New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-07

along the line Of the Road have been sufficient to
prepare it for the superstructure These Bonds
are issued for the purpose OF paying for the snper-
structure and equipment OF the Road, and they
have the entire property Tor their security costing,
completed, up 20 MasstllOn s2,0e50O0. Ia every
point Of view, as local Road, as q connecting
link between great ceDters OF agriculture and
manufactures, aud rs great trunk line connect
ing the Eastern cities aad the Western States
the Ohio and Pennsy lyania Railroad promises
to be highly profitable. Its total cost par NILE
when completed with heavy rails weighing sixty
pounds per yard, and with more moderate grades
aud curves than those on the Penns ylyana Cen
trai Railroad, OF which it is the extension viii
he less than one halt the cost OF th1t work. mat
Hoad, which is 240 miles long from Harrisburg to
Pittsburgh is estimated to cost So LOU, or an
average Of 337,056 per mile exclusive oil equip
ment. This Road l85 miles long, IS estimated to
cost without equipment, S3,070,0O0, or an average
of 5i6,594 per mile. The minimum grade IN the
most difficult places is forty seven and han feet
per mile. and that occurs only on straight INES,
the grade being reduced on curves, and the mini
mum radius of Curvstlen being one thousand ieet.
The line runs parallel to the Ohio River Tor only
twenty five miles, on which the minimum radl.
US OF curvature is halt mile, and the Road
generally dead level, adapted to be run at very
high veloCities. The passenger travel between
Pittsburgh and Beaver amounts to about 100
persons per day, without Railroad facilities
ard it will be greatly increased with them.
.eo -. o,,II, trocl co., =, L.,
and New Brighton, where it intsrsects the ca.
nails leading to Erie aad Cleveland About
eighty one miles from Pittsburgh and % from
Cleveland, ths road lntersects the i'alroa1 no"
IN. - lo W., u 90
1aseo7ers vii be oi,Ia to % fran, pi,tsbr- tn
Cleveland, on Lake Erie, by the shortest route.
FIVE hOurS and Il halt and to travel by q COlriu-
Gus ealoNu lI 9,sE ~,
abont aiobteen honrs Al. fbe- same time it's in
tended to complete the road TO Massllon, on the
Ohio Canal twenty SIX miles further the means
to pay Tor the grazing ana , bridging having p1en
I.oFi,'Gu ~ - ny Us " =, -,
co,,,,. ,b;cL viii roiso iii. ,-aar more than \
million of bushels Of Wheat. Il : intended to
bring the road into use from Pittsburgh to Beaver
in July l65l, and to Alliance ana Massnlon IN the
Autumn oil tne same year Ing 6raon5 an,' 'iia
com33Ieted bv the lrstof AnriInext The Bonds
of the Company now to be sold are to pay for the
superstruciure and equipment OF Inc line from
PltsDufgn 70 Massito ~. ilfs Inc Gsl1tJ.i
oo6 - ,,J;c shonil he addad far The riqht
of ,coy fsnc;no d,in6t Grounds buildings. water
stations contingancies and engineering 321 600.
maxine e9o30G0 Tho entire proceeds of the
Bonds viii be expended upon the line aud add to
the security.
The Drz Goods trade doing i, fair for this I'm.
A..
usually dull season OF the year In tue oIotolo5
trade there is an Improvement, with considerable
shipments to California. Cotton fabrics continue
70 advance. while Woolcns show much additional
p1.oaI,1 c,l,;r.i.r,, c,,,o,4iro. orr,
nhess De"'uou '2''''''''ss ''io ~
in steady but not large demand "nil9 ''e SIOUX
is yet large. Prices are strong. Unbleached IS
less heavy in stock, and, with speculative in
ward tondoncv
quiry Is showing cons'oeraOle upward 'o'l'osoS'
Drills arc IN moderate request, ana prices urn
Prints are less active but with low stock.
Prices are steady A revival of inquiry for the
eontl,ar,7 trode ia At hand Printing Cloths. with
southern 'I@uo IS a. u' ',"sln5 SD.9, w,
good STOCK are not IN sooa demand ooS P'l'es
are steady, both here aud at Providence Jeans
are quiet, but urn 0lnShams are III moderate
request, at firm prices Chambrays dull Stripes
are buoyant' with low stocks and talr inquiry
DENNIS are IN COCOA request az very ioIi prices
Cotton 1annel8 are in firm request at steady
or, ,1,,ooto