The New York herald., 1850-04-25
Parallel Railroads,

The general railroad bill has passed both houses
OF the Legislature, received the signature of the
Governor, and become the law Of the land. Rail
roads can now be built wherever money can be
iocnd for their construction. M
We presume the public are not generally aware
oftke fact, that the best and the most feasible
route was not selected, for some cause or another,
III the construction of the railroad nom Syracuse
10 Utica. The following statement will establish
the fact, thai better, shorter, cheaper, and
consequenly.a better paying road, can be built
between these two places, than the present one.
!. In the first place, then, road can be built
'hat will be not lees than four miles shorter, which
would be quite saving in these days Of economi-
cal expenditure.
2. In the second place, much better route for
road can be found by going north of the preseut
road. This route is almost entirely level, situated
upon ridge that extends nearly from Syracuse to
Utica. BY going mile north of the present
read, at ChitsenanQo, you will find this ridge,
which il composed of the best kind of material
for railroad, being nearly free from muck and
mari, which 20 plentfuy abound on the existing
road. This muck and mari, on the present route,
is, in some cases, between twenty-five and forty
feet in depth. Hence, much better, more per-
maneHt foundation for the new route can be Sc
cured.
3. In the next place, a much cheaper road than
the present one can be built.
Ii must have cost the present company at least
sixty thousand dollars 10 enter the city Of Syracuse,
by the way Of the tunnel at Lodi; and all this
pendure for the purpose of reaching the lots now
occupied by the Globe Hotel. This expenditure of
sixty thousand dollars includes the building OF the
tunnel, the heavy excavations west of the tunnel,
and for The tunnel itself, and also the building of
the bridge at Lodi, and the sewers, ETC., that have
been found necessary to be constructed to carry off
the water that comes from the swamp through the
tunnel. But this expenditure of sixty thousand
dollars does not include the expense for the ex-
cavaton and piling of the first mile east of the
tunnel, which must have cost the present company
round sum Of money.
1t must have cost the present company over thirty
thousand dollars to the canal on the west side
OF Canastota, and at Rome.
1t must have cost the present company between
forty and forty-tve thousand dollars for driving
piles through the muck and mari, to enable them
TO draw in embankment, and to obtain for the pre-
sent foundation for their road.
Ii must have cost the present company, Ito say
nothing about the mill pond in Syracuse) six
teen thousand dollars for the bridging across the
Oneida valley, most of which was useless, mas
much il has since been filled up with earth,
dering the bridge of but very little use.
Ii will yet cost the present company an immense
sum of money before they secure permanent foun-
dation for their superstructure, in consequence of
the muck and mail where their road is now located.
All this expense, and more too, we do not hesi-
tate say, can, and would be saved, by taking the
route above proposed
In consequence of the perfect practicability of this
route, and the facilities for doing such work econo
mically and understandingly al the present time,
the writer Of this article will bind himself to build
u road with double track, ready for the cars, for
half what the present road has cost, and it shall
be q better road too.
The grade also on this new road shall nowhere ex-
ceed twelve feet 10 the mile. The grade east of the
tunnel, the pre- sent road must be twenty four feet
TO the mile, for mile and half in length This
side of Manlus, must be, for six thousand feet in
length, as much as twenty-four feet TO the mile
also. Where the road crosses the canal west of
Canastota, the grade be thirty feet the mile
The new road will have decided advantage over
the old one in this respect
This road should enter the city Of Syracuse on
the north side Of the Erie canal, in the street i'm
medIately north Of the Unitarian church, and
should cross the Oswego canal TO pass be-
tween the Wallace House and the new State
building in order TO reach the high ground occu-
pied by the salt watts west of Salina street. The
embankment across Sana street would not be
high, and could be crossed by teams easier than
the canal in front OF the Syracuse House, by grading
Salina street a little higher There are ample
grounds unoccupied, between Sana and Foote
street, for ststion-houss, enginehouse, and store
house, for freight, &c. The grounds being imme-
diaely ia the vicinity Of Prospect Hill, could be
filled up with earth, sufficient for all practical pur-
poses, for five six thousand dollars, and probably
ior less. Or these buildings might be located on
the vacant grounds west Of Salina street.
From the fact that this new road is shorter, the
grades much easier, and the expense one-haf that
Of the present road, the present company never
could compete with this road. Passengers could
be carried ii for dollar, and the company
able TO make as large dividends the present COM
rany.
For reasons obvious TO every rejecting mind, the
contemplated road from Syracuse TO Rochester,
along lfhe line Of the Erie canal, would connect
with this new road in preference TO the other. In
fact, both roads should be built at the same time
In this way, the new road would secure all the
passengers and freight from the route connected
with il, as well the travel and the freight over
the Oswego road.
If this road should be built, as above mentioned,
and managed by man who IL good mechanic,
instead Of diminutive lawycr-a man of enlarged
views, free from the accomplishment of his own
selfish purposes-a man who is agreeable in his
manners, and respects the rights OF others suh
cieniy 10 treat them with deieIepce and decency,
in Short man who is willing TO be what he should
be- the public's humble servant, instead of cndea-
voIipg To make everybody bow down, and he an
humble servant TO him, IL is hardly enough TO say,
that this road would not only be very popular but
the best paying road in the State. II would also be
no small benefit TO the city Of Syracuse. Will,
then, the capitalists consult their own interest," in
vestigate this subject and obge
A. OLD ENQu1RER.