Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-19
DAILY GAZETTE.
Ehe New Jersey Southern RarrOaa-A
New Lime to RaItimora.

new Lime to baltimore, 3d.. I'D.
Inc correspondent Of the New York Journal of
commerce, gives the annexed interesting state |
ments In regard to three railroad routes between
ne" YORK and Baltimore, and showing the pro-
gress OF Mr Jay Gould's great scheme for lower
snort iine crossing both Delaware and Chesapeake
bays by great railroad barges without disturbance
OF passengers
LoNG BRAScH,s N. j., Jnly 15.-Manv of vour
readers have no doubt noticed an immense dag
ohaIy-0raced steamer called the Metropolis living
an5 5ieE tqTsh fiVeE or p ying between that pier
hnot oS.I hOoh That steamer Is the freight
Doat OF the new line to the South and West This
Hne ~ known as tho New Jersey Southern rail.
toao, now In operation TO Philadelphia and soon
W run 70 Baltimore. 1t is in large part owned
Sau Sua luily controlled by Mr.. Jay Gould. l came
mere TO ascertain from headquarters and by obser-
Vauon the route objects and connections by which
We are soon to have third line to Baltimore and
West. 0" Ao'A ""' '"e
Inc outline Of these connections may be sum
med up thus: Scott's new line bvr wav of The
uIo camden and Amboy roads to Philadelphia
t4euee py 1ork and Lancaster to Baltimore. going
SOutn ny Baltimore and Potomac road from Bald-
auu 9lrsct 70 New Orleans, and west from
EnIadelphia by The Peunsyl vanIa Central and con-
necslons to San FFanclsco Gould's line by way
VI SCUM Jersey, breaking off TO Philadelphia in
tne middle OF the State, aud crossing Delaware
Inu MaTyland to a point opposite Baltimore,
poaLlng lr across tho Delaware and Chesapeake
pays; Gould will then use GArrett's connections
souLh ana west, and Garrett will in return have
me option of using Gould's south Jersey route to
NeW York Gould's object ia to get west by new
ronte. This gives us south Seotts, Gouid's and
SalFetts competitions, and west the Gould and
0stEett competitions, over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, besides the direct competitions Of
railroads.
All these roads, except the New Jersey South
ern, am well Known; 20 Iet us see Just what that
is Starting from New York the passenger takes
the Piymoth Rock, or Jesse Hoyt, or Long Branch,
three magnificent bo9ts,) to Sandy Hook. Freight
taken down to Sandy Hook on the Metropolis
This boat carries thirty=thras cars at time Two
other boats OF equal size and strength are build
ing for the same duty. At Sandy Hook the rail-
ROAD COMMENCES, going direct to Long Branch
near which place it is intercepted by branch to
Port Monmouth, on Raritan bay The Port Mon
noeth connection OcCursat d junction between
Red Bank and EatontOWn, and the branch aud
main roads merge into each other at Eatohtown
Thence we follow southwest to Shark river,
Farmingdaie and intermediate stations to Man
chester. Here the Toms River road branches off
Y Toms River and Barueeat. where it Is inter
seRted by the TuckertOn railroad, which leaves
hs malh stem Or New Jersey Southern for Tuck
elton, at Whitlig'S station, few miles below
Manchester. At Whiting's the Philadelphia
branch goes out to meet the Camden and Burling-
ton County railroad ut Pembsrton Juncton, and
thence west and little south by way of
Mount Holly, MoorestoWa and intermediate
stations to Oamben, where large and strong boats
convey passengers and freight across the Della
ware river to Philadelphia. This branch TO Phil
adslphla taps New Jersey ainaost ia the sbulre Of
the S6ts, and with the Toms River branch cuts
tae State from the ocean TO the Delaware river.
0olng back to the main stem we follow twenty
nine miles southwest from Whiting'a to Atslon,
where, by tho Camden aud Atlantic railroad, a
more southerly connection is made by way OG
AtOo, hoqgqcomilg, &c, 10 Philadelphia, and by
fAe salle road AconReetfoa is made to Atlantic
City RtHammontdh. From Atson, on the main
stem, the New jersey SOUTHERN follows its gen.
eral Southwestern conrse to VineIand, yvhefs n
cQnnectlon with the Cape May and Milville road
reaches Cape May.
The road then, from MilIville, goes to Brdgton,
and thence to Hay Side, on the delaware bay
Adre ere q 5e Ane plers and slips and correspond
ing ones will appear at bombay Hook on the
Delaware side. From this point the company is
now building short road to Smyrna and to Mas.
aeys cross roads, where they will connect with the
Kent county railroad, which runs 10 Chester on
the Chesapeake side. Mr.. Gould recently bought
this road, and gave his check in full payment for
u. From Chester they are building spur to Rock
Hall on the Chesapeake bay, opposite the Patabs-
90 nveF, or practically opposite Baltimore, as The
Patapsco leads straight to that city. From Rock
Hall The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
are 70 take passengers and freight to Baltimore.
The New JerssY Southern Company builds and
does all from New York city to Rock Hall on the
OuobapoHAGs
eOfGtSs piers $cs and CONNECT from the West and
Therey you have the details of this new venture
and by looking ct the map you can see just how
the road will get to Philadelphia Baltimore, and
the West and South All is completed to Phila.
delphis, and through New Jsrssy 10 She Delaware
bay. Mr.. Gould says the line will be completed
across Delaware and Maryland, between the bays
In three weeks, and that the Baltimore and Ohio
people will be ready TO connect at Rock Hall by
the drnt Of September. That time is near at hand
and these facts are therefore important to know
There will be altogether S27 miles of road from
here to Rock Hall, including the two Philqdelphlf
HrapOhsA QA6 hundred new freight cdrs hayC
k0ea otdersd, forty which have just been deliv
tired These are ventilated for fruit.
The Idaa Is to bring peaches from, the or
chards Of Delaware and Maryland to New
York, and perishable stuff, such as early veg
etables, iron ell that country A connection
ers VIII no doubt give this road Q good pat
ronage with early gaIden stun.-TWenty-fVe
new passenger cars are building at DnnkiTl
Tor bhe road! u is good thRt we hayeCOmpdt
ing lines TO Philadelphia Heretofore there
hS3 b6ep but bne hket tor rather two lines un
der ono ownership, which isl the same.
Gould's Philadelphia line is now running b
Fhtlae eeiphia: ,1tlgets a good patronage nov
because numbers Want to 70 BY way cf LonI
Branch, even If they do not wish to stop there
The ride. from here to Sandy Hook attract
them, and the scene Rt Che Branch ID divert
ing TO say the least Of it. TW6 weeks aR
there vas only one l1ne between PIiladelphi
and Baltimore. Tho PENNSYLVANIA Air Line
Scotts road, through to Washington, Opene
up another, and appears to be successful. Nh
New Jersey SOrthern, GOuld's line, will Civ
RnOther, and the Baltimore and Ohio Con
papY haYea charter 70 build all the way fFoI
Baltimore to New York