Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-09
THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON.
To Buy the Portland & Ogdensburg X. X.
Connect Boston with the West
From the Rutland Telegram.l


The sale of the Portland and Ogdens-
burg Railroad to the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal Co. is now being under serious
consideration by both railroad companies,
and the prospect of being relieved of the
burden is received with delight by the
citizens of Portland. Me. The reason for
this movement on the part of,the Portland
people is the burdensome taxes that have
been inflicted upon them on occount of
their interest in the road. The Portland
Telegram by which the matter has been
thoroughly aired speaks of the situation
of the Delaware ard Hudson in this way
The recent purchase by the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company of the Rut-
land Railroad company and a study of
the map of Northern New England, opens
up the question of the Importance of this
transaction and the possibilities OFF to the
city of Portland and its business interests.
1t does not seem probable that the Del
aware and Hudson Canal company would
purchase these roads in Vermont and
then!stop, but rather look around to see
how they can make the purchase the most
profitable.
"Hence the Delaware and Hudson Canal
company would, by such move be put in
Il position to monopoliZe the summer
| travel from Saratoga, New York city to
the White Mountains 10 greater advantage
than any other line running in that direc-
ton now. This would be done, of course,
by making connections from the Rutland
road with the Portland and Orgensburg
at North Conway, y. H.
Another advantage that the Delaware
and Hudson railroad would derive from
that movement would be the securing Of
line by which they could connect, under
their full control, Boston with the far
West without the aid OF friendship of any
foreign corporation like the Canadian
Pacific. Thus it would be able to estab-
llsh the shortest and most direct line of
communication between the great trade
centres West and the seaport towns East,
as well as developing and enhancing their
Pennsylvania interests. The result of
sucn move Oh the part Of the Delaware
and Hudson would be a complete thing in
itself
The question arises, would this be like
~ to prove profitable to the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company. Even to one I'M
practiced in railroad matters it cannot but
seem that it would be. On most of the
western traffic they would have the profit
of the haul from Binghamton to the Rut
land road IN addition to what they would
make on the road from there to this city.
BY the building OF a southf rly line to CON
meet with the system at North Conway,
they would avoid the heavy grades of the
mountainous country quite largely and so
enable them to compete by low cost OF
transportation with any other road lead
ing to the seaboard of New England. The
effect of such Il system controlling the
Portland and Ogdensburg.would be. to de-
velop the business and probably oubie
our population
But that it is NOT all. Were such a
move brought about-and things strongly
point that way now-it would mean tor
this section of the country the building OF
the Woodstock road, for by the existence
of it the Delaware and Hudson people