New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
COAL FOR NETWORK.

T. ~ EcifHr o. TIE v J. iftDuHe-
SIR In late number of The Tribune there was an ed
,orsl article. entitled Mediation Coal in which
ven sreak of the great importance of opening dl-
ut communication with the coalfelds of Pennsylvania,
and r,mark that wide double track railroad stretching
directly from this City to the coalbeds at the most eligible
4ro.nt should have been constructed long since You
also state at you have yet heard OF any such road
being actually commenced, &c
Now as q stockholder in Just sacl road-the Delaware
LaoLawanna and Western-I may be pardoned few lines
bv way Of explanation, which hope may serve to give
you and your readers desirable information.
Firsf Line of railroad Is being constructed from
aron, near tie Delaware WaterGap to Scranton in the
very center Of the great Lackawanna and Wyoming Coal
Fields Of Pennsylvania. From Scranton to Great Bend
o. the Ee Railroad the northern division OF this road IS
already finished and about six hundred tuns oil coaper
cav o. Low regularly cent over 1t, destined Tor Dula0
CLcaco Intermediate points lying on the lakes canals
and railroads Of northern and western New York
Sscord The north eastern division of the Road, lying
between Scranton and The NaterGap IS all under con
tract be completed in one year from The St oi Decen
bef Io1t Near three thousand men now engaged III
rs coIstIucion the iron Is all purchased; ne monSy
rec6v ard viii be somewhat remarkable II the whistle
Of the locomotive is not heard on the top oil foKoho Do
IIird: Fiom Scranton to the great Baltimore coal vein
near Wlke barre, is some fourteen miles railroad Is
chartered and surveyed from Scranton TO tins point WIN
M GRADES more than fifteen feet 10 the nile, which VIII run
tie tute distance through ana over the most extensive
coal beds in the world giving the owners an opportunity at
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fhe AilaLtic seaboard.
Ieur0 From poi tnear the Water Gap the Delaware
IL, havana and " esern Railroad connects WIN inc
New Jefecy Central Railroad contract has been mao
with lis latter company, by which they are bound to lay
down a wide guage road for the ACCOMMODATION OF me
Deligare Lack awanna and Western Road, and which
alo reouires tie New Jersey Central Road to construct
double Track from the point of junction.
mn BY way Of the New Jersey Central and Delaware,
Ia ayal1a and Western Railroad Great Bend, some
fet, five miles in distance Is saved between New ork
and Lakes Ee and Ontario over any line OF railroad yet
constructed or surveyed
Dfln. The manner in which the Delaware, LacAa-
wanna and Western Railroad is being constructed from
Scranton East will give capacity for freight not in
etjor TO the Reading Railroad and by the lateral roads
mn and down tie Lackawanna and Wyoming Valleys,
every coal field in both valleys can be reached "h
tbTee miles from Scranton while probably
oeh oftLe entire quantity focal found within fifteen
nIlcs dirtaAce.
II What have stated above is correct, and my name i
herewith at your dHp0sa you will readily believe that
foreiug H. being done for wide double track railroad
CHEAP FUEL