Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-04-15

penslve bridging, or viaducts required on the
whole extent. The road will therefore cos,
about S348, 900, which added TO The cos, Of III.
extension to be made by the Morris and ESSEX
Company TO S,anhope, will amoun, TO the sum
Of $608,000; We will add 10 this FIRE engine.
cars and contingencies. $92, 900. which will
make The whole sum $500 OO0-for both roads
This has been added together in order TO make
probable estimate of the receipts on freight.
&C., from Belvidere TO Mofri,iown.
Ii has been stated that there is a, leas, one
million of bushels Of grain sent 10 Marke, from
lha, portion of New Jersey and Pennsylvanis
which would be beneftied by this road ,bi,
will make 225 900 barrels, which a, 25 cents
per barrel 10 Morrsiown, amounts 10 S56 500
upwards of seven per cen, on the Investment
provided i. was necessary to take the
ceeds Of all other freight, and passengers both
ways, to pay the expenses OF the road. 1t can
easily be shown that such will not be The case
In The first place: there is all the travelling
from Morrislown to the famous springs of
Schoo.ey's Mountain, the railroad running
within four miles of The Springs, from which
there is coed stage road. This well-known
watering place rs at this time crowded every
summer, although IN order to get there it is ne.
cessary TO pass in stages over rough and hilly
road of twenty miles Judge Marsh, the intel
ligen' proprietor of one Of the large Hotel, a,
that place, is now doubling his already immense
house, for the accommodation of visitors the
ensuing season.
Secondly The scenery on the Delaware has
begun to attract the attention of the public for
the last four or five years, particularly ha, part
where The Delaware passes through the Blue
Mountains at the Water Gap. Numbers of
persons now pass through Belsidere during The
summer to make this excursion.
Thirdly: All The travel to Wilkes-Barre,
which is nearer by way Of BeIsidere than Eas-
ton--all persons going to Sroudsburg, and
other places in the north of Pennsylvania and
southern part Of New York would take this
route this is in addition to the present travel
ling of Belvdere and other towns in the vcin-
ily. Even at the present time. without railroad
facilities, this travelling is very consderstle:
but il is known from experience lha, as you in
crease the facilities the increase Of lraveingis is
beyond all calculation.
Fourthly: Large quantities Of lumber, such
as pine, hemlock, &c. &C., can be obtained al
Belvidere in sufficien. quantities in almost any
demand. There are a, presen, three mills.
and during The winter season wagons and
sleighs come from Morris County, distance of
thirty o. forty miles to obtain a supply. The
quantity is inexhausIible. aud should the rail
road be extended TO Belvidere, these mills
would be driven to their greatest power. and
others soon erected TO supply the demand which
would most assuredly follow cheap and quick
conveyance.
Filthy: In The vicinity Of Siroudsburg, Pa,
there are extensive tannerles, which now en-
ploy one thousand men to strip bark Ihey keep
in their employ large number of four horse
wagons 10 send their tanned hides to Easton,
from whence they are sent to Philadelphia and
New York. AS Belyidere is twelve miles
nearer to them, all this would, of course, be
sent by the rail road to New York.
Sixlhly: Cenuevie, Penn, lies sbou, six
miles west Of Belsidere; through this town
large droves of cattle pass from the grazing dis
lricts of Pennsylvania and New York. aud are
driven seventy miles 10 supply the Philadelphia
market In four hours, with proper cars for
their reception on the rail road, they could bs
landed in New York without risk, and in as
fine condition for the table as when frs, placed
on the cars.
Sevenhly: The slate, marble and iron, ali
of which has already been spoken of, will add
TO the receipts of the road--and
Lastly: Which is Of grea, consequence 10
ihe city of New York; all the dry goods, gro
ceres, hardware, earlhenware, glass, paint,
salt, plaster, and numerous other articles neces.
sary for the consumption of large and popu.
lous district in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
which are now mostly obtained in PhladeIpha,
will be purchased in The city Of New York,
and make another item in the receipts Of tho
rail road. There is therefore no doub, lki,
from the moment the road is completed, ii wll
pay large in,eres, on HE Investment
As alIlhe lreigh, and passengers must neces'
sarily pass over the Morris and Essex and
portion Of the New Jersey rail road, persons