New-York tribune., 1876-10-07
THE NEW-JARSEY CEYrRAL cH1NGES

RUMORs THAT The BALTIMORE AND ONO ROAD is
SEEKING To REACH NEw-YORK BY THIS ROUTE.
The old report that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company seeking connection with New
York by way Of the Ncwcrscy Central has been revived
since IL became known that Philadelphia capitalists had
contributed To the relief 81 the last named company 1t
was also asserted yesterday that the principal all had
undoubtedly from the Baltimore and Ohio through
third parties. The ewJcrsey Central reaches
Philadelphia over the Bound Brook and Northern
Pennsylvania Railroads nchc" OF which connects di-
rcctly wilh the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
RarOad-thc northern outlet for the Baltimore and
OhiOand one OF the difficulties In the way Of this road
making Of the NeW-Jersey Central Is the want Of
this connection at Philadelphia. The passenger
cars Of the NcwJcscy Central which 20 to the Cenen
nal Exhibition transferred to the track OF the Penn
sylvahia Railroad Germantown, and consequently
pass about four miles OF ine Pennsylvania Road
a gentleman who Is prominently identified with the
transportation interests Of this city, and who recently
visited Philadelphia for the purpose of investigating the
question OF connection between the Philadelphia, VII
mington aud Baltimore and the NowJersey Central Rail-
roads, stated yesterday TRIBUNE reporter that there
nothing impractcabe in the way Of such connec-
tion. II desired route. he said, had been surveyed
from a point the Philadelphia, Wilmington aud
Baltimore, below Philadelphia, around the
city TO point on the Northern Pcnnsyl-
vania Railroad about seven miles from Berkst
station. Inls fuutc would DC ahOut IL mics lohg OF
about II miles II II should connect drttty Win the
Bound Brook road at ~ junction with the Northern
Pcuusy ylyauia AuOhc. plan had been suggested hich
was transfer the o the NcwJcrBey Central To tue
Philadelphia anl K diu- Iu.r0dd. whlch connects
directly with tho Philadelphia. Wilmington and BATH
more by OF Track passing through tle yards OF the
Pcnusy lyan!a Railroad. Ihc difficulty IN the way Of
such route rom the objection or TIE Ptnns' wanna
Railroad Company, winch claimed that The lease OF
the Iight way through its yards By the
Reading d.d include the Tigut TO trans
port The cnr~ of the Ncwjcrscy Central The choipest
aud most prucCtbic route iu the opinion ui ms gentle
man, by boat on tie Delaware River. The Northern
PcGnsy lyauia Railroad, be sad, owned a track over
which 10 trdnsp purd ~ ears 10 ic foot Of CalOWhst
where there Was ample room ior wharfage Ihe l!I-
delpni, Wilmington ana Baltimore also had wharf -,
from which tracks connected vita s main line, at the
foot Of Washiugtou-dNr The distance between these
points tbc Delaware kyer was one AMI one-iorh
mr. and al that would be necessary 20 connect them
wa good steamboat, capable ol receiving an ordinary
passenger train ~ Que time. similar To the boat hat no"
ffaASuorts trains ~ the Boston and Washington
throt, line from the Harlem RIVER 20 jersey Gay.
stated the REPORTER that hc bad knowledge az the
receipt ~ any material ald from the Baltimore ahd ONO
II IL mafatr- had thus contributed thry hal 0ohc ~
under ud not believe, however ihai thcy hdd
anything OF tac KIND, or That tdtY were making
any effort any way to reach Ncw-lOrb over
me NcW-Ir.soy central track. The tEdth Ot tie
wa. denied also by JOAN Taylor johnston VINO
said tlll the Baltimore aud Oho Railroad lad
not made any effort 20 TINS end, aud bad
had go wIth the cuangc ~ the presidency o
scl Arrangement wac afuUuf thr possibilities 81
t.c future Ia rc-ari 10 hl- resignation as president,
Mr. Johnston s'd ,Iat the only ci.on"l ir.,on Ec hld
lvc Cor tIc act Was thr TACT t.at , mn tth't VI" l
s.g blcak down m hr.it. He auoud stu RETAIN M
position m tine uJ.d 81 Directors, hut SPECIFIED Ia nave
opportunity tu -rc tnt rest when hr 20 m'h h'rut
ANA tc mana 7cncui OF ic roAi "odd not be essentially
altgIrd.