New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-11
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rDE COMBINATION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW
JERSEY C0MP.NiEs--A { ,MPLAINr 80 ,INSf TIKI
BRIDGE Across TIir DELAWARE RIVER
IRON Tilt EEiULAa CORRESPONDENT OF I'M rBIhuNEl
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. S.-The contest gong
on in the New-Jersey courts about the new railroad
hrigc across the Delaware Yarcy vile IL interesting
10 Naw-York and philadelphia people because over Chs
bridge will run the Of the railway Tine shortly
10 h opened between the cities. The route of the
ne line has already been fully described IN THE IRTB
tyr From Berks-st station IN Philadelphia II
Is the main stem Of tbc North Pennsylvania Rail
road to .Tenkntown, Slio miles. from the l"tie'
Mace TO tho center Of the Delaware Rive" Napcy
VILE - o,o miles ruId j. bcaE hn'lt by the Norh
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, AMI from the Della
ware River 10 Bound Brook. the NcNJ"Isey Central
Railroad Inc ~ miles long constructed by t3 d H.
ware and Bound Brook Railroad Company, b. nearly
COMPLETED. Between Bound Brook and NevYcrh th'
track OF the Central road VIII he used FOR 81 so miles
The whole distance from Philadelphia 10 NcHYoFk viii
thus be- - miles. 1ae stock of the Delaware an
Bound Brook Company IS controlled By the N0rt-
Penus,ivaua Railroad Company, that tie lino from
here To ts intersection with the Central road VIII be
virtually under one management Track laying Is now
going forward she sections OF the line, and the
COMPANY expect open u for travel early N The Sring
An obstacle ha. recently been thrown in their way, IN
the forn Of an appostion ~ the Attorney General o.
Ncw,Jriscy iUr injunction 10 prevent Ire com ciio
OF tno bridsc, Tue l90But tha' u i u n'ifaitc
and an. Obstruction To- naysat.3n. AH t thcr
supers etnrc panty n place h.oie the A'toinG Con
:ial move IN ihe nter ~ ,n,lr aHs"'r :" d IN
orauting the Injunction the )etwAro and Bound Brook
Railroad comga Say 10 IpS 10 sc% os. ,netG ib P
If tnere were the bridge would not he an obsirucn b.
cause pirs farther apart AMI IL eupcsnictuTc
Trrutun bridges md the old Ymlieyvile bridge below
statrd i'm he answer that piers which stand IN the
enr nj are In the ate OF Ponnsy yan', ahd were bu
by the North Pennsyl, ANA Railroad Company and 10;
p%sSeht comfy Of the North Pennsylvania Railroad
COMPANY says that the Pennsylvania Railroad s ~ the
bottom 81 the movement Tor preventing the completion
OF the bridge. The his pan he says, vas 10 Attack the
Bound Brook Company In the courts, on the ground flia
ihe Pennsylvania Company, the lessee of the Camden
ana Amboy lines, has the soie riS 10 transport passei
ground being found unit nabc, the attack Vas made 0n
fhe brid, under The euise oi movement on behalf OF
river The officers OF the Pennsylvania Company,
1t IL SAID, disclaim having any halrl IA lAc
enterprise should suspect heir p0weriul r'al of ~ Al
tempt stranSe IL IN its infancy In te present siate
al the p ,tion there IL hndrrnce 10 The prosecution
Of the work tlo bridge preliminary injunction nav
Ing been refused by the Chancellor Mr Comfy says
aud does not appreheud anything from the tal decision
OF the points rai-el 10y the Attorney General
With tho completion OF the new line the Pennsylvania
Company will strong nya for the iinlnoDe traffic
between the two cities-a rival with terminal facilities
Philadelphia and in jersey cry good az iis own but
with no Western or southern connections here. 1no
competiti0n will necessity be confined 10 mat traffic
M mist Int will he long before the new line viii be
sreking connection with the Phddelpna. Wilmington
and baltimore Railroad. In order 10 make an
alliance with the Baltimore and oLio Company,
and thus get share OF Western freight
business In the end may expect TO see struggle
between President Garrett AMI President SCOTT or tue
nossession of the new road Mr. Garrett will naturally
s.e I'm IL his To Newly urk and SIR Scott
Will regard IL as annoying and possibly dangerous
rival In view OF tins probable cont 1t, the hn'neial
condition OF the North Pennsy yana Railroad Company
and liz odshoot, the Delaware aud Bound Brook all-
road Company, becomes Interesting The North Pcnnsyl
| wanna Railroad Company's capital Stock amounts to
81 600 600 aud Ii chiefly owned by wealthy business
men OF this city. It's bonded Indebtedness - little
over IS 900 900 and its net earnings enable #
10 pay regular dividends OF per cent Its main stem
runs 10 Bethlehem Penn, where connection IL made
with the Iehgh Valley and New-Jersey Central RAN
roads The principal stockholdeis IN tLs COMPANY own
| tho stock of the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad
| Company, amounting to 81 0oOoOO. Tue charter Tor
this last corporation obtained last year under the
Jersey Free Railroad law Its bonds already cut
! 10 the amount OF Sl,0O0000, aud the completion
and equipment of the road viii run tie debt up To about
50 100000 The Company bought Of the old ha'ie al
National Railway Company its partly graded road bed
between the aud Bound Brook, paying el3oOO for
H. The old Company had also acquired rights Of way
Which 10 had transferred In consideration Of the new
Compsnys taking 900 OF the bonds OF land com
any organised to lay cut prospective towns along Ia
hne