New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-21
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! To,,,ti5, c. &, ,to iatsrse-.s tus New fork an
rre R,.drOseso. TICS opening rsp'i AID p'ea'srf
.,eso eor,rnupics,i,, between Metropolis sr' pa
flo u, ~. Er.e Ro.c, Csyuss Lsss, Alum s-5 r.
ebe,,er ToEsocs and At,ics sbc 31Sslo Railroads.
| THE Invitation f the c.azens q i't.cs lsrTs
rurnber Of Fusst, were preseot from tai, C.:y &c
other parts r TIE Etste party lsf, here n sr1sJ
evening. reaching Orsgo Wis Eris Road - ''1sT
morning whore hey found large uuuos- Of ehzsu'
ssseubs3 70 grset tse- s-yiva'. t-i. r esrf r'7
ing board s5os, 600 citizens md strFsrs so0n ~
Toe Dept ard sfsr pleasant ~ 81 sornstnins oTs'
an hour reached the northern srirus q re Rose on
&c BIN south of I,a,ca mi counsaoi-y tos view ~
tbs. pretty vlsre ard portion C. Csyuga LiEs 40
| Tee surrounding country An inner'e proee'"'n ~
| tho CITIZENS Of lhsc.-si-os. navy - th- fns ~
| Frsnes ts1 ca TRAIT memorable oecs'lon "oen ~
I"nsrcked Up ths bin ard tsen marched down ssan -
raj reached tss dsrs. Here Gen Eisy o. l,hses fae
Marshal of - Day n short add hsPp7 'p@eon' p
'rodu eed ,hs guests 70 TIE 5suiTsus o. l;lses' AZ
10 behsf Of the citizen, rsve them mast e7roN 81
,7yout welcome Tine hs said would net permit a'in
% express a. euyth the graf fcston and pleasure
those no had The honor 70 repres.rt Bet contra'o
the Genera 81 nay BE- permitted 70 ssy th', We ~
you gentlemen one and a. With nerous Impulses ~
and IL the plenituo4 o.
ths 'pontsneous feeling tender y'u TIE freedom -
orr VIII e and the hospitality, respect snd esteem ~
~ our citizens" tuning N The citizens Of lhses he
'sid yellow citizens, have tire pleasure II present
ng 70 you your invited suest tnd 70 propose IN YOU
| behalf three cheers" TIE three eheer' having he'o
qfven the proce,sion forr>a en6 hesdsH ~ eho'"e
band Of rnuTci,ns marched % the Town H'li whore
the orator # the day E p CushloF. E'q ge-t@rn'r
~ the ithses bar. delivered spirited ard pointed al
dress IN which he gave history Of tire Od Ihse'
snd Owcgo Railroad, briefly referred ~ several vor.
Thy ard eminent gentlemen Of Ithaca vho hid de-
voted their time and rnesns 10 the prosecution o.
that work but who he'd now, with few exceptions
| passed from srnorg TIE living he concluded By ref
erence 10 the fasrcsl rendered q TIE Rosd
By person, not residents Of Ihsos peculiarly inter
es,sd in the prosecution Of the vcrt thu completion o.
! which they Rad this day mot 20 celebrate.
Mr DoDoE Of the House Of Phelps Dodge PsrS
OF this CITY being loudly called for. responded 20 Mr.
Gushing IN his ususly feic'tous style He hsd dc
position % dodge this esll made upon him, and could
ace no CHARGE II he Rad. lie sid the non resilient
stos khoders when then Invested their 10 this
Road did 50 with view 20 ultimate return, hut
,hoy looking for dividend o. soon, nor Tor
eyso,y the hind Of dividend they had received The
hill-that wsss dividend Of the heart, snd one f0r
which he mos, cordially and sincerely thanked tho CT
zeDs Of Ithaca lie said the failure Of The old lihsca
and o sego Road had been owing IN crest degree y
the failure Of the esry sfrts for the Construct N 81
| the New York ard Erie Road. Ths, Road had met
with opposition, obloquy and repro ch than a.
most any other great work of Internal Improvement
designed attempted IN this countryeven many
Of IN. friends the pretended friends Of this Road
had until recently given Il the cold shoulder. Wheu
appealed to for pecuniary aid rsgement TIE
kind Of assistance and encouragement they would
render would ba something Ike this De you thuk
the Road will be completed far &C BinghsmtoD
Have you e1y idea you will get ss fer ss owsgo 10
Eve yesrsr You are not 10 earnest when you ttk o.
ever completing this ~ advised undertaking. Do
you believe that II In the course Of time toe Road
should be completed 1t will ever pay dtrdeadT AZ
friend don't you think Id better cell my stock now
At loss Of 30 per cent instead Of holding to II lon
ger and finally sscrhcns morer But these descend.
ant. OF RIP Van Wlnlle will 'ooa be awakened from
their stupor by the shril whistle Of engine the
shore OF Lake Erie The Erie Rosd 10 bound 10 be
speedily completed, and no smount Of erosking eau
impede ito onward progress IL Ia Ito way to the
great Lskes and will reach their blue waters much
sooner than mary Of its wsrmes friends anticipate.
Mg Dodge dwell: upon tho advantages OF lac Erie
Road both the great metropolis ard TO tho country
through which the road passes Other rosds were
but dins aud would continue 20 be built - ntersect IT,
Bu, for the Erie Read the Csyuss snt snsqushsDns
81 would nave be, oonsuucted-so With the Che.
mupg connecting the Eide Road with Seneca Lske, go
with The kewburgh Branch Road. Ps-k roads, too
will bring tribute to great thoroushisre while 80.
ding To the weshh and comforts % she farmer. The
Interchange Of the salt and gypsum Of Nav York for
the coal snd iron Of Pennsyysnia Wa referred 10 by
NJ Dodso 8, one OF the results likely % gov out Of
these RN.rosd Improvements BE Csyugs and sus-
ouehsnns aud the pro- o,sd Lssess Gap Rosd leading
| into the Lsckswsrs coal resiun)
| kfar TIE conclusion II Nr. DJdses animated ana 10
,ers.tne retnsl - the company a. lutned 10 ghe Gin
| ton House OF Me,srs Burton Leonard, where BE-
tween four aud ave hundred sat down 10 dinner pre-
psrea In siyia which reflected credit upon The LOss
| snd 10 whch the guests DID simple lisrce.
About O'Clock "a the a;efuOOn train lsft f0f We
20 With sbuui CO souls on bosro-courtng soll 70
I esch bOdy-sn1 returned ~ 10 With some 80 or
800 pass gers a. btsby ple-sed O! coarss. 1hose
who ds Dot accompany The train remained ssunier.Dg
about Tie bsauuui Vtsgs curing the Afternoon and al
sst down (some so ~ iuu ptuous game supper 81
tba Clinton House and from the chsrsesr OF the tOsss
aud speeches. which sept up vita sFTis into the
shOrt bOurs should jadse there wss some game
srourd the tsbse as vel - on t. Ihe town Nss bril-
nautly Illuminated ouTue the evening ard TIE u'mosi
hisriTy At ssOd iselirg $50 prevalent throughout
| Tna old Ithscs aud Jwego k5sd was chartered Ia
1875 aud COIN esed IN unsubs sntsl manner in le
For several years eorsersins only were run over II
| Finally the Company procured what BY courtsy wn
| called Locomotive, snd putu on 10 the Road but
after trgs of the bridges gave way, preopi
tsrins The into gully by shoa accident the
ductor uss ked ana two or three passengers we're
| rioa.ly wounded. Subsequently the Company only
ran horsesrsns, unu the Road psssed into the hands
| OF tae present ospers
The prasent road (esled ey soother nsmo 80 shov4)
about 81 mile, In length aud the ttsek Of ,ae
old road which 10 very strait aud with very isht srsde
until IL reaches within - miles OF the Ithaca eeI
where tho rosd tsses lover course, crossas success
son OF sues or rsvines whore much dcep excavation