The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-24

/ SON. ana "what the people on this line want Is
local road TO be run IN the Interest OF local manu-
| this would be all that Is needed to make the road
| pays
Ia composed OF ten oars with ten tons Of
freight on each carr how many such trains OF local
could !. be IN There is
| Die OF "locaIn railroads.
It is an indisputable fact that the fourteen miles
| ham branch OF the Boston and Albany Railroad IL
| the best paying short line In the country.
Onasnam vlliage y the proper terminus Tor KIN.
with which exchange Of freight can be made to adj
vantage. We earnestly hope our neghbors Of Kin
derhoOk will not be content with "Whtte Elc-
| plant"
WEST SIDE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
The Hudson Register OF Friday evening has the
folowing:-
The surveyors having finished their work on the
West SIDE De Railroad the companys agents are busy
contracts for the construction Of the road Most of
| the land on the line OF the proposed railroad has
been purchased and paid for and at two of the most
| difficult points-one near Rondout and another at
| Smiths landing-contractors have commenced
| airy we hope to see the track SO far completed be-
tween Albany and Rondout as to ENABLE the COM
| pany to run passenger trains.
| Waikiki VALLEY RAILROAD.
| The Kingston Journal SAYS
| We took trip down the Waikiki Valley Railway
| the other day. from R0sendale to Goshen and found
the roadbed In very excellent condition. The.
road. We learned nom President McKinstry that
the road would be finished to this city by June next
anS sn MS s to S
out change OF cars at Goshen. morning train, to
leave Kingston at about six O'Clock, or half-past,
OF Chambers street. New York city, at ten A. NJ and
return again at about five, giving business men
their homes in Kingston before nine P. M, he con-
sidered would be good accommodation and we
Railway Company will do well as this for passen
gers, and regulate its tariffs In proportion to the
Hudson River road, it will do the passenger bust
| ness OF this city and vicinity beyond a doubt.
sCHUYLERyILLE AND UPPER HUDSON RAILROAD.
On the 18th inst, at meeting of the Directors Of
the Schuylerville and Upper Hudson Railroad, 1t
was unanimously voted to consolidate with the Up
| per Hudson Railroad, and the roads are now con-
solidated. The name OF the new corporation is the
Schuyerville and Upper Hudson Rail- Dad, running
| from Mechanicsville to Fort Edward distance OF
twenty-seven miles. and a saving OF eleven miles
mostly level grade.
The number Of directors Of this road are thirteen
| Stilwater-Lewis e. Smith, G. " Lansing. Fort
! Edward-George II. Taylor. Saratoga-James Q.
II. Payne, william p Ostrander, Charles W. May
| hew, Alanson Welch, Seth r. Lawrence, George H.
Bennett, Samuel Sheldon, George Robinson.
The officers OF said company are OF Schuylervllle
President, Daniel @. Billiard; Vice Preside mt,
Charles II. Payne; Treasurer, George F. watson
/
| TUNNEL.
The Schenectady star says company has been
organized to construct railroad between that city
and HOosac tunnel, which opens direct and short
route between the two places. SUCH a INK OF road
schenectady and susquehanna roads with the
roads of New England Is very important-being not
only the shortest route between the Western country
and Boston, but also to all the New England States
This new road from Schenectady running In nearly
an air line to Boston, via Hoosas tunnel, VIII be
comparatively about fifty miles shorter than any
/ u
Pennsylvania coal fields.
RAILROAD FROM ALBANY TO NORTH ADAMS MASS.
| A meeting was recently held in the National Bank
| OF North Adams to hear proposition from General
Friend OF New York, who proposes to build rail
the opening Of the Hoosac tunnel The conditions
required are that the towns OF Adams, Williamstown
raise $4,000 Of the 100000. The objections
urged against the towns engaging in this
project that they have already two obg
| tons to the Troy and Boston people for their
timely aid in building that road, which has done
much in developing the business OF Adams. Albany
proposes to raise sa5Oooo for aiding the enterprise
In that State, against 900 600 formerly promised.
thought they may be induced to take 500 Of the
stock. Gen Friend has visited every town on the
route viii be able to take over tons Of coal
direct from the Pennsylvania mines annually with
out unloading as he proposes 10 build bridge over
the Hudson for the sole benefit OF this through line.
NORTHERN VERMONT AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAIL-
| ROAD.
The Rutland w.t. Herald says
Meetings have been called for the purpose OF
Northern vermont and Lake Champlain Railroad
which is to run from Burlington, or perhaps from
Essex Junction to Cambridge there connecting
portant enterprise, 1t will connect Portland
with Burlington, thus reaching water communities
ton with the West. 1t Is important locally TO the
city OF Burlington.
| THE EXTENSION RAILROAD.
[From the Owego Timesl
Quite q numerous and influential committee Of
citizens OF Binghamton visited Albany last week for
the purpose OF frtherng their new railroad project,
embodied ts in the PR Of biz tG
| Act to authorize the Binghamton, Dushore and
Williamsport Railroad Company to lay raiL
the Chenango Canal Extension which lies
south of the Susquchanna River" Az we stated
last week this scheme contempates the aban-
| donment Of the completion OF the extension and
the conversion of the right OF way and other I'M
provements already acquired and made by the
/ State to the uses and purposes OF this railroad
! company to whatever extent they may need and
desire. Although these gentlemen talk about
but what their design is to run their track down
the canal to point no further west than the Apaa-
chin Creek and leave 0wego enrcy IN h the ~ nrca
sure our Binghamton friends that 1t will not work
In that shape. The interests OF the State will have
upon Chenango Extension will have to be
properly considered, In the second place,
before any such rape can be consum.
mated. We concede, if the policy Of abandonment
of this work is only definitely settled, that some
| body's railroad ought to occupy the land, not only
for the best interests of the State but for the good
| of the people along the line. Chenango Extension
| may be dead, but prepared to contest any
| will which presumes to give Binghamton exclusive
| authority to administer upon the estate what
/ Owegos true interests in the matter are should be
| a subject of some reflection and study. When the
! proper time comes we will be very ready to unite
| with neighbors upon some policy which VIII be
| reasonable, honest and just.
| THE SALAMANCA AND MACHLAs RAILROAD.
| The following is taken from the Cattaraugus
linton, published at Ellicottville:-
| Hon. A. d. Scott and others, who went to New
York last week In the interest of the Cattaraugus
/ Railroad Company, returned Saturday evening, and
report the road from Salamanca to Machias "a sure
| thing.n The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
/ Company have decided to build the road imme-
diatcy, and everything is being put In progress for
| an early completion Of the road. The engineers
surveying tools have been forwarded, and on Tues
| day the engineers commence surveying from Saa-
| manca Robert E. OBrien, the head engineer OF
the road, arrived In town on Saturday: and Will