New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-30
Erie Railroad connection with the Central
Route.

To ~ Eff-r o. ~ T1u7s'
The interest which your psper Las taken 10 the
early completion OF The Sev-fsrt ariEre Railroad srd
The desire t by al who in.erssisd .u o. - make Il
efficient Tor dividends soon possible prompt nc % 81
az Insertion Co Your columns o. TIE following ',
ssssroi 10 bring home :, your re.rs The m9sra1ce ci
project for fi-n..aHng those results.
IL understood that the Dreetors Of The New-York
ard Esie Railroad wishing 70 make connection with the
Central line possible are looking of he place
place where that connection an ~ made hin the short
esi time aud wii the srsaes Prc7cr Of success Three
routes are. doubtless uniss consideration sz; tie rro-
posed CanandIgua and Corni1g Rli.Ioat-ns distance
from J1ers3u ~ ~ hsaf a. sara LGs % Eiuira-ani
the Ilca ard Oswcgo Road. with regard 70 the first Of
n so. the prrcct is TIA. OF roal 20 miles 10 orzh.
which would COST probably. nearly So 0olotl ard DE
stock 0r which i not aai canrot be sa5sr.e Tor many
years. The third route Il ulvorsbc from fha feet that
tie Cayuga Lake. which 5Tms two-ihIls e. tie c1mmu-
u,ca.ion Is f5z,n 10 the Winter. The feasibility and I'M
porlance Of the other connection mus. strike every cIe
fvoraby. whether !. be considered merely rs Ink Ia
the crca; Inc Of travel from Sorth 20 uth, by the way
Of WiiGmspon and Philaiephia ty which tAe distance
between Geneva and Washington. u. C.. compares With
hat By way Ct Albany as sis 70 $50; or whether BE- be
estimated according % the intention of these suggestions
viz: as nam, h1'sg and che1rg converting %
Erie Railroad i-ia Dc liut from dYasp % BYfly. rhs
road is chartered by The name o. the " Chemuug Raj
road :" the seneca Lake IS oTen throughout the year
survey Of the route was made so years since by
Charles B. stuart aiey elected Engineer AMI surveyor c
This state By that survey and report The distance !.
estimated a. about u miles 20 reach the fre h]Ad and
The cost. ready for oparation, al $4,000
The mrorauce a this connection has ont lsey become
IMPRESSED upon tie minds Of the stockholders Of the hcw
York and Erie Railroad. and such understood here
that number ofthsm have declared Themselves ready q
take 500 COO Ofthe C. The connection a. Geneva I'm
usual aye upon the Auburn and Rochester ROAD the pro-
posed road from Lcckp0rt 10 RcchcseT. conncctcg WIN
lie Great Western or Canada road viii render tbs piaes
a. which Western travel by that route can reacn ih'
Southern line 90
I'm every point NJ vlsw then, tie Chemung Railroad q
On important project. II y 4 lsSet why Z tho5'
along The lire OF the proposed communication sec re lm
poliAnce ani value. nty DO not take the siocn II
answered that the Southern eui Of the re they nave
4 teresed themselves in the Erie Road ant here many
have stock In the Central line. There Is not surplus "a
al sufficient 20 take the stock and AID 20 ths the com
mm0n reluctance TO invest money IN short road iheT
e. surplus capital among those who ere largely ntereste
In the New-York and Erie Railroad. auc tse Cnemunl
Road would benefit their seek such exieu that the
could well afford bald Il and gire mp al the END
three years The charter Is favorable; BY H. as a. on 5
Granted in 1875 the whole amount Of the capital stoci
must have been subscribed before Directors could d
chosen; but ~ amended last sp.ius, this can Be dom
whenever $4,000 are SUBSCRIBED. and the time for com
pieton was extended beyond l,3U.
IL % hopcd that tncse remarks VIII lcai the ii'nts O
the southern line 10 Fun consideration OF his (for them
important sut e. and that they VIII see that thes Inter
est demands the early completion q the
CHEMUNG RAILROAD.