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

The topic of conversation in business circles
IN the North Eastern section OF NewJersey, is the
and number Of It's railroad enterprises and indeed
the Importance Of the subject entities 1t TO all the
sideraon II has received When all OF the railroad lines
building shall completed the Eastern section OF
NewJcrsey. from Cape May to Fort Lee, for distance
running average 20 miles inland, will be com
petey terseoted by railroad lines than any other tract
OF equal extent In the country The roads OF recent In
auguratOn have been noticed IN THE TRIBUNE already;
The Of the Norris and Essex Road TO Paterson
the erection, under the auspices OF the Erie
Road OF tho line between Newark and Paterson;
the Road run Cape May connect by
ferrage with this city, the line which is To the
charming valley OF the Passaio to Peapack and but yes
terday that other great enterprise OF the Erie Railway
Company which Is eventually TO compete for Hudson
River and Western traffic with the Hudson River line,
and OF which the construction OF road between Fort
Lee and Bergen Tunnel Is hut the incipenoy. To the
people OF this city, these enterprises OF contiguous
district cannot be unlnteresung and the facts
ing them are explicitly stated
The Montclair Railroad is being constructed from
Montclair 10 MOrrstown under charter which author
Tres It's extension in north westerly direction To the
state Middetown 1t has also secured control
of charter which enIowers the building OF a line across
Munsons Jap at SHUTDOWN, near Franklin where 1t will
connect with the NewJersey road. ls right to run over
the line OF that road 10 the Ferry at the loot OF Mont
gomcrys In Jersey City has been secured for five years
by contract The Company has also contracted with the
Sew-YOrk and oswego Midland Company TO build
"A road from the State line 20 the Hudson River.
The Company Is now engaged IN locating this
chased WORK is being pushed from Little Falls TO a
Mace known AS Pompton P8iu, ten miles distant from
Paterson Thence 1t will he vigorously pushed on up the
PrquannOck River 10 SuuitOgn, aud thence through
Ogdrnsburgh. Franklin and DetkertOwn 10 MddetoWn,
New.York This line will lead the road through dis
trct rich In some places In lroi and zinc mines ana IN
Others In agricultural capacity and opens the Pequah
mock Valley. now comparatively unknown. The gentle
men connected with the enterprise propose TO lay out
several cites along the lac OF the road. aud to IN.
wife settlement by Offering 10 al willing to purchase aud
build upon them for themsev's and Their families iGee
passes over road for yetr The erection OF me
manufacturing cry on tne ka9PCo r yfT near msnn
ftciuung Company Of New-,0rk, have purchased
I'm Ffic Railway Company is Dne OF chs hrst that has
- N sn,stnntiai Improvements In the vicinity Of New
Wnrk io accommodate It's large business II Is at present
erecting large depot aud fIqghthouse ki the foot OF
twenty thirst which points now c.dneCted with the
Company's depot IN jersey GV 81 ! regular ,SSo d
tcrry boats Docks aud warel -. and new tracks ait
hrng laid at weehawken title I-T Dock aud depot
fer IeSeiing crnIs OIL f1e. PonEsy ivanla has beeJ
ereV'ea " INN EEn. She oilraf3 y very large, ~
! lion rscslyinR tanks, AID other reservoirs
| buuI fOg storing the a.; have been con
sirugted which will nsafe for tie Erie hallway E"uoless
tue monopoly Of this branch Of tralc, since LIS cap
FOR carrying and storage batter than any road can N
possess The Company has aso purchased lands aud are
opening stock ards at Weehaw KEN the Communi
paw AbatUlr rs depot for holding and Strengthening
cattle. The movements OF the NewJersey Road toward
completion with other lines for western trade have been
already noticed. The combination with the Pennsy
RAILROAD has already secured for II large share Of
Western trafv coming 10 thseity The Pennsyyana Ka
way Company has also In the interest or Itself ana the
New.Jerscy Railroad hired the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne
and Chicago Railroad, which connects at PttsDurgh Win
the Pennsylvania Road 81 an annuai reniaI ior
roads assumed the liabilities Of that leased Inc conpa-
nei IL is said, quietly absorbing the stock OF the
Chicago aud Rock Island Railroad and have some de-
gn reported securing the control OF the Chicago
mud North Western Railroad. From the western ter
minus Of one OF these roads the connection Will be eG-
,sndrd 10 Omaha The connection with the Pacific Rail-
road will then be insured possible III intended tlat
this shall be secured by the close OF this year.