New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-25
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 1860

1 errenss Ia the way OF grading aSd preparing tss
track tn o Branch, which 10 ready Surveyed, WI,
cat op, S2 coo while the estimates OF the proposed
Insurp and Allentown road are million and BALI Of
dollar, though it will probably cost doubie nst sum.
when add that the adyaotsge 10 poiot OF distance
Il or |, u mics or about halt an hours ruon1s "a
fsyor az the Auburn aud Alepto"n; ,ie Sas III -
CONFLICTING that expensive work will be suleenuy ap
psIeLt. Al the geDtiemen preseLt We're lm Sssea
VIII the sqOeror claims Of the Brsneh read, and gave
y their irdore ment a,
one of the objects " the excursion was to note tns
iroprov, ss bts on the lDe end hats were maze a.
every station fer this pnrpose Tae ngrOvsmens are
indeed, wonderful. When We passed over the foAi,
at the opening, sss than year ago, thee " saIiSpa
bad only shanty or s.o, to dlsansu'sn saen Hva,
the open county. Now, bo q changed FiOurisbiog
villages ave sprung up at each point. Inc rc1ey
"shsnfy" hiss given place 20 the elegant hotsl, ana
etore bou es warehouses, lnmberysrds, aud the pun
Of Stesmtngnss a. the various ore banks are seen on
every band. We have only time and space TO note
few Of improvements at the various way stations
in their regular order.
Owing 10 the frequent stoppsges on the road, the
excorsioriss did not reach Alleniow until o'clock.
With sppettes considerably sharpened they at once
repaired 10 the American House, kept BY Nc. Bcchtel
where excellent diGner was provided, nu@oef
Of gentlemen fron Allentown, including toe menbers
of the Press Of thst borough here joined and took part
in the proceedings. After refreshing the inner man.
Mr. Yardley Of 5huy kill Couny proposed the follow
n tOst IN honor Of L. n CiymeT esq.,, the energetic
President OF the Eatt fennsyiNeLiA hOhl pfeIhcmB
bis remarks with reference TO the importance Of the
proposed connection of the two valleys, and the supe
rior advantages Of the East Penns1 Ania Road over
the sleepy A0burn concern which has been 80 good As
abandoned:
CLfxER esq, Presidsnt Of ne Eat PesrsylrGna Rail
ndonitlbs energy and untDg industry aud per
this indebted for the Iron bond that mites
the two great valleys Of the Lehgn aud schuyk May not
hope skill and ability viii ere loSc urnuh high
WY the coal mines Of schuyk to the waters Of New
YoTk Harbor.
Mr. Clyper In response, made forcible speech, ex-
pressve Of the strong desire felt by the management
of the East Pennsylvania and Reading roads to afford
such transporting facilities 10 the Schukll region rs
would enable il 10 compete with the other coal regions
of the State. He believed that this link would be
found to be Just what is needed and all that needed
in tie way of transporting accommodations. and
pledged himself to do all in his power to make 1t
such.
Col. Joseph L. Clark, Hon. Robert Palmer,
and Benz. Haywood, esq., were also called out BY
complimentary toasts, and, as Schuylki County men,
expressed their hearty approval Of the proposed route
end their beef that it would accomplish all the pur-
poses of the Auburn and Allentown road, at a mere
nominal cost. resolution TO the same effect, offered
by r E. Wight, esq, of Allentown, was unan-
nously adopted.
We are indebted to Edward Bills Circular for the
following statistics:
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