New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-11
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(Sgned) J. NJ BRADHURST. Chairman
The address above referred to signed by the following
OFFICE or THE ERIE RAILROAD Co,
NEw-YoRK, April 9, 1851. )


S Your etter Of he 81 inst hand in behalf Of
Committee OF gentlemen, whose address, you iuclOse IN
which YOU make certain inquiries the vie va aud IN
tenons Of the Drectos OF this Company touching their
conveying passengers aud from Sufsrns depot, ny
shorter aud more expeditions route The Gonnued 40,
the 4th mat Las hitherto delayed reply
The high rerect entertained by the Board OF Directors
for the membeTs OF your COmmiuee ADD Tor yourself per
sonay as the Importance OF Tue subject uss ien
them 70 treat inquiries AM suEge'u0us win stef
OF fraDkneIs and capdOr
You refer to the remarks OF the Directors that they had
long and earnestly endeAvOrei TO prevents diversion az
the business Of their road" of Suhernss1d 10 A.
other The address, that the Directors were rellc-
family driven TO connection VIII other roaos rs uc)h
sistent with The opposition OF the ard al this lime 70
legislation calculated TO prevent suca connection Ii VIII
be pleasure 10 The Board TO explain their va~s on t1s
subject that there can be no mistake hereafter
The charter OF the Erie Railroad was obtained in 85[h
pGIres large Interested In Real Estate At ermo1l fnl
Dunhhk and has been more man limited NAV luo 70
strcve clause designed quits as much TO acconno-
date these incividuss st TO gray Ins wishes OF tlo c
zensof New York Thls te'ulcuou ierOd1ins 'u9 iosl
TO run through portions Of NewJeiey and PennsYvant4
an error which II Is now 100 late wholly 10 c'roeit
But while that existence, the company cOuld
receive benefit from the travel diverted 10 the Jersey
Roads and the directors lsbored long and earnestly 10
pTevenlsuch diversion The swifes steamer on me river
purchased, ard extraordinary eforts were maze 20
run with the greatest possible speed. AT one period he
Board declined make regular connections win the JET
sey Road this caused great dssatSfacOn 10
our passengers, and wRs NECESSARILY abandoned The VI
rectors then arranged their OF fare that passengers
coming through on The Eie Road should the sane 10
suffer 3 ss to the City OF New York but all would not
answer Lsrge Numbers OF our passengers could
seu 10 travel Twelve miles out OF their way aud the
rick OF detention by fogs and ice aud appears ho t1e
testimony OF conductors that though they nav nave
paid hef fare TO NewYork yet more than One-thd left
trains sufeTns The discriDiuson In fare against
creased dsiaacnCD, ard could nolong have been msnt
aimed.
thar these restrictions idle that travel ike water,
would rds nstlral channel and that though science and
IR mig b. make The latter nun up hl II was folly to al
tempt rce the former TO follow It's example The gen
era railroad law was passed allowing IslI3a 70 nate
contracts with each Oher-and mpclng them TO make
connections Then is the Directors were "reiuc
family driven" into connection with the Union Railroad
But WIN reluctantly drgenF Uader the provisions
I law tie different lines Of railroad between Buffalo and
Albany made arrangements 10 shorten their roads rs1uc
irg the distance thirty mites The lines OF railroad
now being completed from Baltimore and Philadelphia.
West both present shorter routes between the Lakes snd
the Atlantic leabosrd than Ell her OF the tines through III
state Can II be possible that your mItee could vie"
tuch competition spngng up and 10 me Two ster cssec
especially designed 10 draw business from this city TO
umore and Philadelphia and deem necess1ry for this
been well said In q remembrance now 10 circulation
against any restrictions he Ehe Railroad that tue June
may soon arrive when the saving Of one hour bet Eeen
Lake Erie AID the Atlantic cues may coutrol vast major
Ing added to the coat OF freight of barrel OF -four from
LAke Enc may be the mesas OF dverng millions OF dol
lars from this city 10 the markets OF other SsIes II pr
vale enterprise csn chespen such transportation. how
worse than Idle TO Tayze such enterprise by absurd and
unnecessary restrictions With these fss nsfore them,
and with such vast expenditure Ofmoney a. Piemon Is
surprsng that the directors found Themselves rsu =
snIly driven make still other arrangements and
necuops for obtaining The shortest and spesteG route 10
this city
Your polite offer to fscond the sn5elvos OF the B1ard
and u sSures already by your Committee pro-
signatures legislative memorials ostensbly for the
purpose, are fully appreciated Many such sgnStates
have doubt been obsined under the representation
that the petitioner thereby rendering the Comp any
service by aiding TO free from compulsory legislation
The Board doubt ought Oe thankful for the zeal and
endQg display ed by your COmniae5 in what they appear
10 have thought designed 10 relieve The Company
from LEG isstve emb.rrassmsntsr Such friendly OK
hbuous Of GHteyesteG se the DIecos have ffequsluy
met with II The Of ner aboTs though there may
be cIeLce Of Opilisn 10 The extent 10 which hey
Illustrate The generous aid and sympathy which yOd
spesk Of as having been bestowed upon the Road
The interest manifested by your Committee IN beh lf OF
the Erie Railroad and the large anticipation you express
OF lis favorable influence the wealth aud pros 0erv
OF The City o. Ne orb, highly aiying tho Board
OF Direct vs. and they congratulate themselves thu, after
ehOrt AWAKEN pubic attention ~ the impOr
lance OF this wOrE has al length com nended itself 10
Xur favO able LOilce Your Cumm ties consider
feproacn that We remind that the RECENT ORIGIN OF
tberzeAl IN It's b-hafmay have misled them some e-
spects u wemistske not when this Board OF Directors,
AIDED by their fellow citizens obtained he necessary
scTptos 10 go on with the work ou three Of the
teen members Of your Com uiitee aided the enterprise 10
the extent OF single dOsr white those 1hre, speedily
disposed OF their 81 ck , -
sisce the pe0d Of that slbforpuon seasons Of great
financial RrrassmenJ have occurred IN lho utOfy Ot
the worh hep The directors have b9en almost ready ID
cry out Help or perish but IN no sucn Hhefgun'y
kuowu or believed that assistance has heen offered
by any member OF your committee. Ypsr Views OF puzzle
iIis and patriotism heve led you way ours nave led
U. contrary direction and II maY he wa tie m7n'srs
OF your committees declined To he 1ieresel 10 tan f1t'
tAI 1hey nsh be tie better prepared - give dsee