Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-02-19

which point connection Will be made win
a road that may be said to be an extension
of the Catawissa and Wilamsport road. 1t
is true, that this mode of reaching Phladel-
phia is in many respects, less desirable
than ha, offered by some other roads, but it
will be quite sufficient to insure US liberal
terms from these, and will afford another
means by which the city Of Philadelphia
may be reached by US. Our Company,
moreover, have, under supplement to the
charter, passed last year, the right at any
time TO extend its road from Sunbnry TO the
valley OF the Schuylkill, and thence TO con-
meet with any road leading 10 Philadelphia,
and also have power, upon failure OF the
Susquehanna Rail Road Company 10 con-
siruct their road within given time, 10 ex-
tend our road so as 10 unite with the Penn
sylvana Rail Road, near Harrisburg.
While it may be injudcous TO exercise
this power at the present time, the existence
of such right will always be sufficient to Sc.
cure liberal terms from companies connect
ing with Us. Though the main object Of the
Company should be 10 insure TO Penn.ylva-
MIA the chief benefits 10 be derived from the
construction of this road and 10 make it
subservient 10 the prosperity not only of her
metropolis and of her Lake City, bn, also to
that of the whole country which it may ira L.
verse, the Company should not hesitate TO
take advantage OF the superiority Of its route
as carriers for Boston, New York and Balti-
more. This road will, through its connec.
tion with the Ca,awissa and roads leading TO
Eas'on, and thence by the Jersey central to
New York, present the shortest, and in eve
ry respect most desirable route from tha,
city 10 the Lakes. So also line of con,em.
plated rail roads, leading from Springfield
Mass, 10 Wilamspori, Pennsylvania, will
make thus far The shortest and best route
that can be devised, whereby Boston may
reach Lake Erie, or by branch from some
western poin, on our road, may reach the
southwestern part of Ohio, sc.
So also OF Baltimore BY far the shortest
and best, and most desirable route from
Lake Erie TO that city, is presented by this
road, and the Susquehanna road connecting
with it at Sunbury. Resting, as our road
does, by means Of It's connections on these
four great cities, and having similar advan.
,ases in The west, and possessing, moreover,
an advantage peculiar to itself, perhaps, in
the means for large return freight in the
shape of coal, il will require nothing but a
liberal and enlightened policy 10 secure 10
the road that pre-eminence 10 which its po-
sillon so Justly entities it.
CONSTRUCTION.
Shortly after the present President, was
elected TO fill the vacancy occasoned BY
the resignation of his predecessor, il was de-
ermned by the Board not to commence any
part Of the road until subscription 10 the
stock of the Company had beer made suili.
cienly large TO secure the completion of The
whole road. This resolution they have been
obliged, in measure, 10 depart from. II
was some time since communicated TO Them
upon reliable authority, that the Catawissa
Company had given instructions TO their en-.
aineers 10 survey a route directly from Cata
wissa to Wlliamsport, and that certain par.
ties were in treaty for The purchase of the
charter o! the road leading from Mauch
Chunk 10 Edston, and in connection with
others, were enieavoTing 10 secure the
means of controlling the affairs Of this Com
pany, Had this design succeeded, j, is easy
TO see how disastrous the consequence would
have been 10 Philadelphia, in thus making it
the inieres, Of the owners of the road, be-
tween Mauch Chunk and Easlon, 10 dis
criminate in favor OF trade and travel mas
sing by the point Of divergence 10 Philadel.
phia, and going over their road on its way
TO New York. To defeat this object a con.
tract was made with The Messrs Moo head,
Sunbury to Wiiamspori, and The fuilmenl
of the contract on the part Of the Company
was guaranteed by four members of the
Board, aud al the same time it was proposed
TO the Catawissa Company 10 connect with
our road al or near Milton, few miles above
Northumberland. The effect of this course
has been all that was desired. The Cata.
wissa Company will, il is believed connect
with US at Milton, and thus the entire free.
dom from Determinations, 10 the prejudice
of Philadelphia, will be forever eheclually
secured.
In conclusion the Board recommended the
adoption of the following Resolution
Resolved, That the Capital Stock OF the
Company be increased 10 the amount of Sc.
600, 900.
/. By order of the BOARD OF Managers.
CHRIsToPHER FALLoN, President.
Office of the Sunbury & Erie r. r. Co.,
February, 1853.
On motion or Daniel l.. Miller, Jr., the
resolution attached TO The report, 10 increase
the capital stock TO Sc oOO, 900, the exten,
allowed by The charter, was then taken up,
considered and adopted.
The report of the Board was also adopted.
Mr.. T. Haskins Dupuy, the Chief Engi,
neer, protein, being present, ropprled, YER
bally, that portion Of The line of The road
is under contract and progressing vigorously