The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24

BUFFALO AND PIrrsBUn0 RAILROAD.
The Buffalo Commercial Ia informed that Mr..
Blackwell, the chief engineer Of this road, with Q
strong and efficient corps, Is rapidly progressing
with the fnsl surveys, and will in al probability
have the entire line ready for letting early In August
next. The company have had several offers from
heavy railroad contractors to take the entire work
on very advantageous terms for the company.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CLINTON.
That the railroad from Allentown to Reading and
Port Clinton via Kutztown, will be built, and at an
early day, there remains but little doubt, particular
ly since Reading has decided by a vote Of more than
two to one to subscribe $500 600 to the road from
that city to Harrisburg. This road, then, must be
built to form the connection with New York,
when it will present advantages over that of any
other named to reach the West.-Lehigh Register,
June %.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Dubuque city and county has subscribed $500 900
to the Pacific Railroad. Milwaukee will be in rail-
way connection with Dubuque in twenty months,
about the time that the Dubuque road will have been
extended to the confines Of lowa.-Daly WIscon-
SIM, June Is.
THE MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The whole of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, from
Mobile to the Kentucky line, a distance of 453 miles,
is now under contract thirty-three miles are lin.
ished and in operation, and hity-tve miles more VIII
be ready for the iron by November. The local sub
~scription amounts to a, 962, 2G0, and the land given
by Congress is valued at So ,469, 975; making together
a property capital of sS,372,l On this it is in
tended to raise, by mortgage OF roads and lands, a
loan Of So 500, 900, at six per cent, to complete the
main road and iron the Paducah, Tennessee river,
Kentucky and Columbus, Mississippi branches-all
Of which branches, in the aggregate, will be 4O2
miles long.
CHICAGO, ST. CHARLES AND MISSISSIPPI AIR LINZ
RAILROAD.
James and Charles Collins 4 Co., heavy contract
ors from the East, are here ready to commence work
on the Chicago, st. Charles and Mississippi Railroad.
We understand that they are to finish the first divi-
ion, which extends to st. Charles, by LIST January.
The whole work is in the hands of efficient parties,
who intend to have the cars running to the Missis-
tippi river within one year from the lst of July
Chicago Press, June 20.
BUFFALO AND CRAWFORD RAILROAD.
A gentleman in Buffalo offers to take tina. city's
Inscription of $3.50, 900, in the Buffalo and Brant-
ford Railroad, at a premium of $500.
RED RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY.
This company re- organized at Houston, Texas. on the
18th ult. The following are the officers ef the new
board Paul Bremepd, President; William 4. Baker,
Secretary; James H. Stevens, Orville Clark, OF New York;
G Ennis, Mark Hesley. J. s 7. Stranahan, Ebenezsr Allen,
w.. J. Hutchins, William n. Rice, and b. "A. Shepherd,
Directors. The stockholders are paying up their install
ments promptly and the hope Is confidently expressed
that the road will be completed to the Brazos and the
cars running on 1t during the next year. Gov. Paine
expressed himself highly pleased With the country be-
tween Houston and this city, respecting its d ptability
to the cheap and speedy construction Of a railroad.