Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-11-11

The following article is from the New York Ex-
press, and the reader who is fond Of commendable
enterprise will pcrusc it with pleasure. But what
must be the sensations of Baltimoreans, when they
look at what has been done in New York state in a
short time? Twothirds Of the distance from Baiti-
more to the Ohio trayersed while the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has been not only slumbering, but
>lceping-whcn it might have been in fair way
for reaching Pittsburgh, aud preparing 10 come
in for good share Of the Lake products and enter
prize which the New York aud Erie Railroad viii
develope.
Ne;c York and Erie Railroad. road will BE-
open 10 Bnghamton less than sixty days, and being
extended 10 dt point, distance OF ab nut 2L1 nIes
from the city, ii Will open and rich country TO
the city Vi NV Yurk. We IN the city, aud almost
every O Us, must have hr b.nviIt Of this cXt,n
sion, giving, 1t will, SO new and important field
or the riches above and Ucnedth til. surilcs OF
til. eartn. The BiusiIamton terminus, however, is
ony the hall way house 10 the graf Lakes ad the
lar West all of winch will reached by tht enter
prIsing Railroad company, with the gr.dttst sped
Consist mt with apruptr econohy add thorough work.
The n, urk and Fri Railroad company ale ady
deserve The thanks and support Of every class Of ct
Zens for what they nave done III improving tht mar
kts Vi tins metropolis. Good nik, good bu.tcr gJUd
irat, delicious straw bern By thousands aud tens OF
Thousands oi bushels have found tncr way mere, aud
prices have becn cnuaprnpd from ten TO forty ptrct
to the consuuer. The Land OF 'inik aad nohcy" has
been brought within TWO or three hours OF ths city,
aud extended agricultural and mineral li>d
about 10 b. opened We read OF the MILKY way"
ia tht heavens but across tins road is the milky way
Of carth and ali who wish that good dlsg may
wait Oh appetite, That what Is cJnsuhv ID IA fms great
city should b. pure and FISH, DIS wsii aOunliut
ana h dhy, must b. grateful that The mighty IN
terror and more wsddl ID 10 tht city
Coal. iron, lu;no:r, well Is tins products OF the
dairy and tisid, all TO b. cheapn 10 10y tins
enterprise. We have seen much ii The good dana
already but the b,nlIits W. III b. develop. d ahdr>d
iold win the Lake is rcach, d and a direct V1'u:
opened with the West. The valley ct tna uip.r
d lawars, of the Susqu' hanna, Of tac Norln I'll
Couitles OF Prnnsy !va'IL, NIB .Gciug some OF thc
r;4,lst in the State, 10 b. PCT in speedy coinmGn-
caiioa with cur u" comm &c al niet"opcils. are
10 have markets for sal. aid uIch.sc where we
never had ih,n b,forc, and what, common good
perhaps is better this Road is 10 make h"ppy hJin.S
Tor hundreds of thousands Of p+oPit, who vail Sfe
long inakI the wild, rnsss blossom as IN: rose.
For the fist tne, Oh Saturday, on oi ;hc Editors,
in company with fifty sixty, went over ht road 10
Por, JARVIS distance from the city o!3S m:IIs. The
first 20 mills was pass d IN the BEAUTIFUL passenger
boat oil the company, from their pier al TN foot OF
Duane street, Onc hour aid thirty inmates. pom
tn. RAILROAD born,' sis ed OF thirty miles
hour, and passed, inc!udng all stops ir3n P.rr-
mint 10 Port Jarvis, III twJ hours .Hd iiat " iat
ii conary Tor stranger TO look upon and but n the
seeing the eyes, i5ilt W>il d0uDt tire power
Of u,an - ovrrcUme what woGid seem almost super
human obstacles
50 ragged country we have never seen, except
upon the Mary land and Virginia spurs OF tEc Ai!S
shants, or alJug the more rugged sleeps Of Tue APP
p:uines atid s,iyrith Alps kockand Is We. named,
and in tn Sr at uhSasiGss Of naiirc, is see0S 10
havt been lh} grad rlcplabie for ,hi planting OF
nounlalns, aud Tor til. d. pos.rItg Of all the uhsr
materials winch make up great storcnousc OF our
earthly hahii~tion. W. marvel no longer that so
much money has been expended i'll the construction
Of this road. The wohdlr that over such d coua-
try road has been made at all
Most of the road, too, has been most thoroughly
constructed, and all done under the guidance OF ilit
present abb. and devoted President and hc iici ut
Board Of Directors, appears TO have bsrn accomplish
ed with eye s.uylt 10 the puolic good, "nd Ia
prosp .rity OF III stockholders. The ar 81 share OF
public canlid tncc feel Is not only dur ~ tbs
managers aud oc. OF the road, but 10 the suisnd-
GUS enterprise itstlf. We know not what are the
mans Of the company TO complete The Road to tn
Lakes Like Other enterpris sot corresponding mag
ntude thus has received lis fall share Cf douot, OPP
position, and perscvcring Resistance. The work,
however. has gone on amidst every dIsconrag tmen',
personal corporate and popular. But an uncloud d
light we believe is now seen III the distance and We
cannot doubt for moment that they who. have, or
will enlrnst their mcaus, in this magnificent and tx-
tended public work, winch is TO nnite New York
with the great Lakes, and with the great Interior,
will DC abundantly rewarded.