New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-18
NJ, vo,L and Eric Railway.

Turfs M.rrhAr's MhriHifr ipI Nf't'
/, +. the ,ate of MI creat enterprise % pass
through i)ng PERIOD '' o. y c,'.,-, 80 .,
,b,ir yerv raanitade beyond t1c compass o. i-"'
'tbe,, cali Tor a combination OF opinions and o.
a~s III, can only result from L general commence
m their success. Blu, the larger the hdrrtaAin.
M. moe remote fle results. snd n-r-i ~ lne s'-te
trsi off.f.h 90 tllt !. rareN. 70 ever h7Pf'.s
,,t. 49,. o-re On he a. u1Nsf'sin& con- non tchAl'
d, ,,eIr cor summation Ins FRET s-ept are t,.t.
-,,iey y,l-. g8 e7rt not the Tl- lrIe ih- or
49,, "a ia e1rceniioa strikes all mlts TIE gfan1 :"
49, are occurred o. deli h.ei ana believing eyes e
800, i. s~o.sei. -fr)lg al ssnE-1e spiris 'et.A
ISL 49,, all yo1s on h,avcir and hopefully pug
a. excitement di~,, the trst VISION o ne doriff
grow. dim am moves aNat 1o me ''.l. - ,rgess:
f,.re D.mcllues rise ami oppose eacl sep O. ps -1s
bs nolrtsia barriers 01e are s-eni t' "o--1 nm
or i-ct and otherwise tnEaeet Then ~ ~ 81
peroi Of hope deferred Of urrr~afosl - s.1t-r
sympathy. sg1 n',~H 10; -cf-ir ma pro sc.ors
,fer 100 af sacrifice and IS IRE 20 i1r sct.ys
b ne of1 -s ~ - a,'a .b,,ion hashed work ne
r. tau.asf OF 10 ucso.ori- felr'.o' - ne ,ect II
public" flrgyes lt.e ior tn- co.aA7'' ~ 80
me zee o, 10 r. ,, be Ee Pa ,oaf Is ne.
en-rgag and rs destined goa ' il no longer doubt.
S' - 49,. preston o. ~ il-'re pf''s > - f
iaio seisd and Re.es &c, s-I l. n TIE moment oav
proj-c- bI he y,eai works o. the Empire STATE" snd
re h.ps 10. Union Iho.- "ao OFF, ~, due ~ he
! , ,1aas q1ick" or they " reeve .lT at ,', 80
.of .ihe day sne- We are somewhat Eii r.
b.o.ive Of being found among these VINE eayIos ne
rssf the long history u doubts ana eh'a' a'-'DAs W
~ AZ tie enterprise a. u row sia1cs-
he great facts ~ witch had s origin re-
man unchanged IN the increase 81 ih-r u sni1"
ne co1erce Of tlres ,aou.snd niles Of Lake coast OF
csi d-toy9 whose spgr4cst- length Is severa lines
-, F,e If several hiafrsd miles # Ral'wa II
numerous draining the produce some 'l- c.es
~, ,ioo all moves toward iis natural cestnGton
eastern IN, re- o. Lske Erie Here Natures broad and
us-gfer channels are interrupted ne river "hci 'nhs
the great Lakes falls over 81 impossible wal OF IO.h 800
ske. i,s distant way through foreign country and toward
rrozrn cline Never was human enterprise lnF-e1 ~
r.eher prize 10 a lareer undertaking ,,,
Tie ade OF me Lakes r. i-sinanc7 when me h'- is7
v was be1n has gro IN require manage exceeding
pt of al fOreg commerce. Where IN me 'sory
% the World ever such commerce peni IN NE BOSOM
90 Corter and esknr from the irgsrui'y and The 81
Of man AZ outlet 10 the Occan-tie ge-ai "-Ncntge O.
ns'ious II Niagara tie fret Of our natural wonders II
has called forth from American genius he grtnot'l con
cepous and her auest trumphs m Ari-ihe Suspen,lqn
BRIDGE the Ed- Cansl, aud he Efl~ RAILWAY Were NE
MISSES pp with it, commerce 1ii grown sQaofh 10 4os'
itself In the earth Memphis the opportunity aud ne de-
n aud for artificial channels would hardy equal ms
On other railways trade must gradually be developed %
the new facilities Of transit The history Of the Massachu-
ssts Grea, Western Railway, WHICH has created ana
drawn the mountain ranges OF New ling and great
and profitable business Affords striking example Fifteen
wears he trave er from Albany to Boston was waAed
Al midnight by The sound Of hs ssgehern. An holr or
more served 10 gather hafcOzen sleepy companions
Of the Journey, snd daylight found them creeping up r
hills and looking back The Valley Of he Hudson wll1
ous drve ~ two DAYS before them. Tha, coach
was the representative Of the swim and powerful loco'nO.
motives ina, now start several tines in he day, with their
ong trains OF freight and passenger cars aong that sane
route and IN less Than twelve hours sound The warning %
their arrival at Boston. d,
Ere in higher grades with greater cost per nile 10 is
consrlc0o and with far les important city ior - te
minus the Gfea, " Railway has built up renuner-
business while II has added millions 10 tie "es-n Of
/ New.Englsnd.
commerce where none existed before large enough 20
repay the whole outlay or Us construction IS Ound 10 The
Ere Canal twenty-five years ago The farmers Of Western
| New-York waited for the Winters selPnng - team
! h.r crops TO AlLGuy-iher nearest market When low
Inc wheat ef unhrashed md ed 10 The cattle Where
then the markets Of Ohio aud Indiana lihEgis and
Michigan, and Wsc0usn Where were thefe siates them
selves They were ttiiWiIl'IAts' rIil.piles buHaI
was western village ard Detroit frontier outpost and
Chicago Gsiens, ana T oedo wer unhesrd-ofnames Sum
mer and Winter The poor emifrsni with he hole
household in hooded wa on, for
hele, sisb!e, and tavern in9yFg iosonsI 40 me 9.sa
West To me question, WINNER hound osliy ssktl - =
The poor begged their way on foot The reply was.
the Ohio" THIS answer brought TO the mind only pci1I
Of backwoo66 poverty and deso,al2n-f log-hul ana q
clearing which had opened The sky. hut not cleared ne
earth fororn and ioworn beings N and o. woods and
swemps such was NE region 10 winch ihe IRE Cans
opened a highway fOr the l. onging emgTanis Of both
ard i1r the aboundog products II Us foi cspe
cious outlet soon "ci"arin4s became cuHvsed iariLs
and hamets became besuuini Giles AID rom the wilder
nes Of yesterday came Poplons Sia 70 oisp ace rs
yecrs among The sorcrcsnes OF The Mon while ihey r.
turned he tribute OF swelling that mother
state from which hey had sprung Ths commerce. thus
created The Ere Railway viii ind In the i1iness Of IL
growth yet immature lis magnitude - only indicated by
he annual Of tolls These large enough 70
pay 81 the expenses OF our Sae government an 20 ho
einkiu fuud which promises TO exin lie whole debt
/ lie amour: - 'ra.Por'l' on b.. 20 easi q" ire o..
much, . . L. .li Nv. Yartj
padto te Ceausl Railway Line. ihe a't year. .'sho"n ~
And on lie Hudson River ess than fom to three
millions more Without including the la! We have trade
which NAYS 10 The people and STATE, from works q their
own constcton tfaRsil charges amounting 10 twelve mil
lions per auuuna sum tXceedl 10 zee "hoe mrs, cost OF
the Enc Canal What Then may be She expected Income
OF raj way which d. tbs commerce in such stage Of
It's Geveiopuent-Sh promised expansion limited On
by The growth Of the vsst region on Zoe Lakesand ire
revenue of which viii be divided IKE that Of the Cen
fra ROME between The STATE the canal Ines, AID the
railway compsries but including to,s "ransporla.ion
and farce" vii all be paid into one treasury.
All the great acts and principles which combine TO
ensure the permanent Of the Erie Canal are spp
cable 70 the Erie Rslwsy. TIE magnitude Ct each, while
II increases the difficulty Of construction is msin element
OF their enduring prosperity Is only to grea. WORKS he
hase deriving their revenge from nrlmeTabe sources
tba, w. can anrv the principls Of leverage" Such
routes are great rivers Smaller streams rise aud fall
with changes OF seasons bn these gathering IN ave
Its OF a thousand hills, mske the highways OF perpetual
commerce and cities have their foundations liked by The
uniformity OF their flow This principle eppied 10 great
trunk lines having numerous n uanes delnonsrstss
ter 2eroT s-cufiy and pfoiuciveress II places ihe
hay nd The reach Of al Ordinary contingencies, and re-
duces general retu almost to mathematical certainly
We have an example in The mstery report Of Mr. Rug
ges dc1ucng ffOm known facts law Of prOsT ecive ~
crease Of he trade Of the Erie CGua winch hss been sur
prsngy verified through course OF years the success
Of l.is ca custioD the striking when II is remem
beret thai hiss lived hrou "a peud OF SGe aud indi
ydusl bankruptcy md universal rros.raon Of the b7s
ness Of the country , 80
10 the Great Western Railway, where The progress OF III
come Ia, been as sho IN 10 NE following table;
0il Gross earnings 1858 $40 Gross earnings ssIs pr
1876 ...... 5l5.st. 81, 80 ......i $500
iSt ...... 1872 1913, .....l,Si2o65
1916 ...... Sl3 1901
We have vet, very iuadeqnae materials 'of an april
cation Oi his Principe 10 al esla15 % tue u.lie io'ehue
OF the Erie Railway.
The 1eceT er fourteen months have ,se9 as follows
January ie'"' g. January ...,'sn2ss5 3
February ........ 45 sos 2. feouary .... i%-i< 81