille Railroad
have been Surveyed, have taken quite an
interest in the progress of the survey, also
in the articles which have appeared in your
columns from time to time, from " Citizen,
Right Track" aud Others. in favor Of, or
disposed to either route. And. although
must differ with all OF them in some psrtl-
culars, yet looking from the stand point OF
either, | can scarcely call any OF them
prejudiced they are each looking for their
own interests. or that of Others for whose
welfare they are solictous. and only see as
the best route, that particular one which
secures to them OF theirs the mos. advan-
tages, regardless of the best interests OF the
whole This is perfectly natural, and,
doubt not. were IN the position of either,
with interests identical with them, Ishould
see the whole matter in the same light; as
it is, / can look upon it all dispassionately.
with only the best Interests OF the road, and
of the .reatest number to be benefited
thereby in view. The object in the con-
struction Of any road sh0a.d be the great
est good to the greatest number, not to
individuals Concerning the relative merits
of the two routes a. regards facility of con-
struction. grades, alignment. &c, can
speak only in genera. terms, not having
passed over either line since the matter OF
constructing a railroad there was preached,
and not having seen plan or profile Of
either survey. Yet, Judging from general
know ledge OF the country through which
they pass. the grade, by the Westford line
must be FAR the ighto>j, as the line would
run down the valley Of Browns river, and
up the Lamoillc valley, the highest point
after leaving Essex Centre (where the two
routes dIverge.) beinL at Cambridge, at the
..,,,.,,.,,- # tho limo ,sb;Is bt. tho Iaricbo
line. although the grades through Jericho
and Underhil may be lmparatiyely easy,
and asa & n eavs tbrongb tho on
=: It,. e -, IL. - e.,
the ui''1"00 VI '0' i''.i
Jericho Corners, noN here exceeds the grade
of twenty feet to the milc. vet, it seems
=, mo that +, GETTING aoSn from the
al ,l':u 7l-.t.;,I., -. ".
Hois ~ "'u nm ". N.Y. ''''' W.
i0rd) To Camhrll&e Dbro' II would necesSl-
tate either a long letour, OF heaVy grade,
or both. w ny dld hot \. I. d. speak
oi this part OIL the line a. wen aS that por-
ton further south SIMPLY because 1t
would not show a. faF"IaplY Tor ms SIDE oil
the question ana ne was i"oHihg particn-
larry TO the interest oil the Bostwlck
House at OnderhIlI rats 1, too, am IN
favor OF the Jericho ana n1erhnI line.
tlrSt, because that was t'c original route,
and II any pieIse> were made, they were
i0r mat line, oecond' because IL VIII give
the Dest facilities Tor mountain tourists, and
sumner resort travellers, thus giving
larger passenger revenue, and also VIII open
upa larger amount Ut woos ana timber
land than the other Aud lastly, because
have liIendS "ho "ouil he bcne1tted lnuch
more by TINS lne ana Nei, can allow 10
the Ntstlord route Whatever Advantages 1t
possesses without misrepresentation Or ial-