Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-19

The CouutryJ the Oh ReHiOni eto,i
The sunburg Erie Railroad was opened on
Thursday last from Erie to Warren, Warren Co 4,
Pa, distance Of sixty six miles Invitations bad
been sent QUITO many parties, and large number
Of strangers were present 10 participate Ia the
celebration Of the event by the citizens Of Erie
and Warren. The festivities took place at Warren,
the people Of that place having made provision for
welcoming their guests in true Pennsylvania hos
pitalty
1HE ROAD
The sunbury and Erie Railroad 4 no late project
For more than twenty years 1t has been discussed
and urged. It has ever been a favorite work Of
Philadelphia capitalists, and that city now holds
s2,OOO,OOO Of its stock The Railroad had Que Of
ts most powerful and untiring friends In the late
NICHOLAS BIDDLE. The Hon W. r. PACKER
(now Governor Of Pennsylysnia) ia advocating
this Railroad connection Of Philadelphia with the
lakes, said: "This was the iayori,e project Of the
late Nicholas Biddle; and whatever may be said OF
him as politician or a fnsncier. all agree that on
questions Of internal improvements and commerce
he was one of the most sagaclous and far seeing
statesmen Of the Union" MFR. Biddle saw that not
only would the Metropolis Of Pennsylvania be ben.
eftted by such a connection with her lake port
upon Lake Erie, but that there was vast tract
through some of the richest and finest portions Of
the State, to which such highway would prove
the greatest advantage developing its resources
and enTiching the State, aud for the accomplish
ment OF that he and many other prominent men
labOred ably and earnestly. From along liz route
an immense amount Of coal, lumber, slaves. &c,
can be produced aud transported to the Lake on
the one hand, thence to be shipped to the great
Northwest or to the eastern cities Of Pennsylvania
on the other. The recent discoveries 10 oil iu the
north western section Of Pennsylvania are upon
and near the lne of the road, I'd from these much
business for the road may be safely calculated
upon.
The line of the Toad extends nom Sunbury, on
the Susquehanna River, to Lock Haven, and thence
through the northwestern counties to Erie, The
total length of the road is 27O miles The eastern
division, from Sunbury to Wedham, n miles west
of Lock Haven, distance OF "a miles, is eompl ted
aud in operation Tue completion OF The western
division OF 66 miles from Erie to Warren. leaves
100 mi es In the centre, OF this 100, about one
half is graded and nearly OF quite ready for the
rails, thus leaving but about 60 miles OF new road
to build This route is mostly through a new
country. 1t Cannot therefore, ehter at once upon
an extensive local traffic, while, at the same tine
this newness of the route will furnish paying
freights from its stores Of coal, wood and stone.
The first tralu of cars upon the Western Diyl-
sion ran to Union Mills, 20 miles from Erie on the
9th of September last. The work, has been rapid
ly pushed forward under the Superintendent o
King, Brown Co OF Erie, contractors, and j. s
Easement, the Napoleon OF track LAYERS The
cost of construction was about $4,000 per mile
The officers of the Road are as follows
OFFICERS
Pfesiisnt-WN, G MooRHEiD, Philadelphia.
Vice President and GEN Snpt-EDwARD F
GRAY, Philadelphia,
Seeretary-WM. E. SroEFoRD, Philadelphia.
| 1reasurer-JoHN LINDsLEy Philadelphia.
Board of DireciOrS-( -(stockholders)--J @
Cresson, Samuel v MCnick, A, Boyd Cummings
Ellis Lewis, Phillip Nj. Price, Philadelphia H. h
JackmaD, Lock Haven; A. Wilcox, Elk County
(Philadelphia.) Alexander Cummings, Joseph II
Flannlgan -- Riley.
Chief Engineer Robert FAIRIES, Williams
port.
Western DipisiOa--James Royle, Principal En-
gneel II Rawle and ]. f. Bea.ney, Prlncipa
Assistant Engineers
Eastern Diuision-P. Jarrett, Principal Engl
neer.