New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-27
For The Tnbur

WARE AND HUDSON CANAL COMPANY.
This Company, for the purpose of shortening the
distance and procuring more easy grades and curves
than could be found through the interior OF Suil-
van County, made examinations for constructing
rbeir road along the north side OF the Delaware
piyar This SIDE Is already occupied BY The Deta-
~. and Hudson canal, and as the valley IS very
narrow and heIBmed in by high and rocky hiliS, II
vas found necessary IN order TO not interfere win
tha, canal 10 locate thel- !iue along 'he hN!-sue
above II.
alleging that the operations upon their canal must
bs suspended, and the woiA Itself probably greatly
Injured during lis construction 1ney lhe,elole
served an injunction upon the New o!A ana Eve
Railroad Company 10 stop theF operations anu d.
the same time stated through tneIr agents hat cy
youId nterpoSe no obstacle 10 the construction OF
ine railroad along the Pennsylvania shore oi that
river.
For the purpose, as before stated, of obtaining a
route superior TO anv one that could BE- found tAlouSIl
the interior Of Sullivan County, and also 70 ayolu
all interference with the Delaware and HuCsch
Canal. the Railroad Company at The present Ses-
sion of the Legislatures ot this and the State OF
Pennsylvania, made application tor permission 10
coustl@t their road along the south bank OF ihat
river in the latter State, tor distance not exceed
Ing p miles. From the mhab;tants ot the interior
O. sullivan County they expected opposition. II
was no. supposed that they could conceive mat
those high grades were in the least objectionable
% long as their Immediate region was TO be oens,
flied But from the Delaware aud hudson Lanai
Company they did not expectii, ana 1t was not III
the passage OF the necessary laws was nea!iy el-
tTscted that anv was exhibited. Alter examining
he features OF the country between The valleys
of ,he De!awsTe and Lackawana rIverS, IN the
latter of which are found the richest Goa! oeds OF
PENNSYLVANIA and from which the Cana! Company
bring 10 this city about 80 eco tons per year-tney
r. - rA,.. con nom N
railroad in the Delaware valley, individual enter
Prise might ultimately connect Il with ihat coal
field by route having advantages TAR superior 10
their own and the MONOPOLY they now, ana LOT
some l. years have enjoyed. would be stayed
Hostilities were therefore commenced II was
first observed in the newspapers published al Homes
dale the termination OF the canal and the COM
mencement of the railroad. But the people ol that
resion-too long familiar with the grinding Poirtr
, of the Company, and not willing 10 have their
wishes manufactured and represented by presses
! controlled by that Company-roSe ea ndSSc. and
in numbers nearly It not quite equal 10 the voters e
that section prayed the Legislature OF their state
10 grant the permission desired Learning that
,hcv need not eXsect assistance or even sympathy
from those who kew them best aud understood
the true reasons OF their hostility, they then sought
sympathy and cooperation from the Coal Compa-
MES of Philadelphia and elsewhere, representing
that unless all united 10 crush the infant IN the cra
die the present exclusive privileges they enjoyed
of demanding their own price tor one OF the great
est necessaries of life and OF filling their already
oyerfowing Golfers would be endangered. Their
support was NJ once obtained. Agents were sent
TO Harris5urgh and Albany, and no matter how
great the expense or how large the sacrifice OF prin-
cipe the construction OF the railroad must be stay
| ed, and if possible for ever defeated. Thus tar
they have been somewhat successful IN Their oppo-
siton In our own Stale the bill autherlsns the
construction of the road In Pike County, Pennsyl-
I a. 10 Ia
the table -" referred" recommltted,' Nc but
fortunately for the interests of the Railroad Com
pany the true cause OF their hostility is becoming
known, and il is reasonably expected that the
PRAYER of the Company Will be granted.
The inhabitants OF the interior and northern part
OF Sullivan County still demonstrate, and II seems 10
US without good cause, for in any event the road
will be constructed in that county distance OF
about 10 miles. If carried through the interior, the
grades will far exceed those Of any other part OF
the line, and either auxiliary power must torercr be
used or the maximum OF the through loads be Inn
tied to the power of locomotives upon those high
! grades.
With the proposed change nearly one half the
population and area OF that county would be as
well accommodated as with any other feasible To-
cation, and the whole country east and west of that
county enjoy advantages In all respects equal ; IN
addition 10 which the travel and tonnage OF north
eastern PENNSYLVANIA would be secured 10 he road
and consequently 10 this city. Again: the heavy
grades through the interior will greatly increase the
cost of transportation both 10 the Company and
those doing business on it and is 1t reasonable
for the inhabitants of the northern part OF that
county 10 demand that all those East and
West dong business on the road shonld be perpct-
ually taxed that they may ENJOY the advantages OF
having this great thoroushare PASS near their doors
| What have the inhabitants OF Sullivan done that
they expect such more than moiherly care and
what great offence have the East and West COM
mtted that their property must be sacr!hed to
crafty their desires!
taking into view It's through as we'll way trade,
should not turn aside from the best and direct
route without great and weighty reasons.