The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-07
Opening OF a New Route to the West.

The new road the East Pennsylvania Railroad) con.
Meeting the New jersey Central and Lehgh Valley With
the Lebanon Valley Railroad running from Allentown to
Reading has recently been completed, aud number OF
shareholders and ohera Interested invited to
pany the President and superintendent first trip
over the read for the purpose Of examining the work
This iast ink in the chain opens the shortest route to
ths West and Southwest and freight be brought
from oil our far Western and Southwestern cities without
breaking bukthe gauge being The throughout all
the connecting lines-and at mach reduced The
depot will be At Eizsbetbport New jersey where they
propose to build stalls, &c for the accommodation Of
Ne, and where they will have more room and be better
taken care Of than IN any market existing present The
projectors claim that, dependent Of the large through
trade they must command their local advantages
sufficient 70 pay handsome dividend upon the capital
vested. Tue line passes through highly Gu tvated val
ley, and its population to the square mile equal any
part OF the state Along the track there
gilmore or less importance and THRIFT and wealth s cha
ractcis OF ia people The hen parts abound with the
best descriptions OF icon ore 6uppes no less than
fifty one furnaces, annually producing two hundred and
bring this ore TO the furnaces but will bring the result TO
iH proper malket-iew Yorl-instead, as hitherto,
Ssnbg Nioi nhes ana ren sending Il round via Pha-
depha and at cost very much below old rates. The
lire is only some thirtyioIr miles in eztent aud Is con
suc,eo tne most substantial manner. the bridges, bal
, en arriving At Reading Abe party invited to tho
ahsion House HOTEL whese sumptuoas repast awaited
them. After dinner the President Howard Ciymer
Esq, after coDgcatuatng the harehoders on the co
pletea Of the read it's prospects, &c said that this
had been IN conte nphtion number Of years but owing
,otne ibera pocy Of the people Of PHILADELPHIA its char
erwaS not procured till the spring Of 1885, when opera
Nons were Immediately commenced. The hard times OF
1907 caused but little imped mcnt people OF Read
g and Allentown well the farmers along the route
were desous for It's completion and gave the undertaking
usr most cordial support This line n0w shorters the
dAaDce between EeU York and Cleveland Detroit Chi
ceeo and all ether points West and North west rs miles,
sna between New York and Cincinnati, ST. LOUIS and all
otner places &c the South and Southwest the same las
miles asss than by any existing Northern route He
Guided by acknowledging his oblix cations 70 ina Sd
per,nendent COlcDe James Moore apd the Chief Engi
neer Lyons. Esqrs for the very s1cent manner IN
which they had performed Ger duty Several oasts we're
proposed and responded TO- after which the party retired
to view the town. lc.
The road has bee. built NJ . comparatively small cx-
penseconsideLaby beow the original estimsteand the
express Themselves high terms At tho
praseworthy way in which Colone James Moore the Sd
has carried the woxs nor do they forget
the energetic services Of tier President Mr. Cymer
the Chief Engineer Mr.. Lyons.
The party from New York were for the
night at Reading and did not reach home IN late FRI
day night They were all highly pleased with the excur-
sion and we'll satisfied that their interests hayo been
fully watched.
4 intended 10 formally open the road in few days,
his being an examination only previous TO throwing II
open TO the public early in May.