Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-10

we have been accustomed to trade, and ii. :
tcgri,y and fair dealing Of her merchant, .;m III,
always insure the continuance of Our ,,,S
here, if we can trade upon any thing like eon,'
terms. Ta'
If the facilities, however, are no, afford.,
our trade will be diverted TO New York
Already the Elizabe,h,own and Sumerv;u
Rail Road is extended to the White Hon..
within rs miles Of Easton.
The Morris and Essex Rail Road is e,,.,
ded to Stanhope, within 25 miles of the WAT.
Gap.
The Now York and Erie Rail Road !, =,
tended 10 Carpenters Point, al the N. E. co,
ner of our State, and ihence up the river Dsl
aware 10 DeposiIe-thence 10 The Grea Bend
and Binghampon, and the next season will h.
completed to Elmira. and very soon thereahs,
10 DunkIrk on Lake Erie
By these avenues N. Y, approaches Pen,
sylvania, to draw off her trade at two poln, !.
the Kl,lainny Valley. and a. her North E,,'
ern corner-giving that city the advantage +,
almo., the whole trade of the North Es.s,s
portion of the State, and exclusively so for ,bs
northern counties as far as Elnira a, las.
The principal Of self-preservaton, therein.
demands Of Phila, that she should ADOPT mo,
sures TO retain the trade Of tha, portion which
she has heretofore had, and TO preven, lis A.
version; whilst due regard to her own H.
terest should induce her 10 strive 10 secure !,
herself portion Of that which she hereto6.
has no, enjoyed.
All this can be done by constructing r,a
road up the Delaware, TO connec, With The Ne,
York and Erie R. r. a. Carpenters Poipr. a,
some place wesi Of H. And in this mes,u,.
the Belvdere r. r. is the frs, and prlncO
link
There probably is no. any other route Out Of
Philadelphia which affords the same (aclliis,
for constructing rail road for the same d,.
tance.
From the city of Philadelphia TO Trenton The
route is dead leyel-,ide flowing up The Del.
aware to that point. From Trenton TO EasOp
a distance of so miles, the ascent is l59 feet
from Eas,on to Carpenters Point, distance Of
81 miles, the ascen is regular and amouns 10
1876 feet average llille less than three feet
the mile.
No other route can be shown for the San.
distance with so low grade
Nor is this all. At Carpenters Point on The
Delaware, you are 435 feet above tide, %
miles from New York, and 144 miles from
Philadelphia by the course of the Delaware
Ii is said to be 6 fixed fact" among engin.
eers, that every 90 feet rise in road is equal
10 mile in distance. so far as power and lime
are concerned. If this be so, then the freght
and passengers can be transported as quickly
and as cheaply from Carpenters Poin, to Phil
adelphia as TO New York.
Then if the road is completed along the DEL
aware from Trenton to Carpenters Point. The
entire trade of the northeastern counties III
Pennsylvania is secured TO Philadelphia, and
she stands upon a, least equal terms for lts
trade Of all The southern Tier of counlie. III
New York and all The northern counrie. oil
Pennsylvania OF the Lake Erie, and for he
Lake trade ITSELF
An act has been passed a, the present ,ss
sion Of the Legislature Of Pennsylvania for ia.
cooperating company to be called the CObb,
Gap Rail Road Co., which authorizes The con-
,inua,ion of the Belvidere road from its lemt
udtlOu ~ OdIp pOutCi OiUt. ZIG DOOhS Oi i7
stock will probably be soon opened, and Phil
adelphia can then complete this conneclion
The whole Of which will be nearly il not ouI,
of equal importance 10 the Central Rail Road
With this difference, that the whole Of h. F
road along the Delaware can be completed ir
from one and half 10 two millions Of dOIau S
expended by Philadephia, whilst the oha I
will cost her ten millions or more This rOus
will shorten the distance to the Great Bend
from Philadelphia, some 35 10 40 miles. ml
open to the Delaware the stores of anhracIs
coal found in the Lackawanna valley.
In shor. the sum required is comparsi'sl
small the result certain as 10 the profits Of he
investment. and in the value of the trade ant
business which j, will retain and increase To- T
Philadelphia.
The facts being before Philadel phan'
will be for them to say whether they will coz +
plete the great work.-Easton Sentinel