New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-04
AN ENTERPRISE IMPEDED.

PERSONAL PROPERTY or RAILROAD SOLD by a
SHERIFF.
EAsroN, Penn, Dee. 2.-On Wednesday, at
Portland Northampton County sbcrhs sale took place.
which looks like the beginning OF the end OF great enter
prsc IL was n sale OF the personal property OF the Penn
sylyauia slatIngton and NewEngiand Railroad Com
pany The sale Ii not yet completed only part OF tho
property having so The Pennsylvania, slatngton
and New England Railroad Company formed In July.
1880 ny the merger OF the Delaware and SlatngtOn
Railroad Company, Pennsylvania corporation. With
Jersey corporation, known bH tho PcnnsyVaha ana
Ncwhurg Railroad Company. The ROAD wa" to run from
the Inbigh River az Slatngton. Lhigh County
crossing the Delaware at Portland traverng the state
OF Eew.Jerscy and into NcwYork Its Immediate Oh
jectye point was PoughkccpSe 10 rehch 'S uuha'e "o
iective p0int-BOston
About eighteen months ago the work or construction
WAS begun and the enterprise promised favoraby since
e. still further opened railroad traffic the great Sat"
region OF Northampton County. Abont seventy miles OF
the road arc graded and ready for ties. aud twelve TO
et,cen ncs Of track laid with steel raia All the piers
n, the bridge 10 cross the Delaware ut Portland arc
erected two spans upland auth stonework necessary
IN connctn the massive structure is on the ground This
bridge could have been nishol In about xix weeks when
the york Of the road 0bstructed by injunction
Granted by the Common Pleas OF Northampton County In
Dccembcr 1882, upon the petition Of the Lehigh and
I,.kowanua Railroad Company, leased line
~ the Jersey Central and competitor for
,ne samc trade. The petitioners claimed the
r,,ht OF connection with the Pennsylvania,
satnctou and New. England road at Pen Argyll under an
alleged agreement with the contractor They laid down
the rails Of branch OF their line making the connection.
Al the connecting point the Pennsylvania Sadn2on and
New En- Gland people tore the rails up denying the al
LACED contract There quite exciting time for a
while with one party laying rails and The other tearing
thon, mn IuuncOus asked for on hoth Sides rOiS
sure threatened and at length the PcnnsJ vania Stating
ION and New. gland people were peTpcnaly cnoined
srn,n tearing M other cOmplnYs tracks But the
hit,er LEGAL war resulting IN two equity proceed
ia no,y pendng In the Supreme Court or Pennylvania
suits al law In the Common Pleas OF North
n,on County eight sns In the United Suites Courts In
Ph}IadephIa and quo warTant0 proceedings against the
penn vIyanIa slangtOn and New England Company In
the DsuphD County Court 49,, a.
finder such pressure this the company found Imam
,ernc extremely difficult and bad al last to abandon the
worL Negotiations n large loan hung mr. and on
Wdnesdoy the sheriff sold the personal property Of the
comnsnyyoll except locomotive and lot oi steel
i,s This sale hZed about 81 900, aud when INC rails
nd ocootiye ~ he sold IL Is not likely tat all VIII
enongb 10 pay Of legal proceedings u IA hoped
bere that tc company may yet get such assistance az
viii en- abie IL 70 clear Of difficulties and complete ia
work. 80. a,.... o ,-,,,-,,,, % rogot,,,e a
Len 81 q 500 600 relieve the company or difficulties,
and the neOpc OF slate region hope they VIII be sue
cesafuI