The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-16
ALBANY, Nov. 2, 1873.
The Great Htsterm Raii,roy from Albany, to
Buffalo ami CINCINNATI

1t has, IN fact, been determined that in poirt Of
speed and safety, as well as in the luxurious ar
rangement of the passenger cars this line Of rail-
way shall be equal to any other line In the world.
1t has been my purpose to speak at length of the
system upon which this road is conducted-of its
capacity since Its cempleuon-of Its indomitab!e
officers, and OF the various obstacles and DIS
couragements which the companies have encoun-
tered and overcome, particularly since She passage
of the act of May IL, 1917, compelling them to
substitute The heavy rail for the fat rail.
The location Of the road Is highly advantageous
TO the inhabitants of the interior Ia the location,
the companies were anxious to consult the con-
veDience OF the citizens residing In the large nte
rIor towns, among which are Syracuse, Auburn,
Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Geneva Canandaigua,
Vienna. &e., all OF which are towns OF con-
siderable 1t was with the view of intersect-
ing these towns, that the Auburn and Syracuse
md Auburn and Rochester companies deviated
from straight line IN locating the road. Il Is
folly to say that they have not succeeded admi-
ally IN carrying out the original design: THIS
:2S miles or railway is permanent line II Is the
centallnk IN the greatIr road, which will sooner
or later unite the valley of the Mississippi with
the great commercial metropolis OF the world
New York. The Importance of this road Is meal
eable and stimable and the price OF its shares
will increase with the increase OF population and
wealth. The New York and Erie road, and the
parallel road in course OF construction betweeA
Syracuse and Rochester. will of course share, BIZ
will not sensibly affect the business OF any portion
of the great central line The business Of this line
he's been greatly improved during the past sum.
mer, by the travel over the new route from Albany
TO Cincinnati, via Buffalo and Sandusky. Yopmay
purchase a through ticket from Albany to Ctncin-
natl, at the office of Mr.. Barker, the indeati!gabie
and popular receverin Albany; you go from A,bany
to Buffalo by railway from thence to Sand1sky
in one of the fleet LAKE steamers and tRom san
dusky to Cincinnati by railway; you GO over thus
route at pace not quite equal to the motion OF
electricsiy. but maeh quicker than post coach.
The completion OF the New York and Albany
railway will make Cincinnati mere environ OF
the METROPOLIS and IT will be a happy event to
elo,ed lovers, and ofthand men Of business, who
love TO live and die IN hurry.
The pi oaress of the world to that great era Of
civilization which we anticipate with such anxiety
and hope, must be gradual; hence the hercuean
scheme OF Mr.. Whitney for the immediate con-
struction of railway from the Pacific coast TO tho
head waters Of Lake Michigan was premature;
the wants OF the country do not require such line
at present, and the wealth OF the country docs no.
warrant its construction. That II win De outt AZ
a future period is not less certain than that the
great West, from the Pacific TO the inland lakes,
will be peopied by nation OF freemeh.
The bed of the railway IRON Albany 10 bindio
is covered with gravel throughout nearly the en-
tire extent by this means the passengers are not
sufiocated by the dense clouds OF dust, which ren-
| der a trip upon some of the railroads 10 this
country a source OF annoy rather than PLEASURE
| Those companies which have already iaid dows
one track with the heavy ral, are now gagged u