Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-04

Byron LOOMS.
THE ROAD Is SIXTY-EIGHT MILES LONG, run
ming through Hartford and LitchAed counties having
its Eastern terminus in the City of Hart ord where
connects with Railways already constructed, extending
North, East, and South, and with Connecticut River
Boats.
Its Western terminus is at Mllerton Station, the
Harlem Railroad by which road through connection is
secuted New York Albany, aud at the latter point
to the West by the New York Central Railroad.
At Mieron 1t connects with the Duchess and Co
lumbia, and the Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroads.
the former terminating at Fshkill, where it connects
with Erie and Hudson River Railroads. and the North
River Boats an the latter terminating at the growing
enterprising city of Poughkeopsie
1t will also connect with the Connecticut and Rondout
Railroad, soon to be built thus securing direct
caon with the Eastern Depot of the Delaware and Hud
Canal Company, and the RondouO and oswego, and
Midland Railroa Is.
Immediate connections are made with the New Haven
and Northampton Railroad at Simsbury, and its New
Hartford Branch at Consville and New Hartford the
Naugatuck Railroad at Winsted, and the Housatonic
| r ilroad at Canaan.
The villages through which it passes, many of which
largely in he manufacture of heavy iron goods
\ Bloomfield Tarifville Simsbury, linton, COinsvIe,
| Pine Meadow, New Hartford, Wlnsted Norfolk, West
Norfolk East Canaan, Canaan. Chapinve, Salisbury,
| ami Lakeville.
II holds tho eligible ground for the Fast and West
Road between the Sound and the Western Railroad of
Massachusetts, and ny of the physical character
of the country must control a large local and throu5 h
business beyond he reach Of com clifton.
Its central position, directness and connections with
the of roads West from the Hudson River, as
well those leading Boston and other points East AM
North, inevitably make it the pas
| Senger travel East and West.
Its relghting business hardly be estimated. The
populous country which 1t will be directly de
pendent upon ii supplies Lumber, GRAIN Cattle,
BreadstuGs and Cosl hitherto obtained by most Circuit
| tous and expensive routes.
Its with the coal fields are short and d.
rect reaching does depots of the gea coal
companies, to wit, the nn4ylvana Coal mp9ny at
Eewburgh, and the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany at Ron ou enabling the company not only to sup
ply the large demand for coal along the line of its own
road but that of connecting roads North and East In
dee # is believed by those efully invest
gated the subject, that these two coal companies viii
supply larger amount of tonnage than be trans
| ported over a single track road.
The cement from Hudson, the immense iron interests
of Salisbury the lime and marble OF Canaan, and the
heavier manufacturing interests of Colinsvillr, New
Hartford and Wins ed, guarantee large, profitable and
| increasing freight business.
The estimated Of grai ling, masonry, and bridges
ready for the ack is OOO the of which
climate is fully justieed upon careful revision after
the completion OF than fOur-ffths Of the work
The aptal stock, already subscribed, nearly every
dollar of which is owned along the road, is 100 00O Its
management is in the han OF board of dii ectors liv
ing upon its line and It's interests watched and cared
for with unusual vigilance.
The bonds are issued in denominations of $500 ant
$1,000 with coupons bearing per interest
the option of the holder be registered in the Office
the company, thereby securing safety in case of rob
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