The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-12

Or. for whole distance. es miles, $50 ASS per mile.
AT Wilamsport this road has two very valuable oon
necti0ns, with the Williamsport and Emira Road
now under contract, uniting it 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 it m important link in and shortest grok
trunk line between the West and ide-water. The
rangements all complete for opening this entire
line of communication from Erie the lake to New
York Phiadelphia and Baltimore to wit the SunburJ
and Erie, from the lake to Wamsport the Catawisss
wilamsport and Erie: from Williamsport to Tamaqua;
the Little Schuylkl to Port Clinton and the Reading and
Philadelphia, to Philadelphia; OF, from Tamaqua, tn
Iehigh Valley Road to Eston thence the New Jer
sey central to New York The only roads remaining -
be completed TO consupmae those connections tbs
Caawissa Wilamsport and Erie, and the Sunbury and
Ere Doth o. which Are IN Part under RI ana the
tons as to choice of route to be placed under contract
By this proposed line OF roads the distance between evs
land and New York 95 miles less than BY Buffalo and Al
hany 20 miles less than by the Erie Road and So miles %
than by the Cleveland and Pitsburg and PennsyIvania
Central Line while the grades quite as fagorab
While the projectors claim for this road these
OF through traffic they also claim that for local freight
business. 1t will have no superior in the country. II
psssea through broad extent Of country at present
without rail to the sesboard- This region Ia
ceedngH rich in agricultural and mineral products and
both bituinnous and anthracite COAL and Of
beds Of iron the tonnage Of which win far exceed that
Of any agricultural district however fertile. Looking
upon the map it viii be seen that the average distance
between the Buffalo and Albany, and the New York and
Erie is about seventy miles, between the Pennsylvani
Central and Bsltimoreand Ohio about the same while
space left between the New York and Erie and Pennsy
vania Central about hundred and fifty miles ThA
proposed line occupies about the centre OF ths space
Thus when this line is completed there will be five great
thoroughares from the Atlantic to the lakes in nearly pa
ralel lines with space between each Of about seventy
miles, distance quite sufficient TO afford ample lOca
business. while they are all competitors for Tho
through business. 1t Is believed that the connectoa
Of this road with Elmira, by the Wlliamsport and
Emira Railroad will add very largely to It's traffic. n
this route from Niagara Falls to Philadelphia il but four
hundred and fourteen miles whereas by Albany and Nev
York Is 65S saving IA miles Of travel by this route
yrom Enra, BY the New York and Erie Railroad the dis
tanco to New York is 274 miles, add +, this the distance
TO Philadelphia, 90 miles, makes 1854 from Emira to PHI
sdephis Whereas by this route IL win be but 255,
ing 100 miles, and bringing Emrs 10 miles phie
delphs, by this route than via New York by the New
York and Erie When II IL borne in mind that the whoe
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 If this communication hardly
be oyerrated The bonds will be sold Wednesday, tn
18th day of February, nj tie Merchant Exchange
l2,< O'Clock, p. NJ, by WHMERDlNGS 4 MOUNE
Twenty 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, win
have the option of paying in full Exhibits containing
full particulars Of the condition and prospects Of the road
with map, can be had at the agents office.
WM D. LEWIS, President G. W. and r. r. &.
GiLMRr, Coz JOHNSON Agents, Exchange place
and William street.