New-York tribune., 1868-02-27

great expeuse in order make them perfectly adapted
70 tie purposes they intended TO NIL hfactthe board
great through air line from NewYOrk to Boston, are
anxious to secure every possible advantage anu
fSres sh1 20 OF the MiddIetown and Wmanio
RAILROAD will crossing Of the Connecticut River by
bridge Il WAS originally designed 10 construct suspe
bridge, with single span OF yVo Ieet aI III
sailing vessels but the corp0rators have peoned the
Legislature for authority TO build lower bridge with Two
draws feet each This would ebviate the necessity
of very heavy cutting and tunnel of 1000 feet and
would also give the advantage OF more Senai %
granted Another project for crossing the river with
WORKERS Of Camden, N j. have offered to sink iron
In the river large enough for trains to pass through
This they promise 20 do for about SOOc ana with the
further condition that they will guarantee the success OF
their plan. aud will REQUIRE no pay Until. until Tbs m
plan at least has the Of novelty but yet has not
been acted upon. The capital stock OF the Company Is
issue bonds 10 the extent OF half the OF the work
done at time the bonds to be oy tnS
has been subscribed by people residing along the
route and the towns beginning to vote on the
has granted 100000; Middlehed, s Oo and New.ayen
promises 100000 That city can well afford that amount
and according 20 opinions of competent Judges could
build tho whole Of the road II should
have stated that charter for road over this route
ro% Boston to SewYOrk but was acquired BY
interested in not having built and
located only short time: About iye miles OF the old
been Sken by The new Company The first division Of the
roed from New Haven 70 Middetown, will probably be
w%antc expected win be opened by the
OF July 1862 Men arc now at WORK making oeatons
beer received from manufacturers 10 furnish the
iron and deliver It for bonds Tho estimated cost Tor
so and for the second division from Mddetown to VIII
Iimantlc about $4,000 me including sidings The road
Increase as the EXPENSE about twot6rd For the whole
road of double track In operation the cost Is az
as profitable at least tho NewYork and New-Hayen
Railroad whose stock Observation-Disclosures me o tSs
Company stands at 20 per cent apoSe par ey sr %
confident Mat as .d s0on wmantio m Railroad viii be
worth ten per cent premium: some Oh tno
s ,E' 1oa s SgnU @ Saye above others being on an air
line from York Boston, IL viii save to passengers
and freight between those Ses ~ sn thosS Of hs
Springfield and Worceste 1t can carry freight cheaper III
soSon on 70 the the track Of the Boston, Hartford and Erie
Railroad which, as sshown under the head OF mat ROAD
addition should be mentioned tho rich farming lands
which trayersed and which Will De entirely depend
passengers strip Of land six miles in width either
aide OF the of the New Haven, Mdd!etown and VIII
uaton OF Connecticut In fact has been apty said IL
Is one vast village from New Haven TO Willmantc Man
description OF article comprised In the general term OF
Yankee Notions are found every stream; still with
region Is undeveloped Directly upon the line the
arc quarries of Portland sandstone. which yield tho
residents dwelling. In Middletown County are lead
mines which produce very highly Rrgentiferous
aSo deposits OF snc cobalt aud copper These and other
advantages well known to any acquainted with the
country to Justify the almost enthusiastio eXpeeta'
tiOns OF tho friends OF this road. David Lyman OF Md
dotown, Is President; Mr. Coffin Secretary and Treasr
ar, and Gen. f. w. Scrrel OF HewYork, Chief Engineer
THE MIDLAND RAILROAD.
Tho corporate Of this road s the and Os
wego Midland Railroad, but 1t has to be generally
called simply the Midland Road and therefore that des
ignationis employed In the present instance many
there had been much discussion and speculation rel
ave to the practcabty and propriety OF constructing
railroad which would shorten tho distance and time occu
pied going nom NewYork to Buffalo aud consequently
to the whole wos As 10 the practcabty the only ques
tion In regard TO means and TO the proprey no
further proof needed than glance ut the map OF
the State OF New-York IL was evident that either by
the Erie Rawa or the Hudson River and NewYork Cen
tral Railroads the passage from NewYork TO Buffalo was
by q course which considerably indirect and might
be greatly reduced The position Of the primary valleys
the portion OF the State required TO be aversed was at
first deemed extremely unayOrable for the construction
OF railroad but examinations and surveys showed that
the project confronted many obstacles was
apprehended. Tho result OF mature consideration OF
the matter the organization In 1885 OF company to
build railroad nom Jersey City or HOboken 10
was passed by tho Legislature OF tins State. Il K
ing aud specifying the counties through whic
the proposed road should pass and also authorizing til