Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-27
JunlatN Roufe.


discourse is held, viz:
at istrue few of our citizens in some parts
ofthe State have expressed an opinion that the
railroad nigh, have the effect to take from the
canal aportion Of trade now passing on it, This
is contingency, which, if true, we feel would
he serions objection to the road and might
in the opinion OF some, outweigh what all must
admit are It's great and manfes, benefits. We
however Go not admit for moment that any
such consequence would follow from its con-
strnctlon, but on the contrary believe it will
have an effect directly the reverse"
The third resolution reads thus -
"Resoved. that the measure so earnestly
pressed on our las, Legislature. Of granting To
the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road COMPANY
the right of way through our State improve
ments; would tn suicidal TO our interest. and
ought not be granted under any consideration
CT circumstance"
Here Is presented beautiful code of reason.
ing a company road commencing at Pittsburg
and rnnning along side of. ond parallel to the
State canal, its whole length, will not take from
It any portion Of ts business yet, to permit the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 10 touch the Ohio
at the same point where the State canal does.
although passing along M part OF the same
route, is measure traurht with most desirons
( injury TO our State improvements and suicidal
10 onr interests. l. is said resolutions preps.
rcd BY the same Iewis'own author. using SINH
lar reasoning were lately passed by a meeting
held At the philade pha Exchange And since
DIR. Joseph B. Ard can get philadeiphians to a.
dopt and certify such absurlties. we are not
surprised thst his Iewistown fellow citizens
/ look upon him as a wonderful man, and are led
/ to indulge the hope that BY his magic power he
( may not only induce the came Phladelphia gen.
/ ,lemen 10 embark with their millions Of funds
+ IN the exrnvagont undertaking of overcoming
I the ipsurmomtabe physical distractions in the
wsv Of their proposed road, bu; change the nat
ural operations Of the laws OF trade so that, al
though the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, having
the same terminus merely with the State canal,
would strip it Of business and be suicidal 10 the
State interests upon it theirs, running along
side of it from one end TO the other, would have
an effect directly the contrary and even obtain
a charter tor the purpose. And lest another
quarter Of a century may be spent and millions
OF money uselesS|y squandered in the effort to
destroy the usefulness OF the works so improvi-
dently carried into that part OF the State, at such
VI hv no palt
and without efrctng in the end anything Of
additional advantage 10 tho public interests. We
think the Legislature ought TO pause long, be-
fore granting charter to company for rail-
road on that route The reasons are numerous
and cogent
/. The State has yet debt of Si0,000,0o0,
for the works she has constructed, (of which
the line OF canal and rail road on that route is
principal part) and cannot afford to lose their
use and profits, or let them 90 down until it is
paid, for the sake Of building up Company, or
even the city Of Philadelphia or smaller towns.
Q. II is preposterous TO suppose that compa-
nv would ask the privilege OF making railroad
there unless they expected to do n large amount
Of the business which would otherwise fall upon
: the canal r. the B, &, O railroad would, by
, touching at Pittsburg, be runous to the canal,
this would he doublv so ; taking as much from
, it there as that would. and then passing along
a its whole line and picking up the way passen-
gers and freight which now form large por-
tion Of it's business, and must continue with all
It's increasing importance TO be carried on It un-
less reckessIy thrown into the hands Of COM
5 pany.
( 3 Ifthc State line OF improvements are IN
sufficient Cor the carrying business between
. Plusburg and Philadelphia, or II any portion OF
X the trade and travel from one or the other ot
D those imporan; points would not fall upon the
State canal and railway, it can be better accom-
modated and passed from one point to the other,
in our opinion, (bssed upon comparison oflhe
reports of the Engineers on the respective
routes.) in less time, at less expense, with much
greater comfort to passengers and less risk OF
life and loss of property, by another route viz
, that contemplated BY the Plttsburg q Susque-
hanna and the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Companies
! 4. |, is said that the great carrying business
I between the east aud west is continually and
rapidly increasing, and that there are also great
4 internal resources to be developed along the Ju-
na,a which will largely add to the tonnage on
e the route-Be it so The canal needs 1t all, or
at least to or times what it now does-its
? present income not exceeding one fifth Of the