New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-06
ERIuS NEW BOSTON CONNECTION.
4 FUTURE RIVAL TO NEW-TORK CENTRAL.
TAPPING NEW.ENGLANp TRAFFIC 81 WAY or TIE
HnnHAC TrNNEl.

4 FUTURE RIVAL TO NETWORK CENTRAL
TAPPING NEW,ENGLANp TRAFFIC 81 WAY or TIE
HOOstC TUNNEL.
There is no truth IN the report, which has re-
ccuy been circulated Of trouble among the directors OF
the Boston. Hoosac Tunnel AMI western Railroad.
The contract buoing o 90 bridge at Mechanics
vle has been clase0, ana thc bridge is underway Thr
route by which The Erie Railway proposes to establish
direct connection with Boston has boon previously
stated i'm TIL TRIBUNE extends from Bmsaamion, on
the Erie Railway, over tho Albany and sas-
GucLquua Eii.rold 10 Schcncct adj, and thence
over The Rensselaer, and sar1tosi Railroad ~
Mcchau.cstlr, twelve miles y rth Of lroy Ih' Ai"aY
and ssgucauna ami RENSSELAER, and Saratoga roads ar,
leased TO The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Il
ia t,-1,cd that about SIX miles track shall b.
baiIt between Schenectady and Mc,iancsyi.le, bi
which the routc VIII be materially shortened. From Me
clauicsylle 90 North Adams, Mass, 10 is proposed
to build a new railroad under th' charter oil
tie Boston HoosGc Tunnel aud Western Rail
road, q company organized IN 1876 to bill limo
from The Ioosac Tunnel through tine M'I1wb y..y t.
Lake On,ario. at I.iihaveu. New-Norl. The distance
from sfrchauicsTe 10 North Adams, whore connection
viii Is, made wilh the Troy and Grtrna..l lTJld, is
abo5t tifty-six miles. TIE route Is thence through the
tunnel and over thcsF.,cluurs Railroad 90 BOSTON.
Judge Douobu, has airo1ir au iorz.l E'c.iver jew
ctt To lay third rH from Nayeriy 10 Bm-aam,on, and
ia enter into traffic conirle; VITA tine Delaware aud
Hudson Company. The English trustees, through Mr.
Powell have given notice L. Sir. Jcwctt that they
prove the LAYING Of the 3hrI Il and the issuing Of The
receivers for the purchase Of the necessary stool
ana iron.
The officers and directors Of the Boston I'csac Tun-
mel ana Western Compluy are as follows; William l..
Burt Postmaster at Boston president Con srosman
john b. Alley Of Massachusetts, yc.prcs lent D.rrc-
tors-Isl,la Atsm-. John W Gambler. Oliver Am"s,
Es.cs Howe, william Claliu, and }. l.. Amcs,
Of Boston; s. s. Guthrie. Of Bu1'o; Giles
" Ho,chbiss, Of Bnshamtou; G.. ". Pullman
oil Chicago: George l. Pos. OF Fairiavcu, and
George r. Blanchard. vicc-presdaut Of tlc Ere halt
way rucsc gentlemen are an director either o. Tue
Erie or OF tne Union Pacific railroads, and the asfocl
ton nr cOmpanes IN this way Is thought 10 have
considerable sgui cameo.
Erie. new BO,t connection whcn completed viii iur-
Misc direct rival 20 the NrwI0rk Central for he traic
h.i,-e.n the West ana One Ncw-Eugi1uG states. TIE
li,tauc. from Boston 20 j. M lo Pas way OF thc Boston
and AIbluv aHd NrG-I.Ik Central lines ls 512 miles
AGAINST $50 by The pro I0>cd new route hut me grade by
lie Ee and the Albany and -quehalua i Is caimcd,
is 50 much better shat 10 Offsets more nn TIE di-
rrcucr IN distance. The NeV-NOrk Central mas
hrtcfof1re been able TO control ala uu-lLess passing
through the tunnel over the j. -toa aud Albany
ElirOad Notwithstanding tlc iact That tEc lNnut aud
Troy ami Greenfield Railroad, which passes through IT,,
are controlled by tic stale Of Massachusetts III S
control has been maintained by the ut"is prevent
Ing thc cars ~ rival lines from passing over me Troy
ana Boston Rulroa'. which Is under MS control, AMI
winch connects with the Troy and Greenfield line.