New-York tribune., 1878-10-03
4 NEW LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.

CoNNrCTiNG WITH THE MANHATTAN BEACH ROAD
Al rAsr NEw-1O DIRK AND RUNNING TO BABYLON.
A new narrow gauge railroad is to be built
shortly from East NewYork 10 Babylon l.. l. 1t VIII
be a branch OF thei Manhattan Beach Railroad, and at
East NeWYOrk trains VIII be run % either termlnus-
Bay Ridge or Greenpoint. The great success OF tho
nnrroy.gaueo road TO Manhattan Beach during the two
seasons that been OPERATION has led to THIS ven
ture Of road OF similar construction which shall re-
main open during the entire year, and serve for the
freight and passengers The now road
will run M near TO the possible, thus passing
through tho thicky settled and fertile South Shore farm
ms country.
The road will be built by J. d. Barton. who intro
duced tho uarrow-gauge system on Long Island and
bnlt the Manhattan Beach Railroad His aim VIII De 10
construct IL as well any broadgaugo road at about
33a per cont OF the cost The road will DO under the
control OF tout-stOok company, large made up Of
wealthy Long Island residents who live along the line
Mr Barton has the Of several wealthy men III
this city that IL he fails TO secure the requisite sum IRON
Long Island people, they will make up the balance.
Engineers will be put In the field the lat
ter part OF this week the first or next
A route Will probably he secured within month,
and then the work OF grading the rOadbed will begin at
once IL Is expected that work can DO carried on all
Winter as tho ground is mostly light sandy soil WIN
no oreseen obstae es the road II is expected, will DO
IN running OIder by juno i, 1873.
which will be carried at low rates Much OF the coal aud
oil which come into Long Island passes this way ana
the road which can carry IT the cheapest will naturally
secure the bulk OF the business Az Bay kldge tho
Manhattan Beach Company has extensive dOck
facilities, aud II Is proposed next year 10 esaD
sh n ferry tO Srw-YOrk especially Tor freight:
Prom Grrenpoint Is expected large influx OF
travel, rs next season ferry VIII run from twenty
third 81. tnis city 10 the railroad depot. by thls
means seven lines Of street cars VIII o. tapped at
ntythird-s and a resident OF the SOuth ShoIe eau
reach home from up town In this city IN huch suorer
time than by any OF the present ruules DtpOs Wl DO
established ut fGequent Intervals along the inc Holn
East New York 10 Babylon. There are towns every
three or four miles OHO aim Of the company Will DC 10
run trains so s To build up this country ana make IL
drslrlr place of residence for Nrw-IOrk business men
Mr. BARTON said Yesterday " The Tact mas Oceh
demonstrated that for short lines the narrow gauge Is
iucOmparnby the best road. Here on TINS Manhatiah
Beach Road this season have carried over lhlioh
messengers and have not killed single person NOT
even Injured one The people about here uBcu 10 chl IL
the cethes line road, but there Is no fOau on Long
Island that can show such record The secret OF he
success OF the road In tha IL COSTS so tllr 10 puu ~
and rnn H. The cars weigh only nvr tons tIOse OF tne
bro,d-Rauge roads nteHn tons; the nttlo narrow
ganVe engines weigh only twenty tOus, hnd eau carry
si~bfeen ears one mile Of this read contains sixty
.Ix IONS OF steel; ono OF tie other roads mas
tons The and tear are lar less Bli
The running expenses less, and hence Ireght ana
can be carried cheaper. am cOnhdtht tuht
len wears will all the short lines about tins CITY mar
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