The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-02
NEW JERSEY AS A BREAKWATER.
Her Railroad distractions to Travel Must be
AbandOned-SIRnifcRnt Opinion of n Leading

Her Railroad Distractions to Travel Must be
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Opinion of n Leading
Journal.
From the Neioark Advertiser Jan. 81.
''All roads lead to Rome" so far as Europe is
concerned, and on this continent all roads lead
to New York, and the great bulk of Western
travel and traffic must cross New Jersey.
The late Henry j. Raymond once said that no
railroad or canal could be built upon this conti-
nent that would not be tributary to New York. a
theory which is curiously illustrated of late in
the "change of base" made by two of the great
trunk lines. The Pennsylvania Central Railroad
built in the interest of the city of Philadel-
phia and with the design of making it great
seaport to rival New York in its foreign COM
merce. Yet as soon as the main trunk from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg was constructed, the
necessity arose for Western connections, the
Fort Wayne route to Chicago was secured, and
that again, after a brief rest, was pushed on
further and further until the Centrals real West
ern terminus is now at San Francisco With in
terests so vast and connections SO extended, the
Company soon found Philadelphia an unsatis-
factory Atlantic terminus, and, partly by the
establishment of the Allentown route, and fur
ther by the West Philadelphia turnpike to Tren-
ton, has made Philadelphia only way station
on the traDs-continental thoroughfare. 1t is
now seeking direct and perpetual line to New
York by leasing the Camden and Amboy. That
secured, it will have through line from ocean
to ocean,
Still another instance of this tendency towards
New York is to be found in the Baltimore and
getically managed corporations in the country.
Liko the Pennsylvania road, Ii was built In the
interests of its chosen terminus as a seaport.
Trending far to the South, it seemed destined
to contribute almost solely to the building up of
Baltimore, bringing to it the rich trade of the
Ohio valley, and building up steamship lines
that could dare to compete with the Cunarders.
1t Is only few years since this road was con-
sidered a dangerous competitor to the New
York canals and railroads, and beavy damage
to the commerce of the metropolis. But in the
extension of its Southern connections, espe-
cially since the war; it finds itself only link
when it wishes to be the controlling power in
through line between New Orleans and New
York on the one branch, and the Ohio Valley
and New York on the other. Five years since
its weighty influence Was employed In Congress
to defeat any project of an air line between
Washington and New York. Now, its Southern
connections go urgently demanded Northern
outlet that 1t is working in the opposite direc-
tion, and is ready to form new alliances.
The action In the State Senate last evening
has some significance. On Thursday of last
week Mr.. JarTard introduced a bill repeating so
much of the charter of the Hamilton Land I'm
pTovement Company as was construed to autho-
Iize it to build link of seven miles of railroad,
which would complete, or nearly so, the con-
nectlons of a series OF corporations which
can be consolidated as National Air Line
Railroad Mr.. Jarrard's objection was that
railroad charter is an incongruous element in
land improvement, a somewhat unusual logic
which was met for the moment by Senator
| TAYLOR by referring the charter to the State
! Attorney General for his opinion as to its
| legality. The resolution passed, but was called
| up last night for reconsideration, and by vote
| OF IL TO 16 the resolution was negatiyed. thus
leaving the Air Line people in their original
| status. Ii is not apparent that the Camden and
| Amboy made any special resistance TO this dis
J position of the case, and there are reasons