Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-09-28
THE PITTSBURG AND CONNELLS-
WILLIE RAILROAD.

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Knowing that our city and county are most
deeply interested in the success Of this i'm
portant enterprise We have made some effort
to keep posted in regard to the action of the
parties who are working for and against the
road and to learn all We could in regard to lis
future prospects.
During the session of year before last the
Legislature of Pennsylvania passed two billy
affecting the road-the one taking away its
franchises East of Connelsvile, and between
that place and Cumberland, and the other
comforting tho rights thus Invested upon
new company then formed or authorized to
he formed, and called the Connellsville and
Southern Pennsylvania Railroad Company
This company was at once organized, the
Pennsylvania r. r. subscribing through n
Mr.. WRIaHr 100000, and some other
parties subscribing about $4,000. The
Directory is composed of six members of the
Directory of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, and the aforementioned Mr.. WRIGHT
recto,y of ,hc new road is seemingly intent
upon building road to connect Connellsvile
with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Bedford,
thus leaving this city as completely SHUT of
from all connection with Pittsburg as hereto
fore.
The pittsburg and Conhelfsvillc Company
brought suit against the Connellsville and
Southern Pennsylvania Company to test the
Constitutionality of these laws. The latter
company demurred to the bill on the ground
that they were not the proper parties to be
sued, and had no interest in the matter as not
intending to interfere with the franchises,
rights, privileges, route or location of the
former company. Jsdge GRIER overruled
the demurrer deciding that they were the
proper defendants, and that if they did not
intend to interfere row they might have the
intention hereafter. He permitted them to
withdraw the demurrer and put in an answer,
requiring them in the answer to charge spe-
cific acts of " misuse and abuse" on the part
of the Pittsburg and Connellsville Company
of their chartered privileges, and upon this
answer he would grant an issue. They have
put in this answer, but unfortunately for the
Pennsylvania Company the answer does not
contain single charge, so that the Pittsburg
and Connellsville Company is justly entitled
-, and will undoubtedly obtain, decree in
November next.
1t is fair to presume that the Pennsylvania
Company will feel greatly discouraged by the
repeated adverse decisions they have received
in their legal contest with the Pittsburg and
Connellsville Company, yet they will hardly
rehnquish the contest without another effort.
Be that as it may, however, their cause is a
hopeless one, and all the time and money they
may expend in this matter will prove total
loss. They have nothing to sustain them in
the position they have taken, and this fact is
patent to themselves as well as to every one
else who has taken any note of the case.
During the coming month work will be re-
commenced on the road and vigorously prose-
cuted 1t is confidently expected that by the
LIST of January an opening will have been
made through the tunnel, and no effort will
be spar,d on the part of the company to bring
about an early completion of the road. This
is consummation most devoutly to be wished
for. The prosperity and advancement Of all
our commercial interests depend very ma
terially upon the success of this work, and we
know that every business man in the county
will lend his aid to its accomplishment.
The prospects Of the Company at present
sre very bright, and With the liberal and ma
aorial aid which has been and is still being
so cbeerfully extended by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, and the public gen
orally, they have every inducement to "gt
ahead"