New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-08


recommend 10 their respective Boards Of Directors the pur
chase Of thousand additional freight car join,
count fo the use OF the whole line FROM Boston to Oen-
burgb.
Mr. Thomas Alien has resigned the Presidency OF the
Pacific Railroad The City Of ST. Louis has voted ali
;ionsl subscription Of O., 200, 900 TO this road.
Gov Bouck presided a meeting held IN Schohare Co.
few days since, consider the project of road from
Hoboken to the West. The following remarks male
by Mr.. Van Buren,:
After leaving the Erie Road the route passes through
Orange and Ulster CorDties, Uniform elevation Of
between and three hundred feet TO Kingston, which
about elevaon from there rising gradually 10 Cairo
in Greene County at elevation Of 80 feet thence fol-
lowing the route Of the old Caskl and Cenaohae Road
to the Wy summit near Middleburgh, az elevation Of
about feet This is the lowest pass OF the great Cats
kill range by probably thousand feet Thence descend
ing into the valley Of the Sehohsre at grade which we
believe need rot exceed at any place a. feet 10 the
mile and rising from this valley at grade not exceeding
IS feet the mile; then the great watershed from
which the descend TO the Mohawk Valley on the
north and 10 the Susquohanna and the Delaware to the
souh sixty miles Of which distance presens uniform
grade He said that this line was fifty miles less than that
Of the Central and River Railroad"
The Governor Of Connecticut in his recent message,
opposes the Free Banking Law of that State.
Tie P0tsrUe MAers Journal of the 2)h uit. gives the
annexed review Of the Coal trade Of that region for the
week ending Thursday April q:
"THE ANTHRACITE Coal TRADE.-The quantity sent
by railroad this week 49, III Is uns by canal p 'o2 -
the week, bJ,JJ1 snDNDS VI
l26 Ojs by railroad and 1870 10 uns by canal to
same period last year
1.-THE quantity mined this week would have reached at
least 10 600 uns the motive power Of the railroad had
been sufficient TO carry the coal away. The burning Of
the work shops Reading last winter has considerably
disabled the motivepower OF the road and the company
are procuring rapidly possible to meet the wansoi
the trade The capacity of the railroad Is equal to
about 600 tuns per week The average and could DC
run up 20 900 tuns in Of absolute necessity The
eonpany has engaged eleven irsclass coal-bnrning
gines from the establishment of Ross Winons baltimore,
all Of which VIII be placed on me road as rapidly ~ P3.1
ble Tho whole trade on the Mne-liill and SchuykI-
Haven Railroad blocked mp at the Scales upward OF
day, by jam Of cars for the want of mo've-poWer to
carry The coal from Sohuy kill-llaven.
e boat capacity of the canal equal ~ about 10000
TONS but in the arrangement Of tolls and transportation
this year. the advantages which the canal company pos
scsed last year have been nearly, If not quite equazed,
and the position Of the two companies, regards trade,
is reversed Last year the railroad company took what
the canal leftis year the canal takes what the ral-
road cannot carry and it is therefore fortunate for the
Navigation Company that the trade viii be sufficient to
fully occupy both avenues to market the present year
Last wear there difference ranging from ten 20 twenty
per in favor of the canal in supplying the New
York and Philadelphia markets The allowance this
Of ten cents Der ton drawback in favor of the boat
men carrying coal from Richmond to New York, which
was taken of the trade nj Richmond and the difference OF
ton per ton in favor of coal delivered IN BrOa street
by raroadthe rates being II 90 % Broai street. and
Al 20 TO Richmond last year ~ 60 10 both places on the
opening Of Navigation together with an increase N ten
cents per in the price Of freight places the two copa
MES on about an equal footing for the supply Of those two
markets There is also difference Of about ten cents
ton in favor Of the delivery of coal from Broad street 10
customers the charges from the Schuykui wnaryes
This explains why boats plenty and waiting Tor LOADING
by canal while the railroad is crowded with taie, Oeyond
the capacity Of its motive power.
The demand for coal continues unabated IN iaci II rs
even becoming difficult to obtan coal for consumption IN
the towns ia this REGION.
The amount of Coal transported from the Cumberland
region increasing and will show very large aggregate
at the end of the year.
Durnc the week ending Saturday the Goth ult canal
hos Cumberland. loaded with 1913
Coal For the month just expired 1901 tuns OF Coal aud
s2 uns OF Coke were shipped from that point During
land Coal and Iron COmpanys Railroad . 'sl tuns, and
over the Mount Savage Railroad 6O03 uns making an ag-
gregate for the week from the frosburg region OF 2l
tms. For the period there were carried over the
railroad the Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company
1881 tuns making total from the Westenport region,
for the week Of 1851 uns, all OF which passed eastward
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Total from the
whole Coal region for the week 5575 tns aud since the
ls of January 81 425 tuns of which descended
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and 6I,6oe nIs were
Transported over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Franklin Canal Railroad difficulty has been settled
by the passage of the suboned BILL 1t now in the hands
of the Governor OF Pennsylyani who it is stated will
approye it, The bill very acceptable to the friends OF
the two interests who compromised upon this measure
AN ACT relating 70 M Sae6g ss e Gio5d G CmP@y ndA'
BE by the Senate and House OF ePsen
Gs' Sss and Xssbaa sad Company norpo
w ~, a. al he Grneral Assembly OF tie Of Ohio
passed the 18Th February. D. 1912 entitled An Az 20 laeor
sc rPPlementeIy thereto passed December TO- ~ be sna
they hereby authorized 30 construct d ~ aIoai WIN one
more tracks eomnslsi9s 81 ana IN ns on or ons
where it may connect WIKI the C Panesyie aud Ash abus
pan ps he y a h fSSsy @ and that
hereby authorized 70 connect hrr road WIN any Iasoaa OF @
City Picd That all ,se6 connections sh wholly eesss
or he open leading into said city, unless they shs also
make therein With SAID snuouy and te haoadS'
Of the said as atnfd company
road COMPANY be ana heS sre herreI snnG.~s1 ana e
purchase The rsosd p'' & % 5S , Of he Franklin cans
COMPANY o n %, and 4. other lights and property
dances euo ~ a MI 10 be any shsrrs OF the laid orgi
Franklin Canal Company stock a. par aud pay ne aess s
helesGcr the sad Cleveland Panee and Ah'sbua Railroad
Company and enjoy he sd oad snd rs
with ~ ie,sse 9i any Aau 4 ~ IA FrSi Csns CopsaV
suthoed sd Transfer 90 saia teveld Pane'
SEC > That the ssd Csvc.n Pane.ye snd Ahabu railroad
Compsuy shall extend he "a OF mack 81 then sos eA -
eriyt berg the western eosdsiy 81 ,h w ~ 80 Or
%sEI 'S Ss osna o he SunSuTy sud E ,sos oup,uy
sooner il The SID sudbury u5 other aoad coming
to the POrd That he Saaog! sid kFis es5otd
ssred apen BY the parties sud ihs the 1t Of En shall grant
GROUND, ulsy be required Coz as taes Or 'S o aa I0a' 10
Ssc That sn hs r,sse. ,nd Hnne, granted 70 the '',d
Pnes,s aud thasss RaiIosd COMPANY IN and b.
Firsf sid C.ey sai Plesie aad A'hsS1ls Rai.eaa
~ ns % ii,pS IN Sc ale en- - ga sesdy trau.ens
soor b., wes.u daa OF zoe ad sg2eery and ne ha,ol
losd Company ,ha h',e sd aovn iTaek o. rad o sensuy 90
Ee hen sd Thereafter Che 'st tle'ent tsnes'hr Aaa ~
The demos Of he sudbury Railroad Company and nom
hcs sosa shall rass through the CITY o,
Aiie uos 70 ay .'aFs-s Q. eoI sa,es Se ,o % % M
lhGoush tLc tis k- slI iac p' p g o.
Eie Esosd Company se OF furnish og permit 20 Dc s.,l ot