Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-11-16
ceeded and returned again 10 New York, but i,

business and gloom and despair hung over the
face of the land, and all action in the enterprise
was abandoned.
About this period young gentleman from
England, since well known as the author Of an
| interesting Book of Travels in the United States,
| in company with relative Of is,the late Mr..
Armstrong, Of Newburg, explored the whole
route, made purchases on the liue, entered into
an arrangement with Mr.. Drinker, (who still
held the contract. for the Coal Mines, and then
proceeded 10 England for the purpose of pro-
curing the money from two or three OF his
friends. This certainly looked very well, but
unfortunately for the Road, very soon after Mr..
Murray's arrival in England, the young VicIo-
ria was proclaimed Queen and she called MI
Murray into highly honorable and dignlfed
station in her Majesly's household, which STA
ZION he still retains Mr.. Murray wrote 10 hi,
friends in this country regrellug the necessity
of abandoning his favore enterprise, and prom
ised facilities 10 any one who might visit En-
| gland on the business, A meeting of The conf
pany was held at Slroudsburg the county seat
of Monroe county soon afterwards, but II was
no, deemed advisable in the then embarrassed
state Of affairs, both in the United States and
in England TO move in the matter. Sometime
afterwards the whole subject was taken up by
the late Hon Samuel l.. Snuihard, the PresI-
! dent Of the Morris Canal and Banking Conpa-
nv, and j, va. nor doubted that The whole line
would be speedily put under contract The
I function nf this Road with their Canal would
/ unCuestouably have enabled them 10 sustain
! themselves. and ultimately pay off heir entire
Indebtedness. Bu after considerable ueg"'ia-
lion The officers Of The Canal Company were
! found 10 be in such stale thai 10 hcpes wrre
entertained Of their ability TO prosecute me
work Since his lime we understand that
most Of The contracts for the Coal lands
cured by Mr.. Drinker for the Company have
been cancelled, and no effort whatever has been
made to carry on this great and useful wors
: Al ,he last session Of the Pennsylvania Ley
sIa:ure, NS43.) an ACT was passed granting
authority 10 consruc, a temporary Road from
the Water Gap to The Timber District aud to
the Coal Mines This could he accomplished
at verv small expense. This surplemen: -
In the words following
THAT it shall and may be lawful for the Sus
! ouehana and Delaware Canal and Railroad Com
pany TO construct temporary Railroad from
point at or the summitleveI between the Sis'
ouehanna and Delaware Rivers, TO a point al or
county of Monroe and also from the summit point
on the Lackawannock Riyer-proVided that the
construction Of such temporary Railroad shall ~
no way interfere with the right Of sad Company 10
continue a more permanent Railroad under the pro-
riSio1S of the act to which this IS supplement
And provided also that the construction OF sucn
temporary Railroad shall be commenced within tT0
and be completed within four years tEom the pas
sage of their act And the period for the completion
of ,ba RoiirnaI Of tho said
shall be extended ten years from the passage o!
their act"
The foregoing was granted upon Petition
for authority to make a cheap Railroad Tor The
use Of the Company, as adjunct, preliminary anu
assistant TO permanent construction, as pre'l-
ded for under The original charter.
II is believed by those who have examined
the subject lha, The Road from The Water Gap
, to the Timber District would pay for itself N
t three years, even if ii were never completed :"
} the Coal Mines and it is more than probable
that SO much Of il would have been completed
: before this time, if there had been any connec-
ton going on by which the timber or the coal
could have reached the Hudson. 1t VIII he
seen by the Report of the Newburgh gentle
; men that they have it in contemplation TO con-
struct the Road from their village 10 the Della
ware, and that from their personal examination
and careful calculations they believe that Coal
NAV be delivered a. this point on the Hudsoa
for 50 25 per ton.
The Road being first completed from the
:. Timber District 10 the Delaware, would enable
the Newburgh Company 10 complete The whole
line a, about half the expense, owing TO The
! facilities il would give in furnishing the neces-
sary timber, and in the immediate profits which
would result from the Timber trade.
We do not wish 10 be understood as censur-
ing Mr.. Drinker for his course in this business
We think it unfortunate for the cities oi Ne"
York and Boston that his confidence IN md
vidual enterprise has been the unlnlenllona'
: cause OF rslardIng the progress of this grea'
enterprise, the completion of which would io0S
since have brought Coal TO New York Tor three
dollars per ton We know Mr.. ID. 10 be a'
high minded and honorable as he Is Jealous
and intelligent, and we trust that If the wo'N
= is to proceed, he may again be induced to as Is
al the head Of The Company
t.. Da1ov, saa First paoa