Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-18
Our Rail Roads.

On Iuesnay the jin lhslhnti lhtIt
was n meeting of the directors of the
Bald Eagle Valley r. Il. Co, held At
the office of the Pennsylvania r. K.
Co, in Philadelphia. At this meet
ing the directors who are in the Penn.
sylvania Co submitted a proposition,
that the Bald Eagle Valley Co.
should endorse or guarantee the
Bonds of the new company organized
to build the rail road from BeIlefonte
to Lemont. This was opposed by the
county directors to wit; Messrs. Cur.
tin, Irwin, Blanchard, Gamble aud
Duffey, unless the Pennsylvania Com
pany would agree to finish the Penns-
valley r. K. from Spring Mills to
Lemont so there would be rail road
connection for the new road at its
Southwestern terminus. Mr.. Mackey,
the President of the b. +. V. K. r.,
took no decided stand, but osciliated.
Finally Geo. b. Roberts, President of
the 7. K. f., was called in and he
admitted at once, that the conditions
required by Gov. Curtin aud his fe!.
lows were reasonable and altogether
proper. Whereupon the committee
previously appointed, consisting Of
Messrs. Keass, Green and Curtin, was
continued, and enlarged by the addl-
lion of Mr.. Roberts, and the powers
of the Committee extended so as
to include the right to select the most
feasible routes. This latter is by some
supposed to look towards the possible
purchase of the Bellefonte and Buffalo
Run Rail Road. Since the meeting in.
structions have been received by Mr.,
Mackey, to proceed at once to secure
the right of way along the Logan
Branch route. This would indicate
that the Pennsylvania Il. L. people
do not expect TO get the Bellelonte
and Buffalo Run roads.
One thing however is clear from
this action at Philadelphia, or rather
from the want of advice, that the p.
r. K. people do not intend to do any.
thing during the year 1888. They
have spent the whole working season
Of the year in talking aud sugges ting
and provising, until winter IS now
nearly upon us, aud are evidently de-
termined to bridge over the few re.
naming weeks of working weather,
and then they will commence prom.
ising loudly what they will do as
soon as spring comes. During the
winter they will study up plaus ible
excuses for doing nothing in the
spring.
On Saturday night a meeting Of the
directors Of the Bellefonte aud Buffalo
Run Rail Road Co., was held in
BelIeionte, at which the company
adopted the line located from Belle
funte to Milesburg on the East side Of
Spring Creek, a branch Of the B and
b. K. Rail Road. This insures them
a connection with the Vanderbilt road
either by the Nitlany Valley or Bald
Eagle Valley routes.
A few days ago Judge Mayer filed
an opinion in the case of the Susque.
hanna and Southwestern K. X. Co. vs..
Pennsylvania and Western X. Il.
20, anu granted an injunction to re.
strain the latter from interfering in
any measure with the construction Of
the Beech Greek Rail Road.
The survey of the route from
Bellefonte 10 Beech Creek, we under.
stand, has been completed. What
next9
Il has not yet been determined
when the new depot for the B. +. V.
X. Z. at Bellefonte will he commenc.
ed, but we are assured by Mr.. Roberts.
President of the p. x. X. X. Co, that
it will be completed for the tri.cen.
tennial of the landing Of the Pilgrims
which will occur in 1920.
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