New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-27

$1,000 . half EspeciaHv in view n the fact, that The
most strenuous ~ $500 n, 5v,I he trsSe and
business Of he great Valley Of The sss'pp to ne4hoo
Ing cities $500. 80. .. 20. ,,,,,o,,, ID, .,,-,,sli ing ali
he travel over ~ miles Of heir Road. n a1fuOn % m
norton " hich will over an equal lengh ei 14
sry Railroads pass over that portion Of Rarosd ea. u
suferus Dkp6i for The satisfaction OF the innaoltan
ing there when - hour can be saved by asing Anons ~
recuon It's not be-. esei that ne Legslamre 20 VIZ
The meeting sppeas Tor redress, VII a---p ' silu ~
Injustice after sording all The Railroads .n tnr ga @
privilege o. shortening changing their respective Ines
whenever distance can be saved H.
On the Central Railroad rum Albany 10 blntl ''0
change Of lines contemplated will a. . underslooi save
some thirty niles 10 distance. which Improvements az
now commenced under lh- provisions OF TIE Je era Ks
road Law. and 90 believed that tie Legislature "
pass general law compelling connection with any ana
al Railroads and then shut out the Neg-YorS and IRE
Railroads from IS benefits nehsr . u believed lns l-7
Lepislsfure viii attempt virtually % compel he New
York and Erie Railroad Company 20 convey all their pas
sengers, amounting 70 hlndfels OF thousands anllAy ~
and from New York via PemOnt Al an Increased expense
and loss OF Tine Of y h0urs or say eql1 10
81 or 40 miles increased distance on tne hafo4o "ue
shOrer and speeder route presents tse Tor NE accep
Of the travelling public Neither l. believer IHal
they VIII attempt 10 compel lnls road 70 run empty as
from Buferns to PiemOu and incur the expense OF run
ming steamboat 10 NewYork comparatively without pas
compel the Company ito pag this Increased e
pense) 70 charge The passengers The same or nearly ne
same price S0aenR, and thereby subject them 10 ns
additional payment OF passage on another Railroad. Mel
lher believed that the Legislature viii compel ali the
travel hrou, bout the Southern tier Of counties 10 20 10
and from NewYork by way Of Piemont as r. Fard Tor
ties living at PiermOnt II would be far better 10 mpose
tax Oh The Southern tier Of Counties and pay OF their
The address speaks OF Tie Advantages OF connecting by
ferry from PieTpont with the Hudson River Railroad
This should gladly have done bad held out the adYa-
tages OF the other route II may be sufficient yer 10
ms suggestion 10 say that passengers by way Of RamapO
Railroad can he anded IN the City 10 a. abort time a. they
could be landed the eastern shore OF the Hudson River
opposite Permoni, and reloaded with their baggage y
the cars Of the Hudson River Railroad where they would
be twenty four miles distant from DuAne-sL whence we
take and land our passengers
Doubtless the time viii arrive when, by the rap
extension Of our city along the Hudson River and by me
increase OF population along shore It will be for the in
terest Of this road and for the convenience OF large mum
Der OF our citizens 10 run trains in connection with tie
factOnv made; and whenever the business Will warraIt
such connection, be IL sooner or later Will afford lie
Directors great pleasure TO make II.
The interest manifested BY the citizens Of Rocka1t
County behs fofthe growth and prosperity OF ne CITY OF
ork is duly preciaed The charges aud lnsnla-
lions against the directors Of being influenced by pr Iae
considerations Of gain sncuatons IN land ia New ef,
sew or in the stocks Of the Railroads referred TO- are treated
with The contempt they merit The dlIecloIs DO MOI no
neither have they ever directly or indirectly Owne one
foot Of land on The shores OF NewJersey opposite New"
York dollar Id the stocks Of the Railroads reef5d
to- large proportion Of the property OF the directors Is
invested real estate IN the City OF Newly ORR and 10 me
aggregate amounts TO some millions OF dollars and ey are
deeply Interested in al that affects her growth and pros
perty. Hence the impuauon Of engaging 10 any move
men tending directly or Indirectly to inOIe It's prosperity
is 80 papsbly absurd as hardly TO need retutation
The Directors have given TO this work great portion OF
their time and labor for several years past without any hope
OF private gain or emoument and they have nearly
brouR their sbors close and the City OF New
will receive romihe completion Of the Erie Railroad boon
second only 10 its result the completion OF the Erie Ca
nal This has object which has cheered and encour
aged the Directors amid all the EMBELLISHMENTS and diff
cultes which they have had 10 encounter.
The impuiaton that they would now through ignorance
or stupidity or for private gain. engage in conspiracy -
divert this city Of the anticipated benefits OF this
work and czens living in another part Of the State
should ask TO interfere between the Directors and The
interest Of citizens too insulting 10 deserve any
tce but feeling Of ind gnaon and but for Others would
have been treated with silent contempt
g. gued1 .... - .....--.
BENJAMIN LODER, THOMAS }. TOWNSEND,
VFSRY sHFLDEN HOMER RAMSDELL,
DANIEL s MILLER, WILLIAM B, sKIDMORE,
HFNRY SUDAN IT, MARsHALL o. ROBERTS,
WILLIAM r. DODGE, THOMAS w. GALE,
SHEPHERD KNAPP CHARLES u ~
s4hTFI. MARSH THEODORE DEHOF
CORNELIUS SMITH. JOHN J. PHELPS,
NORMAN WHITE
Directors Of the New Y ork and Ere Railroad Co.
New York, FEB. %, 1851