Connecticut western news., 1875-05-14
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 The opering of the new Rhinebeck < Connecticut road bids fair to prove quite m epoch in the history of the Conn. Vest srn road. giving an impetus to its business not before enjoyed from the inauguration of any other one enterprise tributary to it. Alludlng to this subject, the Hartford CourGnt of last Saturday says:
 The first through train bringing coal from the Hudson river to Hartford oyer the Rhinebeck 6 Connecticut and Connecticut Western railroads, arrived in this city yes terday. It was Q train of fifteen cars, bearing one hundred and fifty tons of coal. Ever since the projection of the Connecti- cut Western road one advantage which it was expected to give us was another avenue ts the Pennsylvania coal fields. This advan- tage we are just beginning to enjoy, and although the arrival of a train of fifteen ears loaded with coal is no great matter in itself, 1t assumes importance when consid- cred as the inauguration of new field of traffic in an article of almost universal con- sumption, now able to reach us over new lines of transportation. It is the forsrun- ner of many similar trains to come, and the opening of commerce between Con- nectieut and the coal fields sure to increase largely, and sure to have an important in nuence upon the coal trade of this section, An influence which will certainly benefit consumers. This coal is from the Lacka- wanna region, and came to Rhinebeck, N. r., by the Delaware s Hudson canal, was there loaded upon cars and sent to this city. There have been considerable previ ous shipments of coal to Winsted and points on the line west of there, but this is the first through shipment. About twenty car loads-two hundred tons-are now sent east from Rhiuebeck daily over this line. In this traffic we may not only hope for benefits to coal consumers in this part of New England, but for important additions to the receipts of the Connecticut Western railroad.
 The coal trade at R ondout and R1ine- beck is under the management of experi- enced and responsible parties. The coal which arrived here yesterday was shipped to the Western Coal and Oil Co.,, new firm which has had the foresight to see the opportunities for business which the open ing of new railroad lines to the Hudson offer, and the enterprise to provide for a trade which is sure to increase largely. This company has established large coal bins at the corner Of Garden and Walnut streets, where side tracks of the Connecti- cut road accommodate them. They have an office at 371 Asylum street, and are fairly started in their new enterprise, having al- ready orders for about l, 1000 tons of coal for the retail trade in this city and also for dealers and large consumers in towns in this vicinity. The firm will deal in all kinds of coal, but will make specially of the Lackawanna coal, coming oyer the above line from the Delaware 6 Hudson canal company. .. ..-.. ...
 The same firm have established an exten- sivs trade in coal oils, bringing the oil in large tanks from their own refineries at Ti- tusville, Pa. This business was started in E December last by Gardner, Williams & Co, whom the Western Coal and Oil Co., succeeded. The tanks, one of which loads platform car, contains about eighty-five barrels of refined oil. It was the custom formerly for eastern dealers to buy this oil in barrels in the western markets and ship It in that form. In the summer season, especially, the shrinkage by evaporation was very great-one firm on one shipment getting only about .one-third of the quanti- tyI that started from Cleveland, Ohio. Bringing it in iron tanks, air-tight. obvi- ates this difficulty and causes great sa. ving. The dealers here can order full tank delivered to dealer in Willimantic, Springfield, Providence, or any point east and the purchaser is sure of getting the full quantity billed, and can draw from the } tank into barrels without waste, for the ac ! eommodation of local retail dealers. Al such points as Millerton and Winsted 7, where local dealer may want twenty ol {, thirty barrels, the tank cars can be switched to . side track, and the desired amount drawn off into barrels, and the car ther moYed on to it's final destination. Ship
 msnts are made in this way 10 Waterbury
 via the Connecticut w Western and Nauga- tuck roads, and the company has recently established an agency in Springfield.
 The company also deal in the well-knowl Rossndale cement from Kingston, N. Y.
 and lime from Canaan, and the transporta
 ton of these as we'll as the coal and oil ii adds to tho freighting business of tho Con
 necticut Western road.
 In the new features of business we hay
 noted 1t is not vlsionary to predict larg
 future frsighting business for the Connec
 tcut Western road, and consequently a
 improvement of its finances.
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