, 1869-09-17

rlrtaon at ihr ta"!t Hallway. The Cl1Gilr4 N rail-
"a4 AtTA nprfRtofs trc strengthening Themselves
Tor luz c"h't.t Thai thAll dectis Which af them
hhAf eont1ni the great lran+c0nttnental highway,
eilsl the 1rst Nu.e ID to get cuntsp, pf Nh !ung Mil
altect line Of taat and ro4t. I'll this sic Of
Tie Missouri ID possible. In this Itghs, the most
important consolidation II the rcccpt one OF the
Like Shorc i Michigan southern md To!e'io /
v stash Roade THIS consolidation rHtA,, .npics
ono contrCa fourteen hundred miles Ct ruli, making
oie tl1fsSt !tnc from uNao III t'hlca mil anothcs
from Dut'a,o 10 the M'aslsEiepi 1user At Quincy
nha HhbnlhAL The consolidated company ntso
Propose now TO build an additional road iron DO
catur, Gu tie T0ltsIo i Wabash KulI,.., direct TO
St- Louis Thus this consolidated COMPANY would
control zoAA with tnrrs Hrcat arms In tho SEate
Of llnnla, bat Ill concentrated At Toledo into one,
aEo ftsat onc cunilnuc.i eAstwazl to Buffalo, and
It probably viii Eot be locg before there will bc
utolhrr consolidation With nuc q! the ro1hs 10 the
ktahoar,. and nate It the azeatet, rail- xaJ TO-
noio'5 on tho castc1u SIDE Ut the coatlne1t- Two
principal competitors nrc now striving 10 grt Tits
!sht mentioned ro.iiion. The penn.yl-
vanta fentrnl Company nre ptiIns high
for Tint rat 0f tie consolidated road ruau!nS
ffhtH Toledo ~cAlwanl. Tle oll!er h!,Iier II Van
tffl'lf, "ho wants 10 consolidate the New YORK
Central aud the uunson Kser Into the great mo-
Doio5. In coupect'on with this general teulcni.y
10 consolidate Which l. now the most prom.nen:
feature III Eal!rtah po:cy, stnpnr,a', convention
u 10 bc teid at OtTeGo on the 6'h Of Ociues. Tse
csll has been signed bJ great number Of leading
railroad b.t0, ap'! has for lis ohycc thu establish.
ulent q! another eattern Rud tIaas-coutneuta1
RAILWAY. Ihe cau for the convention Eet5 ru.th
thaf:
"1lues Of rallroad are IN progress over the most
direct route from the east shore Ut Nova Scotia
Portland, Maine, ir1m whsch pnIn: It 1. p1upos.,i
10 tnbatruCt l:ue dne west to thu t1eA,i Df Like
Chaturlaif., passing through tht Ustp.e Waller,
13E.tot. Wood took rn1 Rutland to Whitehall, and
thtnCt to 1he hl.ln Ut ft ErtAt TAXED, ri fJAwex0
thence ~ The 1nu-t direct Fuatr. along the ssa,
It. Chlf i,tstra III thu most favorable l,nc ~ the
city Of chicago. troM wh!ch Hue OF ra!lTay e1-
trn,ls 10 tue l'aciac nreau at san fnncrco, with
smother I!tie rnnttmfia,inn aves s:t ttnftei
Efu+, hs thA Snrtntrn Pacific Halrna4 10 Puget
solAt. This plan Ut tsAhsC6nttnrnt;l ra!lWay-
iHEE III tutltcfIpiAt!pn-W.i1 shorten the tranAll
| letncen EnSAntl anfi linpH Kong IN ifir1y-thret
da!t ugniist iuft two .ln4A ~ tue shortest pUss
bic ruusr hcrt,ss iIr EAstefn Hemisphere, eyen
thr con I,eten III tile snez Canal. tnsnriHR to the
American r1iute the trayrl and tie bAtk Of thu
| American asId European markets."
| This ctlscut:nu H. therefore. called 10 taxi
| neRfurts to serufc The must direct pfactica5l
| line Of railway lrtwrTn PORTLAND ant th1ragn-
the Ln5Httsnt 1Ink In the trans continental chain
| aid secure truEk iIre e1lal 10 Tie 'lenRtsls 4
| Western trn'9e.
| The New YORK Shii5ina ft.t has male up u
usus1 table Of tue tbtsun cruz for the eutton yva
cGdinr August II, which compares Win pnst 5eai