New-York tribune., 1868-02-27

the country traversed s the most valuable uD0ccuped
ground In the State for railroad. The capital Is t O0c
but as the subscription books have not been coneen-
ated not known how much OF the stock has ter Peen
VIII be no dfculy IN procuring The necessary funds % Ipr
Hs q he nf s n Of = making @
and estimates; but ground viii probably be broken
IN tne SPrlng Tne adyantages OF thls % rosa may nay
people OF the section through which 1t passes 20 eommu
3iSate %n each & other oy ra without nr,t gEg , N
each other and generally their business relations II VIII
produce great results the settlement and development
Of that portion Of the state and viii appreciate the value
OF property 10 the extent Of many millions OF dollars
and ths after o cTosg three rosS
great highway Of the Delaware River 1t win therefore
Camden and Atlantic Railroad, from Hammonton 70 At
anc and Of the section trayersed by the Cape May
Delaware Bay It Win receive large business passen
gers and freight from this vicinity more than nan mn
The Vineland Railway viii command most OF the New
York. and considerable portion OF the %
run in Jersey amounts TO more 10000 and the
population In the Delaware and Maryland peaen I'M
which Will be reached by IT, Is nearly Twice ~
names OF the officers are C. X. eandis, President d. w
Bostwick Vice President W. A. House. eecle'aiyI anu
Marcus Wicks Treasurer.
THE MONMOUTH COUNTY AGMcULTURAL RAILROAD
This road Is nroiected TO connect Freehold, n j. the
presept terminus of the Agricultural Railroad with Key
port on the Rartan Bay IA miles distant touching the
villages OF Marlboro and Mattawan on the route. The
charter was granted April Of last year TO the ncorpo
rators who are chiefly farmers residing In Monmouth
County Thus far practical work has been done, with
the exception of making surveys which have established
the fact that the road win need but little grading, and
can be built for $4,000 ~ mile The terms Of the
charter allow the company five years in which to begin
and years which to finish the road and also gives
them power increase the present capital stock Of $780,
900 to oOO If necessary AT present the enterprise
under the management Of board consisting OF nine OF
the ncorporaor but $4,000 in subscriptions
has been secured officers will be elected, and work com
uro he n
anteed by the farmers along the route the subscription
that II they the project would probably share the
fate Of similar one several years ago In that case inc
stock was taken and franchise acquired by persons VINO
from Freehold 10 Keypor In the present instance now
ever 1t Is intended 10 move more cei4 h anu 70 80 ,h
railroad TO develop the resources OF Monmouth county
and TO furnish quick and transportation Tor the
people and the productions OF their land to the City OF
New-York. 1t is. In fact, an agricultural ran
atoes yearly produced In that section OF NewJesey
for the market OF EewYor and It is necessary that the
producers should have quick and cheap access TO TINS
city Besides, since Long Branch has become popular
Summer resort, many NewYork merchants have made
rapidly increasing and this In addition 10 the advantages
OF :productve SOIL agreeable gseenery, and heathful
property This Of itself convinced the people that they
only required short and sure transit 70 & "a ITR a 20
Monmouth County what some Other sections OF Se%-
Jersey have already become.a suburb OF new horn
The incorporation expect TO obtain supplement- as soon
wanted extend the road from Freehold TO Hornei
tSw1 SsnGe nGd q HrbsoSn road This with the Key
port line would furnish direct through route from New
York to Philadelphia
THE NEw-JERsEY PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY.
Although the mode Of transportation designed to be
employed by this company does not exactly belong 70 the
same class railroads IL nevertheless seeks to obtain the
same results locomotive roads, and differs from them
in principle only in the motive power The subject OF
moving valuables hight freigbts parcels and mail mat
hf canh he ~
OF the methods use IN this country had long
cupied the minds OF engineers and Others Nhen In May
1867 the company above mentioned was Incorporated and
received a charter from the State OF kew-Jorsey. The
franchise gives them the exclusive privilege Of laying
pneumatic pipes In that State fixes the capital STOCK az
be constructed within three years The company pro
poses 20 lay part OF the required Ten miles TON Jesey
in operation ponts The tube Is TO be Of
wood and three feet In diameter but the details az 10
carriages engines and forth have not yet been decd
ed upon expected be able TO transport articles
at high speed as one hundred and hfy miles an hour
and TO have perfect control over the carriages stopping
them at pleasure and at any place The pipes may pe
laid IN Suryes s s%9 over 1s eT tbe sue
OF the enterprise Is practically demonstrated
the company pGpo@ses @ 20 lay s. from tbs raty
10 Newly and also OF money parcels ana olher sma
iion that company has just been organized, styled the
New-York Jersey City and Brooklyn Pneumatic Transit
SeT Sa East Ihf Ee 10 and anSe the
North Jersey City The tube IN this Is TO be
passengers well freight Whether the greater rapid
ity and saving Of time by this means wond induce peo
pie TO prefer the ferries Is matter yet 10 be deter
mined. The project Is now before tic legislature foi
charter.
An act was passed by the Legislature OF this state IN
1866 authorizing the towns Ulster Greene, Delaware
and sohohae Counties TO issue bonds 10 the amount OF
thirty per cent Of tho valuation OF property and take
stock this road which organized the year before
This they have done 10 large extent, Ulster County
rl,cIr anita nj
Surveys and estimates made IN 1861 show tho country
passed through favorable the average for rail-
road building The length viii be 95 miles from kondout
70 Coliersyie where the Albany and susquehanna Rail
road crossed thence 10 Coopersown over the Susque
hanna Valley Railroad now under contract l6 miles;
from Coopersown TO Utica over the Utica Chenango and
susuuehanna Railroad "a miles, Of which 20 miles is
opened; from Utica TO Rome distance of Is miles, the
track OF the NewYork Central will be used from Rome
to Richland by the Rome aud Watertown Railroad ~
miles from Rchand 10 Oswego over the OsweRO and
Road distance Of 20 miles thus making total OF
miles The line is located from ondont To stamford
those points average feet and westward 40 feet to the
mile with inc eXeePon OF & wsaS dSe g and c % ana her .
crosses the Catsk Mountains The Eastern Division OF
Fd6HS es ~ Phadepha Who have force Of more than
200 already at work, and VIII put on st more az
10 az Sf %SeT vii poa6 placed
during the coming Summer. ana the roau VIII DC
cDItes 20 be encountered, there win be on the
Rondou and Oswego Railroad about 1000 feet Of bridg
Ing; IN the Mountain Division tunnel OF ZOO feet
through Rose Hill will be necessary there VIII also be
several heavy cuttings and embankments, one OF
the latter being 700 feet In length, and 100 feet
hieh at the maximum. With these exceptions
no extraordinary obstacles are found upon the
route Tho average estimated cost OF the road Is
about 10000 a mile, or for the whole work A0oOOOo
This line viii pass through the richest towns OF Delaware
Greene and Schoharie Counties and will have large
local traffic Taking basis the freight now received
IN Ropdont by the Delaware Plank Road 1t r estimated
that the RondOut and Oswego Railroad viii be able 70
pay dividend of ten per cent gp tRe eatge cost ore
dsy in the month q Sahdsfy Jnst passed, S6 loaded
wagons passed point on the section now under con-
struction. believed that the naggngston quarres