New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

pension Bridge the Hudson River with the Erie
Railway Buffalo, Rochester, and the West also with
the Midland Railway to Oswego, and with the coal re-
gous of Pennsylvania by the Delaware and Hudson
River Railroad.
Branch 10 Brewster's Station, connecting with the
Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad and thence with
the Portland, Bangor and Halifax Railroad. Passen-
gers by line take European steamers at Halifax
saving two days time from New York to Liverpool and
reducing the ocean trip to five days.
Branch TO Fishkn connecting with the Hudson River
Railroad on the eastern side Of the river and with the
Erie Railway at Newburgh on the western side.
Connection with the Poughkeepse and Eastern Rail
road at Stissng.
Branch to Mllerton. connecting with the Connecticut
Western Railroad via Hartford aud Springfield to Boston
Connection to Hudson at Livingston Forge via the
Hudson and Berkshire Railroad.
Junction at Chatham with the Boston and Albany
Railroad for Boston and Albany.
Branches TO Albany and Troy, connecting with the
New York Central Railroad, with the Saratoga Springs
road and with the whole system Of railroads West and
Northwest
Branch at stephentown TO North Adams. This, with
the Albany Troy branches, forms an east and west
line through the Tunnel to Boston, reducing the
distance between Albany and Boston twenty miles.
Branch az North Bennington to Glastonbury
Connection at Rutland with the road 10 "hlte RIVER
Junction. the White Mountains st. Johnsbury, VI, the
Canada roads At Ogdensburg line OF steamers con-
meets with all the ports OF the upper lakes.
ERIE AN ACTIVE PARTNER.
An important OF the consolidation is Its con-
necon with the Erie Railroad by the proposed bridge
near Peekskill The Hudson Suspension Bridge and
New England Railroad Company was chartered
IN 1863 with power TO build railroad from
Brewster's Junction, across the Hudson 10 turner
on the Erie Railway and down to the Newersey State
lima wi a
be built TO intersect the Pennsylvania Central and the
Delaware Jackawapna and Observation-Disclosures and pene-
trate the coal fields of Pennsylvania IL VIII also con-
meet with the interests Of the Baltimore and ONO Rail-
road The Company was organized IN the interest oi
the iron business Of Pennsylvania 70 supply the
furnaces OF that State with the ore OF Monterrey put
will answer the purposes Of through travel and ramc'
Though oreani,ed so long ago. the Company has only
recently beuun 10 carry out its projects, which VIII
be promoted by the cooperation OF the Erie
Railway and the organization OF the new
York, Boston and Montreal Railway company
Soon after the election Of the present Board OF Etc
Railway directors various projects for increasing the
enciencv and productiveness OF the road were
approved. and, among others, was union
or runnne arrangement with the new
York Boston. and Montreal Railroad Company
through which it hoped that the Erie would receive
large norton OF traffic controlled by the Newf YORK
Central and other Vanderbilt railroads AT meeting
OF the Erie Board, t was declued W assiS hcso o' "
their construction, in return for the special iaciues
which the Erie was to receive
THE uupsosiRrvER SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
Ths could only be effected by means OF the bridge,
and accordingly both the and the HewYork Boston
and Montreal Companies have promised aid TO the Hud
son Suspension Bridge and New-Engand Railway
Company hence work on the bridge VIII proceed
with vigor. Surveyors are locating the rai-
road line, the plans OF the bridge are 10
the draughtsman's hands, and everything 40
in readiness for work The contracts VIII 10 ~ onoo
given out the Company having only waited Tor tne con
soda,,on TO take effect II is thought that the bridge
will be completed in about years from the da'e Oh
beginning the work. and by that time all the roads con-
Meeting with It will be finished.
The Board Of Engineers who made the requisite e1
smipat,ons and determined the best location TOT inc