Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-25
Difference in favor Of Philadelphia,

Diherence IN favor oil Philadelphia, 49
and Erie railway, and its greater rise and fall,
are, probably, equivalent to more than fifty miles
Of distance. 1t may, therefor, be confidently as.
serted that, to passengers and products arriving
from Lake Erie at Eimira, the route by Will
Transport, Sunbury and Pottsville to Philadel.
phia, would be decidedly preferable to that to the
city of New York.
Let us now turn to the address of the Phladel.
phia committee, the facts Of which, in relation
TO this subject, are worthy Of great regard Let
their statements, which we now quote, deter
mine, whether the commerce passing from Lake
Erie, through the State of New York, is of such
magnitude as to deserve our competition.
"The opening of the great canal, in New York."
says that address, (which in the year 1925, uni
ted her metropolis with Lake Erie, diverted to
her that trade which had before centered in Phi.
ladelpha. This diversion carried with it the
riches which have given to New York her mara
time ascendency. From the opening Of the Erie
canal in 1926 TO the year isii, New York enjoy.
ed this commerce as the fruit of her enterprise
without competition, except from the turnpikes,
and then the lines (Ly alternate canal and rail.
way) of Pennsylvania.
"In the year 1911, owing TO hasty If not i'm
providcnt grant Of a right Of ,Uay ino the heart
IF Nei0 York, Boston connected herself with Al
bany, by the Western Railroad. Since that Pc
riod short as it is Boston has increased in ratio
beyond any former period of her history, and
New York, curtailed in the monopoly Of the
western trade, has sensibly declined. That great
city will doubtless retrieve, by the New York
and Erie railway, considerable part Of the trade
which now passes TO Boston,-unfI The compile
ton ofMe Pennsylvania Railroad ,Uhieh soiA in
fe'eept in lis passage, and carry OF the largest
portion from both :"
How impressive are these facts and this pre-
Jic,ion, TO show the superiority of the Sunbury
and Erie railroad to the Junata route! Ne,c
York has graniedto Pennsylpania "a right of way,
into the heart Of her state to infersect her rail-
,oay a. .ELnira. and approach it at Corning, form
connection with her canals, and drain off heI
vast commerce before it reaches Albany, to pro-
ceed 10 Boston; but instead OF embracing such
extraordinary advantages, Pennsylvania shuts hel
eyes upon this short and certain avenue to tn.
wealth which has enriched New York, and whici
rs now carried off to Boston; and Philadelphia il
mgcd to look only TO the lesser objects on he
LEFT, and exhaust her wealth and strength upoI
the Southern Juniata route TO Pittsburgh Will,
the Philosophers Of "Aihens," and her publi
paints. and Jealous patriots, are pntting forth al
their wisdom aud power to prevent a tricklin
sireamlet from running towards Baltimore, from
Pittsburgh. they disregard the mighty current
so easily diverted, flowing from the lakes I
New York aud Boston, The completion of ou
rail road by the West Branch, and the arm to FL
mira or Corning, would doubtless, Intercept il
its passage and carry of the largest portion from
both;'-but that, the Juniata and Ston
Mountain route to Pittsburgh, even with ane
lher road to Cleveland, would accomplish thu
object, is most unreasonable supposition..
Boston is enriched by intercepting passengei
and products at Albany, would not Philadelph
be enriched by 'ntereepting them upon her raj
way at the earle. point Of Elmira, and conve,
ing them by shorter and easier route to Phil
delPhia,
But further quotation from that address wi
afford more ample satisfaction, and il proceeds
these words TO Prove our position;