The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-09-11
From Waverly 10 New York, poem
{" Philadelphia, 22im

Difference in favor Of Philadelphia, 45m
The Towanda route presents no natural
obetacles to be overcome that are not met
with on the Willsmsport route. Nor is il
true, as has been stated over and over again
in tho public prints, that tho road from Will
Transport to Elmirs is in course OF cons'rnc-
ton; for to this timo the route north oil Rails
ton has no, not boen ayrcod upon, nor has
that most essential element, money, yet peen
raised! The Towanda route, which would
leave the vallcy Of tho North Branch al
Fishing Geek, would again eutor 1t by The
Towanda Creek, and thence follow the riv.
or through the rich and populous county OF
Bradford, 10 the State Lie at Waverly.
Again: 1t is perfectly obvious to every
one who has examined the subject, that eve
many years elap,e, railroad will be con-
structed along the great valley OF tho Sus-
quehanua, and thus will be established COM
munioa,ions with Baltimore as we'll as Phil
adelphia by that route also, that railroad
will be built along he valley of the Lehigh
to Easton, and thence by way Of Somerville
40 New York. Ca,tawissa will then become
the point whence railroads will diverge to
the three ci,ies--,o Philadelphia by the
Schuylkill valley, 10 Baltimore by tho Sns-
.quehanna valley, and to New York by the
Lehgh valley. Tho relative distances are
as follows:
From Cauawissa to Philadelphia, i42 m
n.
a New York, 179 m
Difference in favor Of Philadelphia, against
Baltimore, i6 miles.
Difference in favor Of Philadelphia, against
New York, 81 milos.
BY tho extension Of railroad from Potts
Wills, TO connect with tho Cattawicsa road,
the distance from Cattawissa 10 Philadelphia
can bo reduced to considerably bolow i42
miles, and thus, por consequence, The dis
tance against Baltimore and New York, will
bo correspondingly increased.
But, before Cattawissa can be reached,
Philadelphia must complete tho road from
Tamaqua, a miles, most of which is ready
to soceive tho rails. Baltimore must build
70 miles Of new read, and New York must
build a2s miles of now road 10 perfect their
connections. And eron whom those cennec-
,iens shall DO madc, Philadelphia can tap the
Baltimore Branch at Harrisburg, and tho
New York branch q, Allentown and Eas,on,
and thus control tho whole threo roads,
Dunkirk 10 Now Work, via Eric Railroad,
47e miles,
Dunkirk TO PhiladeIrhis, %ia Waverly tn
ma1ua, 4a5 miles.
Dunkirk 10 Baltimore, via Wavcrly and
Harrisburg, AL miles.
Dunkrk 10 New York, via Ca,tawissa
and Easlon, 462 miles.
twill be seen from those figures that by
the route from Cattavissa to Waverly. Phil
adelphia, and Baltimore can both secure q
nearer connection with Dunkirk thaa the
city Of New York, while the latter city can
secure connection eight miles shorter than
tho present travelled route over tho Erie
Railroa |.
The only legislation which is necessary
TO carry out this scheme is, to revive The char
ter of road from Cattawissa to Towanda,
with additional authority to extend the road
TO Wavcrly. This can readily bo obtained,
because no valid objections could be urged
against it, BY tho building OF this road
Philadelphia can wln back the ostrangcd
countios of tho north, and open profitable
business intercourse with that garden rc-
gion Of the State. She can thus, too secure
a highway to the Lakes, along which scenes
Of SURPRISING granduro and natural beauty
would everywhere greet the eye, and over
which would pass and rcpSss the summer.
rowing thousand Of the land HEMP.