Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-09

THE ROAD Is sIXTY-EIGHT MILES LONG, run
ming through Hartford and Itchned 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 MillertOn Station on the
Harlem Railroad, by which road through connection
secured to New York Albany and at the latter point
to the West By the New York Central Railroad.
At MIllerton It with the Dutchess and Co.
u1n6a, and the Poughkeepsie ard Eastern Railroads.
the former terminating at Flshkl. where It connects
with the Erie and Hudson River Railroads. ami the North
River Boats, and the latter terminating at the growing
ana enterprisng city Of Poughkeepsle.
II will also connect with the Connecticut and Rondout
Railroad, to be built thus securing direct commun-
ication with the Eastern Depot the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal Company, and the Rondout and Oswcgo and
Midland Railroads.
Immediate connections are made with the New Haven
and Northampton Railroad at 5imsbury, and its New
Hartford Branch at Colinsville and New Hartford the
Naugatuck Railroad at Wnsted, and the HOusatonic
Railroad at Canaan.
The villages through which it passes many of which
are largely in he manufacture of heavy Iron goods
Bloomfield, Tariffvle Simsbury, Clinton, Coinsville,
Pine Meadow, New Hartford, Winsted, Norfolk, West
Norfolk East Canaan, Canaan, Chapinve, Salisbury,
and Lakcville.
II holds the most eligible ground for the East and West
oa DetNech tue NOullu tlC W cStefn halrOau OF
Massachusetts, and by of the physical character
of the country must control large local and through
business beyond the reach of CONF petition
It's central position, directness, and connections with
the network Of roads West from the Hudson River as
well as those leading Boston other points East and
North must inevitably make it the main avenue for pas
senger travel East and West.
Its reightng business can hardly be estimated The
populous country which it will be directly de
pendent upon 1t for supplies of Lumber Grain Cattle
Breadstus and Coal, hitherto obtained by most Circuit
tous and expensive routes
Its connections with the coal fields are short and d
rect reaching does the depots the two great coal
companies, to wit the Pennsylvania Coal Company at
Newburgh, and the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany at Ron1out enabling the company not only to sup
pythe large demand for coal along the line of Its own
road but that of connecting roads North and East In
dee lit is believed by those who have carefully nvestI
gated the subject, that these companies vii!
supply larger amount of tonnage than can be trans.
ported over single track road.
The cement from HudsOn the immense iron interests
of Salisbury, the lime and marble OF Canaan and the
heavier manufacturing f. ,yrests of Collnsvill, New
Hartford ami Wins ed guarantee large profitable and
increasing freigh. business.
The estimated cost Of gra ing masonry and bridges
ready for the ack S5OO OOO the correctness of which
innate is fully ustifet upon careful revision after
the completion OF more than four-ffths of the work
The capital STOCK already subscribed nearly every
dollar of which owned along road is ST. 7ODOOO Its
management is in the han of board of d. ectors ly
ing upon its line anu its interests watched and cared
for with unusual vigilance.
The bonds are issued in denominations of $500 and
$1,000 with coupons bearing seven per cent and
at the option of the holder registered in the ofc
of the company thereby securing safety in case of rob
berry or loss.
The coupons payable July and January at the Me
trODOtan National NpyyY nrE