The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-19
NEW YORK. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 49, s45.
HARTFORD. Dec. IL, 1915.

Ne,c York and Hartford Railroad, pia Danbury Re
porf-Cmy Hotel" Stated Preaching Of the Cos
pei'-Weafher &c.
The long looked for report on the New York and
Hartford Railroad poja is just published, and ]
have ensured speedy delivery of one at your
" sanctum" commend it to your paternal and
kind 1t is worthy Of your close and extendd anal
ysis. have time to glance only cursorly it. The
report enters fully into Details occupying 100 pages
is accompanied by two large maps and any quantity of
tables 1t shows that this last link necessary CON-
plete continuous line of railroads between New York
and Boston, which cities the keys to all railroads.
must be built This survey is also some 70 miles
from the Sound and passes through dense and busy
population both sides, and away from the competition
Of steamboat navigation" is great inland route for
rich manufacturing and agricultural country that has
now no way OF getting to market but by horse flesh
Thus the immense way business would be free from
any competition of steamboat navigation fatal TO rail-
roads along the shores OF navgable waters and which
would ruin any railroad dependent for its support upon
and cities whose harbors generally access
be and irequented by the first class Of steamers day
and night, throughout the year." The road will be
about 70 miles in length The estimates for the business
of the road made exclusively upon the present
tual amount Of freight and travel the line Of the road
No speculatons INDUCED in, but bona fde business
upon which the road can certainly depend All, how
know that business the lines OF all railroads
immensely by this modern facility of reaching
the markets Al regards eastern long travel the report
says, between New York and New England the rail-
road would at all times possess peculiar advantages and
offer facilities with which, at certain seasons OF the
year, no other could compete Tor it would not only
complete awholy inland route, from the
tantes Of sea and river navigation from the delays and
discomors OF fogs tides, ice and all the hazards OF
winds and waves but through the Harlem Railroad,
take and leave the traveller at the heart of the city Of
New York, and not upon its outskirts its wharvesn
The northern travel through the chain of roads
ing about to be- built for the 900 of inhabitants
and which viii ultimately be continued to the British
Provnces "woud well nigh justify the construction Of
this road for their sole and exclusive accommodation.
The recent union OF the Worcester and western railroad
companies will also add materially to the profits of this
road from the interests this union will create y
The committee have based their estimates for the
charge for passengers at and half 81 cents per
mile instead OF the grinding and extortonate charge
the Hartford and New Haven Railroad Of cents per
mile Freight estimated at cents per ton per mile AZ
ter making an estimate these cheap fares of the bust
less which now actually exists, and after the road has
cessary equipments to operate the roadD for less
than S2OOOO00 the report shows annual profit of u
facts And In their estimates at which cent would
be annually declared after paying all repairs and
penses in running the road, il should be remembered
that mo income iscomputed from the increasedravel to
and from the North through the Connecticut river val
ley, from the probable connection with the Now Yos
and Erie Railroad and none from the certain in
Of public travel along the route in respect to
which eminent engineer remarks that it seems be
no assumption, but rather ascertaned TRUTH that the
existing travel, whatever be ito amount will be doubled
or trebed by railroad This road would imme-
diately upon most lucrative business ct the same
time its security in times of war; and tho facilities it
would always afford as main STEM for the construction
OF branches either side TO every point of business
are worthy the consideration Of every capitalist and of
the state The maximum grade of the road need not
exceed sixty feet mle need there be OF
shows remarkably close resemblance in respect to
curves grades &c, to the 6fy.three miles of the New
York and Erie Railroad that completed" This Of it.
self most conclusivey settles the question to the
feasibility Of route" The engineer says he has
deavored to present the whole .stimate much de-
tail possible" &c. This will enable all to Judge of
q IL OF he b..
lie to say whether this important road shall be built
not Whether they will have road that will carry
them at II 10 y cents per mile to New York, submit
to the present imposition Of cents per mile between
New York and Hartford. More, hereafter, under this
head but for full and just analysis of the able and lu
cid report on this projected railroad we shall look to the
" money market" in the Herald.
my soon 70 De- Vacated Sy tina prince 2,
Globe Hotel, in New York city. Here is excellent
opportunity for some one as this hotel in the highest
Sc, can all be hired with il.
(not Matthew Hale smith preaching I" on probation'-
o: for call
The Unitarian society whose splendid stone and
Gothic edifce nearly finished have called Rev. Jo-
seph Harrington, r Of Boston, to be their pastor, and
he has accepted the call.
The fourth Congregational Society has given a call
to Rev. Mr. Palten Of South Boston, who is the son Of
Rev. Dr. Pa.en, Of New York. He also has accepted
the call All of these calls are pretty loud ones, rang
ing from $1,000 to $500 per annum
The weather in this section the past few days has play
ed the coquetee until it has settled down. from rain
ana temperature from OU ueB 10 u
to mild, pleasant and beautiful winter weather. Sleigh
ing is below par; the bulls" the bears, the longs
tae 'shorts" the "stags" the boars" ana the lame
ducks OF Hartford have been "gong it" to Affords and
Shpman's, on the Lemonade with stick in it, with
sworn vengeance on temperance societies. But the sud
den stepping out" Of the has thnned out" these
excursions, which were $50 above par to much be.
low par.
Saunders, the colored tailor who had fracas with
Jabez Ripley some time since, has had trial. which
suited in hnng Saunders fifty dollars and costs of
Prot olmsted, Of New Haven. delivers his introduc
tory lecture on meteoroogy this evening before the
Young Mems Institute, at the Centre Church Lecture
Room, i'll this city.
Business here is very dull Our merchants generally
are doing nothing in this sluggish city.
On Mondaysnext the wings meet to appoint delegates
to the State Convention to be holden in New Haven in
January to nominate State officers for the ensuing spring
election.
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