, 1865-06-10
Improved NaiIroad. Connection Be-
fKEeRu GffcnHn md Rnafan

If Improved naiIrond. Connection Be-
tween Chicago and BasIon.
The Boston PoR makes the visit Of Western
boards Of trade to that city the occasion 0.
an article on the route followed By them, via
Detroit, Suspension Bridge and Albany, and
eays:
| Without det1acting from others, ne dcsire
TO call attention in this article to the central
route, or as*i has sometimes been called,
tween the East aud the West. Plymouth
and Chlcago are on the same parallel of 1att-
tade. ard The direct route between Aassachu-
eette Bay and the head Of Lake Michfga1 is
certainly BY the line Of roads named ADORE.
When this splendid line OF connecting roads
er shall be brought to perfection, Il will de-"
yeiop for Itself . traffic between New ENGLAND
and the West, far beyond anything YET rea1-
1zed- To attain this scenlt, four conditions
| nave long been felt to be Indispensable, and
Is we gre glad to know, these ore ROW in pro-
|. The Worcester Railroad termin1tinF IL, J,
THIS city, has not had access to tho deepest;
water md the most extensive wharves In our
ha1bor., It has therefore been disadvantage
IN transporting Western produce intended for
ed|of1stlo9, |S 1ha 9.,I II proposes now to
Boston, as the Northern and Eastern roads
already do; aud when this connection il
made, 1t viii hare es fine q water front asanv
railroad lfne in the United States. aud viii
furnish unsurpassed Aeilftlcs for the shipment
OF Hour and grain to. Europe.
ment ut Albany has alwa5s been serious en-.
4a1fassment for freight from the West for
New England markets and scsports, rs well
as Tor merchandise going In the other direc-
Lon. This ditlcnlty, aso, will soon be rene
t,ns1 alea Y Y tue Hudson River Railroad bridge
completed during the coming autumn. CHS
WN then pass without change from Boston. |
ia albany. buffalo, Toledo and Chicago. to |
the Mississippi. ~
3, Turning o,lr attention still wcstwardly.
.se We n9tise 3 INC break In the eanga ut suspan-
Of Canada meets the New York Central rail-.
road: There is discrepancy of nina nnd a
hull inches In the width, of the two rt1adq
and TO overcome this, q. third rail has been
proposed on the Great Western line, We
hope no time will be lost in laying this ratl
which the completion OF the br1dee at Alban2
Wll render more than ever a NECESSITY. r.
1sl:Gre the pressure Of freight on the Nav
1oIk Central, which in the future viii In.
fstnef anad. than m, iini.h The road
En- shore Of Lake Erie, should be abie as 70 ~.
ehange freight trains with 1t without brraH.
r ng bulk The terrible delays at Susnsnsion
oficse last spring. which caused such heavy
es9eo ~ sAipPtsa, Nout4 nave been aTmnat |
,nfliely prevented had there been no hreaE
here In the gauge. It becomes ali wbo arc I
concerned IN this mnttcr to suffer no time tn
lapse until thls evil also is removed. Atthe
Western terminus of the Great Western -
,ultablo steam r with the track laid unnn ,ts
1esk WI! soon be ready. and Will. in effect.
1fidse fhe St. Clair between Windsor nn3
Detroit. "AN ,
/. Our rai]aoad friends wi1l pardon rs f;,r
nc more suggestion, which relates to tho !
,eneal management Of the freight transpor. {
alton on long routes. An abIc oi1lc;aI saI, j
y our hearing the other day at Albany, that r
he business Of carrying freight on railroads
this county is still in It's infancy. Our
Jstem, es all will admit, il susceptible Or
auch Improvement Altogether TOO u,uch
line is consumed In moving merchandise. and
he uncertainty Is ott:n more yeyntioua 1bnn ii
bc delay ltselt It is not for us to p,fnt mt
LIE Specific remedy continuous rail- and can a
'fmtt5 in guage will accomplish much those
'ho have these great transportation interests b
charge. arc. however. fully capable OF \
veFcom'ng difficulties still existing. "a thev d
are sa0Tn themselves to be in ret :renre IA | c:
hose which have been ob7iated Ia tie pasE =
&c deslrc only to say that merchant shnn|i | Il
Z able 10 calculate as closely upon the arri. q
u At given point, be IT near or remote. Of
'operty intrusted BY him to the railroad
tight t!ain, as upon Lis own arrival a. his
aee Of destination, when hc takes his scat q
the railway carriage. When this shall be Il
.tained, New England and Tue West will ba st
carer together than ever BEFORE.