New-York tribune., 1871-04-22
TWO IMPORTANT RAILWAY ENTERPRISES
THE NEw-YoRK, WEST SHORE, AND CHICAGO
RAILROAD A ROUTE FROM OGDENSBURG
To NFyV-YORK.

THE NEw-YoRK, WEST SHORE, AND CHICAGO
RAILROAD "A ROUTE FROM OGDENsBCRG
TO NEW-YoRK.
A movement toward the building OF q new
and important railroad has been made in this State by
the fling OF deeds Of trust in the clerks offices OF the
several counties through which the road will pass for
the New-York, West Shore, and Chicago Railway Com
pany This road has been in contemplation by New
York capats for several years. and the Qgte laid out
Nothing has been done beyond studying maps Of
f6htes and earnest discussion Of the project in certain
moneyed circles But few energetic men have now
taken the matter IN hand, and the work will be begun
at an early day The route Of the road through the
State Of NewYork starts at point Oh the west shore OF
Rockland, Orange Ulster Greene, and Albany Counties
Leaving Albany, it runs northwestery to schenectady
along the south shore OF the Mohawk River to Utica,
thenwest to Syracuse Thence It leads to Buffalo and
has It's terminus IN this State at point the Niagara
schohaIie, scienectady Montgomery EerKmeT. oleda.
adisSn 0nopGaga Cay9sa Seneca Ontario afdr Lying
ing the Hudson A route has been selected west from
@ n qhc%gS chi as the | Geye dsT r. go c6nronay
NewYork President; L. NJ Guthrie of New-York secre-
retary, and W. NJ. Richards of Brooklyn, treasurer
There is corporation in this state known the New
York Utica and Ogdensburg Railway Company, which Is
authorized TO construct airline route from Ogdensburg
In st. Lawrence County to NewYork City, distance OF
500 miles. Necessary arrangements having been made
with other roads already constructed or CONSTRUCTING,
among them the Cooperstown Railroad and the Black
Railroad the enterprise Is 70 be advanced az once
cash, with which TO begin opeIations, anu he hna
yeys are making The route will be through the nnet
and wealthiest portion Of the State 1t Will give road
100 miles nearer NewYork from the Canada border
and n corresponding saving OF distance between
New-York and Utica, and New-York and syracuse OI
the miles, already constructed or constructing
From OCdensbu the route is follows: To MOTIFS
town. thence Carthage the terminus OF the Black lyer
Railroad A local company Is building this road, when
il to he leased to the main line From Carthage the route
leads TO Utica thence TO Cooperstown The C0opeIs-
town road is used to Junction, whence INK ls TO pe
built TO Monticello, In sullivan County connecting with
the Monticello and Port Jervs Railway over this ROAD
the route connects with the Erie at Port Jerv or with
road for which charter exists TO be built from Fort
Jeryis 10 Paterson, NewJersey, through the latter
STATE according TO circumstances. In building
fhis connection with the Northern boundary OF
the state the company have little TO do save
consolidating existing roads and completing ul-
finished ones. The section OF country through
which it will is inadequatey supplied with means OF
speedy ranspOrtaton and second to none IN the state
road will connect the great railway system of Canada
with KewYork City, Ogdensburg Is the only crossing
of the st Lawrence that j. open and safe throughout
the year With the completion OF the proposed road con.
Meeting with the Belvidere and Delaware Railroad at
Easton Penn, in the Delaware Valley this OgdensDurs
route viii Of the most important III te country.
The coal regions OF Pennsylvania Will then he IN direct
communication with @ section OF the country no"
isolatel from them.