The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-12
The Sunbury & Erie Railroad
Located on the DriftYO0d
Branch.

Located on the DrlftNV00d
Branch.
! Our citizens will be glad to learn that
at a recent meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors, the Driftwood route for the S. &
&. r. r. was finally adopted, after an
earnest and protracted contest between
the friends of the different routes Capt,
Jarrett, reported to the Board that the
Driftwood route was much shorter and bet
ter, and that one aud half million dollars
woudbe saved to the building fund Of the
road by the adoption of that route. The
grade Of the Benefits Branch Route is 95
feet, with several tunnels, while tie Drift
wood route has but 50 8 feet grade, and no
tunnels. The statement of Capt j. de-
terminea the action of the Board, and
finally settled an important line of policy
tile pYeferment of an economical dispo
sition of the building fund rather than
The accommodation of private and landed
interests.
The entire line Of the road, except six
miles between Buena Vista and Ridgway,
is now located, and we learn that an en-
gineer corps are now examining that por
tion with view to final location and
that the entire line will be put under con
tract in 4 few weeks.
We learn that the road is now all grad
ed as far as the mouth of the First Fork
of the Sinnemahoning, and it is ex-
pected that the rails will be laid to the
mouth of the Slnnemahonlng by the 1st
Of September, leaving but II miles of the
graded road unfinished at that time From
the western end, we learn that the
track layers commenced their work, be-
tween Erie and Warren, two weeks ago
last Monday, and that locomotive had
arrived at Erie and would be placed on
the track Immediately.
This is glorious news for all Northern
Pepnsylvania-aye, for all the keystone
State.
Until this action of the Board we have
not regarded the road as of much impor,
tonce to the interests Of this county OF
section; but the adoption of the Drlftwood
route haa given it local Importance which
cannot fail to deeply interest our citizens
e in its welfare. We are eight miles near
: er 1t than we are to the n. Y. & E.; and
the enterprise is one which (eyep thougl
: there were no local advantage) should
command the deepest sympathy of oul
: business men for the reason that 1t opens
: up to us direct communication with The
business of our own State metropolis, and
enables us to build up our State Interests
y without sacrificing our local advantages
e We are also enabled to command more o.
y the attention of Philadel phia in regard tt
the mineral wealth of the county; ant
the road opens a market for our lumber
: which is accessible at all seasons of The
> year, without reference to the condition o
II the streams. In the event OF the open
5 ing of the Allegheny Valley Road through
o to connect with the S. & E. r. r. at Ridg
n way, we will have south western lumbe
c and mineral market which will scarcel.
$ be secondary in importance to that of th'
J. east Withal, new impetus will be Civ
en- to the Agricultural interests of thi
county, and we trust that the completion
of the S. & Z. r. r. will rapidly hasteI
y the day when Potter County farms vii
/ provision Potter, and even Clinton ant
i MKean county numbering establishments
: The bill providing for the building o
d State Road connecting this place Will
!. the Railroad at Shippen, Mkean Go.
@ which became law at the last Session