The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13

ali WALTER BAKER 6 COLD L
Essa6Hshed 1850. DORCHESTER MASS. lk
| am dependent on them for the accur-
acy of the details. Much of the work,
however, was done under my close and
immediate inspection, and | have no
doubt of its general correctness. | am
obliged to these gentlemen for the
promptness and skill with which they
performed their labors.
II am also grateful to the commit
tee, and the inhabitants on the route,
generally, for their kindness and hos
pitality.
George Leonard, jr., Engineer"
The Committee.
Barre, VT, August, 1915.
"To the Directors and Stockholders of
the Vermont Central Railroad.
Gentlemen: The undersigned, a
to procure a survey for a
from Montpelier to Royalton,
through the gulf, beg leave to offer
you the following statements relating
TO the route.
I'VE believe we have obtained a sur.
as close and accurate as any one
Of a preliminary character. The pre-
report demonstrates that the
gulf route is a favorable one for the
construction and operation Of a rail
'oad.
Comparison.
"The whole distance is in a beauti-
rich and highly cultivated country;
is scarcely any other section of
|, ermont OF superior fertility. The To-
al business ON the road would be large
ind increasing. We regret that we
compare the gulf route with the
ival one surveyed through Mortified;
n the report of that survey many i'm
facts are stated in a manner
% loose and indefinite that we are I'M
bic 10 arrive at any certain conclusion
n regard to them.
The Roxbury Route.
I'VE have no doubt that the grades
re sleeper than those on the gulf
quite: the summit in Roxbury is un-
.oubtedly higher than ours, as near
: we can learn, from 100 to 200 feet
igher. The report of the Mortified
urvey states definitely, that In fol
the course of Dog river we are
to adopt a grade of 30 feet per
1ile for four miles. We have no such
rade as this. That report also states
hat from a corner of Granville to the
ummit in Roxbury the ascent will re-
uirc a grade Of 30 feet per mile. How
this plane is we cannot learn; the
Inhabitants near the spot saw. the
corner of Granville is five miles
rom the summit in Roxbury. We
ave been told that the plane is really
luch shorter. The report mentions a
escent on the west side OF the sum
lit that viii require a grade of 80 feet
or mile; how long it is we do not
now. 1t may be included in the plane
-e first named. Much of the line is
nquestionably more crooked than
urs. and has shorter and more abrupt
lrves.
Advantage in Mileage.
"The distance from the junction of
ne second branch with White river
/, Miss Langdon's. in Berlin, by the
llf route, is 34.04 miles; Miss lis is
) Of q mile west Of the State House,
, that the true distance to Mont
alier is 1870 miles. The distance
ON the junction Of the second branch
it'll White river to Dog river. in Der
D. through Mortified. is 4l.39 miles,
ON Dog river TO Miss Langdon's is
20 mile, and from Miss Langdon's TO
le State House in Montpelier .25 OF a
lie. making the whole distance to
.ontpelier by way of Mortified 1894
lies. The difference of distance then
ON White river to Montpelier Is 9.55
lies. or more than nine and one-half
lies in favor Of the gulf route.
From Miss Langdon's.
"The report Of the route through
orthfeld states the distance from
to Montpelier to be- 4l.3a
lies: but il is certain that this dis
nee reaches no farther than Dog riv
in Berlin. The report also states :
az the distance from Dog river to
ontpelier is I.70 mile. " Is admitted
an persons that this distanre
no farther than Miss I~angdon's
Berlin. These facts are perfectly
dcrstood in Montpelier; we mention
that strangers may not accuse
Of misstatcments.
-Four Miles Extra.
The terms 81 subscription to the
pck Of the Vermont Central railroad
iuire the road 70 pass via Montpelier.
BE- reguisiti0n cannot be complied
IN unless the guilt route be adopted.
ould the road be located through
the only conceivable man
81 evading the requirement would
to construct = branch two miles IN
9Th. from Deg river 90 Montpelier.
4 back the trains up 20 the village.
.rebv making four miles extra travel
Boston to Burlington. The bust
: - Montpelier is but small. and
nld warrant no such arrangement
this: indeed. the idea 81 carrying
.senrers - far ont Of their eour~c j.
posteross. aud We d. mo- believe
urrrrrrrsrz AT the road or the traN-