The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-08-17


gree. Thousands Of millions Of dollars haze.
been spent m her buildings. canals. ,alr,aa.
ana soIPs, and There IS, so closely are The I:nL.
woven, noi city, town, or hanle, in the ,yhc...
country which does not in greater or lpss dur.
respond 70 The prosperity or advgFstv If fti,
city. Your Feafsts must therefore f., an -.
terest 10 every Effort for the advancement =.
the city, and calculated TO make her in IN. g..
tnfe what London was to the past, with the sd-
ded glory OF our great country 10 hack il
There Is maniIestiy danger that New YORK
may lose that position. Her roads and caoa'g
10 The Western trade are long and circui,ous
British gold and power has constructed ,h..
Grand Trunk road through Canada at a cost ~
S75 100000, and her circulars propose 10 carry
freight from ST. Louis 10 Liverpool cheaper thar
our own roads bring It irom ST. Louis to New
York
Philadelphia has her own road To The we.e
by which she is 276 miles nearer TO S.. Lou,s
than New York by her roads. Baltimore has 5
road by which she is 800 miles nearer to Gin
cInnati than New York BY her roads. Tbps4
sources OF rivalry are recent works bui would
already have bad crushing effect but for The
hne harbor and precedence this city has attain
ed in foreign trade.
There is route 10 the west entirely wrb;r
the power Of New York, OF which she can no,,,
avail herself. that would orercom~ these difficult
ties and place her virtually as near to The west,
era trade as any one OF these cities. Il ia
Grand National railroad through the state Of
Pennsylvania, a large portion OF which is al
ready built and all OF the easiest possible con-
strueton and grade.
By the request of persons along the llne /
have recently been over The route from Ney
York 10 'he Ohio river, preparatory to The IF
tort to bring the subject before the citizens OF
Aew York IN such form as 10 induce them to al
least guarantee It's construction whenever those
adjacent 10 it are prepared 10 act and do all in
their power. As all may be supposed, Tor th.
reasons have given, to teel some interest IN the
subject, propose very briefly to state the re-
suit OF my obsery atoms. which will be more fai-
ly st forth IN report low in preparation Tor
general distribution intbs ci'v
The Central New Jersey, Eastern Pernsvl-
vania, Lebigh aud Lebanon Valley. toge;he~
constitute line 10 Harrisburg, 1872 miles.
straight, we'll built and OF easy grade. It's one
OK the best roads in the country and wet4d tax.
a large share of the freight and travel to New
York but for th- discrimination 81 the Pepr'a
road in favor OF Philadelphia. There is also
road nearly completed from Allentown TO DaU-
phiu, either Of which would be open to a great
through route. From Harrisburg YVES, thsr4
are s'IIi two routes, up Sherman's and Cambcr
land valley, both beautiful and rich, separated
by range Of mountains. The route 10 eifhar
IS almost without curve or grade, and the local
business Of rtther will pay large interest upon
the cost OF road as the Cumberland valley now
does on the road 70 Charnbersburg. The bpir-
ding 0! the Sherman'5 Valley would opsn a
n~w country, and 0ring the celebrated Broad
Top Goa. nearer TO a market By near forty miles.
At Burnt Cabins, 70 miles from Harrisburg by
SheFnau's Valley, the two routes;unite. For
that route there is good charter and comma
ny organized with Gen. Wilson of Huntington
president, and plans are now being maturcd
& give It vitality aud progress.
TIE route through Bedford and Somerset
Counties I followed closely, aud found Il on4 Of
the easiest roads TO conSrart that could bp IN
imagined L follows .he Junata, Buffalo Creek
and wills Greek until it rises TO the small fun
mel crossing the hiieghanies az the Sand Patch.
which tunnel is nearly completed By the Con-
as!lsvilie Road Company.
From this point the route ds7cends Castle
man river 70 Connellzv,le in Favette CO., from
whence The read IS completed to PIttsburg.
With the completion Of road from point
on the Connellsvi.!s road TO Washington. 80
miles, we have a road 10 Wheeling, Va, tn
western terminus Of the B. & Ohio road on the
Ohio river, and place New York within 7O5
mules Of Cincinnati. 200 miles less than by any
road now controlled by New York iaterest, and
having no grades or curves like those on the
Baltimore or Pennsylvania roads.
In lew days shall forward Won detailed
report, IN which vou may find sbmething Of
interest, as the subject will yet De telt as one cf
national concern. Yours,
JAS. Z. WHARTON.