The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-06
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD.

Nsxv n .iIroad Il to New York CIty-QuIcL Timo
and Good AccommO o Odations-st Rails, Iron
Bridges, and No Crossings at Road Grade An
Enthusiastic Meeting of Capitalists la Favor
si the New Enterprise.
A new and most important enterprise OF the great
est interest to the citizens OF Philadelphia has lately
been inaugurated OF which fact but few OF the MEM
,bers OF our community are aware, ana whch none
something definite in the shape OF a new and quick
route.o New York, which end is to be attained by
the Of tot cfy oso anS on mrenS e Oh r
The history OF the enterprise ls thls:-Some time
ago the Legislature OF Pennsyivsni9 incor9oGratea G
pany empowering them to construct railroad from
Philadelphia, through Attleborough, In Bucks
county, to the Delaware river.
Az later dates several companies have been incor-
porated by the State OF New Jersey, with authority
To construct railroads through the counties OF Ner
Ger Somerset and Union In that State. These COM
panes are authorized to connect their raroads; ana
by recent survey OF the severa! lines the iact was
line OF railroad may be constructed between Phila-
delphia and New York passing through district OF
facilities now exist The route will be shorter
by several miles than that now in use between the
two cities The several companies have already en-
tered into contracts by which the connections will
be insured. The Atteborough Company has changed
its name to the National Railroad Company. A new
hoard of Directors has been elected and the project
generally has very business-ike leok.
A large meeting OF those interested, as Wen as OF
some OF the substantial farmers living along the line
of the contemplated road was held yesterday in the
once OF the National Railroad, in this CITY,
N.
chair, and gave q short address, He spoke OF the
determination OF the directors to build railroad
which In construction and equipment would pe Sc
cond to none in this any other country. 1t was to
be double track, of the best quality of steel rails
and ballasted heavily with stone all the bridges We're
90 be OF iron and highway and other railroad cross
ings were to be either above or below the grade of
this line OF rails Every Improvement for the safety
or comfort of the travelling public should be adopted
With such a road, the running time would be equal
TO that OF the best European roads. 1t was not
Thought too much to say that the time between
Philadelphia and New York could be reduced to two
hours
Mr. Edward C. Knight, the new Treasurer, and
Mr. A. S. Iivington aud Colonel Freese, of Trenton,
N j., also spoke in favor Of the project.
District Attorney Gibbons made mention or the
Iegal points involved, as regards the Camden and
AmbOy Railroad. He stated that two eminent legal
gentlemen OF Trenton had thoroughly examined the
subject and they declare that there Is no dimculty
subscriptions were received for nve thousand
shares OF stock, and this somewhat OF surprise
to the projectors OF the enterprise. The officers Sc
1ected are all men OF MEANS who are determined to
carry the thing through, and III the very best
manner. The members of the board could them
selves subscribe for the entire stock and build the
road.
The chief engineer is Mr.. j. b. Culver gentle
man thoroughly competent for the undertaking.