New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-19

vork, and Of conments shereou sboiex d,srspa,cscs
e1e between the estimate Of cost made ron nsts
49, -. NE srnA ccr Of s5e aad especially ,rsc,
49,, - snrna Repcrt made 70 TIRE Lexss-u-s shSwps
81 80 20 esrsecu sccount Asd bcen increased AMI
. ne fsei vheh mus, have Sec Wi f.swa "a he
aesv., srr..s sas ist ysr. TIE Co1pEny lad seec
rort. Of the Se~Yors aid &. ne o. sls
Ct the Bancr- and Ono R,s a., 40 e.rs;isy sas,e
ny. my 20 ne repo On, % the ,ar..ye cseapa.,s
ITS branches l. 80 mites long; the ~ 90
ard A. ar . the ehsrscsersrses Of he Two -. - -
always been accustomed before this ~ c.,.,s ~. ~.
cultits OF construction the Ere Railroad ~. a.
whole to Be OF suire Serious aud eSpenrv. eiarsr.r
quite 90 much not more than those OF sny Other Ri.
road IN Ire country THIS opinion hiss heretofore hsao n.r
tanned not only By ourselves bot BY Engineers large er
construction IN this ccuntry eli OF whom appears have
lsboree under delusion. And learn that "a fr
difficult ard expensive obstacles are concerned IN The
way Of construction those encoanerei on TIE Era sak
into iussnfcsnce compared with the other IL fgrths
stated carry out the comparison between the Roads
but little than sl7Oeeo while the Erie OF is
miles, Inclrdns branches has cost ss leT and that
upon the Baltimore ard Ohio there twelve tunnels,
havir an aSsrpgste len sth Of sec ee ana more than s.
miles have grades OF over 100 feet to the mile"
happy 70 Be sole TO 70 you that the Ere hss not
single tunnel on the whole length OF the Line neither
there nse mile Of anything like 100 feet Grads 81 the
mile ltspreesey because the mApagers would no. coz
scnt 70 have any tunnels excessively high grades or
sharp that the Enc nay hive COS; than
other Roads the present msnar woad have consent
ed to bald their Road over grades q more than 100 feet 20
the nile with Of 10 $50 fee; radius they might
have built cheap Road the outset but in the ong Il
would have been the worst possible economy; IL was be
the the country would sdmi; Of both
grades and Permaneney Of character that their Road has
cost NOR much more than the orsiDa estimates.
IL Be proper here mention. for the information OF
al who are not familiar with the 1f the New
TO Dunkuk fi5 miles in length exclusive OF the New
bursh Branch miles In length and has grades exceed
rg 90 ieet % the mile and less than . miles IN the sSSc-
gate of srch GRADES More than half Its entire lengh IN
the on its heaviest TONNAGE practically level the
GRADES no, exceeding feet 10 the mile IL has eonto-
line Of lto miles NJ East with grades nos eNcsed
nE feet 20 the mile and going West exceeding 10 feet
10 the mile also continuous line of 20 miles OF level
slightly descending grades gong East, with no Grades
eeedlnE feet to the mile going West. The remaining
grades vary from TO 80 feet and but miles between 20
ard 90 feet % the mile IL has OF ess radus han
loofeei except one Of about SEQ feet But these CON
parafvey grades aud throughout the entire
length OF The Road have osly been obtained at large ex
The whole extent " these improvements in the line.
chsac Of the work not fully deern ned
Uned the control and not until they bad made considerable
progress IN the work aDd after careful eSaminat on, were
fy Convinced Of the prSpriesy et enoy and
contemplated That The interests Of ths Co npany de-
handed these charges and mProyeents dces not INIT
laTse sum We aiily admit that they have more,
much than bad hoped that they would have cost
We have abortd bard very hard for nearly eight years %
build this Road for the benefit of City and State and
believe its importance and value generally acknow-
ledsed and appreciated Wien the present
ed the contru the, bad but title
with the work and the difficulties that lay in the u It's
construction cheap Road was al that was at hrss anti
with Railroads convinced them Of the necessity 81 hanging
the character OF the work aod Of building Road OF IN an
nrsy different and Of more permanent char. ter cheap
Road with high grades sharp and Of Temporary
character, mEht have been built saving Of sxpen.s u
millions OF 2o'r. and would have saved 'he Directors
amount Of Pressnt ,buss and MISREPRESENTATION hut
they would have proved 20 their duty % baTe
hut such Road ia view OF the vast amount Of tnnnase
u he proper here to state that when the orss
zhtion was orIned IN 1870 the muaseF~ not ha,ns any
With the work the character OF the
try through which II 10 BE- built their e.tss Of the
based upon report Of the Chief Ensnser made
10 the predfces0 IN Office and BY them published mors
than yrar and hall before the OrganE,tion "a,
formed Tins II may also be proper 10 state did
Dot include TIE Newburg Branch. which the Company
were afterwards required BY sw % build condition OF
legsat beside that estimate based upon the
eHpectsion mat the 200 wv which n,d pen sypena,a
chase Of timber 70 complete y and me r'ins o. ~ in's
shorter line this portion OF the old road nearly all
abandoned and the decay of tho piles aad nnb.r beoo
that raIt OF the road was reached had rendered the whole
of tbs large expenditure than vsueess thu cost
and damages consequent upon IRE change Of the Inns were
more than the value OF all the work snd that were
available The property ana expodiency of these improve
neuts have been frequently rsed as b. rend fuller
explanation at this time nnnee ssay Etp-rience de-
mostraied the Dexpedency q making piled road whore
one offs more permanent chaf-ter can conveniently be
u ade.
much dcpeDd upoB t hrst cost upon s permtneocy OF
Character and snsbs and proper construction hope
we shall be- pardoned In carrying tue comparison between
the two roads above named sun further a. has been
forced upon In the article referred TO- and AZ We have tho
example Of the Company alluded o. q a precedsnt ,
In comparing the cost Of the batuIors and ONO aud
New l0rk ard kne Railroad u Is stated thai tho btln)rs
and Ohio, OF $50 miles in length has coat little more than
S7cC0eG bufit "a not stated whssher 70 IL yet h1shd
with ali the necessary Appendices Ut turn outs sA1ns
SC Tbs os earrings ger as5 T2oft ioT the preceding
The New-YoTk Erie Railroad Of i6i miles, including
Newbursh BrAnch cost s sol 1, a, per report u Sept
q l252 The ros saIainzs for the preceding year weIs
s. So 7eG or sbou a. GO per mile, inclusive OF the New
bufgh Branch.
We wiilrot EXPIRES an opinion how far the comparative
features chaTaeescd ~ the two Roads have Or hsve
coutrihuied these esu T. The earnings Of the lac
year road would have shown mnch more favorable
result that the business u the frsnsportatoa
Depar eRt very greatly embarrassed and int-Tfsrsd
With by the build OF double trsck Of abont $50 L.,
parallel 20 The me requiring the constAst use Of r1e
uask sfd machinery; 90 transport materas Tor Dgiag
such double track while II already oysrtsxsd BY tbs
regular transportation bus ness
The article referred 20 thea states that the Erie COM
psny have voluntarily public eyh,bon u its
aHar, unless 6Fced 10 90 BY th- want Of money All
then asks Wheeler b. not Outrag- noon al dee-neY
Tor ms Con paBy into the market aud borrow $40 0
6oor sc without the SID sh,es, satentc u'ornsfon
the objects for WI CD this sun waited snd with
whether the previous conduct Of tbs Directors has ben
such 70 ens them TO have the expenditure Ct % much
money."
The dea that euJer. ofmoney have sufficient eonddsaes
IN tie character sud Of the Directors aud the
stability ard value Of the work % loan The Company money
without furnishing any evidence enable the public
iudge whether they entitled ~ much esafdeuce,
s1psns the of this Oabur.t q yno and patriotic
ind snatOn II because they have by this takensnt
secured the build dOabss track and % make such
further additions and improvements NEEDED 20 Dsee
~. ,r-at wo-s In proper condition that ths indignant
ard warning INDUCED IN Tbs Or sorns
unexplained has proineed ths exhibition u abuse
and nsty which, lt for The reasons stated m the hrsf
part Of The leftr would have been entirely dsregsrsd
Tie cts IN regard the lean Of sl0 zoe 100 these
The Company have made EortEIze on the road 20
the proposed issCe Of Bonds Ia manner foiOvn1
- oln6t0 o r, nds sod Dnz.DaiJ oresa
10 b. .ssued - &c
sagU aI- re--rvri ysg q
k1O~p q - AJfizass honds," due q 80
sI0foUao
Ths object ofthis lssus i 20 provide a f9nowss