Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-11-27
rmE oArrAwIssA RAILROAD.

pdHy nave tHteItu CuntIuCiS lOi luC
building of their road from The town Of Cat
iawissa 10 Tamaqua, or within some five
miles of that point, and that contracts have
also been made for the construction Of the
road from Tamaqua to Beaver Meadow.
The funds necessary for the construction
Of both these links have been raised in New
York, where the stock Of the Catlawissa
Company is now mainly held, and the par
ties who have taken the contracts, we are
informed, are entirely responsible for the
prompt progress and ea,ly completion of the
work.
The present object OF these movements is
doubtless iwofold, the stock being principally
held in New York, one object is evidently TO
secure the coal trade of a portion Of the
Schuylkill fields 10 that city, whilst The 9TH
er, doubtless looks to a conversion of the
Lake trade 10 be reached by the Suubury
and Erie road.
The Gap from Eas'on 10 Beaver Meadow,
we are also informed, is now being occupied
by the construction of road, which, it is
said, promises an early completion. This
will give continuous line, except the cross
ing of The river al Easton, from New York
10 Tamaqua, Catlawissa and Sunbury.
In connection with these movements, it
may be stated that the principal part of the
stock, and at leas; the controlling interest, in
the Williamspon and Elmira road, has, with
in few days, been transferred 10 the Catia.
wissa Company, or 10 the parties controlling
it,.
These movements, when looked at toeeth-
er, afford ample room for speculation as TO
results, and indicate important bearings on
various interests They sound, in our opin-
ion, the Aeathknell 10 the hopes of Baltimore
for obtaining the Lake trade, or any portion
OF il, by that route.
The intention, and The reason of Baltimore
for offering her aid to the Susquehanna Com
pany, was undoubtedly The hope of obtain
ing the Lake trade, or a portion Of il, through
! the State of Pennsy lvana. For this there
were two chances-frst, by the construction
Of the Susquehauna road, and the completion
of the Wiliamspor and Elmra road, under
/ the auspices Of the same interests; and, Sec
ond, By tapping the Sunbury and Eric road
at Wlliamsport or Sunhury, which also in
volved the building of the Susquehanna road
10 either of those points.
! The scheme was good and bold one
1 and as a business operation, it entitled our
/ Southern neighbours 10 much credit. A paI-
/ of this scheme is now most unquesiionably
! frustrated: for so far as any hope remaining
! TO them OF using the Williamsport and Elmi.
IA road is concerned, that must be DESTROYED
| by its conversion to the Catiawissa Company
who undoubtedly desire ii as feeder io
their road
Baltimore, therefore, if she builds the
Snsquehanna Road, has bn, single string tc
her bow, and can take trade from The sun
bury and EIie Road, only as the enttrprise
or The want Of i, in Philadelphia may perm
her; under these circumstances we very
much question, if the hand of the Corpora
! lion Of Baltimore could now be Withdrawn
from the Snsquehanna operation, il it woul,
not be at once done, suppose, which is en-
tireIy supposeable case, that The Susque
hanna Company is obliged TO stop al Suubu
ry, and then suppose the Sunbury and Eri'
Company, coming East from the Lake
should decide on stopping a, Williamspori
and thence taking the Calawissa road VII
Tamaqua and Reading Road 10 Phladelph
and what then becomes Of the operations q
Baltimore, and her efforts TO reach the Lake
through Penn.y ylvania. Gone, gone, as com
pletely as though the project had never en-
tered he. brain.
/ Or We publish the above from the Dali
News of Philadel phia, more as a matter @
curiosity than for any news that il contains
The New Workers, no doubt, feel a glea
interest in the Cattawissa route, and woul
be exceedingly well pleased to see tn
Sunbury and Erie road terminate at WI
Transport; but that any Philadelphia
should favor such a measure, is, indeed
surprising. But il is rank nonsense TO tai
of such measure. Nothing can prever
the speedy construction of the road alon
the Susquehanna, 10 Williamsport, eth,
by tile Sunbury and Erie Company, or tt
Susquehanna Company. II the form,
does not, the latter most certainly will
and no engineer, who has any regard ic
his reputation, would ever think of col
structlng the Cattawissa extension, over
rough broken country, as a rival to Il
SuSauehanna route. We should be glad
see the Cattawssa, and all other conten
r plated roads, finished, but we have no te
: OF its rivalry. With the completion of II
: Philadelphia and Sunbury rail road-tt
n Susquehanna road from Sunbury TO Harri
: burg-and the Erie road from Sunbury
J. Erie, Philadelphia and Baltimore will bo
# have as much as they can attend to, and
: this way alone can they thwart the efol
. of their New York rival. There is
% truth whatever in the report that the Elm
ra road has been transferred 10 the Gait
wissa Company.