The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-07
FROM new YORK TO HALIFAX BY RAIL.
How Europe and America Will be Brought Two
Days Nearer Together-A Contrast Between
the Present and the Future-The APP
preaching Completion and Early
Opening Of Great Interna-
tional Thoroughfars.

ST. JOHN, N r., April q, 1871.
From New York to Halifax by rail and without
change of cars Two days time saved between
New York and Liverpool These are events which
In less than twelvemonth will be as common as q
railroad trip now IL between New York and San
Francisco. Very few people on either continent are
probably aware OF the rapid forwarding of an en-
tcrprise which Is to prove so beneficial to the
mcrcial, social and political interests OF the Old ana
New Worlds, and 1t has been reserved for the NEW
YORK HERALD TO first enlighten them upon
this as well as upon all other matters
OF human progress on TINS broad and mundane
sphere. Your correspondent, INDUCING in the fond
and common hope of an early settlement OF the
Alabama claims the fishery question and the half
dozen other complications In dispute between the
United States and Great Britain, imagined that he
saw in the completion OF the great inrernatfona
highway about to be described an additional bond
Of union between the two great nations whose inter.
ests are so closely allied with each other. But, apart
from these delightful fances, have also taken the
common American business view OF the vast enter
prise, knowing that when business is promoted ana
made profitable the blessings OF peace and good
fellowship will be likely to take care OF themselves
Especially may this be called the case when the sub.
ject is that OF better communication. Commercial
intercourse invariably brings into play sell-interes
and the sedshness of mankind Will be prominent
auxiliary IN the strengthening or the bonds of
peace. But, without further happy antcipatlons of
'peace on earth aud good VIII to man." will
proceed to lay before the HERALD readers the de-
tails Of
ANOTHER GREAT RAILROAD ROUTE ACROSS THE
CONTINENT,
not second In importance aud usefulness to the
great Union Pacific thorougnlare. WHAT refer to
Is the nov almost completed european and North
American Ral:way," a line which seems destined TO
lnonopollZe Tor the immediate present all the light
carrying trade between America ana me cities Of
warrant the belief that 1t Will be III operation in
September or October next as tar as tins city, from
"the States" and the link to form a connection to
Halifax will probably be completed a few months
later The road is chartered both in the United
States ana the PROVINCES ana the stock about
equally divided between Americans and residents In
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The American
stockholders are mostly citizens Of Maine. ana their
portlon OF the work has been the building OF the
line rom Bangor TO Vanceboro, on the ST. Crox
river the dividing stream between the United states
and the New Dominion; and the provincial stock
holders, according to the terms OF agreement, fur
nisned the line from the eastern banks of the St.
Croix to this city, The Dominion company have
their portion OF the road complete and In running
ORDER and the Maine corporation are short by dis
lance OF about dfty-hve miles, but this will be
finished during the summer and. as before stated,
the line VIII then be complete IRON Bangor to st.
John.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE ACROSS ST. JOHN RIVER
at point about two miles from this city Will be
one OF the desirable features of the route. ana an
attempt win be made to have it constructed at
the expense OF the Dominion government.
eTe nn son9 9ae o put a. nn e same
highway purposes and structure suitable for rail-
way tralc wnl cost in the nelghborood OF million
dollars, and be In every respect as gigantic as the
famous work across the Niagara river. IN relation
to the bridge the agreement between the two COM
panies Is to the effect that the New Brunswick cor
poration shall apply to the Dominion governments
Tor aid to the amount OF s250.000 toward the build
ing or the bridge; that II such aid Is refused an
application will then be made to have the govern
ment purchase the stock OF the road to the amount
this. then the New Brunswick company Will
a aIppy Tor authority to issue bonds to the
Name se Srss an to All Inc n wsoe
fail. then the New Brunswick company Is to
issue to the Maine company ITS stock TO sufficient
amount to build the bridge, which. as before stated
viii be not FAR from a million dollars. The general
Dominion government has already granted q sub.
the European and North American with the Shediac
railroad IN this city. The work Will be commenced
ing of railway tracks entirely around the border OF
the city.
THE ROUTE OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL THO
ROUGHFARE.
A considerable portion OF the country traversed
by this new international railway IS comparatively
undevcoped, and the benefits OF the route Will be
character. The country is by no means rich
In an agricultural sense, but there large
fields of lumber scattered along the route,
which Will be furnished facilities for transportation
for the first time Numerous furnish inviting
mill privileges and 1t Is not improbable that after
the present generation has passed away industrial
villages W ru spring up h aors te
or 1.-The States,n the provincials term the Ameri-
can territory, starts from the town of Carlton
which until the building OF a suspension brdge) Is
approacnablc only after a Eve minutes ride in
1errypoat. starting from Carlton the road follows
the course OF the ST. John river up the Nerepis
ana Douglas valleys TO the headwaters OF the 0ro
morto streams, after which IL crosses rather bar
rem but level country--a distance oil forytwo miles
where junction IL formed with the New Brunswick
ana Canada Hallway, which IS to be absoroed i. by
from this junction is the ST. Crox river the dividing
line between the Dominion and the United States,
where the connection is formed between the two
companies, bearing the name OF the European
ana North American Railway. From that
point into St. John the road is now built;
but on the American side the Maine builders
have an uncompeted link OF fifty mlles-from the
Dominion line 10 Mattawamkeag This. however,
will pe completed In September and opened for
trafnc by the first OF October. Even now there Is
considerable passenger travel by the route, the dis
lance between MattawamKeag and the line being
done by stages Even the mails between New Bruins
wick ana the states are earned this way four days
i'm the week, and on the other two days they are
carried by the International steamship Company via
Portland and Boston.
finished link. but 1t VIII be completed during the
FAIL and then the line OF railway will be complete
from Halifax 10 Boston, New York aud all parts or
the United states. Tie uncompleted portion he.
tween here and Halifax Is from Truro TO Amherst
Nova Scotia betWsan n and New YORK. BY
this new route and the distances between the prn-
cpal intermediate points are as iollows:- -.
Halifax TO ST. John. 300
st. John 10 Bangor. w
Bangor to Portland, us
Portland 10 Boston. .................. ivo
Boston to New York ......................... 236
Total from Halifax to New York. ............. GA
DRAWING ROOM OARS AND FAST TRAINS.
Fast express trains, made up OF drawing room ana
sleeping cars OF the latest and most luXurI0us
character, win be employed for the transportation
OF passengers and mails; special steamer express
trains will be the days of the arrival and de-
parturc OF European steamers from Halifax, and
the time occupied between Halifax and New York
will be less than forty hours. Passengers and tine
mails Will, therefore,. be sent through from New
YORK 10 Liverpool and rice rerso, IN about two days
less time than Is consumed In going around by
steamer between New York aud Haiifax. Passen-
erect n similar saving OF time by taking
the Grand Trunk Railway at Danville juno
ton, In Maine. The roads forming the INK
TO New YORK. after leaving the European and North
American at Bangor, VIII be the Maine Central 10
Portland, tho Eastern to Boston, and the Boston
and Albany and New York and New Haven Rail