Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-04-15
From the Morris Democrat.
Morris, Sussex and Warren Rail
Road Company.

Road Company.
While Massachusetts is covering herself with
mel work of iron, and Boston extending her
| railroad facilities to all points of the compass
stretching out her arms TO Buffalo in one dIec-
ton, Canada in another, and along The
board in several, New York, The emporium OF
the western world seems TO look, with bul one
exception, to those points, impor.an, in them
selves, but where there is a water communica.
hon for only eight months in year. In our
growing country, rapidly settling by The natu-
raj Increase OF our population, and the immense
immigration, now much augmented by The scar
city of food in Europe, there is lille doubl that
all these facilities will be required. and fair re-
turns obtained on the capital invested. These
railroads, although subject 10 much competition
during the summer season. have become neces-
sary TO prevent that s,agnaion in business con-
sequenl TO the locking up of The rivers and ca
nails by ice during the winter, and continue that
circulation in commerce which is as necessary
to The prosperity of New York. as the free cir
cula,ion of the blood is TO the human body.
There is one point in particular Of great i'm
por,ance which has been strangely overlooked,
and apparently unknown, from the circumstance
tha, Philadelphia has mostly been ben" fitted by
on the Delaware. Here lie The counties of
Sussex and Warren, in New Jersey. aud North
ampton in Pennsylvania, possessing soil as
rich as any portion of the Genesee country, and
abounding in mineral and other resources great
er than can be found in the same space in any
part OF our extensive country. The river Pc
quest, which divides Warren county, has fall
Of fifty feet in the last mile Of its course, TO
where i, emptes in the river Delaware al Bel
dere; and the Delaware for two miles below
Belvidere has rapid descent which is scarce
Durham boats. These two falls will give
water-power of greater exenllhan is now found
at Paterson, and only requires easy and ex-
pedilious way TO market to make it one of the
largest manufacturing districts in he U. States.
There are also other portions Of the Pequesl
where good water power can be obtained
From the bes, sources of information il has
been ascerlained lha, upwards of million of
bushels of grain are yearly sent 10 marke, from
this part of New Jersey and Pennsylvania in
lis vicinity. Pine, hemlock, and other varie-
Ties oil lumber, to great amount is brought
down the Delaware in RATS, which finds its
way TO Philadelphi and The towns below
Near the Water Gap in The Blue Mountains,
few miles above Belyldere, are inexhaus,ible
quantities of slate, as good for roofing as any
imported; and an extensive establishment for
the manufacture of such sIa,es as are used in
schools. In the hills north of The Pequest spe-
cimens of beautiful marble, white and varega.
ted, have been obtained, and of which there is
abundance
| The Delaware river from the Water Gap 10
Belsldere is deep enough for large boats, and
the stream easy 10 navigate both ways. Iron
OF the best quality abounds in Scouts mountains,
and an extensive smelling furnace is in opera.
tion al Oxford, within less than two miles of
which rail road from Sianhope to Belvdere
would pass. Such articles as will bear the
present expense of transportation are now sent
in wagons thirteen miles 10 Easlon, and from
thence by the Delaware division of the Penn
sylvania Canal to Philadelphia, from which
place mos! articles consumed in that section
are now obtained. certain portion is sent
down the Delaware during the boating season
in Durham boats, and when grain commands a
large price in N. York during the winter, large
quantities of bread stuff. are sent in wagons 10
Somerville and Morrisiown.
To divert all this trade to the city of New
York il is only necessary to construct railroad
OF less than twenty-Sir miles. A charter has
been obtained, and books of subscription will
be opened in few days.
The extension Of The Morris and Essex rail
road to Dover now in process Of construction
il Is estimated will COS, about thirteen thousand
dollars per mile The road from thence ,o
/ Slanhnpe will soon he commenced The dis
tance from Morrislown 10 Sauhope by The road
will be about twenty miles. This is TO be made
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