New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-11

pie Of Albany were running away with wrong idea OF
our sac OF the question and tne door
LOOK at the facts At the western terminus OF the Al
Se Es noa1 u az bEonSb e and ia
branches, westward, thousands OF miles LOOK az the
map ana observe the poson shu you % n
dear TO US that should control God forbid that we
should do So unless right II the controllers OF this
wen but there che bone Of contention, the idea Of
localziDg the Albany and Susquehanna Road and fixing
pay the regardless Of the Of those
who travel It, and who send freight it, and also
perty of the road wrong in theory and would be abb
surd In practice Your city gave It's millions not as an
ness il brings to Them After eight months almost steady
the part OF the President OF the Erie
Road Mr.. Gould, he has been unable to reach Albany
with business except at local rates. which has been
greatly the Of both roads and OF the pub
fe S Wn' Nv s %s was The 4Oay aHS
hanna We are say 80 miles further 10 Bunalo,
and We could not induce business to 80 that
not get, and therefore the Central Road held
its power and AIsd s own price on s rs tra hSSv al. D9
Susquehanna Road would not have entered as COM
pettor for the business between this city ana BunaS
Most assuredly would could we have done 30 az the
same price the Central charged II we had been forced
to have made less price they would have been forced 20
do the thing. All this would have been greatly 70
the advantage Of the City Of Albany No better result
for the benefit Of your citizens could have been accom-
would welcome US With open arms. Look at the past
Has not everything been done by the Central line to make
out your instruments Of business and leave you with
nothing hand but pleasure all the tune, which Is very
Can Ts apy oSe SUPPOSE 6st we want the Albany
and usquehanna Road for its business between here and
Contributing branch an ally Of the Erie Railway. We
want 1t means OF communicating with every city
and town and hamlet OF New England, that to-day we
are Isolated FROM We wish pour out the wealth brought
the Erie Road your city and on your DOCKS for
transportation Eastward. We would mako Albany the
great terminus Of long line Of road-he distributing
point for the North and East We have not come mere
ike thieves or irresponsible parties, unlimited
But we have united with us majority Of all the
Directors Of the Albany and susquehanna Road. we
as has nEs been been chA SS' Almost million Of dollars
OF money has come In here Tor an investment when
the other day coud have Deen 1ad or less tn
that 1t will BIO time one OF the arms OF the Erie Ran
way and It's right arm too IL cannot oe OF service 10 Us
ests Of al demand that this line should work in harmony
with the millions and millions of capital that stretch west
from your city aud the Albany and susquehanna line.
The Directors Of this road saw the value OF this policy
and our capital fighting your battle against those who
prejudiced against u.s. for no other reason except
that they do not understand the matter as is
some OF your presses have said, the President OF
the and road MT Ramsey ana tbs graa
interests involved would have brought me IN collision
with him. have the highest regard TOT .opa tbs ny
stands to-day between the interests OF the people ana our
be free admittanco to us in Albany. For all ask We
give YOU ia value The star OF the Albany and
Susduehanna Road as local road has set IL must
now part OF the great horoughfare from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and Albany must be the distributing point
the place OF delivery. Albany must be where the
tolls are taken. All the business pays tribute 70
you and In that will be yOur wealth. t Is evldent the
hostility TO our interests is stimulated by those In the III
Of the Central II the Central gets control OF THIS
road hopes TO do IL is plain that 1t would take on
tho trains and 70 run IT, as II has done Win the
road TO Athens The interest Of the Erie TO run IT, the
Interest OF the Central discontinue it. In this case
we shall fight In this contest III we win you VIII reap
the benefits. If fall you viii be the sufferer IL 10
my holding out powers win last with those who are op
posed to me- ask advantage 20 which my case does
entltle Give Mr.. Ramsey the advantages OF al
doubt and what left win watt us on to victory yours
very respectfully, JAMES FISK, Jh'
Albany Aug. Q. 1862
The Albany Esenin0 Journal in commenting on the
above card says
"n President Ramsey succeeds Albany wiz eont d
this new route 10 West absolutely that 1t can dc
70 both the great competing Interests ara
bring the bulk Of traffic 70 this point, as distributing
center IL Fisk riumphs, just much or the Susque
hanna Road will be used ana N j1ss sscn az Sh
trafic will monopolizo the line, and way ousi.
nass will be utterly neglected-to the ruin OF
the agricuturists who have already reaped such
large advantages from the opening OF this route nor
II at all unlikely that Albany would be LEFT out IN tne
cold What assurance have We that In pursuance OF
his dear pet scheme for making Boston CONNER
cla metropolis, Fisk will not md some means OF es
tabiishlng cut-on, by way OF a Highland bridge ana
the Hartford ROadthus distributing the products OF the
England without any assistance Intervention from
Albanyi The history of the Gould and Fisk com6ina
ton shows that Is capable OF enterprises quite AZ start
ling as this.