The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-16

Or for whole distance 93 miles sos 4s3 per mile
Az Wiliamsport this road has two very valuable con
nectons, one with the Wiamsport and Emira Road,
now under contract uniting 1t with the New York and
Erie Road and all it's chain of Northern and Western
necons, and the other with the Sunbury and Erie Road
making 1t an important link in new, and shortest great
trunk line between the West and tide water The
rangements all complete for opening this entire
line Of communication from Erie the Lake to New
York Philadelphia and Baltimore, to wit the Sunbury
and Erie from the lake to Williamport the Catawssa
Wilamsport and Erie from Wiamsport to Tamaqua
the Little Schuyki to Port Clinton and the Reading and
Philadelphia, TO Philadelphia; or, from Tamaqua, the
Lehigh Valley Road to Eason thence over the New Jer
sey Central to New York The only roads remaining
be completed to consummate these connections the
Catawissa, Wiamsport and Erie and the Sunbury and
parts not yet let only wait the settlement ques
tons TO choice OF route to be placed under contract
by this proposed line OF roads the distance between Ceye
land and New York o5 miles less than By Buffalo and Al
bany 20 miles less thar by the Erie Road and 50 miles less
than by the Cleveland and Pittburg and Pennsylvania
Central Line while the grades compare quite ayoraby
While the projectors claim for this road these advantages
OF through traDc they also claim that, for local freight
business, II will have superior in the country 1t
passes through broad extent Of country at present
without rail to the seaboard This region is
ceedngy rich in agricultural and mineral products and
both btunous and anthracite coal and of inesausible
beds of iron ore the tonnage Of which will far exceed that
of any agricultural district, however fertile. Looking
upon the map will be that the average distance
between the Buffalo and Albany and the New York and
Erie is about seventy miles; between the Pennsylvania
Central and Raltmore:and Ohio about the same; while
space is left between the New York and Erie and PcnnsyL
vania Central about hundred and fifty miles The
proposed line occupies about the centre OF tins space
Thus when this line Is completed there will be five great
thoroughfare from the Atlantic to the lakes in nearly pa
rae lines, with space between each OF about seventy
miles distance quite sufficient to afford an ample local
business, while they ell competitors for the
through business II ia believed that the connection
of this road with Emira, by the Wlliamsport and
Emira Railroad viii add very largely to Its traffic by
this route from Niagara Falls to Philadelphia Is but four
hundred and fourteen miles, whereas by Absny and New
York II Is 558 saving la miles Of travel by this route
From Emra the New York and Erie Railroad the dis
lance to New York Is 24 miles add 70 this the distance
TO Philadelphia 90 miles, makes 1874 from Emira TO Phil
adepha whereas, by this route IL viii be but 2S5 saw
ing 100 miles, and bringing Emira 10 miles nearer Phila
eiphia by this route than via New York by the New
York and Eric When IL IL borne in mind that the whole
tide Of pleasure travel during the is from
South TO North that the interchange OF products be-
tween warmer and colder climate must always be
great the importance Ct this communication hardly
be overraed The bonds win be sold Wedne day, the
10th day Of February Mt the Merchants Exchange at
12l o'clock, p. NJ, by WIiMERDINGS MOUNT.
Twenty per cent OF the purchase money will be required
upon The day Of sale, the remainder in monthly install.
ments Of ten per cent The purchasers however, will
have the option Of paying in full Exhibits containing
full particulars OF the condition aud prospects, oil the road
with map can he had at the agents Office
WIN. D. LEWIS, President G. W. and r. X H.
GILBERT Cor JOHNSON Agents, corner Exchange p!scs
and william street