New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-05
For TIE Day Inoln
EraIRhf Railroads,

Straight Railroads
AS The Tribune is the mOushpiece, with when
TO express pablo wants; will it tell Of this
Tbatthe public-not any particular secticn-want
, s,-,isbt and continuous line Of railroad from
Albany TO Detroit doubt if there is public
want more pressing, or Of greater magnitude.
let ne see how this want has expressed ITSELF
From Albany to Schenectady is good enough.
From Schenectady to Utica company is organ
lied TO construct new road on the south side OF
the Mohawk A large share OF the travel and
freiebt which seeks the Mohawk valley is from
the south; and is much Inconvenience by cross
inc the Mohawk. The country north of the
| Mobsvk. except q narrow strip, is thinly peo'
nled barren wilderness. That on the south, is
populous. highly fertile and the new road can be
made about five miles shorter than the present
one. Those who have undertaken it have into
rests there. and have the will and ability to carry
:. ,broueb notwithstanding the suspicious in
| son,a veIl.ipformed quarters which appear IN
T.onr market review of the 9th ult, that it is all
a ruse. The men engaged In It are not Interested
in the present road neither do they act for Others
| but for themselves.
! From Utica to Syracuse, there IS no company
| formed but q new, straight road IS earnestly
! talked Of. and some of the Directors of the new
! Mohawk valley road are determined to make
! cvrecuse their terminus. In the first twenty
| niles out OF Utica seven miles are saved over
| the present route, and the entire road can De
nearly on an air line, and of easy grade. On most
! of tbia route SIS on the Mohawk the population
| and fertility are the south side OF It. ii tins
gap is not filed by the Mohawk Valley Company
| think it will be by private company.
| From Syracuse to Rochester new, straight
road is being built, shortening the distance ABOUT
| twenty eight miles. All right From Rochester
| 70 NIAGARA River, a Company have bought the
! Lockport Road, which is to be relald and contn'
ued to Rochester on very direct line.
| From Niagara River to Sandwich, opposite De.
troit. the Canada Road, on the north shore OF
| Lake Erie, is in progress. The distance IS ABOUT
! two hundred miles-while around the south shore
| of the Lake it is over three hundred miles l
have thus presented route from Albany 10 De'
| troit which will shorten the distance certainly
| one hundred and forty miles, and probably one
! hundred and Fl ty-in which every link except
| that between Utica and Syracuse is positively IN
dertaken aad with every prospect OF success.
Business demands new straight, thorough
fare through this State. The present roads are
! needed TO accommodate the places for which they
were built. Rome, Auburn, Geneva and Canaan
daigua, are not on the straight line but they
| need Railroads-have got then-and can support
them The returns for 1850 show an increase OF
! passengers from 1913 on the Utica and Schenect
| ady Road, OF lOl,OOO on the syracuse ana Otlca1
| of $4,000; and on the Auburn and Rochester, oil
lO7 COO an average increase of about 4s per cent
My tables do not give the freight returns, which
would no doubt show much larger Increase
There can hardly be limit to it, if facilities
increase proportionstely. The travelling public
gain by competition and so does Uncle Sam, In
the carrying Of his mail bags.
One word to stockholders Of the Hudson River
Road. Have you not an immense interest IN this
project By the completion Of these direct lines
the Great Western travel can be orouSnI rom
Detroit to Albany in six hours less time and az
four or five dollars less expense per head than no "
Suppose these lines completed from Rochester,
East. Travellers, at that point, have before them
the two routes 70 Albany One is very crooked
diverging into a dangerous proximity 70 the Erle
Railroad, at Geneva the other is direct and
about 10 miles shorter, saving two hours time
and eight or ten shillings Such route will take,
and forever retain the through travel and the
question of its construction presents to you this
! important alternative Shall we have the travel
from the Great West terminate at the north or at
! tie souM end Of the Hudson River Road. C..