New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-17
1RHIGH vALLEY RAILROAD EXTENSION.
AN IMPORTANT AND DIFFICULT woRK-NEw IRON
WORKS IN PENNSYLVANIA.

AN IMPORTANT AND DIFFICULT woRK-NE" Iron
WORKS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
70 the Edttor OF The Trtbune.
SIR: If an enterprise, having as heavy and
costly work on it the extension of :he Lehgh valley
Railroad we're progress further away say in the Rocky
Mountains would hear OF 1t oftener and OF greater
length in the newspapers. But he was philosopher as
well rs poet who said: "'s distance lends enchan1neh
to the view"
On the railroad in progress OF construction from tne
present terminus OF the Lehgh Valley Railroad on the
east bank OF the Delaware River opposite Eason' at
the mouth OF the Lehigh River, TO Perth Amboy on
Rartan Bay the lower bay OF New YORK CITY, there 10
An etnbankmen one hundred fifteen feet high across
the MuscOnetcOng River" aud tunnel 52'O lee' long
"a fraction over a mile-thrOugh the mountain aud
watershed which divides the waters OF the Raran and
Delaware Rivers The work on the Easton and Amboy
Railroad 80 called though is being built by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Co.. and will Of course be consolidated
with That Company the completion OF what If
known here as Judge Packers line 10 udewater is ex
ceedngly heavy and costly from the Delaware 70 the
Summit. The length Of the Easton and Anboy Railroad
lie co miles And when il is considered that hitherto the
Iehieh Valley Railroad has had terminus OF its own
Oh tidewater but has been compelled to rely on facilities
supplied in the yicnage of NewYork by tine HewJersey
Central and the Morris and Essex Railroad Companies,
both OF which Companies identified with lines OF
railroad into Pennsylvania anthracite region nde
pendent Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad IN fact rivals TO
it, it will be perceived that the undertaking IN hand VIII
absorb not a few millions of dollars.
railroad to Perth Amboy, however, will only give
outlet TO the coal traffic OF the Lehgh Valley Railroad
Company. which Company necessarily Will require ter
Jersey City for passenger ana llSceudneous
freight traffic This latter consideration nparts ni-
portance to the West Line Railroad which VII lntersect
the EistOn and AmDOy Railroad east OF amor anu
terminate the Hudson River, on land OF the motifs
Canal Company the Lemgh Valley Railroad Company
being lessee OF the Morris Canal under perpetual lease
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company own and operate
under lease Jointly, 24O miles OF Tar0ad IN Iennsyi
vauia. Its eOngation toward New-H0rk comprises
more than 100 miles OF new road Besides, u has inter
est IN Western NewHork, Buffalo beng one OF us cca
ports, and will be constrained 10 have under lts sole
jurisdiction railroad 10 lhlideIpha' shce the ili
lug Railroad Company IS now constructing ~ a.esc
line via PerkiOmen to the elbow OF the Lelgh at Al
lenOwn. A coal carrier cannot command a position IN
the general seabOard market unless IL can ny rates ir"n
the mines through 70 Underwater.
The Delaware, Llckawanna and Western Railroad
Company operate under ownership anu l,ise sIuh d
line from Hoboken TO Scranton, whence us roads
fork line sOuthwestward down the susquenanna 10
Northumberland, the other line norhWad 10 OsWegO on
Lake Ontario The Central Railroad Company OF
NewJersey operate under ownership aud lease "a trunk
line from Jersey City 10 Wkesoarre on tue susquehan-
with auxaries to the schuy kl AT IamaPud ana 70
the Lacka wanna at Scranton. The Philadelphia and
Reading halroau company opSrdH u mI ownershp
aud lease road from Philadelphia TO Wilhamsport on
quehanna at divers points and east 10 the Lchgh via
Reading, with new line in progress to the Lehlgh via
the PeTkOmen.
Like the other great anthracite carriers named the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. must have ITS own outlet to
large consumption and active traffic. For about ten
years from date OF its first opening IN 1856 the Iehgh
Valley Railroad had ITS tcrmui at Eastou and Mduch
Chunk and its length &c miles subsequently oher
roads consolidated with It, and tributary roads
were acquired by lease, that now, already
stated, It's programme in operation comprises $40
miles Of road. than five times the
mileage operated for the first ten years Of its existence.
This percentage OF increased mileage though, il not so
great the other coal carrying corporations.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co. FOR q long
time operated nnetyeigh miles OF road whereas 1t now
operates 1888 miles Of road or more than fourteen tunes
Its original length
With the merges OF the EastOn and AInbOy Railroad
and the North Pennsy lvauia Railroad, the Lemgh Val
ley Railroad Company will own "a coal trunk line 10
New-YOrk waters aud road for coal and niscelauics
Philadelphia Tnen, from the largest TWO cities q
the country, both tide water, the Lehgb Valley Rail
road Company viii operate roads INFO AL three of the
anthracite coal regions, and TO Western NewYOrk, and
viii have allies 10 Lakes Ontario aud Erie ,.
Bethlehem, Penn, Aug. 8, 1878.