New-York tribune., 1873-01-21

CONSOLIDATION OF FIVE COMPANIES INTO A
NORTHERN TRUNK LINE-THE ERIE IN
ALLIANCE-THE COMPLETION OF THE HUD-
son RIVER BRIDGE AND THE GILBERT
ELEVATED RAILWAY INSURED.
The railroad consolidation, of which an ac-
count published in THE TRIBUNE Thursday last
was perfected yesterday, the stockholders OF the
Eew-YOrk, Boston, and Northern Railroad
voting unanimously to consolidate their road
and franchises with the Harlem Extension for
the formation OF Company 10 be known as the New
York, Boston aud Montreal Railway. meeting was
also held at the Harlem Extension Companys office No.
Nassau-st at which it was unanimously voted by the
stockholders to unite with the NewYork, Boston and
Northern Railroad Company. The stockholders OF the
new consolidated Company then elected the following
directors and officers:
President. George H. Brown; vicePresident John Q.
HOyt; Directors, George H. Brown, John q. Hoyt, An
drew McKenney Henry II Van Dyck, Joseph seligInann
GrosvenOr 7. LOwrey William Is. Ogden, Moses u III
den, Christopher Meyer, VIM. 3 Emo, John 3 sbulize'
and A. A. Seloyer.
Legal havetbeen taken to bring the northern
part of the Harlem Extension Railroad extending from
North Bennington, the junction Of the Glastonbury
branch TO Rutland. into the combination. The section
extending from North Bennington to the junction Of the
North Adams road at Sephentown is the only portion Oh
the line from New-York to Rutland VT, with
which arrangements have not been perfected. The
mortgages which upon 1t will be taken up on
before Saturday next and the New York Boston and
Montreal Railway will then have complete control OF the
line and its branches. II is expected that
within three years all the lines indicated the
accompanying map will be built and in running order,
and the Trunk line from New-York Tarrytown will be
the passageway which large part Of the traffic OF
New-Engand the great West and the Canadas will
enter New-York.
The railroad system now nearly completed was de-
vised little than three years ago by Messrs j. q
Hoyt and Mckinney, who have since been working
silently but effectively for its contamination. Their de-
sign comprehended not only valuable local traffic but
through transportation from all parts OF this city 90 the
man railway lines leading East, West, and North The
present consolidation and the Gilbert Elevated Railroad
will be the results OF their completed labors.
NEW TRUNK LINE.
The consolidated trunk line, under the name OF
the New-York, Boston. and Montreal Railway is $50
miles in length extending from this city Rutland VT
II necessary for the Company to build only 1854
miles Of rosdS2 miles from NewYork to Carmel 3Ss
miles from Carmel 90 Hopewel and 30 miles from
Pine Plains 10 Chatham The roads entering into this
consolidation the NewYork and Boston, the Putnam
and Dutchess, the Dutobess and Columbia the Pine
Plains and Albany, and the Harlem Extension. The
combination made under the laws Of NewYors, ana
the line TO Rutland Is controlled by corporate or
ganizstion AT Rutland connection Is made with the
Rutland and Burlington Railroad 10 81. Albans and st
the latter point with the Ogdensburg and Lake Cham
plain Railroad, and also with Montreal where IL VIII
meet the proposed Northern Pacific and Montreal Rail-
road 10 Duluth.
Branches have been projected to many commanding
points the roads OF Commodore vanderbts system,
and through connections TO points hundreds OF miles De-
yond that system east and west Beginning at the
southey terminus these branches aud connections are
as.folows;
LEADING BRANCH ROADS.
Branch 10 White Plains, connecting with tho New
York, Harlem and Albany and the New York. Housa-
tonic and Northern Railroads. through the central por
ton of Connecticut
Branch 10 Sing Sing, connecting with the Hudson
River Railroad.
Branch V PeekkkIl connecting BY the HIghlapd s0e