The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-08
AnImpor.an, Railroad Link.

BETHLEHLM, Pa, Nov. 3, lS7g.--The Penn
sylvania, Poughkecpsie aud New England
Railroad now have large force of men at
work at the Wind Gap OF the Blue Noun
tains, in this county, grading from the in
tersection at that point with the Lehigh
and Lackawanna Railroad East. This pro-
iected road, the building of which, it is
claimed, is assured, is mubt singular effort
for upbuilding valueness lines, and trans.
forming them into a vast and important
trunk line. The object is the creating of an
"air line" route from Boston to Cincinnati,
via the poughkeepsie Bridge and the Penn
sylvania Central from Harrisburg.
The line begins at Harrisburg, passing
through Lebanon and Berks counties to
Hamburg, in which distance it utiizes the
much troubled and badly sold out, yet ever
progressive, South Mountain Railroad.
From Hamburg to Slatihgton, on the Lee
high, the Berks County Railroad is utilised
From Slatington the Company will build a
connecting Ink to point two miles north
OF Chapnan's slate qualTies, on the Dehigh
and LuckawOuna Railroad, whose track
Will form the link to a point to the Wind
Gap. Thence line will be constructed to
Bangor ON the Delaware, and by absorbing
partially completed lines in New Jersey and
building short links, Poughkcepsie is reuch-
ed, only 100 miles from Harrisburg.
A glance at the maps will show the adj
vantage such road would have, over the
present crcuitous routes IN the through
passenger traffic, as it could reach Philudcl-
| phia, Baltimore, Washington. Harrisburg.
and all points South and West without
changes aud transfers. The same IS true OF
| the freight business. Coal loaded at the
mines IN Pennsylvania one day could be
unloaded lfoih the sahie cars in New Eng
land the tieXt. The road would have di-
rect connection with the coal fields, and
would pass through the richest iron, slate
and agricultural sections Of Pennsylvania
aud New Jersey.
AT Jonestown the line crosses the Leba-
non and Pine Grove road, opening connec-
| tlons with the coal fields west of the Blue
Mountains. At Hamburg it crosses the
Schuylkill and the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad, thereby reaching the Schuyl-
Kill coal fields. AT Slatington it is in the
| heart ol the great slate region. and crossing
| the Lehigh river, Lehlgh canal. Lehgh
valley, aud Lehigh and Susquehanna Raul
roads, reaches the Lehigh coal fields. AT
Chapman of the Northampton
slate lie.ds-connection is made With the
Lehlgh and Lackawanna Railroad, and
thence by way OF Bethlehem with Phia.
deiphia.
At Bangor the Delaware is crossed, and
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railway gives connection to the Wyoming
coal fields ON the north and the Belvdere-
Delaware Railroad on the south. In Jersey
| the proposed route crosses the Sussex, New
! Jersey Midland and Erie Railroads. The
building of the bridge at Poughkeepsie, now
IN progress, makes the route feasible. The
one difficulty that the enterprise will en-
counter Will be the miserable financial man
agcment that marked the life of the South
Mountain roud. The new company is undel
the Presidency Of William II. Delie,ol Phila.
delphia. They claim that the funds have
been provided, and that the road will bc
built, and the work has been begun in q
manner that seems to bear out their clam
Cor. Philadelphia Ledger.