The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-16

I uniform guage OF the United States. To obviate
the Inconvenience, the increased cost of trans.
portaiion. and the additional capital required
TO move traf1c In consequence OF the frequent
transsb ipmenta, from q difference OF RuRge of
only one and half inches. broad tread wheels
were introduced for through traffic, whioh, TO
large extent, has overcome these evils. o wing,
however, to the great oscillation of the cars on
upon play upon the narrow gauge
that has added materially. TO the cost
of hauling upon the four feet, eight and half
inches gauge, 20 remedy which tne guage of
your road has been changed TO four feet nine
| Inches, and the Ohio roads have been, or are
being. changed to four feet nine aud half
inches, leaving bat q difference OF half Inch,
which IL is presumed that time will reduce TO
the uniform gauge of four feet nine inches.
Your directors, In their last annual report,
tempiSted by the Philsde delphia and Erie Rail
road road Company by which ,I, Il % was proposed to
of Benneti's Branch Of the susauebannS; ma thence
up that stream to the summit, and down
The waters OF the Allegheny to that
| and thence TO Pittsburg. This line is designed
| chiefly for the transportation of freight at a
| as to compete with the water lines leading to
! New York Upon no portion of this route is
| East exceeding ten feet per mile, or sixteen
| feet against the westward bound trade, except
gradient of forty eight feet in favor of th heavy
transportation IL used, and for about four miles
near the mouth of the Mahoning, where Il ity-
| five feet per mile NAV be adopted.
Until the traffic justiaes the application of
upon the e feet gradient viii be pa passed over over
| them by division of the train. Tne excep-
tional gradient Of 90 feet per mile near the
continuing upon the side Hill, after striking this
creek, and iutersecting the Allegheny Valley
| Railroad lower down; but the work Will be eX-
| pensive, and may be left to period when the
traffic will justify the outlay.
| and Erie Line beyond Brookville in this direc"
| ton, as 1t will be there met by the Western
| Pennsylvania or Allegheny Valley Railroad,
| the charters of both of which companies cover
the ground; From BrookYille the Phtladel'
| wardly, south of the Lakes, connecting there
with by branch roads,
The grading ofthis railway for about twenty
miles is now under contract, and All of it's ex.
penstve sections Will be let as soon as the line
is carefully located. The satisfactory results
during the past yeerl Is largely due to the jndi'
seconded by his assistants, John A. Wilson,
ESQ, Chief Engineer of Maintenance of Way.
Motive Power and Mechinery, the heavy
traffic of the lines under their charge having
been moved without serious accident AND at a
material saving in cost compared with the pre-
vious year, considering the increase OF tonnsse
The management of the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad, under Its General Superinten-
BALDWIN ESD also FeeSts S is mucb credit Hp6n m
them from the reduction of expenses realized
in the movement OF Its traffic per ton.
Respectfully submitted.
BY order of the Board.
j. EDGAR THOMSON, President.
Mr.. Derbyshire moved that the report of the
Board of Directors be accepted, and be pub
lished in pamphlet form for the use of the
stockholders and that the ecommendations
Mr.. A. l.. Snowden offered the following
| resolution
Just ended as presented this daV Is OF such ssatify
ing CT arscter eIhibitisg as does the and
Resoed unite S e.peHang
Edgar Thomson. President, and to Thomas A.
board na a r. an s4
the several m heads 81 III and to sher
WhieS they save disoharssd l6slr resp sctVe dnles
Of ne s%S To M ess q Se
| vantage OF the stockholders or this company.
In support of his resolution, Mr.. Snowden
"Ibave sought this opportunity. Mr.. Chair
| man, of presenting these resolutions. SO that |
might be able to say q few words expressive OF
| my high appreciation OF the management of
the company. Some few years since owned
the continued assaults OF various parties upon
| the Integrity and wisdom OF its management
investigation as to the truth of the charges
| Last summer an opportunity presented itself,
OF the United States Colonel Thomas A. Scott.
| of passing over the line of the company's road
| in Pennsylvania and other connections IN the
| West, 10 Chicago on the North and st. Louis
| on the South, and when l came to estimate
compished in securing the great trade now
passing over their lines, and which must be
| almost Indefinitely increased In the future,
felt that the few cold words of praise
were not sufficient TO express the
| gratitude that as PennBylva
| nians and especially as Philadelphiaus,
should feel towards the men who, by wise and
far reaching policy, had accomplished these
| great results. Not only, however, have this
management prepared for the future traffic of
the great West, but they have, by Judicious
course, extended lateral roads through various
sections of the Commonwealth; and wherever
the hand OF the Pennsylvania Railroad has
rested, there has prosperity bloomed and:blos-
somed as the rose. Therefore, to-day felt 1t
privilege as we'll q duty TO rise up here In
this meeting of stockholders and express the
sincere sense of gratitude feel, as citizen of
this State, towards the managers, and pride in
The work that this road accomplished, which
has done more to develsp the true interests of
the State and city than almost all other agencies
combined"
motion to adjourn was then made and
passed
ETUANOE AMI ONMEROE.