Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-07
big Schemes or the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
BUILDING OUTLETS TO coal FIELDS ny
MEANS or WHICH IT WILL BECOME 4
GREAT BITUhISous CARRIER.

BUILDING OUTLETS TO COAL FIELDS ny
MEANS or WHICH IT WILL BECOME \
GREAT BITUhISous CARRIER.
frpm the Philadelphia Record.
The extensions and improvements
which the Pennsylvania Railroad is now
making are extraordinary in their mag
nitude. Besides the contemplated ele.
waited railroad, 10y which the termini of
the line will be brought nearly into the
heart OF the city, the improvements at
the old Navy Yard, which will give the
river one of the best wharves in the
country, and the proposed connection
with West Chester, the corporation is
engaged in n number of enterprises
which will not only greatly increase its
business, but will also prove direct
benefit to the city,
A new feeder TO the main line is at
once TO be built from New Broomtield,
the county seat of Perry county, eight
miles to the PeLnsylvania, ut point
between Duncannon and Newport, at
Losh's Run. The survey for this will
be finished in about six weeks, when
the work of grading will be commenc.
ed, to be followed by the laying of the
track in the spring. This spur will
afford an outlet for the rich ore banks
OF the county, hitherto almost inaccess.
ible. The Bellelonte and Snow Shoe
road is soon to pass into the control
of this company. This is a Philadelphia
road, with IA paid'in capital of 100000
and $4,000 first mortgage six per cent.
bonds. The object OF the assumption
OF this road 10y the Pennsylvania Com
pany is to obtain shorter route to the
East from the bituminous coal fields of
the State.
The Pennsylvania Railroad also in.
tends TO reach out for coal in another
direction by constructing branch of
the Southwest Pennsylvania from Paint.
ersvile to Connellsyille. The Pennsyl.
vania Railroad in Maryland will also be
completed within the next two months.
by this road the Pennsylvania will be
brought directly to the great Cumbcr'
land coal fields, and will become the
chief transporter of tho bituminous
product.
Another important work is the
Strengthening OF the main line between
Downingtown and Glenloch For six
miles there is a series OF sharp curves,
two of them being the governing curves
on the division. The intention OF the
company is to build an entire new line,
perfectly straight, in place OF the curved
portion. This will result in slight
saving Of distance and saving of the
wear and tear of rolling stock. estimat
ed 10 be equivalent 10 hauling POO cars
4 day for nothing. This work has been
given out in FIVE sections.
The most important work OF the
year Is the lIarslmus cove improvement.
by virtue OF its long lease of the united
railroads of New Jersey the company
controls considerable water front at
Harsimus cove, about half a mile north
of its Jersey City terminus, and Just be.
low the American stock yards. IL is
proposed to replace the pier at that
point by fine elevator and two new
piers which will be the largest on the
river. One OF these new piers will have
dock room on one side Of it only, the
space on the other side being filed by
twenty four tracks, aiiording standing
room for six miles of freight cars The
10y 1910 IN length. Above this there
will be q second pier lis feet in
width by 800 feet in length. At the
head Of these piers will be bulkhead,
upon which Is TO be an elevator with a
capacity of 10000 bushels. The piers
will be long enough TO admit three
ocean steamships in row on each side
of the piers. so that nine in all can bc
accommodated at once, and three load.
ed simultaneously. Proposals for this
work will be invited soon, % the plans
have already been approved BY the di.
rectors.
Meanwhile rail manufacturers are
congratulating themselves that an era
of prosperity is dawning for them, as
proven by the record Of the railroad
projects now under way in the United
States. During the present year ,OS3
miles Of track have been laid. against
SIG for the corresponding period in
1878, 73l in 1877, 932zA $40, Sis in
1875 and III in 1874. The number of
Improvements and extensions now un.
der way in the United States make an
aggregate of an additional 5000 miles
tn the railroad tfncka nf tho cnupfry