New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-28
Correspondence ol The n. Y. Tribune.


EosToS June "a. lSil
Inst week pnrty of nbont twenty gentlemen from !'i"de
oln New York and this City. by nvat;"n iam the !rcS
don, If tie Phnephu aud Reading Railroad took up The
limo T nnrch from jersey City for the purpose OF visiting the
section of the couufy through which the road runs and t" cN
anime the ndon OF the road itself After an excellent SUP
pc mt the United States Hotel on night rest we started al
o'clock A. u! Friday, eN;rn tru Tie Railroad C"i
ony now use the State Road for about three miles ont OF PHI
aep!a The weather. which bud been lowering, gave way
To bright ,un and lovely aud Our excellent l'oN
Of the Carr commenced his explanations oi the route &C. foT
The fins, few miles OF PiGc!pi the scenery Is ruer la
mad unnere,tns hut lhnt got over and lively joke
n,d beautiful prospec, kept "Gl alive. As very hiIe i
noyn at the Reading Railroad purpose in tins communion
ION to give particulars. hopnG thereby TO draw the pub
m attention more closely Ia II and induce EXCURSIONS INTO re
ZION oi the greatest Importance and interest
This read extends from lhllhdclpha To Mount Carbon,
,,,u,n ,r O.; ,l,, Is constructed n the le>
- an .cccn; road bed and the heavy II r" 90 90 5> to
he yard The object OF lis construction was the trnisofi
1n the Schuy ki,l or Anthracite tcal ana It's terminus III
la reciun creates d fine and Interesting scene On uc
ou nre three tunnels through solid rnek the most lengthy
heinz 1892 feet The magnitude OF the trade may lie some" hi"
imagined 10y learning that already without the double ltnch
funy aply CONTRACTING, the Company transport Is to !tV
tons o Goa per and preparing greatly 10 increase that
quantity So admirably constructed the road till rece
l conf pace on the edge o has moved H. position
IN the Journey o - -!e. THIS the Inst summer ia Tie Gu
paciy the road has been tested Even with The single itack
the large quantity of coal mentioned, and much other cEh
transported On the competun Ui The double tfnch IN sep
,emet 1t expected TINT the almost Incredible quantity ol
from eight hundred thousand To million tons "i coal per an
mum can be transported the rual The system and n
ma,.e arrangement Of thing pertaining to the woIn
.. the incilse business be dGne without coniuon an
scarcely cu realized that 80 To 6J car, laden with from -
to j tons each ui conl can lie nmTsbni- along 10y sos
r,;yc NJ the rne al, 10 miles the hour. The sight is truly
beautiful and elected the wonder of oar parts IN burs' "i a-
mation As tic descendOg an inclined plane al
tnc distance the exception n ie" mics ot level uc
lctio ar. expen,. much diminished 1.-THE maximum dc
scent being 10 feet aud llie minimum fee, To the ni'e he,
Eaitnud company has nothing to do with e'ler The nh:
Owner. hip vending Of tho n-siiup'' Inc 'a!''u-
. her ronds Tributary to IT. bringing ie c"a' ON H.
,e,ao, mine, Il, the lncrsrctus point ut lclt Carbon
A. iaorrant to juGg- OF tie m"va.c properly 4" the t"m
,,ny mus, here aeaton tia, they ~ locomotive en-
epe If the best and nve contracted l"r more
m, hnye nuw and completing. 2GV lUJ oi winch VIII he
m non costing S275 EACH with capacity Tor IA 10 tons "i
con, II might be thou. that such immense weight would
materially on the rails. Thus ar-und the lest has been
pretty thorough 700 ocO tons have been transported
te'e IN noihns to nppreiicnd from an unusual wear III EE
u ne t"ndS iu the transportation o iGei nave peef ou"
MOI "hiy more profitable than Others but cQuaiy durable
Inc lescef' furnished With the following statement OF
the cost oil transporting coal over tins road
D' do 10 '' G ,'H MS9d cost per 8 \ \ II IS0 cents
5s ds d., DE-. Wood, Ss: O. O.. -: ssIS5 3.s' "
second track about so mile, are li mad the whole is
GRADED Fourteen car:oes Of rails urv. l, md ar,
now gong be lid To-day 2o extra hand, were 10 be
pu, the work.
The trenches arc IA inches Deep and le with broken
,ope and i now expected that the second track viii e
completed by August.
!. !, worthy OF notice that independently Of iis immense
quantity Of coal which the mines in Will furnish.
gentleman has bought road the Port Carbon Road
Valley OF the TGscaora Road. ~: miles lc1g which ne
ubout 2 COZ tons coal produced that Company
paring 10 build railroad which will bring all the coal 10 i'c
Reading Depot amd that from the inany lateral roads winch
will inerseci this -oad the quantity OF Goa! winch VIII he
broush; to the roHd Is lncalcunbe
The following which official report, SHOWS "iat tia
road has done. and what II is expected to do:
Gross receipts oflsi3 S4lsg.S :.
Gross receipts from + january 20 l.; June sis Is @ s S
Increase for rs, months equal to O. per 600 IS
Probable receipts in June. ISL. WC %
Add rst five months OF this :Iloo3 %
Amount Of done during The irs; months ~ 6
On account of the great nc;'y Which prevails IN e ia ",
c coa ;raae the receipts Tor the first months are only equal
80 bs os Lnss OF calculation. The receipts tins year VIII
cePtnmiy reach and probably exceed ,h pLop9on q rs me
s on ronI vii be raised o lst July from 81 10 por ton 10
81 % with prospect OF farther advance on speiaoe Isl 10
81 Is wle tho fare Inst year uniform almost during Inc
Whole yea g., i, @ months in 1884, equal to 90
per do do. 70 do 5G Is
S75I779 IS
Surprising the quantity Of con transported th year 20 0e
@ tsy 90 90 tons the eXpenses wi! be sissnr)
~ M lions. III 90 ccnts per Ion. loS6
heeDng the track IN repair. IN Sn1
transporting freight md passengers. t1'HIi
Dcpot salaries coo
f,,o,o., - !, l., - non 80 :, : . g rs, ,en, . 80 0Jl
seS eco
C,os, ,eccir,. s753.7.9 J6
Expenses and interest. .......... ..tco.v.O w
Surplus $do.H5 3o ~ ooo
Whole number Of ,llares Of $40 each .iVVo
Nextyen when the second truck IS completed 1t sbesve'
that tbs Road will show receipts unsurpassed by any wofh
IN this Country hc Ee CaGa alone excepted say one NH
lion of dollars.
One OF our Company. worthy and III Us, estmabe citNeh
oPh!ndeiphia whose name and cb,rncter stand without re
pouci-thouvh tested lor more than three score und ten