Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-05-24
RAILWAY NEWS.
The II. a. w. Extending It's Con-
nectiOI.S.

The Pittsburgh and Western is
branching out nobly, and is likely to
become in the near future much more
important road. Arrangements are
practically completed f1r the consoli-
dation of this road with the Red Bank
and Youngstown. 7 his is new COM
pany, chartered in October last, and
work was began on the 10th of Dec.
The line of this road begins one mile
east of Red Bank Greek, Clarion Co
Pa, point on the Pennsylvania and
the low grade division of the Allegheny
Valley, following line to near where
the Mahoning River crosses the State
line to a point in Lawrence County,
Pa. The road is to pass through the
counties of Of Armstrong and Butler,
and when completed will be sixty -four
miles in length. To have certain
outlet to Oil City, those interested in
these lines, while they have charters
to build lines and branches through
the heart of the oil district, have Sc
cured charter for road, to be known
as the Pittsburgh Northern, which
will be pushed as an extension of those
lines to Oil City, or some point above,
not as yet determined The stock sub
scribed-$2, 900, 000-has been paid in
on both these line, and the work is to
be pushed to completion this summer.
The Pittsburgh and Western begins
at Allegheny City, Pa, and terminates
at Wurtemburg, Pa, distance of Al
miles, and is unde- the management
of James Gallery, President; j. j.
Saint, General Manager, and w. L.
Bonner, Superintendent, whose inter-
ests are strictly those opposing the
Pennsylvania Company's lines, and
while they do not at present run into
Pittsburgh, their charter permits oft,
and tie managers claim that soon the
work on new iron bridge over the
Allegheny river to allow that connec-
tion will be arranged for. The Mer
caltie Trust Company of New York
City is the trustee of the Pittsburgh
and Western, whose total issue Of
bonds by the Mercantile Trust Com
pany amounts to SG,000,000. These
bonds were issued when purchases
were made OF rolling stock all classes,
steel rails, ties and general construc-
tion and equipment material Under
the new organization the bonds will be
cancelled aud new bonds, to the amount
of 50, 600, 900, are to be issued. Under
the terms Of the consolidation the Pitts
burgh and Western Railroad Company
bind themselves and agree to carry out
the contracts of the Red Bank and
Youngstown Railroad Company exist
ing before the consolidation, and build
and equip the road in the time called
for in their charter, and put it in first
class condition.
The Pittsburgh and Western has
also secured fourth interest in the
gainesville and Youngstown Narrow
Gauge, the remaining interest eing
owned in equal parts by the friends OF
the Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western,
of your city, Commodore Garrison, of
New York, and Andrews IL Kurtz,
contractors. The Pittsburgh, Youngs-
town and Chicago was originally in
corporated to build line from Pitts
burgh to Cleveland. About eighty
four miles of itsroute, from New Castle
westerly and north westerly, are grad
ed, so that the Oil City and Chicago
Railroad Company (Which is the name
under which the Buffalo, Pittsburgh
and Western and the Baltimore and
Ohio are operating the construction OF
their line between New Castle and
Chicago Junction. will have only
forty or fifty miles of entirely new road
to build. Track can be laid on the
Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Chicago
road az far as Akron, and thus con-
siderable saving con be effected. This
is an important transfer, not only to
the interest of the Buffalo, Pittsburgh
and Western, but to the Wabash sys-
tenn, which thus secures another link
for its arrangement with the Jersey
Central, the Philadelphia and Erie,
and the low grade division Of the Al
legheny Valley, and to the New York,
Lake Erie and Western.
An officer Of the Pittsburgh and
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prospects Of the road, said A
corps of engineers in the employ
of our company is now making
a thorough survey OF the Painesville
and youngstown, preparatory to d
change of gauge. There is but little
question that our road will own the
narrow gauge, and will make conncc
tions at Painesville with the New
York, Chicago and st. Louis The
Pittsburgh and Western road has bat
sixteen corps Of engineers at work fo
a year looking for favorable routes on
Of Pittsburgh east and west All th,
narrow gauge roads our company have
bought will be Immediately changed
TO the standard gauge. We will utiI
ize the Painesville and Youngstow
r Railroad az an outlet to the lakes, an
. the Nickel Plated Railroad as on
connecting line with the Wabash syi
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