Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

~ 3A9 cAiAd railway CuAhApdHy W construct aralI-
road from Connellsville to Pittsburp. with
branches; extending the time for commen.
cling, andrepealing the limitation as to the
time of constructing the main line of said
road; authorizing connections with roads
chartered By the State of Virginia or Western
Virginia and changing the time of the annual
meeting of the Stockholders of said company
which bill, we were informed, had passed the
House of Representatives several days pre-
viously without any opposition. Part Of the
second section of this bin reads thus: 'That
so much of the said act incorporating the
said Connellsville and Southern Pennsylvania
railway companyas limit the time for the con-
struction of the main line Of their road to
three years from the passage thereof be and
the same is hereby repealed, and that THE
TIME FOR COMMENCEMENT OF THE ooEsTRUc-
TIoS THEREOF SHALL BE EXTENDED FOR THREE
YEARS FROM THE PASSAGE OF THIS ACT.
This is what we have been expecting for
sometime, so that it does not take as by sur
prise; but we must confess that we are sur
prised that two Representatives, sent especi-
ally to Harrisburg to guard the immediate
interest of the counties of Somerset, Bedford
and Fulton, should allow a measure of such
vital Importance to their constituents to pass
withouta word ofopposition or eyena protest.
Every intelligent man in the district knows
that the Pennsylvania Central was charged
with seeking the charter of the Southern
Pennsylvania for the express purpose of oe-
cupying the ground and keeping other parties
from putting down an opposition read. So
formidable was the opposition to the scheme
that it was only passed by embodying proyi-
SO in the bill that the company must organize
in ninty days and complete the main line Of
roadin three years. This was compromise,
a stoop TO conquer, and having succeeded in
getting the charter so much desired the Penn
sylvania Central comes back to the body that
placed it under obligations to fulfil its con-
tract within specified time, when the grea-
ter portion of that time has expired, and asks
the same body to give it as much more time
to commence the construction as it before
stipulated to complete itin. Glaringand ras-
cally as this position is two representatives
well acquainted with the suspicious of their
constituents in regard to the good faith of
this over grown monopoly, having the best
interests of those who selected them at stake,
allow this bill to pass without even acquaint-
ing those most deeply interested. We here
say that no legislation could affect the people
of this representative district more than this
bill. At least eighty miles of this road willrun
through the heart of these counties, entering
the eastern border of Fulton and going out
on the western line of Somerset, thus directly
inter esting nineteenth of the entire popula-
ton. Its construction viii dispense millions
ofmoney to the citizens of the district and al
most every man, woman and child will be
benefited byit. With these truths staring us
in the face our Representatives allow this
subtle monopoly to diddle away three years
at time to crafty the inordinate avarice of
those who only care for themselves. 1t is
time that the people of this district aroused
themselves from their unaccountable lethar-
gy and returned to the Legislature men who
have the ability and the decision of character
to stand up and defend our interest. No
section of Pennsylvania to-day, has greater
interests at stake than Southern Pennsylva-
niaand it is high timethat these interests were
properly taken care of. Ifthe Southern Penna.
charter were out of the way to morrow
not less than halfor dozen companies, com
posed of the heaviest capitalist in the land,
would compete for the route but here we are
tied up like Parhssius to the cold rocks of
Mount Caucasus, with the vultures devouring
at our vitals, unable to resist, or to break the
fetters that bind us.
1t is due to Mr.. Householder to say that he
is making every preparation to meet the Issue
in the Senate. He has drawn up the follow
ing substitute for the Section alb owe quoted:
@Section 2 That so much of the said arti-
Gle Incorporating the said Connellsville and
Sou 1ern Pennsylvania railway company as
limits the time for the construction of the
main of this road in three years from the
passage thereof be and the same is hereby ex
tended for the period of five years, prouided,
that portion of the main line situated between
Mount Dallas and Buffalo Run, in the county
of Bedford, be placed under contract within
one year from and after the passage OF this
act. +"
We do not expect that this amendment viii
prevail All the Pennsylvania Railroad will
have to do win be to raise dust and those
who do its work, however dirty, win come tc
the rescue and force its demands through
with out jar in the music Of Legislation. /
the bill becomes a law we earnestly hope the
Governor viii veto it, but we have reason
to expect the worst.
LEASE OF THE BROAD Tor RATLRoAD.--A
rumor has been floating about our streets for
the last few weeks in regard to the lease o.
the Broad Top Railroad by the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. We have made diligent
inquiry in regard to the matter, and find tina
negotiations are pending between the respec
tive Companies, for this purpose. The only
obstacle, which has, thus far prevented the
consummation of the design has been tht
rolling stock of the road. The Central Com
pany does not manifest willing to take th'
rolling stock belonging to the Broad Top
Company. But we do not see how this
can obviate the contemplated lease, as the
stock is certainly not of so much value as to
interfere with project of so much import
ance to the stockholders of the Broad Tor
Company We have very little sympathy fol