Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-04-04
Phiisdeiphis, sunbury, md Erie Rail Road


A large meeting Of the friends of this road was
held last week OF the Philadelphia Exchange.
The importance Of securing the Western Trade
is felt BY the merchants Of the Eastern cities,
and Philadelphia is beginning 10 see ths necessi-
iy Of taking some prompt ard energetic mea-
sures that will enable her TO compete with the
rival cities The eaty method by which she
can prevent the loss st ,he greater part Of the
trade which she now possesses and compete sue
cessfnlly with Philadelphia and Baltimore, is by
constructing railroad which will afford easy
and constant cJmmuncs,ion wish The West,
and the more the Northern route, Though Potts.
vile and Sunhury to Plttsburg and Ere, Is con-
sidered, the greater favor the prnjRel appSaEsto
! find.
! The Northern route possesses several edvan-
! tages any other proposed. The sleyation
to be overcome, Is from two to three thousand
feet less than it would be upon either the Gen.
! trail or the Southern routes The road would
pass through the greater portion Of the rich min-
eral region of Pennsylvania, and would furnish
facilities for transportation which would enable
us supply the whole of Western New York. with
to coal and lron the consumption of which is con-
stanty increasing in that region Of country.
The Salt works alone consume great deal of
fuel, aud the quantity used is constantly becom-
Ing greater.
The citizens of Buffalo have already held a
meeting favorable to constructing road from
, that city to connect with the Williamsport and
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from the West going South to pass directly
through to FhiIadelp lpha, stead Of gong on to
4 New York, as It would be much shorter route.
+ 1t would also cause the Ph,adep pha, Sunbury
5 and Erie Railroad to tap the New York and E.
rie road, and divert the trade from New York To
PhliadeIphia. 1t will readily be seen that this
nist cause a large increase in the Western
Trade of the latter city.
The Philadel phians are opposing, (and we
think very justly too, the granting OF the Right
OF Way through the southern portion of the
A.. State 10 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.
They take the ground that ii is only right for the
. Legislature OF Pennsylvania to enact laws for
!, the 5eneht Of her citizens and not for their in
h construction of the proposed Central Raj road,
o would obyia,e all difficulties. and enable Pha-
Is delohia To compete successfully with Baltimore,
g but there are some very strong reasons why
4. this should not be so The northern route is
the most direct one that could be projected.
lie Sunbury is thirty miles nearer to Philadelphia
than it is to Bitimore while on the contrary
is Harrisburg is twenty five miles nearer to the
" latter city than is TO the former and 1t Is nat
'h ura to suppose that the trade would take the
'h shortest route. Besides tins the proposed Cen.
IL tra Road would come in competition with the
y, y, state canal as ii would run side by side with it.
Under such circumstances, the probabilities are
that The stock in the Central Road would not be
taken. There is little doubt however, that the
stock to the northern road could be readily dis
mt posed Of II Is certain at all events that very
mt few years Will elapSe before there will be rail-
DE road communication between Potsvllle and
1t Sunbury, and then, connecting with Williams
ed port, to Emra.
*. Altogether it seems 10 tbs that the arguments
he in favor of the proposed road are stronger, and
70. those against il ,oeaker, than can be brought IN
nd relatian to either ot the other routes. Some
st. thing ough, To be done and that right speedily,
ON tor the time is come when the merchants Of Phil
,sk adelphia cannot afford to remain idle while
'c. strenuous efforts being made To take all the
ow trade from that city,-let them look to thelI
we interests, and let the people along the proposed
IS a ronie do something to further the project ioI
inc they would all assurcdly be benefited by the
,est construction of the road Miners journal
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