Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-11
RAILROAD MOVEMENTS.

The present rallroau movements
hereabouts promise much of interest to
our town and county, and may be sum-
med up as follows:
Engineers for what is known as the
great airline road passed through this
county last week. The enterprise con-
templates direct or airline route from
New York city to Chicago and Omaha
in the west. At first this might seem
an enormous undertaking. But when
it is understood that existing roads on
the line, or as Dear as can be had to the
same, are to be connected with and
used, the project does not seem so
great. 1t is stated that present local
roads can be used almost from New
York to the Allegheny river. From
that river to New Castle or Y Youngstown
Ohio. a road will have to be built. The
direct line of the same passes within
ten miles north of Butler This IL what
was being surveyed last week, the sup
veying party passing between Union
vile and SuDbury this county. They
secure grounds for depots and stations
as they pass along. Mr.. Jay Gould,
the great and wealthy railroad king, is
said to be at its head, and great conf
dence is expressed that work will soon
be commenced on the road.
Surveyors were also, last week, max
preliminary survey from New Hope
on the Shenango and Allegheny road,
to this place. A charter for this road,
we notice was obtained recently, un-
der the name of the Connoquenessing
Valley road, a name by the way that
We think had better be changed, as
from here down the creek, and not up,
is generally known as the "Connoque-
essing Valley" But, under whatever
name. we predict that this road, if
ma de, will he one of the best paying in
the whole country. Coal is its chief
OBJ ject, and it opens up vast field of
that in this county. A track for coal
has already been laid from New Hope
station, Cherry township, to Coalville,
about thres miles this way, and hun
dreds of tons of coal are pow carried
upon it daily. When it reaches this
place. it connects with the West Penn,
Of the same guage, and thus passenger
trav ell TO Pittsburgh without change of
cars, will be afforded to most of the
northern end of this county. Mr. j.
D. Ki, kpatrick, of Mel, er county, and
who is engaged as agent for obtaining
rights of way, was in this place last
week and states that several routes
will be surveyed from Coalville to this
place and the one chosen that will be
best and on which the rights of way
are most freely granted. AS to obtain
ing rights of way, we presume this
road will have no difficulty, for so far
as we have learned, our people are
waiting an opportunity to aid the en-
terprise
Movements for the Narrow Gauge
connection between here and some
point on the Pittsburgh and Harmony
road, also continues, and reports aye
that work will certainly commence
soon. A survey through the northern
end of our town was made last week
one having been made in the southern
end, along the creek, some days ago.
There is no longer any doubt of having
a narrow gauge between here and some
point near Evansburg, aud when COM
pleted it will be the shortest route to
Pittsburgh, by some fourteen miles,
from this place. We hope soon to be
able to record the fact that actual work
has commenced on this much needed
connection.