The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-04-19

RAiLRoAp News. Fulton Republican
saws: The recent action of the engineers in
the upper end of the county, in the employ
of the South Pennsylvania Railroad, looks
more than ever like business. After max
ing number of surveys and shortening NJ
who is now at Fort Littleton, reports the
surveys as completed, and has sent elabor.
ate maps of this portion of the line to Mr.
Oliver p. Barnes, in New York. The force
of men under his employ are now preparing
the line for the work of construction. They
are telling timber, &C., preparing the way
for a course one hundred feet wide. Mr.
Quien is reported as saying that there is nc
longer any doubt that the road will be built
In confirmation of this opinion is the fac,
that number of corps along the line west
ward from this county have also finished
their line surveys, and are now preparing
the route for construction.
The Connellsville Courier says. The South
Pennsylvania Railroad, about which there
has been SO much speculation, is going right
along with their location, notwithstanding
the rumors to the effect that the corporation
has no existence save on paper. The ways
of railroads, lii.e ...ass OF Providence, are
past finding out, but it is confidently assert
ed in some quarters that the South Penn
sylvania will really be built
Division Engineer Miller was interviewed
by Courier reporter as to the route of the
new road. According to his story the route
is as follows: From Bedford county to SOM
erset. the road crosses the mountains through
Deeter's gap; from Somerset it runs west
ward to the north of Bakersville and Lau-
relville, crossing the Somerset & Mt. Pleas
ant pike several times, runs along Lohr's
run short distance, and piercing Laurel
Hill at Krupp's mill, emerging into Done
gal township, Westmoreland county; thence
the line crosses the head waters of Indian
Creek near the village of Donegal, and con-
tinuing eastward crosses the Chestnut Ridge
at Laurelville. where il strikes the head wa
tiers of Jacob Creek, down which stream
it is projected 10 the Youghiogheny river.
From this point westward, the route is as
yet undetermined.
The following is taken from the Cham.
bersburg Repository: We are in possession of
information from prominent railroad off,
cials, who should be in position to know
whereof they affirm, that the projectors of
this road are in earnest in their intention to
build it, and that the commencement of ac-
tive operations will be postponed no longer
than the necessary preliminary arrange
ments may require. 1t has been supposed
by some that the Pennsylvania railroad is
interested in some way in this work, but
this we are assured is not the case. The
syndicate is New York combination pos
sessed of ample power and means to build
the road. They expect to make their con-
nections with Philadelphia and New York
through the Reading and New jersey Gen.
trail railroads. This road will connect with
the Reading at or near Harrisburg. 4
Nor some time past it has seemed IS
though the Pittsburgh & Atlantic Railroad
had ceased to be. But such is not the case
We are happy to say. Work has been pro-
gressing rapidly in the Office at Pittsburgh,
but for some reasons the newspapers have
been unable to obtain any information in
regard to what is being done. A few days
ago We met at the Washington House, this
place, an engineer who is employed in the
Office at Pittsburgh, and is perfectly familiar
with the inside workings. In reply to our
question, "wiIl the road be built," he said
that it certainly would. TIE
is the information we Cleaned
from him: He says \ corpse of engineers
work at Connelisyille few
days ago to locate the road, and that they
are working this way as fast as they posi-
blv can. Several other corps will be put out
within the next three or four weeks, and
The entire route from Connellsville to Cham
bersburg will be located at an early day
The road is being built by the Pittsburgh &
Erie, PhiIadelphia 4 Reading and Western
Railroads. -