Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-23
The Railroads.
Further on tn. New Line and Other Pro


 Further on the New Line and Other Pro-
 jects.
 There is yet no authoritative statement and practically no new rumors regarding the pro- posed new railroad line to New York. Prom inent men here believe that Vanderbilt will not cooperate, for the reason that his inter ests will not be served by a new road, owing to his large interest of one million in the New York road, and without his backing they hold that the new parallel road subject cannot very well be consummated. MT. Van- derbilt continues to be quoted as not alto gether satisfied because the Consolidated road is taking some Pennsylvania freight of late which Mr. " thinks belongs to the Gen. tral road. However, it is argued that more would be taken if new line was to be built than now As to the interest of the New York road in the project of building bridge over the Harlem river at Second avenue, and the rumor that the New York road would enter New York there and abandon using the Grand Central depot, President Watrous says that his company has such an interest. There is a company chartered to build the bridge and there is strong popular feeling in Westchester county in favor of the bridge. They think the railroad company ought to build the bridge, especially as it has track down to the waters edge there. President Watrous further says that if the New York road does not build the bridge some one else will for certain, and that bridge afording an entrance to New York, independent of the Grand Central depot, would connect the New York road with the Second Avenue Elevated road: The Bridgeport Farmer reports the fol- l lowing remarks of 8 gentleman connected with the Parallel road project, who said The proposed line from New York, which may or ! may not be built, has nothing to do with our enterprise. If they decide to put thelr line through they would probably like our route, but it is very doubtful if they could get It. | The road they propose to run from New York to New Haven Is away oil our route. It goes through Wilton, and follows along to ! Newtown and thence to Derby, being most or the way a number of miles further nortn I than we are. For one thing 1t IS more ex- pensiye route to build, and then again it runs so far away from the main towns and the ! nopulous shore district that it can expect but an insignificant amount of local traffic, either | in freight or passengers. It IS for thls req son I suspect that Vanderbilt pronounced It impracticable ssIn fact" 1" added the gentle man thouehtfully, q shouldn't wonder if all | this furry over new route was inst1gated by Vanderbilt to frighten the New York, New Haven and Hartford management into max ing certain changes in their freight business that he wants The Boston and Albany road | very likely has the same object in reference 1 to certain changes they wish to bring about 1 little game of bluff, understand" 7" The same gentleman said the Parallel road would certainly be built, no matter what other pro ! iects might be started. A powerful syndicate was backing it with all the necessary capital, and active operations would certainly be I commenced between the first and the middle of May. ''You may be sure, too, he con | tinued ''that the company building 1t will | have through line to Boston,"