The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-29


commodate the Cedar Lawn. Dundee, Willis ana
Market street railroads. Subsequently party OF
men attempted to head them OF Oy laying down
switch ana tracks on the same side OF the street for
the Riverside and Broadway horse railroads. Inc
to be trouble anead and they nex. concluded 60 20
over the frog and switch and away beg ond tne emu
or the track OF the Riverside Railroad atosetner'
keep their In the centre OF the street,
out or the way altogether, wnereupon they
started those men accordingly beyond the tracks
OF the Riverside road, taking the centre OF tae
street. The Riverside people thereupon took Of
fence and considered this invasion OF their rights
claiming the street. and one digging one TRENCH an
other another, and so on. Directly che Cedar Lawn
~ es @ Sa 70 Put
thrown out again by the Riverside and Broadway
men. The excitement ran high; large crowd
cane ana two policemen But nobody attempted 10
Interfere The picks and shoves flew. the dirt and
crowd auGmenting. Mr. Jonn ]. Brown informs US
that tnal when boin companies had the trouble
Tae Cedar road e rails
across Broadway to go down West street. not
dreaming OF trouble. when the Riverside people APP
peared and attempted to set their men at work down
West street beyond the corners. That the compa-
ny's men came into collision on the corners and
just about similar scene occurred as now and tnat
agreed 10 compromise. That for the sake OF peace
the Cedar Lawn Railroad Company agreed to give
up West street 10 the Riverside Railroad they
ing that they wanted 10 extend their line travel
oown West street ana that the suggestion that a
Cedar Lawn Company taking Broadway and giving
up West street to the Riverside people
came from the riverside people themselves,
was agreed upon for cessation OF
hostiities. subsequently the Broadway and River
side road extended their route down Broadway be-
yond the corners to accommodate couple OF cars,
which formerly stood in front OF the Guardian
Office, and no objection was maze at the time by the
Cedar Lawn folks, although 1t was contrary to the
understanding had VITA that company at the time
mentioned, when the Cedar Lawn Company agreed
street,
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Pennsylvania incorporated the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company 10 construct a railroad from Harris
pulg 20 az c9nneGng VIII. rae harpsorrg
necessary, with the Columbia Railroad, the property
OF tue Commonwealth AS late as 1851 the eastern
and western porLlons were connected by the Port
age railroad. crossing the Allegheny mountain by
inclined planes, and journey from Philadelphia
TO Pttsburg, in that year, passed the traveller
the Columbia and Harrisburg roads to Harrisburg,
and from that place to HoilldaysDurg by the Penn
syvania Railroad, and thence to Johnstown by the
Portage road and locomotive and thence by canal to
Pittsburg. Now, by the purchase of the main line
and the lease OF the Harrisburg road there is con
tnuous double track railway from Pttsburg TO
Philadelphia, entirely under the control OF great
company. The lease OF The Philadelphia and Erie
the trade Of Lake Erie and the Northwest, including
the petroleum business, 10 Philadelphia Tor SHIP
IN every direction supplying It tA' with pas pas
sengers and freight. This great company has,
Leases ana s nS aS aa IL user Win
president is the president OF the Union Pacific Rail-
road, the connecting link between the Pacific and
Atlantic oceans From San francisco to Omaha is
1918 miles and from Omaha to Ptttsburg Is 952
miles, making the distance from San Francisco to
Ptrsburg, the western terminus. 1896 miles, There
are other Western connections. adding largely to
the business OF the road.
NEW ROAD IN Pennsylvania.
A corps or engineers has been surveying the route
OF the French Creek Valley railroad, commencing
az point on the pickering Valley Railroad, near
Ph9nixville, thence up French creek to Pughtown.
thence to Warwick Furnace passing about one mile
south OF COventryvllle to Sc Mary's thence up the
north branch Of French creek TO H0pewe Furnace,
In Belks county, and thence along the valley 70
jones' Mines where 1t Will connect with the viii
mngt0n and Reading Railroad From this point 1t
the richest portion OF the C0Destoga valley.
EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN RAILROAD.
A correspondent OF the Lewiston Me- Journal
says that work on the European and North Ameri-
can Railroad Is progressing WELL The cut at Molun.
stream completed, that at G0rdonville nearly
completed, aud 1t will soon be cleared out TO the
Point. There Is about hundred feet Of aDoat
sixteen feet in depth, and q hundred more OF about
i've feet in depth to remove. Messrs. Gordon Il Co.
anticipate It's completion by May l. Some time will
but they anticipate READINESS to commence rail
laying by the 2cth of May, white August will proba-
bly, lind our connection with the provinces COM
plete by rail.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL WITH
The CANADIAN GREAT WESTERN.
The Michigan central Railway has lust virtually
consolidated with the Great western Of Canada.
Tue earnings OF both roads, for period OF twenty
wards divided between them And so we 90 on
towards the ultimate absorption OF the whole rail.
way interest in the hands OF one gigantic and con-
trolling corporation.
NEW RAILROAD IN MINNESOTA.
surveying party under James ii. Skinner Is
the main line o. the St. Paul and Pacific, cross
rs western boundary Of the state ABOUT the foot
" Eng Stone lake, and thence In q soutnwestcrly
direction feasible point on the Missouri river
lot yet determined,
A LOCOMOTIVE FIGHT.
The war at Peoria between the Chicago, Rock |
sland ana Pacific and the Peoria and ROCK Island |
ailr0ads was very exciting. Both parties disputed
he right 10 run trains on certain track, and the |
,age with a tram coupled to five engines the Rock
Stand opposed the passage with three engines |
litcned together, and both parties butted against
,acn other for more Than an n0ur, the Mayor refus
ny to interfere, when finally the Peoria ana Rock
Island cleared the track and shot ITS train ahead
Both parties were enlolned, each by the other.
LEASE OF THE NASHVILLE AND DECATUR RAILROAD
lease Tor thirty years or the Nashville anu De-
catur Railroad To the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company has been consummated. The Frank
I'm Journal. the cay before the lease was Effected
said :-.'The stock OF the road IS now worth ten |
cents on the dollar. The Louisville and Nashville
road proposes to pay each stockholder per cent
per annnm upon every dollar OF their Stock thus
vile aud De ;atur road deeply involved debt.
That debt Will be liqudated Inc road Is AZ present
scarcely more than paying expenses"
MARROW GAUGE OR BROAD GAUGE,
Some facts have been collected in reference to
narrow gauge railways which may be OF interest,"
reporl TO the Massachusetts Legislature states
that In following the devious course or a river
valley with tue narrow gauge 1t would be almost
always possible to adopt planes nearly parallel
10 the stream, and to 30 round re-enIrant pro-
jections which would have to be cut through
al Whatever cost II the common gauge were used
IL also states that Massachusetts, branch railways
with the narrow gauge may be built and equipped
for one-third Of what they would cost with the COM
gauge and In the level districts Tor about one
half. mere Canada 400 miles OF three feet six
inches railway projected, ana about 100 miles OF the
same are now under contract about fifteen being in
operation. There s narrow gauge road in Prussia,
the engines or which weigh twelve and hall tons
and maui thirty six cars, each loadei with five tons.
The cost Of tine line per mile including rolling stock
has been aO0ut $4,000. Other similar roads IN
successful operation In Russia, Norway and South
America. In Australia $50 miles OF three feet SIX
inch gauge are butt and $50 more projected so far
reports and experience show that this class or rail-
road works wei practically and is economical.
YIyu QlECI All y Aln