New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-07
Fxtep.,on Of the New-York and Erie fniro"u
70 the Delaware.

Delaware having been At length completed tne
Director. and some forty or fifty other gentlemen
A. the Invitation Of the officers oil the company
went over the Road yesterday for the purpose OF
viewing the work sad noting the obstacles "nieh
have been overcome in It's construction The Gem
many len the CITY in the steamer s. Achoss At .
O'Clock. and after numerous stoppsges arrived az
Port Jervis q little after T. The distance between
the two places is 9s miles that between Piermont
AMI Port Jervis "a Among the gentlemen Of the
company. beside the Directors and officers we no
tee Peter Townsend, 70 Gardner Il. Rowland ksq
s.ul Alev. Robert D. Weeks James l. Morris Danlei
Jackson. o. Chester, MAJOR wlrslor ant others
Gu arriving At Port Jsrvls the company Tere met BY
large number q TIE citizens Of that place snt vicinity ADd
about che hundred gentlemen sat down 70 al eAeeest
dinner provided By landlord OF one Of The hotels IN me
vils.e whose name We have unfortunately forEetienq
TIE branz Winter atmosphere Gnc ihs long iie gave 10
every one Al excellent appetite and the good things pro-
,,s b The host we're duly honoTed. Dinner being over
BESyANiS LopEI, Esq. President OF the NeW-1ork
and g,.e R.lroai. addressed the Company. lie com
nsneei By congrsiustns the Directors SiocAnoei' ana
.h. bie nam he extension n the New-Y0rk and Erie
p,i,.,ss IN he Ieiaeare River From the commence
.ut Of The wok this p0ln has been o'sel 70 a. ono oi
great irportsnce and IN view Of the great Obstacles ara
-rrl1
his Of the ro-t was an m roi AM event A 'I'
| hi.to-y and progress of this great Work
AZ tits c5in. c3rii, uet. Mr.. Loter. We aTve Within
hang ciace of poruo1s Of the States Of New-Jersey
- pr-s,lva-fs To 10 Inhabitants % each we extend
frserna hand ard invite al VINO aesi'e 70 a'Ai ineI-
selves q he PRIVILEGES and acTant7gcs OF ts lo4l 10
uar,i fpate in IT, benefits And aref bnnsis ms IoAl
= .be -ssr, II sister state with the capital Of our Own
citizens INTENDING soon to complete portion Of II IN that
STATE u IS Of great importance inst muu@I e0hnuenoe
.bon be en,etsnei and that cause Of ousy or dis
4 - "a
shus marx The 10 erccusc Of all parties rom the begin
ming We therefore invite and welcome ne eiiizens 70
an equal participation with our own euLens IN AL nc
| benefits ard advantage. Of this road
w Ioder then proceeded % give bTe history Of the
section Just eompeed and stated the length Of the road
from Piermou. o. Port Jcrvs to Be - miles, which, thosh
mus, appear short distance when compared Win the
whole line e. 20 he constructed Il must no' be ever
| ,ookct thstit is by fr the mos, difficult and ex-
uenve portion Of The whole road, 10 LaAe hIle Lest
some OF the friends Of his great enterprise should thnA
,bt tie Directors had not rged the work with SUN
cient energy &c deemed u not improper 70 remark n,t
the stockholders and the guoc were not rfobaoy lug
aware Of the ruleiess difficulties incident 20 the prose-
cu,:ou az work such maruiude nor 81 the amount Of
labor performed and expenditure incurred uon ms me
since the Directors were relevedrom the delay ana m
sarrassment growing OUT OF the question OF ioc~uoh
Nearly half the tine since the passage OF the law oi $50
was l,st TO the Company by the delay IN settling inst
Question Since is fral settlement, however the Drec
tors lave urged the work As rapidly rs II vas possible
tn daicultes that hsd been surmountod In passing
cver ne S1awauguuk Mountain could hardly be appre-
cated by those unacqaaniei with the details and par
tcuary that portion Of from Otsvle 10 Fort
via distance Of 10 miles. In relation 10 that WORK II
vas nfoner 10 remark that there other portion OF
The road TO Lake ke OF ike distance la continuous me
40 extensive and difficult its character Mr.. Loder
then stated In relation 70 this work rom he
lmm 70 that aceand said that had tbs same amount
OF labo and expenditure been made on the line west OF
| BnghAnton, 50 miles or more would have oeen com
leei The Directors had determined on the outset 70
expenf heir money only where IL would add successive
aud con innous portions to the main line.
Mr. Ioier said that 10 Mr. Slas seymour supeIinehd
nc Engineer he was indebted for memorandum he ha1
received while seated Al the table, which he thought suf
GENTLY curious ard important to incorporate into MS re-
marks The memorandum contained statistics in rsla-
ton to tbs IS miles u the road II appears that IN rs
construct on no less than 900 los OF powder pal been
extended 10000 cutie yards Of sohi rock an1 iS0u''
yards q earth had been excavated, 1900 ards OF cp
wall had en constructed. 100000 days labor had been
bestowed iron by 600 aboiers and 80 600 days labor
bv horses The speaker complinented In the highest
terms the aersy, perseverance and eheeney Oh MI >
Seymour, % whom he said too much praise could not De
given. ,.o
From this point Bnghamon,a distance Of about lSO
miles, nearly every section Is being worked and aIse
portion will be ready for the supersuucure oy the month
a June OF July before the Let of January next IN
less unexpected difficulties shall occur. the Directors IN
tend TO have the running to Bnghamon II not AR
| Their.
The earnings OF the road in USE during the year
ust passed had for exceeded the expectations Of the d.
rectos being s25 O0o against for the preceding
yesran of nearly $4,000. For the coming year
ines will be exceeded by only Railroad Company IN
the OF New York and when 1t shall be extended 10
Bnghamon. the earnings will be- more than doncie 'nOso
Of any other Railroad In the state. .
reach point so important in the Interests Of the
Company all the energe. and efforts Of the Directors are
devoted 10 order to accomplish the work at as early day
80 possible. And Il Is principle generally admitted
that the longer the line Of Railroad tLe more pfontAoe
to the stockholders II Is believed when the road ssai
eyen reach BlDghamon or Emira. such results VIII DC
attained as viii justify the highest expectations OF us
friends and that the merchants and business men OF New
York who have so creotahy 10 themselves contributed
their means tocarry forward work 50 important to our
City and State will be fully sat- led as 70 tns chaiaeteI
| and value Of their Investment.
Mr. L. said he would close what he had TO say, In the
words portion Of the first address OF the present boatd
Of Directors to the public viz That the present BOARD
Of Directors are fully determined 10 leave nothing undone
which they can do cay forward this great enterprise
10 an early completion " fully endorsing the statement
contained In another portion Ct The address, that
the Erie Canal has been portant consequences, 10
the Cts and state Of New-fork the Erie Railroad we
believe will be- when once opened from the Hudson RIVER
20 Lske Erie
WILLIAM : DODGE, Esq being then called upon.
spoke for the space fifteen twenty minutes In glow
ng terms Of the aterng prospects Of the Com any lie
said that with This six feet track read so miles IN
length passing through the most beautiful ana iette VAL
e,s connecting the great Lakes with the great CONNER
! cial Emporium Of the wesiern World man could ne
found wild enough, enthusiastic enough 20 estimate lhe
recrips and revenue ten years after lis completion
Msor WISs-ow asked 20 be indngsd in single remark
He was perfectly as,onlshed tho results Of the last Z
months labor IN the Road the evidences Of which he had
ihs day witnessed and in behalf Of the stockholders be
was prepared 70 say that Ocers and Directors had
d7ns their dNy.
Mr. NoRAAs WHITE ai,er some general and appropriate
remarks that he did grounds for the as
Punishment OF his friend Mr.. WnslOw. How could ne
when he hat jas; heard from the President the enormous
amount Of ammunon used, and knowing As he cid The
ability OF the LodT.
DANIEL JACKSON. Esq CT Chester After few pertinent
remarks gave he health Of H. C. sEfysrR, the able 81
reriniouden Of the Board and OF Mr :. s. POSI- the EN-
Gent agent OF transportation.
Mr. PIFHsos gave a toast 10 the Contractors after which
the company and proceeded TO the arriving h.
tie City about o'clock IN the evening.
The section between Osyle and Port Jeryls has been
mainly constructed June The President hav
ing determined 10 complete the wok by the Isl Of jam
Ay 5000 abolers sent the Road graiuiously
Tho contractors, Carmichael & strsnahAu, NJ.
Story, and Thomas King deserve credit for the energy
and enterprise with which they have fulfilled ihe.T con-
TIC grading alone be- Ousvile and Port Jer
Wis cost about $4,000 pr MILE The rails msnu'ao
tarci AZ the L4ckwanaa Iron works, IN tbs wyomn.
valley
The chief obstacles the way OF this great work have
now teen surmounted IN connection formed beiwecr
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