Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-05
THE NEW YORK g. ERIE RAILROAD.

The Directors of the n. Y & Erie Railroad
have lately issued an address in reference to
the difficulties now interrupting the good un-
derStanding between that Road and the n. Y.
Central, and which has led to the late import
ant reduction in fares In this address is as
serted aud proven the fact, already patent to
every one acquainted with railroad matters,
that the n. y. & Erie has been for years the
victim of bad faith on the part of other roads,
and put up with treatment which has drawn
from that Road its legitimate share of travel
and traffic. Within the space of the last few
years, several railroad conventions have been
held all til e important Roads in the country
being represented, and at which certain ar
rangements were made and entered into, cal
culated if fairly carried out, to place each COM
peting road upon an equal footing. In these
cases, the n. Y & Erie has universally acted
III good faith and scrupulously observed its
agreements. On the contrary, rival roads, and
particularly the Central, have hardly made a
show of enforcing the contract they had enter
ed into, and have consequently done immense
injury to the n. Y. & Erie.
This comprises, we believe, the substance OF
the difficulty in the Railroad world-a Difficult
ty in which the n Y. & Erie stands almost
without friends amongst the railroad interests,
because the Central has used those appliances
which it so well understands how to employ
to subsdize the press prejudice Railroad off
GERS, and direct public opinion. The n. Y. &
Erie finding it was loosing ground by endeav-
voring to pursuade the Central to observe its
contracts, finally resolved to bring it to terms
the former is right, and its action will be sus-
tanned by the public when they come to under
stand the grievances under which the road has
suffered.
Among other regulations which the Ny q
Erie has strictly observed, was one refusing
passes to the " dead-head" community gener-
ally. 1--WE can consequently speak freely upon
this subject, without danger of having our mo-
tives impugned.) This regulation has caused
no little futtering amongst the members of that
numerous body. OF course they are down up
on the managers of the Road generally. We
are sorry to see several editors along the line
of the Road who have lately seen much to find
fault with in the Road and its management 1t
is astonishing what difference there is in a
Road whether an editor has to pay, or rides
free over it In the one case, it is badly man
aged and out Of repair in the other becomes
a model Of good management, and its condition
not to be improved Much of this fault find
ing, arising from the absence of complimentary
tickets has fallen upon the devoted head of the
assistant President SAMUEL f. HEADLEY, we'll
and favorably known to the most of our cti-
zens, as a man Of fine talent and yet wlthal, a
shrewd, practical businessman. Our last ac-
quaintance with Mr.. H. was in the political
world, where none embellisheS the st ump'
better than he, and when he was called upon
in Mr.. MORAN's absence to preside over the
n. Y. &. Erie, we were not surprised to learn
that he had been earning a reputation in the
Railroad world by bis discreet and shrewd
management of the Morris and Essex Railroad
While Mr.. II. has a voice in the control OF
the n Y & Erie, that Road will not suffer for
the want of man of sound practical judg-
ment. Besides, there is no man who more
thoroughly understands the requirements Ct
the Country and the population through whicl
the Road passes, nor who will take greater
pleasure in providing for both Those wht
are not disposed to do him justice, are doing
an injury to their neighborhoods, and to the
interest of the Road, which they would be slow
to do if they knew him better.