Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-22
TO liz + EsBURGH.
MORE ABOUT THE SUBURBAN RAIL
ROAD SCHEME.
Favorable Outlook for the Proposed
steam Communication Something
About the Route aud Equipment of tho
Road Central Vermont willing to Help.

The time seems ripe for a suburban rail
road from this city to Hinesburgh and our
citizens. particularly the merchants ought
to encourage every such enterprise which
tends to bring the outside people nearer us,
MS it were. Hinesburgh people have been
seeking railroad communication with their
neighbors and the world at large for many
wears. Once or twice it looked as though
they might accomplish their object and St.
cure a road from Essex Junction TO the vii
| lage centre, but each time the project fail
ed. Now they come forward for n road be-
tween their town and this city and if their
reports are to be relied upon the prospects
for their securing the enlistment of capital
lists in the undertaking are such as to war
rant the belief that they will he successful.
. Many prominent and solid citizens of Hires
burgh have entered into the project with
determination and they are ably seconded
! 10y number of representative Burlington
men. which augulS well for the success of
the undertaking.
This is also an oppOrtunc time to push
such an enterprise. because of the Cheapness
vi required materials the idlcness of almost
numbcrless lnborers and moneyed contrac-
tors skilled in railroad construction, who in
ordinary times, would not take SO small II
job, but who, under present commercial
tOnIl(lOnS. are OILY 100 pldu TO take nOlu Ol
a little scheme at minimum profit. BY
the survey made tv Engineer Sinclair the
road will necessarily be about - miles in
length: its estimated cost. including equip
ment with dummy engines. is 500, 900.
An estimate puts the freight traffic for the
town Of Hiuesburgh alone at 5000 tons year
ly. and this includes no estimate on general
farm products, tons of which are marketed.
From the adjoining towns of StarksborO,
Monkton and Huntington a freight
business of 2OO0 tons per year would
probably he received Adding to the
freight a relatively fair passenger traffic,
and it is easy to see about what the business
oI the road would be.
The line of the road will follow the grade
of the old Burlington and Lamoille
road from the city south and southeast
ward to point on Spear street
thence TO Hinesburgh, passing east o.
ShelbuIne Pond and thence through St
Iicorge in rs direct a route as is feasible
If the road is built it will be operated for
the accommodation of the people aloug the
line as well as others. Trains will stop any
where t. take ON or put of passengers or
freight. Dummy engines will haul a good
load aud can he run at n speed of - miles
per hour, Only one train WILDE needed. That
will make two trips, morning and after
noon, between Hinesburgh and this city.
The train will consist of an engine combi-
nation baggage, express and passenger car
and os many freight cars as the business de
mandS. One man will run the train.
President Smith of the Central Vermont
railroad, with whom its promoters hay,
consulted, offers to lend assistance IN many
ways without expense, giving the use of tn,
grade of the old Lamoile road SO far as il
will bo OF use at a nominal consideration