Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-28
The Raritan and Delaware Bay and Cam
den and Amboy Railroad Com panies.

The Raritan and Delaware Bay and Cam.
den and Amboy Railroad Com panies.
We cheerfully give place to the following
communication, coming Is 1t does from source
% leading citizen OF the State OF New Jersey
emitting its statements to much weight:
WARRINGTON, March 90, 1854.
To the Editor If The Evening Star: .
In your paper Of Friday, in an article headed
"a Big Railroad Lobby some incorrect state
ments were made, evidently under nisap.
prshension OF the facts. Will you permit a
Jerseyman, who has the welfare Of the State
at heart, to correct them, and also to state some
additional facts bearing upon the question
While it IL undoubtedly true that gentlemen
connected with the interests now attacked
naturally have endea vored to protect their in
teresfs, yet the main opposition proceeds from
Jerseymen OF all shades OF political belief
who feel unwilling that Congress should step
in to override the legislation Of the State and
the decisions OF her courts.
The Raritan Bay Railroad Company was
eli artered by the State of New Jersey TO build
a railroad from point on Karitan Bay near
Sandy Hook, thence skirting the eastern coast
of the State, the line Of direction being about
north ard south. I his road necessarily crossed
the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, which bad
been previously chartered and built, running
from Camdsn In southeast direction to the
Atlantic Ocean. ls4 ~ sss1
The Raritan Bay road, ending that the profits
OF i 8 legitimate business was not sufficient to
meet the current ihterest on its bonds, tthe
coupons Of which have not been paid for some
time) underworld to evade the laws OF the
State, and, by an arrangement with the Cam
den and Atlantic road to carry passengers be-
tween New York and Philadelphia by the
circritous route formed by the two roads. This
has been happily and justly styled the ''eibow
route" first running southeast for a long dis
lance, and then turning right angle and run.
ming north asst; the distance being some twenty
or thirty miles longer than by the direct route
Enioined by the courts Of the State to whom
they owed their very existence. they now ap
ply to Congress to intervene BY special legisla.
ton, and to permit them to violate the laws Of
the State and defy the process Of her courts.
In addition to other privileges, the bill would
give. them power to build such additional
brsnches So they may think proper; In effect
free. rowing railroad charter over the whole
State, anything in the laws of the same to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Il IL well understood that very nearly all the
original pa, ties In interest have sold out, and
that new parties have come in at low figures;
they hope by special Congressional Legislation
to sell ont at high. Except as a stockjobbing
schf me the whole affair Is an absurdity.
There are already two railroad routes be.
tween New York and Phiiadelphia-one by
tho way Of Jersey City and Trenton, aud one
By the way Of Amhoy End Camden; these are
now being double tracked, and will thus Of.
ford greater facilities than any route IN the
counfry. sAs
New jersey. spoc he introdu,tion OF hill
1 inficsipg 30 greai 80 indignity upon the 5Ss-.a
fcit that aetsun her part Was necossafy