The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-15


tic and Great western Railway companies, is probably
the important OF the kind that took place in
this country, and is that has bearing beyond its
ostensbe merits The interests Of the city OF Phiade
phia largely involved In the cause Of the plaintiff In
the suit while New York will be materially benefited in
commercial point Of view IL the Atlantic and Great
Western Company succeed, they undoubtedly will. in
maintaining their claims which are perfectly legitimate,
and come squarey under the head OF fair dealing and
honorable bargain. The Great Western Company pro.
to construct broad gauge line from this city TO the
Mississippi river and TO shorten the distance to tho West
about ono hundred miles. In order to do this they
secured number OF lines and charters running through
New Jersey and Pennsylvania among which may be
named the Norris and ESSEX road, extending from
Hoboken on the Hudson river, TO near Easton, on
the Delaware; the caawissa road, which starts from
the head OF the Schuyikil valley near Tamaqua and
runs westward 10 Milton Pa, on the west branch Of tho
Susquehauna river From the western terminus of the
Catawssa road the charter OF the Lewsbug Centre and
Spruce Creek Company to Beefonte will be used From
the latter point is the Snow Shoe Railway to Fhlpsburg
and from Phpsburg another route secured to Clear
field, and still another thence to Franklin on the Ale
ghany river, from where q connection easily be
obtained with the Atlantic and Great Western road,
already constructed which will gve as before stated an
ente new route from the West to New York, indepen
dent Of the Now York and Erie road the hand,
and the Camden and Amboy and Pennsylvania Central
the other The parties TO tho suit the Phadel
pha and Erie and the Pennsylvania Railroad companies
oomplainants and the CaawssA Railroad the West
Central Railroad and the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad companies respondents The case Of the
plaintiffs Is thus stated:--
The bill filed by the complainant sets forth that the
railroad authorized to be built by the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad Company been leased by them the
been finished and put in public from its terminus at
Sunbury to Ere that by the act OF Assembly OF 2lst of
March, 1881, there created q corporation whose
powers and privileges now invested In the Catawssa
Railroad Company, and in pursuance thereof said com
terminating at its junction with the Little sohuyIkll
Railroad. near Tamaqua and CONSISTING at Milton with
the railroad Of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Com
pany; that while said roads connected the said
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company (tlen called the
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company and tho said Cata
A. Dr. 1890 entered into contract, md the Gaia.
wissa Railroad Company has fronx, that time
that the the a naa rcp
Company OF Pennsylvania alleges itself to have become
consolidated with certain corporations established by the
States of New York aud Ohio and claim to be the Allan
tic and Great Western Railway Company Of the states Of
New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio that the said Allan.
tic and Great Western Railway Company have in in
Pennsylvania railroad extending through Ere Craw-
ford Mercer and Warren countless and connecting with
the Erie Railway at Salamanca, in the State Of New
York, and extending by continuous railway into the
State OF Ohio that the Atlantic and Great Western Rail
way being constructed Of six feet gauge, docs not and
with the railroad OF the Philadelphia and
Eric Railroad, with any railroad connecting with the
said Catawssa Railroad which OF four feet eight
and half inches gauge That said Caiawssa Railroad
Company without notice 10 c0mplanans and with view
to the formation OF line OF railroad which shall be
great through line in opposition TO the said Phadel-
phla and Eric Railroad, and to defect the trade
from Phi ladelphia to the city of New York, have
entered into lease, under which the said Cata-
sa Ra road Company have given public that on
first day of December 1896 the said alleged lessees
take possession OF and operate the said railroad that
the said Catawssa Company and the said lcssees
and claim that said essees entitled to the bone
fits entered into upon tho 3st Of October
$780, between SAID Caawssa Railroad Company and said
Philadelphia snd Eric Railroad Company, and claim TO
have and enjoy all the rights and privileges
which granted TO the said Catawissa Company by
the said contract That tho complanans deny that the
said Iessces have exercise or enjoy any Of the
said rights privileges and besides that sadscon
tract At end The compliments pray injunction
declaring that tho dated tho 3st day Of October
1880 is a. end and thai neither the said Catawss.
Isaiiruaa Company nor tho Western Central Railroad
Company, nor the Atlantic aud Great Western Railway
Company, claim any right authority privilege BY
virtue thereof and that said contract be docreed to be
delivered up 70 be cancelled
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