The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-16
The New Connection wish New York
and the Atlantic aud Great Western
Railroad.

The New Connection wiki New York
ane the Atlantic aud Great western
Railroad.
Much discussion has taken place in refer
enee % the less, OF the n IRIS and Essex and
SataEissa Railroais, Cor the purposa afua
king an Independent raule f5r the Atlantic
ana Great Western Railroad % NeF Tork
[ eiiy- The following author taiive statement
I ne Eeiegence % the nat e., doubtless fur-
nlshed BY the management Of the Atlantic
anl Great Western Railway, is interesting .
HE public are aware that dticu tv has
occurred between The Erie and Atlantis snd
Sieat western Railway Companies. rerard-
ing running Arrangements aud o her mas
.sfs, Ehich depuves the latter IN pert, of
me iacihties that were expected q result
from the couuection. An ipaueue. =, ~
Arie b9ard prevents any arrangement with
the Atlantic aud Great Western thai would
tend % array against them the Lake 81 re
mPsny- it is also stated that the owner
slip q the Erie pvopellers by one Of the
directors % that road vas prominentcause
Of tne engagement However this may be-
it is tset that, although The Erie Road re-
eeives ten passengers az Salamanca TO the
one it reserves az Duukirk. the managers
shord better facilities 90 the Lake Shore
than 70 ihe Atlsntic and Great Western. An
snort was made when the Engiiah eapital-
'sis were in New NorE 10 briag about au ar
rungemeut between the Erie and Atlantic
and Treat Western that would be mutually
aaiisfaetory, but failed.
ne next siep was % secure an iudepen
dent road 10 NeN York for the Atlantic ana
Great Western. To this end negotiations
were opened for the purchase Or lease of the
Norris and Essex aud CataEissa roada. I'm
iegard % the result Of this movement the
New Aork papers have had csntradiet1rv
Ieporta, but the impression Is that nothing
definite was done sy the Euglsh capital
-. We are able 70 state, however. on the
highest authority, that the Morris aud "a
sex Road vas bought eu right, and the Cata- (
VISA leased for ni-ety mae years. bv the [
Atlantic interest. The arrangements have I
al heed made an concluded, and the pa /
pefs siened. But there - still a gap OF is0 /
miles between ths Atlantic ant Great Wes- 4
tern aud The iermiuus Of the Catawissa 4
Road. THIS it is determined 10 build al
once and charter has bean secured for
that purpose. This Ink eomp' eted, the AZ
laniic and Great Western will have COZ
iinuous broad gauge road, under 0ue mar-
cement, iroln Cincinnati 10 New York.
saving in distance l20 miles, as compared
with the route vls Salamauca. and beiur the
iame as that via Steubenville, Pittsburg and
AllentOWu.
We need net Etop 70 point cut 70 our
readers the Importance % Cincinnati and
ne West Of this enterprise. lt was hos el,
Fhea the eonnection was made at Sslaman-
%, that the route thus opened would be
worked harmoniously and with sufficient
ndependence % SECURE Wholesome compet-
lon; but this expectation has not been
eaiized Looking 10 the future, however
ms failure 20 agree is not % be regretted. a.
9 insured a very large Increase of fnciHuss /
% shippers and travellers. We are also able
% state that the English capitalists decided
before leaving New York, 10 make 40 invest
nens az present, west OF Cincinnati. but 20
oneentraie their means upon The Great
Western and Atlantic Rosd. So as 10 carry
he broad guagc through % the scahosri
llth o. hitle delay as poss bic, and make I
be entire line IN eli Us appointments. the
lost thorough and magnificent road m the
rorld."