The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-10

90 required y hon nve TO SIX hours This Il FIR
hnd the wants Of the day and the rate travel
Duch higher than Of the important roads Of which
New York is the centre that begins be subject
a Inquiry whether better cheaper and more sxpsdi-
so communication between the two citiss cannot be
sseahlfhed The distance via the present railroads Il
called ninety mes which, at three dollars is at the rate
- nearly three cents and half per mile This price
acts fsiou upon the trade Of the places and has
svened that growth Of business between them to which
hoy fully entitled whether take into consideration
TIE population the actually existing business the wealth
snd enterprise Of the two cities the foreign and inter-
pa trade Of either There need Of greater facilities OF
ntercCmm unicston and after waiting in vain for the
mantle station Of spirit OF accommodation on the
part of the monopoly which has grown fat and lazy
upon the apparent indifference OF the travelling portion
Il the community towards their movements, the pub
- asking whether there not other ways Of
taing their demands.
There route across the Jersey peninsula which may
Dsshaps be opened to the public and at compare
lively little cost The village Of Report Princes
Bay, lies in the direct line Of transit from city
70 the other It is lees than twenty miles distant from
New York and be reached daily by steamboat within
sne hours sail From this point coed plank road
tends to Freehold which will be extended TO Florence,
Ae Delaware from which place the distance by steamboat
i twenty four miles. This plank road passes through
Artfe and popuous part of New Jersey which has hi-
iheto however very accesble to either Of the
cities to whish 1t Is tributary Iabounds In productions
q the SOIL for which there is early and constant de-
Aana in the markets Of the two places. While plank
xpad does not afford the facilities Of rapid mode Of
ST. likes railroad it tin furnishes important local
advantages to the farms and the towns its borders
which q railroad cannot give. Every farmer has his
wagon and horses and for the short distance to be ira
vened In order to reach the steamboat landing IL is al
easy for him to deliver his load at the landing
1t depot The natural surface Of the whole route OF
the best hind for the purposes Of plank road it is OF
easy construction requires heavy enbankmenfs deep
cutting bridging and may readily be built in tine most
Substantial manner less than two Thousand dollars per
mile. The distance between the two ermni above
toned is thirty six miles, thus the whole distance by this
souts, from New York to Philadelphia, would be-
To Report by steamboat. ..........,.... SO miles.
From do. to Florence. NATURALIZATION. 80
From Florence to Philadelphia. ............ "a
Iotal. .oU miles
and may be easily pshed within six hours and at
very remuneratng cost to steamboat and plank road
panes for fare Of dollar per passenger. With
psopery constructed double track railroad the time
CURED would be three hours and half the time Of
transit the istbmus Of New Jersey would be
duced to forty minutes without of accident arising
non curves, high embankments tunnels, or bridges.