The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-22
Railroad to Albany.


An address to the public having been BY the
Commissioners Of the Hudson River Railroad referring
directly to the Harlem Road q rival rs,t;on
l. The interior road running from to as miles from
the Hudson River will have travel and transPor
ton, which cannot be diverted by steamboats, or tow
boats
q The interior road has no bridges and entertainments
to build through the Hudson River s bays and nles
which by the plan of Mr. Jervs for the river road ex.
which il is believed will cost nearly the amount es,lma
ted by Mr. Jarvis for the whole road the pier at Pier
mont hav ing cost over half million Of dollars
been expanded it, is to be morgsged for the other
three millions that the Subscribers to con
remaining three millions; and II the 50 0oe0 will not
compete the road, new mortgage will have to be Of
4 The road is to be encupbsred by numerous draw.
bridges over the bays md nlsts OF the Hudson
sary by Mr. Jervis and others will bs enforced by the
owners of the river fronts, which will be cut of by the
S The river road when built, will be liable to be OBJ
structed and rendered dangerous from the floating ice
ping in the breaking of the river and by the
spray dashing over and freezing upon the rails and by
slides of snow and ice from the mountains
By the statements made by all the Western roads
by the experience Of the roads, it salts
acorly appears that railroad afford to carry
no experienced railroad engineer has estimated that
passengers can be carried on railroads in this country
England three cents per mile. between York and
Philadelphia four cents miles .n our Western rests
son carry passengers bstween New York and Albany
from IS to 30 cents, a distance Of $50 miles.
7. The greater part Of the travel between New York
and Albany at night, and person who has ira
yelled miles by railroad at night will do the second
time avoid the fatigue and loss of rest by taking
g. The steamboats,, in competition with each other,
~ passengers to Albany from 26 cents to 81, rate
which would BE- runOa; to rssOs S srs.h u,v
falacious. The principal freight reaches Albany by
canal boats which are now lowed 70 New York eight
pense of taking out the CARGO aud placing on the rail-
road cars
TO- The way travel along the river is subject to the
difficulties Every village has its own steamboats,
towboats and sloops, and the composition would ruin
railroad
H. One third Of the amount wanted for the Hudson
river railroad would complete the Harlem road to Alba
portation which have other outlet sufficient to pay
10 per cent upon the investment.
H. The interior route subject none of the Difficult
ties which the creeks and bays OF the river
will inevitably occasion The grades are better on the
interior than any finished road in this country
and the highest less than half the elevation upou the
road between Boston and Albany, paying per cent
investment Of sa 900 4. grades Of 81 feet in
of Boston not the objection to IS feet on the Harlem
perfectly absurd1
fortytwo miles from the City Hail. aud will be compile
ted to the Bedford station next week. is graded and
v a nav.,
miles from the City Hall. 1t produced, IN lsas on ~
miles Of the road. $l44, 900
In ls4b on the same road. Observation-Disclosures. III 600
In 1916 :...... 1888 OOO
and during the current year will Doubt produce
$500 600 the 81 miles to the Putnam line giving full
encouragement to prosecute the road whether the river
road Is built not The river road WILL therefore, have
another opposition of the steamboats, and tow
| boats
Ia The Harlem Road ia built third Of the way
to Albany and its stock is selling at so per cent
although the road is actually producing income Of sir
the present investment IL cent on III
selling price How many years will it be before the
Hudson River Road will be earning anything, and how
much will its stock be worth after the three millions il
! paid int