New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-11
T7HE ALLENTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY

hsvrg coulate t-r orss BY the e-ctioa OF h-
Davis, JOIN o ss.ea, SAMUEL Be..' C. Boo'h .. De-
forest Grant But,erwtrh + c. Gebb.rd, Whlsm > Wet
Pre p.nr.yr.u,. hsv- opeaed their boots for subscription
their Capital Stock st the office Of SAMUEL J. bEALs
eco No 70 i.m-.t Newfork The Cog psay respectfully
your examination Of the crcrar stsemsnt which o
lows a., witch has been prepared with the assis'snee OF W
E.vood Morris MET eer 20 tie Company This STATE
viii dance ,how the va. mP'rta ee Of the proposed
work the merchants Of New ok as means Of ,eeans
speedy and certain rsrsrssion OF oTchardSe oewecL e
ETY. sld tie great Interior ftse country. -, ,o.s
The Allentown Railroad foru the Only unfinished Ink IN tbs
direct e,s, aid ives, railroad route asios tenisy
ah &c. TO whieh the people OF ,s ,1 r.,
Town OF Allentown, upon the LeAish Valley ;aT9sa now N
suSuthsaLa Railroad ta'o IN oPersioni snd
with tie southern anthracite coal held OF ScaIsh ovsy
Pesus.lyAa, aid at Dsupbin with the fea-Sy'Ans h4.'
The ds'es Sst mile. The grades. comius toward New
York viii not exceed twelve feet to tho mile
Th. route completes ecton between fhe railroads
low in oIera from the city Of Newly and the Psnpsyl-
tha eht p. north Of .rrsburg sv.s Of s the
Of h.t prosperous Ire es,l.on . IL
csted and nothing nov remains to prevent TIE re LATE
TO construct .b Railroad with single and sdinss will
eo.t go exclusive Of the sht Of way large portion
fo;rs with rs connections direct ra1roid ron.e
be obaine; between the Sy Of YORK an !
the principal commercial EGpors Of the Western st,,s' much
shorter thar other aud cheaper iLe OF transport across
country but e by the Winter saoSs that enioar
iii. route commence. st New York with the Central RAN
osd Of NewJsey efo;es the De.~si 'sI oy
q irches fom New York Haeo to the City OF Pits
bursh at TIE head of nsvig alton on the OHIO River
A. Pbnrsb the Penney ly.ris Railroad witch forms an i'm.
persnt par Of this rooiel Win the R,'o.sn
JOINS the steubenyle line, which forms part OF the shortest
Rerosi which carries hs common gauge OF
feet 81 ncb-s BY yery ec; line Cleveland and thence By
pad Sc This gauge Of the Eastern states will be car
RED OUT .n5reer the Mississippi Lyer o. Rock s .ni -
nvHrt - ~
sucon to point hh mp t1e ais'ou ssf inc ouof Vi
tn, consIucon Of the Allentown Railroad viii Open the
ofNew orr City tho Of sending ocked AZ Loaded
aes sSS'ss e Jeey Pen,yvSs Jaio Indiana Illinois
Wisconsn. lowe aud Minnesota,
York IN cs Without trsnshPment delay 10 almost
sy point il the country leeds Ga to be 800 70 D.
y item goods traffic requires only the construction OF our
unfinished link Of SS miles Of sioid to oS " INTO acon IN
Our rso.i a,o ruu through the riches, rOrou of the eel.
ebrsed iror.ore deposits Of Lesh county from
whrh at the present. moren twelve anthracite furnaces OF
the lsrges. class & supplied.
te u Lehgh and Berks in the stat OF Pennsylvania passes
thro near hourishng fowls or villages ard connects
eos. ;,sds with the city Of New York, by limo ony % miles
long ard secures iron that esio1 within ave hoa mo
lase valuable travel which by tho existing route lues
In fact the Als1.osgu Railroad not only pro nses 70 aid
sresy Ia tho trsnsm.son OF goods srl NowYorE,
and facilitate the Western syoi OF hst city but $50 pos
within itself ureAsmPed resources to' heavy local
business c,. = 49,
furnishes too the only route BY which the CIV OF He"
York con he supplied at al sea,ops OF ne year WIN o' 'e
s,h apthte coal hhly approved for dome'c use ara
which only be found 10 quantity In the fottsve eos re-
lii ally may be stated that the combined line op'ned %
the City EewYos b, the Allentown K.u'osd VIII Do gu -
er tbsu the present travelled route a, iolo~s; $780,,
To Ccnra lso miles shorter than 7s Newly OK Central
To s. Louis, le1 miles shorter then via NewYorh Central
Railroad .
10 Cleveland 76 miles shorter than via NerYosk Csntral
TO Chiesgo 70 ues shorter than ya New.YOrk Central
To Cincinnati 2e miles shorter than New York anu Erie
To ST. Louis It miles shorter than via NewYOFk snd Erie
To caveand !! miles shorter than via NewYOrk AMI Ehs
To cheaeo y lies shorter than via NewYOs snd Eris
Bsiro,d ,, IL. Il,
clearly by reference map o'ths United States
no" '"' Es ST r'i' OF r REVENUE 1gSSf
Ultimate of y,obrbe annual 10 be dsrred from ne
coII,cted ard properly 'SSiSed s's; ''' w
PASSENGERS. -
Trough 2Ctf0 et two cents mile, say 10 ca2t y
WsJ 100 100 at three mil, say SJcents.... 5ooc
LIGHT FREIGHT. - -,
Tfeugh 10000 tons at say 81
Way, lto1co tuns At say 70 7"'
Coal 5c0O'o tuns a. 60 $500 Ooo
Lumber, Lime, Slate, &c 5000 tuns a. % cents 21oCo
Iron Ore ~ eco 10 cens............ lCo'sN
Mall enG iV"oe
Annual s73a 900
Le.vcs probable revenue ~ per cert investment
ped neluSi1s our Pro,rste share Of the heavy roi
g sock necessary for the coal trsde........ so 20
that awaiting the completion ue. With suio
able coal region connections vel built railroad an ample
equipment liberal management and good coal port on the
de- :. Harbor csrot be prevent, from
commanding coal trade Of oCoo aanum, whsnsver
we afe iealy to bead ocr locomotives after IL
PEopLg's Flxg hsURwcE Coz
NV 7oRK Juns ~ 1853 !
A T en- ELECTION held June H. 1855, the toll