Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-03-02
CORRESPONDENCE.
From Our Phiia. Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, February 9th, 1872 !
Friend Wilrert Another week has gone |
once more we make up our minds that
we must scribble you few lines. In my
last gave yOu some account of the deci- |
sion of tie Supreme Court in ousting from
office, certain corrupt members of the city
councils, and the sentence of Mercer aud
Yerkes. This time l shall make some
mention of subjects different entirely, and
leave politicians and their evil doings for
future epistle, and pay our respects to some
Of the great business interests of this city
of brothery love. One of them-the rail-
roads-the greatest of them all--entering
the city in all directions, and with such
brief intervals between the trains that one
has barely time to see one train enter and
another leave with its living cargo, until
another follows in its wake, until one invol-
UNFAIRLY finds himself wondering, as the re-
bells did during the war-"where do all
these people come from ~ 1t must be
holiday, and no one at work, and all of for
a ride No it is the usual daily business
travel, and one like myself, who 90 in the
morning and return at night, day in and
day nut, and note the great numbers like
myself, is apt TO be struck with amazement
at the great multitude. The greatest out
let and inlet seems to be in the way of pas
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! lines. About six months ago they leased
the Philadelphia, Germantown and Nor
ristown Railroads for the customary time
of nine hundred and nincty-nine years. 1t
was and always has been, at least for
twenty-five years, one of the best conduct
ed, and paying roads in the State, running
as 1t did, between NUrrstown and Phila-
delphia, between Chestnut Hill, German
town and Philadelphia. 1t always had,
with its almost hourly trains a heavy pas
senger, as well as an immense freight traf-
tic. When the road changed hands, how
ever, new life was put into its already ac-
tive existence, although it seemed almost
an impossibility to increase it, any a; still
when tell your readers there leaves and
arrives at their 9th and Green depot, 81
passenger trains, they can well imagine
what it must be. Many of those trains
are loaded like your excursion ,raius, and
v'. vC 't~.a well filled. IT you are little
late, IL Is often very dlmcuit ter to get a
seat. In this case a confirmation Of the
business saying that the supply creates the
want. The consequence has been n very
great increase in the number of passengers
Is it a wonder so many do business in the
: city, and 60 out where they can have fresl
air to breathe This railroad ,on its main line
rs well as its branches, had always been sc
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cts, that ono incurs little expense, and the
ride is pleasant change, after the care
and worry OF the day. 1t has caused the
suburbs To grow, and now as one goes fol
J miles and miles, you hardly know you have
left the city--indeed it is all closely inhab
tied, differing from the city only in greater
elegance with less confinement to space
Tie freight traffic, as is well known, is i'm
mense upon this road, confined, however
to their main branch more particularly
= which brings the immense coal deposits o
: Schuylkill county to market. A distinc
tive feature of this road is its system for tn,
prevention of accidents. Watch tower.
, are placed at regular distances, upon higl
E points, the keepers of which are able I,
/ view the road from the points to which tn,
e next one can see, and are consequently ab
, to give warning of danger to any train da,
| or night. AT all crossings in towns, a
. well as highways, much used hagmen ar
stationed. The result of such care beiu.
e that with my long acquaintance with th
. road, having lived nearly all my life alon,
E it, have never known an accident to
: train that caused any injury to a passen
e ger, and hare perer seen n train off the track
\ and Of late years very few persons injured
Q by passing trains. The management is ex
r cellent, us is well shown from its success
D and its increasing business. as well as tn,
o excellent condition of the rolling stock. !
!. ISsies in greatness with the great Pennsyl
+ vana road, being the most powerful com
{ petitor that excellent road has--unlike il
8 however, its interests are confined more eX
: cluslvely to the State. Of the latter NOR
! again and begging your pardon for tn
length of this, bid you farewell.
q OCCASIONAL.