The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-17

Of that sy thsy ny would never permit r.o:S TO ,:
and Leigh aturs combined had granted the right TO
pAny The attempt to do so in opposition 70 their viii
turbanoes than have taken place in this city
The following which was handed mo BY lawyer OF this
city, presents
FHs LEGAL BEARINGS OF THE CASE.
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claim thu. the city and citizen. allowed
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but without thAV agreements and understanding they say
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anon the ola pOparehc.i maxim. "Nuiun empus oeeant
Of Erie may do what suits him and A. time he plea
THE sUNBURY ROAD AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE
DIFFICULTY.
In the year 1886 . charter granted for the CON
struction Of road from Erie to Wirmsport distance
hundred and forty miles, under the of the
Erie and Sunbury Railroad. 1t to with the
Otswiss. road and through it with Jersey City, bya
road which II proposed to through EAston. In
the event Of It's completion there would be great
roads, all commencing at or New York, aud all
municatng with the great Vest They would all, OF
sourse be In active competition, and that whsh pro.
scented the greatest facilities and for the
portAiion Of travellers and freight would naturally
cevs the greatest share OF patronage From the follow
Ing table win be seen that the Erie and Sunbury cad
the shortest and would in consequence be preferred by
city TO either Of the other roads
BY the Erie and sunbury road, from New York
BY the Erie and New York. ................... SIT
by the Albany and Buffalo. $50
From comparison Of these distances ~ win find that
by the sunbury road Erie Is brought sixty miles
to New York than by the Erie road, and ninety nine
miles nearer than by the Albany and Buffalo 1t is evil
dent from this that the sunbury would receive all the
travel and freight whtsh nov goes the Erie and AL
bany and Buffalo roads, to Cleveland and ether Western
cities The construction Of this road would therefore prove
which is New York city while it would be immense I'D
vantage to Erie which Pennsy city Now this the
ians 90 not deny and they aro wiling 70 far as these
rival roads are concerned TO allow them rest upon their
own merits. But this IL impossible, they say under pre-
sent circumstances for the attempt successful
their four feet ten inch track through the city OF Erie
would have injurious upon their road. This may
appear strange ~ the frst glance, but when
time gained on the Sunbury road would be lost in
anfer OF passengers and freight at Erie the Northeast
road which connects with the Erie and Buffalo roads,
were allowed TO through Erie to Cleveland on . CON
tinuouH tra.k But H. on the contrary the Northeast
read were compelled by the municipal authorities Of this
Streets to enter the six foot track hereby csusng
break the Sunbury road would have the advantage
Thus the matter stands as far as this road Is
and you perceive how it should become involved
one Of the issuss.
WHAT THE HARBoR CREEK PEOPLE HAVE TO DO
WITH 1T.
The Northe.strosd runs throus harbor Creek town.
ship about eight miles from is and In the same county
2oh Rsope 81 that PLACE lay thsx ynsa public
thoroughfre and it frequently to the great danger
Of Life and property. they say they have protested
against 1t frequently and contend that the commission
ers OF roads had right to order It to be removed
they did. For doing this, they allege in lawful and
peaceabls manner they attacked by Of the rail
road officials, who shot Of their citizens The rest
the readers Of the HERALD already acquainted with
THU WHOLE Gaze IN NUTSHELL
whole matter, with the various Issues and questions
thavfende' no OF Implicated to AL not previously
sunn ed mp briefly folovs-The Erians want break
81 their city, because 1t would give them SHARE In the
prons derived from the transportation and trassfer Of
freight They want the road to down their har-
Dor, knowing that 1t would greatly improve their
BY the employment Of their vessels In the trans.
ptrtAtion OF reishs to the various Lake Erie
the road permitted to through their cit, without
break, they will derive no bsned from 1t; but nearly in
the proportion Of the profit which they would derive from
Its running TO the harbor would be the loss the Bua
lonians. Here then you the interests Of the two
sates 30 far these cities concerned in direct
conflict and this the people Of Erie do not deny.
bury for which they obtained charter years sgo
but which they have been abs to complete
will they, they believe, complete 1t for many years
to COME for the bAve already stated tho
Now the Sunbury WAS completed large part OF the
travel and freight which goes the New York
roads would it. This In Of the Shy
the present question interests the whole State OF
New York, consulting her interests should endsavor to
cefeat its construction. II is fght in which The New
Workers have the act Of the Legislature Of
altering the gauge Of that State on their sds and in
Standing their unicipa rights and opposition 10
the act OF their own Legislature
Our Harrisburg correspondence.
HARRISBURG, Jan. IA, 1854.
Nsao PAdse Do tie Erie QUESTION:.