New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-21
RAILRQAD.NEKS.. J.
a NEW LINZ no BOSTON.

ppaIFcT OF PRECEDENT BLISS, OF THE BOSTON AND
ALBANY RAILRoAp-REAsoNs OF THB MOVEMENT.
There seems TO be little reason to doubt that an
oppostion railroad line TO Boston from this city will
be constructed over the route already given In IHE
rRInuSE. The new line will be from this city to
White Plains, over the Harlem Railroad, thence by
the construction Of sixty-two miles Of new road to
connect with the New-Haven and Northampton
Railroad and the Boston and Albany Railroad near
WestGeld, point ten miles west Of Spring
field. Mass The moving spirit is President Bliss Of
the Boston and Albany Railroad. The idea
ia not q new one President Bliss has
long wanted an independent connection Tor
hs road with this city. but the managers
of the New-York, Ncw-Hayen aud Hartford
Railroad Company have prevented it. The facts that
William II. Vanderbilt has for several years been
one of the heaviest tockholders in the latter COM
many, and that between the New-York Central ana
the Boston aud Albany Railroads there has been
very close community Of interests, indicate PROD
ably why the rival line has not been constructed
short time ago it was discovered that tie New
York, New. Haven and Hartford Railroad managers
had made an arrangement with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company 10 transport through freight
coming over the latter road from points ns
in the. West TO, Boston, the , freight risS DS,
ing ing ,o tSs NeM. Sew-Havsn aud Hartford
Company's freight depot on the harlem hTeT ST. me
first ninqon the % had Of the
arrangement was when IL was under way IL was
really opening new freight route TO boston anu
other points In the East s1v nn the New
York New Haven aud Hartford Railroad the project
Of new line to Boston was at once rev revifSu M tSs pS
President Bliss, and reoeiYed Win lhVor w Vuo
New-YOrk Central and Hudson River managers Al,
A prorniuent railway official, identified Win the
Vanderbilt interests. said yesterday 10 reporter Oh
"Notbing positfye has yet been determined upon
with reference To the new line to Boston. Inc nat,
ter has been thoroughly talked oyer au . hroUah
| There Is no difficulty about raising the neede9
| amount of money The sixty-two miles OF new roau
needed 10 be built to make tho necessary connec,
tona can bs constructed under the general railroad
laws OF the States Of New-IUrk ana % ~
will be necessary howeyerset &c c+oss ' the HoIsa
| tonic RTeT. which is q naviRsble stream ih,s'
/ think, there will be no difficulty n oDtaini anu
Ing The cOn Of the beSe The
OF through freight 1t can obtain from tne fehnsya
vania Railroad will not compensate 10 I9r tnS iosS FL
| natnrai route from the West to Boston is by the
New-York Central and Boston ana AiosnS Ml- Ma.l-
roads BY tho way OF tue Psroasis It ia moro
| than 90 mies longer It is what, among railroad
men rs termed an illegtimate route ana a Mlit 20
treated sunh The NeW-f0rk SSnSI o 30 ,to pail
| adeInhia and solicit freight for the West. only
| Mt Vanderbilts well-known conservatism prevents
| this being DONE" 40, 10. AZ. .ataa
| 20 Boston ~ -, .u r ,vortd
favor also, putting on train 70 eaSe atoD Se az q
| =. M. and q like train from Boston. By these es
means business man from Boston can sPend tne the
dav In New York transact his business, attena tne
I theatre or opera in this evening and reach boston
early the following morning. would favor S IA
| rate of "a Instead of SO as is now charRe1 pI
;I Nrb;. t-,ts sverv many would be preferable 70
boat travel and the annoyance Of changing 70 h the
cars ct an inconvenent hour In the morning.
| manaQers of tie New. York. New-Hayen ana nsIs- @
ford Railroad ore old fogyish their IDEAS Fres,
ident Bliss Is sharp wide-awake railroad man.
II the proposed line ls constructed VIII gLe tno
now defranded by the slow ideas Of the managers OF
| the present rail line TO Boston,"