Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-03-12
u..t Branch Railroad. Eric ''ano
the Lake Trade

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,.e of the Lake Trade. and
.o,d =, the Yves, Branch Of Su'queh"n'
=, =, the best mode Of obtaining IT, mas
.'.,,od the attention Of the Philadelph'-
~, q, will be seen by the following ex.
,,,c, of a report lately made by the b0af'
olT,ade of Philadelphia. 1t ssay''
.Rm i, i, time, as we have said. that we
.hould look elsewhere than 10 The centre on
b. S,,,. and 10 lines of central co.hmun''
-, From the mouth of the Jun.e'a 10
~. h,,bor OF Erie, there is not one mie o
,,,,ro,d constructed and this, though a
regulation, according TO The census o'
1850. of upwards OF 100000 people is
,berc 10 contribute by their industry and
products, TO our business prosperity.
;, load communicating from the head
u,,ers of the West Branch 10 the haroor
or Erie is known to be practicable. our
vey, have been made, and lis pr"oao'e
.o., ascer,ained. Philadelphia has TOO
r,,, ,ururd her back to that wonderful re-
non for won !errul it is, At least IN lis
s,oeral resources, with lis lnexhaus'Ible
I'D accessible masses Of iron nni bitum'.
rous coal. through which, by almost bride
maths, lior there are YET TO our shame oe "
fDoken. wilderness in Pennsylvania the
,roveller passes from the mouth ol the
Sinnemahoning TO the head waters OF the
Allegheny and the Lake streams
The country bordering On The "e'l
Branch and tha, lying between the hesd
waters Of the Susqrehanna and Erie, IS IN
deed a wonderful region-wonder!ul In
richness of soil, in coal and iron. and wa
Ter power. Ithas the elements OF prosper
-ou, and thriving district, and yet. as the
above ex,rsc, truly observes. Is still a will
.derncss, through which the traveller passes
almos, by bride paths. Nothing is requ'.
red to change this wilderness. into The most
1ourishine portion of our State, teeming
with happy and enierpr'sns people, than
lhoroughiare by railroad opening 1t to
one or the other of our Atlantic cities. me
CITY of New York, i, would seem IS aware
oflhs, aud il is with view 10 opening this
region Of country to i.sirade that ii Is now
making road from E.mra 10 Williams
port, and asking permission to construct a
road from Erie 10 PhtsburS. Should these
roads be made, and they certainly Will.
the trade Of the northwestern portion OF
The State will 90 10 New York, by the N.
York road. Blu, if the Sudbury u Ere
road be made il will in,ersect the Williams
snor, e. Eimira and the Erie & PIusburg
roads, and instead Of the trade of morrill,
western Pennsylvania going 10 New fork'
The trade of southwestern New York will
90 TO MISUNDERSTANDING Gazeste.
~M thc visit cf the Pennsylvania
legislature to Baltimore, at one OF the
eas,iups. Gen. Wm. F. Packer was called
on, in a speech, from which we extract The
following:
salrmoreans, 90 you know This fact,
rha, railroad TO Elmira brings the Lake
nearer TO Baltimore by thirty mlles-lhat
they are nearer TO Philadelphia by some
zen miles. than ether to New York or Bos.
toni We know ,ha, Baltimore desires TO
extend her roads through PennsyIsanla /;
oE Legislature has retarded her; out q
new feeling is abroad in our Stale. Penn
.vlvania mus, Unite with Maryland. and
MARYLAND ~ish Pennsylvanla-Ph'ladeI-
,M, with Baltimore. and baltimore with
Ph;,aelnhia. The Lake trade in ls4s,was
alss GEO 900 and ye, Pennsylvania and
MARYLAND have never made an improve
meoi to reach those Lakes. pennsylvania
md MARYLAND should unite with an effort
to secure this great mar, Of trade. and pre-
ven, New York and Boston from rRonoPo-
l;zinp il. Maryland and Pennsy lvania
must mite in their efforts for this great
trade as New York and Boston have done.
He asserted that Baltimore was nearer to
rho Lakes Than any other Of the Northern
ci,ies-,ha. Maryland and Pennsylvania
should unite in effec,ins the connection,
which must lead TO the permanent prosper
;,v Of both. Their interests are identical.
and all jealousy should for ever cease.
Gen. Simon Cameron also remarked, in
reply 10 toast, that
He had long considered MARYLAND and
Pennsylvania as one people. The first
improyemeu. in Pennsy lvania, opening the
srea, region Of the Susquehanna valley.
was made by Maryland money: 1t was
the money Of Mar, land that made great
par, of the turnpikes that lead into penn,
.ylvania, more Than fifty years ago. AT
sSut Ssy there were no jeaouses between
the two States, and he was happy TO flnd
lha, the good state of feeling then existing
was returning. Maryland and Pennsylsa.
MIA had bu, Is make railroad OF 100
miles to Elmi.s. to have the whole wealth
of the Lakes pouring into their laPs-and
nc hoped TO see them in future working
hand in hand, to ensure the prosperity o'
both.
Col. Benton it is said willnot be a candl'
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