The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-14


D,r;ro the visit of Sir Moron Peto
and his fellow travellers in this country,
orr.n,,.ments were made for the compile
1;on IF a broad guage road from this city
To Cincinnati. with the object OF connn-
uipot the route eventually to st. LOUIS ana
the Pacific coast.
The prosecution of this enterprise ms
cludes the building of two hundred miles
of new railroad through the mineral ana
| oil regions of Pennsylvania; the leasing
| of the Morris and Essex railroad running
/ from this CITY to the Delewsre river the
leasing of the Catawissa railway, ROAD IN
| Pennsylvania, about one hnndreo anu
twenty miles in length, IN the dlrect l!he
of the proposed route; the lnterseclloh
of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chlcago
railroad from Crestllne to chicago ue
sides establishing branch roads TO bullaio'
Pitsburg and other large cities. :,
The present line Of road owned by the
Atlantic and Great Western railway ex-
tends from Salamanca, New YORK TO
Cincinnati, Ohio, a distance OF tour hunu
red and forty eight miles. &C
/, At Warren, Ohio, a branch road, NJ
: ty-three miles in length runs TO CleVe-
: land the OIL Creek railway, another
branch. runs from Cory to ShaHer,
> distance of thirty -four miles and the
/, Franklin branch runs from MeadVllle 10
o Oil CitV. distance of thlrty-six mlles
., making the whole length OF road owned
). by this corporation about SIX nunoreo
miles. ,,4: r6
IT Great Western railway are now taken
from this city to Salamanca, distance o
N four hundred and fifteen miles, over th'
Erie railroqd From Cincinnati they arr
j. taken to ST. Louis by the ONO ana AAlS
10 sissippi railroad.
10 II IS the intention to complete roe'
n which will equal the English railways
STABILITY. and on which trains can be ru
II as RAPIDLY and with as little risk or los
or of life as on those in England.
Sir Morton Peto and others, actlne Il
the Atlantic and Great Western halL"a
re- obtained a lease OF the MoIrls anu E1Se
- Railroad for a term OF yerrs. 1 ne len .
i0' of the road is eighty miles. Inc easter
ate terminus of the road is at HOooken, al
tba Wesetrn terminus is at Philipsbur
he on the Delaware river, opposite Eas'o
The company is to receive elght p
Ieh cent. the first year, nine per cent. II
second wear, and ten per cent. the tnl
ery and each succeeding year, on the capl'
an, stock of three million five hundred INC
Sand dollars. The shareholders OF /
lcn Morris and Essex railroad Company d
IN raceive in addition TO the rent pl
nortion of the net earnings OF the 70
yor which NAV remain after the payment
the rent reserved and other eXpenS
including interest upon the new oItiS
has To he made by the Atlantic ana Uf
tho Western Company.
The route lies through the ncneot
the ;o,,I4,,roI ord mining, region of \
,tter TArsev. and terminates within forty M
aid, of the coal region OF fennsy syNanta T.
railroad alone will amply repay the
tantic and Great Western Tor tner
yestment During the present year
)ugn racaints of the road amount TO ao
pur- aiuht hundred thou and dollars on
will. trade between New Y YOrk and dacKe
town. The route will soon be comp
ed to Phillipsburg, andit Is expected
nths the receipts during the ensuing year
amount to one million and a halt uoIi
Falls The Atlautic and Great western "
0tton pany intend to construct brancn
we from Danvile, a point SIX or seven III
of Morrlstown to Boontow and Patter
hoh' connecting with the Morris ana Il
Ompt railroad near Newark. This will
ntle- more favorable grades and much be
oon,. line for the heavy boat and western
mess. The same company will also
"o nlete the double track from Hoboken
ilIng Morristown, and from Danville TO be
per gun at an early day, and pushed tor'
acom as rapidly as possible.
I'D Instead of laying down third rail
'"" the road, as is generally done,
cars of two width hs are run over the
rack-one of the rails being used tol
times the cars-two new rails will be laid
eason. over all Of the narrow guage roads
o our have been leased. This will lnvol
oal large outlay of capital but 1t Will Sc
oA-l greater strength and durability, and
'thlng der the roads less liable to acctdeu
n the consequence of double wear on one c
Ireets raj s.
1oto1 1t is expected that the alteration
the Morris and Essex railroad alone
Is 1or REQUIRE the expenditure of at least
of the millions of dollars. The depots VII
while improved new ferry boats are t
oos or built, and much rolling stock bought
n any THE DIXIE OF .ALvA.-The followir
Of the traordinary domestic tradition Ii
lie. is tracted from new book which is
-o,,ld talked of in Europe