Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
The Boston Committee,s Visit.


 Friend Pease: The visit of the Boston f committee to the ahores of the Hudson river, to ascertain whether any arrangement for improved facilities for conveying coal, &c., into New England, could be secured, has excited considerable interest along the lines of the Connecticut Western, the Poughkeepsie and Eastern, and the Dutch ess and Columbia railroads. It is earnestly to be desired that something important may result to all these roads from this renewed excitement about reaching the coal fields of Pennsylvania.
 The committee, consisting of some dozen members of the Boston Board of Trade, together with invited guests, reporters and railroad directors, made up party of some Ave and twenty persons on the Connecticut Western. This party was met at the New York state line by special tram from Poughketpsie, with about an equal number | of the leading inhabitants of that city, who | had come out to meet the special on the Connecticut Western. Railroad matters were pretty thoroughly discussed through the remainder ot that day and evening. On the following day the route for the con- tinuance of the Poughkeepsie and Eastern railroad to the river, the facilities for the construction of bridge, the shores of the river, ard 8 general survey of the city were presented to the large party interested. At evening some sixty or eighty persons gath cred around the festive board spread by the hospitality of the citizens of Pough- keepsle, where, after partaking of sump- tuous dinner, very thorough and exhaust i've discussion was had in relation to the best modes of reaching the coal mines of Pennsylvania. Various roads and routes on the wes ern banks of the Hudson were represented on this occasion by railroad presidents, fuperintendents and engineers. The result of all these discussions rendered it quite apparent that bridge could be constructed over the Hudson at from $8.- 10000 to $s.OO0, 900. It was stated at the meeting that responsible parties were ready to contract fer the erection of the bridge at the first named sum. A railway route of eighteen miles ir length has been sur veyed from what would be the western ter minus of the bridge to Pine Bush, which when completed, would connect Tough keepsie with the Erie road at Middletowu and with the New Jersey Midland, road already running, and by which coal field may be reached as soon as the eighteen miles are completed. Better facilities however. will be furnished when the abov osrh4aav, vr1fIao Nnror1afoA and fI connection with the New Jersey Midland to Deckertown, from whence Q road is il process of construction to Harrisburg, Pa This latter road the parties agree to com plete in two years. This road will als cross all the principal coal roads leadin from the mines into New York and Nev Jersey, as well as slate fields of almost un limited extent. Thus much in brief fo the Poughkeepsie connections. After ex amining the above routes, the party wer taken to Newburgh, where they arrived g about 10 o'clock P. M. On the followin morning the facilities for passing coal ove the Hudson at Newburgh were examine on both sides of the river, and all the infol nation that intelligent engineers and othe interested parties could give, was commu nicated This business expedition wa pleasantly varied by drives through som of the rich parks and avenues of some c the old as well as the new country seat which adorn the banks of the Hudson o both sides. These drives included call { Washington's headquarters, an old brio mansion preserved as a memorial of tt Revolution, and another at the elegant mai sion of Hon. Homer Ramsdell, both Newburg. At the latter place, 8 sumpt1 ous entertainment was spread for the part After being driven through the princip streets of the city, Gas we had been at Pc keepsie and through the beautiful ground of Mayor Eastran,) we were invited
 seats in palace car and ran by rail to Gre court on the Erie road, and from thence ( to Warwick, in the Pequot Valley, son ten miles further towards the coal field Here, too, railroads are projected mo direct to the coal fields than the Erie ro runs, and which 1t is claimed will riy those from Poughkeepsie. Coal can
 brought to Newburgh direct over existil roads. Each city desires to control | trade in coal, and of course each clair the best facilities. Let them finish tht projected roads, while coal is already cor ing over completed ones, and the best fac ities will soon be appreciated.
 It is needless to add that the whole exl dition was rendered as delightful as posl ble by the unbounded hospitality and [ unstinted facilities everywhere afforde It should be added that the facilities passing coal over the river at Newbur can only be by floats, as it is admitted Il Q bridge there would be enormously exp' siye. Indeed, the Newburghers conce that when bridge is needed 1t will :, doubtedly be built at Poughkeepsie. they say that that necessity will not oce in many years. .-..-
 Coal must come in larger quantities th ever before, over the Connecticut Weste from some point west of the Hudson, a that, too, the ensuing season.
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