Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-01
MR.. TUCKER AND THE sUNBURY AND
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ERIE RAIL ROAD.
Our readers will find in another column,
a letter addressed by Mr. Tucker, President
of the Reading Railroad, 10 Christopher
Fallon, Esq, President Of The Sunbury and
Erie road, on the importantance of the early
completion Of that road. Like every thing
emanatng from Mr.. Tucker, on this sub
ject, it bears the impress Of strong and
practical mind. But there is one feature
in Mr.. fuckers letter, that we do not like.
We mean an apparent attempt TO end the
Sunbury and Erie road at Williamsport,
and there connect with the Cattawissa road,
as the main road 10 Philadelphia. Also
bis entire silence upon the subject of the
rail road from Sunbury and Pottsville, the
whole of which is under contract and in
progress of construction. Mr.. Tucker, it is
true, says that he has based his calculations
on the Catawissa route, because he has
learned that this road will be completed at
once. Perhaps MIR. Tucker was not aware
that the Philadelphia and Sunbury road'
from Sudbury to Pottsvile-the Susque-
hanna road from Sunbury to Harrisburg,
and the Sunbury and Erie road from Sum-
bury 10 Willamsport, are all under con-
tract, and will be finished before the Catta-
wissa road can be completed, upon about
40 miles Of which, between Cattawissa and
Williamsport, nothing has yet been done.
Mr.. Tucker further says, ''that it is com
paratively immaterial whether this line or
the one to Harrisburg be selected, as the
little increase of distance 20 miles, by the
latter, is equalized by superior grades"
Now upon this subject we beg leave to
differ with Mr.. Tucker, and think we can
prove by his own arguments, showing the
superiority of the Sunbury and Erie road
over the New York and Erie road, that
here is a material difference. If we as
sumo the fact stated by Mr. Tucker, land
there can be no better authority on the sub
iect) that ga rise and fall OF sixty feet is
equal to distance Of one mile on the level,'
then there is material difference in favor
Of the route along the Susquehanna. For
instance:
Distance from Wilianisport to
Tamaqua, 90 miles.
Average ascending and descending grade 300 feet
From Harrisburg to Sunbury and Will
Transport, 93 miles.
Avpr,ur ASCENDING md drs,,pndinr rruIeJ
3 feet per mile is
Rise and fall in favor Of the Suso route o2l feet
s1me divided by 60 Coy 242l
40 miles
Thus 1t will be seen that in actual ana
equated distance, the Susquehanna has ar
, advantage Of 40 mile over the Cattawissa
route.
We have no desire to disparage the Cat
tawissa, or any other route. We should be
pleased to see them all completed, and be.
lieve they will all become profitable, 5u
our object is to show that the Susguehanna
route, must and will become the Main ar.
terry, for the great trade Of the lakes.
u Col. Tate of the B!oomsburg Demo
= crat says that a wild hog was captured in
that county few weeks since. The hog
had escaped from Cattawissa three year
since. The tursheS, he says, were 81 inch
es long. What weapons of defence ar,
they Colonel!
It " GEORGE NJ. ToTTEN, Esq, formerl,
e an Engineer on the road between this pac
a and Shamokin, and we'll known here, is ,h
G principal Engineer on the Panama Raj
Road. A correspondent Of the New Yor
Times speaks in high terms of Col. Totem
abilities and the difficulties he has thus ia
surmounted in this great enterprise.
= BD@ Hotel keeping in New-YoIk seem
?, to be a most profitable business, with some
Is at least. Mr.. Monnot, of the New Yor
Is Hotel, is said TO be making $780, 900 yea
r. and is now reputed TO be worth 100000
/ Mr.. Howard of the 'Irving House" mad
over 100000 and retired from busines
r " The Union county papers recon
,e mend Henry w. Crotzer's reelection
e Sergeant-at-Arms The Colonel made
- good officer last session, and has man
ID friends.
10 CUBA.
T. The following are the remarks of Gel
oi Cass in the u. S. Senate, on the subject {
y the annexation of Cuba:
u Mr. Cass followed, sustaining the view
Us advanced By Mr., Mason 1t was, he sal
TO our manifest destiny 10 go forward and W
Id shall do so. We may talk as we will Of pc
n feet immobiliy, but while we stand still, ii
ne world is going on. He advocated, al son
h. length, the Monroe and Polk doctrine of MOI
>, interference BY European powers in the a
fairs of the American continent. That do