The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-07
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"At Psskskll the Highlsnd section commences. AZ
ter leaving the village the line follows the shore of the
river nearly half mile, to rocky point on the south
bay the Of this creek distance Of three thou
sand i've hundred feet bold point called Roger Hook
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will be most suitable to carry the road the great
Or pI Of by may ,:
skin Creek, and draw bridge must be provided for
their accommodation Passing Roger Hook the line
row promontory known Anthonys Nose
feet from the Shore but this il not material the
direction OF the line to pass the Nose with radius OF
tunnel Of about four hundred feet in length.
THE grading Of about twenty miles through the High
lands will be- decidedly of On expensive character but
less than might be expected from the ger ersl APP
pesrance of the country About forty miles. extending
from New York Psekskil running mostly along the
ding. The remaining distance Of eighty.fou miles,
from Fish landing to Albany, is in general line that
length 81 favorable line, as compared with that most
expensive mod6es the general average of grading,
that the route as whole cannot be regarded very
1T passes inside of Denning Point and crosses the
street leading to the main wharf at Eishkill landing in
deep cut that permits bridge to be carried the
railroad
"Thu far the line has mainly followed the shore of the
river The total distance from Chambers street. in New
York city, to Fshkill landing in Dutchess county, is
sixty miles and a-half
"On the route there several places where bays
are crossed that will require cuverts or bridges TO al
low small boats to pass under the railroad we'll as to
provide for the flow Of the tide into the bays These
into the bays
at has been stated that awbridges will be required
or, and one at Peekskill Creek. The first will be the
most used probably average of six times per week
inc others probably three times per week. during the
This gives very far idea of the nature Of the
try through which this line will run tshows that the
superstrucure will be more expensive than by any oher
also shows that by the nature of the consruc
ton being river entertainments and draw bridges that the
speed obtained cannot be very great. We have given
the above extracts from the report present the
public the statement of the Engineer from which there
can be no appeal and upon which those interested in
the contemplated work must depend. We should Judge
from the tone Of the report that the Engineer has very
little confidence in the line He appears to have been
engaged in work Of very doubtful importance, and
there appears to be very little strength in the conclusion
drawn fiom any position he has TAKEN to the proba-
Bile productiveness of the road
The report attempts to prove that railroad cosruct
ed on the banks Of the Hudson river from New York to
Albany would be able to successfully compete with the
steamboats, the river in the transportation of passen
gers speed of thirty five miles per hour the lowest
estimate made and the through fare is not exceed 81 SO
J necessary
the number Of bridges and drawbridges would prevent
any such speed being attained There would be five
drawhridges on the line, of which, at least would
De more than half mile long, and twenty five other
bridges for crossing smaller bays creeks &c. &C. The
lowest estimate for the transportation Of through
gers 81 so per head Steamboats, on the Hudson river
like the "Oregon" Hendrix Hudson and Brother JON
than carry passengers from this city to Albany for
hfy cents each, and make money ct that and is very
ahohl thok;v g.
made in the size and speed Of these floating palaces as
to enable them to the distance between the two
cities in five or six hours and to carry passengers at
twenty-five cents each, pro6tably The comfort and CON
venence Of these Steamers the rapidly and ease with
which they travel the low fare they are enabled to
charge, &C., make any attempt to compete with them
BY the construction of railroad depending upon the
river travel for support Of the widest schemes ina
ginable Travellers for pleasure would in ninety mine
cases out of hundred prefer the to the cars
The splendid scenery Of the Hudson would be lost to
those tumbug along it's banks, through deep cuts and
over drawbrdges and very large portion Of those ira
yelling for pleasure would, by no MEANS lose that
There are many other advantages in steamboat travel
ling particularly upon the waters of the Hudson river
which would influence the public but the most mpor
ant, and at the same time the strongest nducemen in
favor OF the steamers is tha almighty dollar cheap
est route, all other things being nearly equal
can control the travel We find in several
tions of the country particularly on Long Island
Sound, the navigation of which il often very un
pleasant and even dangerous, competition between
steamboats, and railroads. that proves improbable
to the latter than to the former The Hudson River pos
sesses facilities for steam navigation, superior to any
other in the world; it is the marine race course of
the Union; and the steamers that ply between
this city and town Of any importance its banks
are capable of transporting the freight and travel
Of these places, at cheaper rates than any other
mode Of conveyance. railroad on either bank of tho
Hudson river must therefore, depend upon the business
of the towns through which it would pass during the
winter months and that would not be sufficient to pay
two per cent the estimated cost of the
road railroad between New York and Albany to be
productive at the lowest cost take an inland
route, SO as to command the local trade of those
towns back from the river, and too far distant from its
advantages. It must depend upon other sources for
than those derived immediately from the river
trade The navigation of the river not the average,
suspended more than three months in the twelve and
not its entire length for that short time II must
therefore, appear plain to every who will take a
dsnteresed view of the statements presented in the
Hudson River Railroad report that the route is not fea
sble that the estimates much below what the acuaI
expenditu would be- that its gross income would be
very limited, compared with that anticipated We do
not believe possible to Gil up the stock of com pany
to construct river route between Albany and New
York The difficulty expeienced in obtaining the three
millions subscription to the New York and Erie Rail
road very good evidence that description Of double
that amount for the construction of road possessing
not 1.-THE Of the advantages of the Erie could not BY
any possibility, be obtained.
Old Stock Exchange.
$4,000 Ohio S. 1850, e3k us shs Nor Wor RR, si,s
1000 Alabsmi s., 49, 60 l3o do SIS eta