New-York tribune., 1874-12-26
bETTERs FROM TIE PEOPLE.

=. NEW-YORK's WESTERN TRUNK LINES.
p,y, crr,rs THREATENING IT'S COMMERCIAL eU-
pRKMAcY-NECEssIrY OF BUILDING SHORTER
potrres-MRRIrs OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND
OHIO RAILROAD.
70 tAs Bditor Of Ths Trto"Ne.
SIR: New-York City has two OF the four
rreat through trunk lines from the West lead
bog directly hlther Is Q terminus. One OF them
makes o considerable dstour TO tho northward,
20 40 to turn the hank OF the mountain range
which separates the Atlantic slope from the MIS-
sssppi basin; the other encounters successive heaVy
grades 10 overcoming that range and both ar"
with ,srre local traffic. The Erie Canal empties INTO
the Hudson but unfortunately and the great chan OF
lakes whicn It connects not available for transpor'a
tioA for near six months out OF the tweve vi the re-
sinine two great railroad lines to the Wes' one Oh
shem originated In Philadelphia and its owners are ALSO
Joint owners in @ line Of steamships whieh IL Is
tber ambton shall form continuous r0ute OF transit
between the Western States and Europe without pass
ing through Ncw-YOrk Tho fourth line has Baltimore
for ts terminus and the avowed purpose OF It's drec
tion Is build up independent line OF steamships 10
Europe, connection with the road Neither OF these
two desires to bring any to which can
he lust as well kept their home ports The hnes oi
saamers running TO New-York need no suosdles from
her ra,lroads such are her advantages In depth OF
wat.r proximity the and superiority OF commu-
ncaton with the Interior that the foreign ooastwise
and inland largely centers here by those con-
trolling reasons NewYork, therefore, has nothing TO
fear from any single rival port But has she nothing 10
lose from their united and combined cor,s Boston and
Portland are rapidly pushing independent lines TO the
West PHILADELPHIA has low grade line nearly ready
Baltimore, which has inst gained Independent
TO Cteago is offering comirt,lon M w"G" a. -, morc
and not to EcwYOTk Our two Ncw-foiK lneS Wild uie
Pennsvlvania line, acting IN concert IN regard 10
New York Ireights but Philadelphia and Baltimore arc
at liberty 10 cut under to heir own s,NtutaAc' o. oS
s there is combination between the Erie ami me new
Ioik CenIrH' there is oly slngo St 70 me Mes. 90
far rates arc conorrned; 80 tha whe SncaG" ns %
New-YorK has not a chOce Of lines by which TO bring
her produce except al UNI Orm rave iSe ttrniui
ctes here nOtOr0dsiy Inadequate, anu expenses OF
What II tne remedy for this state OF ,hiussi New
YORK should obtain possible. anotncr ami an ihde-
pendent huc which would hot only hod 'n ehCch tio
Hre 1nduly swollen but aIn secure 10 her the great
advantage Of position naturally hers. - ,,.,
pXeTtioI She eau 81 TO speak, annex another great
rtI.road leaiii tho very heart Of the West ana
possessing unusual advantages Tor heavy trniic ia
,urrclaudi,e and produce. Ii NAY not lie commonly
known that wheat and corn Is at present bein3 aoeu
seaa9rS M the Ohio to he Wcs,ern terminus OF the
Chesapeake and O3iO RIiirOad, where 1T j. Scoped INTO
by ttcoln elevator aud carrie thenee W tnS i
mense mills Richmond and Baltimore for conversion
into hoar Tns business. which is yet IA II. infancy,
water carriage the Western rivers s MS low, wien
conducted the scale as on lac lakes WIN tnc
great advantage that IL can be depended on uuiluS
many moHths of tie year, when that OF the Lakes eau
slpedkG and OlIU Is said 10 I've tue easiest
and best hne frcm the Oho Valley TO the seanoard,
having li-ht grades. cheap fuel, ana us tetiniht
Its present eastern terminus the navg BILE waters
of the James River. just below Ricnmol' WIN con,
Meeting ihe 10 tue YJ River harD0r at west Pohi an
extension of arout miles or less would bring 1t down
the vicinity Of Fortress Monroc, where wolIn ant
near the open sea- and accessible, without the aid of
pilots. III al weathcls Wnl y 10 lreyent Inc ~ Ia I'd
tion line of freight prUpeier5 TO ply between Now
York and the Chesapeake terminals OF TINS roau. the
complement of the similar line 0 river ircl.ners "cn
flp
and thus Ike proper tcrminuS OF this road III new
York harhor, instead OF vany pouring ITS Little volIle
traffic upon the vacant waters or tne CheSapeattt
Toe de;our the sOuEWard during tie season OF hlv-
CATION, VIA Cairo even from the rain-crowng re- Ons
Ou the latitude Of Chicago Is no greater than the detour
TO the nUrthward through the Straits OF NJ cklnac; nor
s tie or rlk any greater by southern water
rontc A an alternatives route all water and the
remainder an easy aud cheap portage II mas ho mean
Tnerc is however, a gr:nder opportunity within the
reach Of Nwf0r rSnt IN me san same nir1TIn; Io co t
meet the Chesapeake ami ONO line Win CINCINNATI AZ
ent rail connections with Lon,vo, ST. Lonis Indian
apolis and Cncag-n fact, with all .hc grea shirpng
~" Atlantic seabuard, - the Trend OF the coast
line, Charleston, and the NJ Xt IL Kchmohu, BAIL
$50 miles from the open sea. an obstacle whIGn II Is
sought TO overcome partially hy cutting ra;l across
New York another hrsclAss freight lihe 10 e Western
the construction 0i rus INK OF r!dd a rost Oh
about S4pG.01 the grades ani rnDang iacllltlcs OF
which WOdld he uISiTpdsetn Oy any vi tne eAiSlIhg
,rnS tines Even u; pnni OF di2'incr rom M eNtrcmc
longer n .i. the NV YORK CrA;Tli dad Garcia routes
to Ncw-Tork, but the $50 miles between The
James River ami thiS point would De Ivy water
transit the OF lnOviIG frtiGs would BE- consider
aty les. TIE advantage in shipments To and from 81.
LjuI Louisville, aud Cincinnati wOnld OF course he
lar gcdtcr. Inc vessel wli:n received The pro
due fr0n the cars on the Jacs could IN 50 dOu.S land
aong>do the Ocedn-s0inG vessels in this harDOT, amt
thus save liebicrLge AMI storage dues TINS would
NIKE OF the Virginia line, for AL nen:s and PURPOSES,
New York cnnDectiOl with s elevators On the banks OF
the James, OF York, instead of Oh Tie Hudson AS
gram cotton tobacco, live stock, provisions, and
coal route " this city this line would have marked
advantages uf s.:aSon ana uiiOIm wOrGiDg which our
present flc!it,s aud cannot DC made 10 afIrd.
Ketc- FORK, Dec. "a, 1874 H. T. z.