The New York herald., 1878-12-18
New Connection Between New York
and the South and West.
BALTIMORE And OHIO Us. PENNSYLVANIA.
New York New Line, Jersey Central and Read
Ing Pool Their Issues.
TIE ROUTE TO BE OPENED In TWO WEEKS

PHILADELPHIA Dec II, 1873.
Within two weeks time. unless unexpected
delay shall occur there viii be and important
railroad connection completed which will give New
York the vast advantage of another and competing
route to the great territories Of the South and West
It has long becn known in railroad and
financial circles that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company desired a through connection
with New York to compete with its great rival tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. This sschene. it is
now proper to say will be consummated within few
days The agreement has already been arrived at be-
tween the companies concerned and surveyors
now going the ground laying ont the few yards
of track which all that will be necessary to CON-
plete the line
THE DETAIL
The ''New Line" to New York, asst is called con-
Philadelphia with the metropolis by way Of the
New Jersey Central to Bound Brook, thence by the
new track of the Bound Brook Company to Jenkn-
town, and from there the North Pennsylvania
tracks to Philadelphia. 1t is well understood that
this line is shorter and moro direct to the business
portion OF Philadelphia than the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which terminates at West Philadelphia,
. suburb. The lines steel rails cross the
Delaware branch Of The Philadelphia snd Reading
Railroad local extension Of the great coal road Just
al the outskirts OF Philadelphia. The two roads
dnertnt Brhces mere. all tnat IL necessary
make another through line to the south is connect
these two tracks by easy ascent from the Reading
branch to the New York new line, some twenty feet
above it. This done the Baltimore and Ohio
pany will have an unbroken and short line to New
York. %
From Baltimore they the Philadelphia,
Wilmington snd Baltimore Railroad to Grays Ferry.
which is opposite the southern part OF Philadelphia
on the other side OF the Schuylkf At this point
~1air ha rhc1n flaf n1c of u1.ofc
now known the Delaware branch of the Phila-
dephia and Heading Railroad. Ut extends down
far as Chester from Port Richmond, Philadelphia.
and was built by the West Philadelphia. Wilmington
and Baltimore road, but is now controlled by the
follows the schuylkill to Fsirmount PARK sboye the
West Philadelphia depot Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Here the Reading branch crosses the river
the bridge owned by the Junction Railroad Company
and thence eastward to Port Richmond on this side
of the river, passing under the tracks of the North
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. At this crossing,
as have said the only construction that is
necessary will take place. 1t will be nothing more
than few yards OF track, and be done in a lew
hours When this is completed the Baltimore and
Ohio send their cars through from Philadelphia
to New York over the New York and Philadelphia
line.
ALLEGED OBSTACLES.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. it is said.
this scheme IN two ways-hrst through their in
terest in the Junction Railroad bridge the
ownership Of about mile OF the Junction road.
tending the Market street tunnel to Thirty fifth
street They say that the courts have confirmed their
title to this portion of the road in fee simple The
Junction Railroad, it should here be explained is
mainly served in equal shares by three railway con
panies all using the tracks or the Junction-the
Pennsylvania the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Bal
three corporations. who pay toll to the general fund
| for every car they send over it.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY PowERLEss.
In answer to she claims Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company it is said that they cannot prevent
the Baltimore and Ohio from using the Junction
they the rensyiv.nia only control onethird of tho
mington and Baltimore, who own the other two
thirds, being in favor OF the use OF the road
votes to the Pennsylvania'a one. As to the
other caim-that the Pennsylvania Railroad can
fuse the Of its mile Of tracks supposng that it
does then--the projectors of the scheme merely
point the constitution Of Pennsylvania and say that
the Pennsylvania Railroad as common carrier.
legal compensation OF three cents a mile Article
XVII OF the constitution il as foilows:-
srcrIoS ALI railroads and canals shall public high
ways and all railroad and caaai companies shall be-
for the PURPOSE Shall have the right to eonstuss sd
sss and to az nS with rdas n
Of other States railroad company shall have the
Without delay oT eAf loaded or empty
SEC sMXll ndividnais associations ana corporations
f" and ssssr s
for or in facilities for transportation Of freight or
within s s Or 0 or Ton
any railroad shall bs delivered At any station at charges
and properly ie direction any
more distant station but excursion and Communication
tickets may be issued st special rates.
WHAT TIE COMPANIES STATE.
The officers of the companies engaged in making
this very important addition to the railroad facilities
OF the country naturally rather reticcnt upon the
subject until the connection ~ accomplished
fact. President Conley, OF the, North Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company smiled when questioned,
and would not say positively that the scheme
about to be carried into effect However" he said.
'you can say that our company, like any other in
this state, will have no right to refuse to carry any
President L G. knight of the New York new line.
with smile as significant that Of Mr. Comley. said
that his road would be glad to increase its traffic. snd
did not deny that the new route was about to be
tabiished.
l ascertaned from further inquiry that the Read
ing and the North Pennsylvania roads have full au-
thority to make the contemplated connection with
out special Legislation and that written contracts
are needed or are customary in such case. The
matter is very simple one, ard being to the
tual interest of the six corporations mentioned
Baltimore and Ohio p W. and H., Philadelphia and
Reading. North Pennsylvsnis, Bound Brook and New
Jersey Centralthere is nothing to prevent the i'm
mediate contamination OF the scheme.
l was informed this afternoon that within two
weeks the new line will be established fact.
THE ROUTE AND CONNECTIONS.
story is also ahoat MS TO the southern and West
ern connections of the new route which am COM
peiled to notice because IL comes to me from the
president Of one OF the railroads mentioned. 1t
is that the new route will be as follows:-
From New York by the New Jersey Central and Bound
Wilmington and Baltimore 10 Batimore thence by
the Western Maryland to Shsppardstown; thence to
Stanton via Shenandoah Valley Railroad; thence to
Railroad. ..-4 H
The New York new iine Il is understood, win at no
Depot at Ninth and Green streets in the heart the
around the city. over the schuyikill.
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