Mt. Moosilauke (1891) - Railway
WARREN, N.H. July 11, 1891.
". . . Today is the day set apart for the projector of the Mt. Moosilauke railway scheme to visit this locality and make arrangements, if possible, to push ahead the work of building a broad-gauge railway from Warren village to the summit of the mountain. The distance is about seven miles. The projectors think that, if the scheme is properly managed, the railway cannot fail to be a complete financial success. It is said that there is no better paying road in the country than the Mt. Washington cog railway, which was devised by Sylvester Marsh. The people in the vicinity are looking forward to the day when the road shall be completed.
Mt. Moosilauke stands at the very gateway to the White mountains. Hundreds of people visit the summit each year. On the top is a large hotel, which is connected to the world by a good carriage road, telegraph, etc. The view from the top should be seen to be appreciated. On a clear day the Atlantic ocean can be seen. At the gazer's feet are deep ravines and fertile valleys, and nestling among these are seen over a score of villages in New Hampshire and Vermont.
The prominent yearly visitor here says: "The benevolent work of the press should not be considered complete until it has boomed New Hampshire's mountains and lakes, until the state's inhabitants, man, woman, and child, each can truthfully say: ' I have seen them.'" New Hampshire's most profitable crop is the summer boarder.
Vermont has been watching this state with envious eyes, and already has on foot a scheme, through its board of agriculture, to advertise her many prominent resources and delightful resorts. Eyes are being turned toward Moosilauke more and more every year." It is safe to say that the prospects are good for the building of a railway. Live, progressive men have formed a company; the Legislature has incorporated it and the ground has been surveyed. . . ."
From "Moosilauke Railroad," pp. 455-468, The Moosilaukee Reader (Vol.2). ©1999.
