New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-18
THE MARYLAND CENTRAL OPENED.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-THE Maryland Central
Railroad narrow gauge, formally opened to-day be-
tween this city and Delta York County Pa the Mary
land line large number Of invited guests including city
officials and merchants passed over the road on special
train which left here at eight o'clock this morning. me
guests entertained by the citizens vi Delta at on-
ner
MISCELLANEOUS RAILROAD 1NTELLIGENCE.
Officers of the New-York Central Railroad
deny has been any wholesale discharge Of en-
ployes by that company. No trackmen have been dis
charged Large reductions. however have made In
the working force many of the shops OF the company
for economical reasons there being no WoIk Tor De men
TO do
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-THE city councils
I'm Joint convention this afternoon elected j. Bayard
Henry Edwin A. Gaskell and Dennis f. Dealy directors
OF the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company
BosToN Jan. 17.-The Old Colony Railroad
has presented to the Legislature petition for leave to
doubetrack s road President Choate told the railroad
committee to-day that the work could be completed with
in three years. and that it would be well TO amend the
general law that railroads take land for double
track without special legislation The committee favored
the same idea President Choate submitted bill en-
bodyng the legislation desired, and there VIII be no oo-
lection from the committee.
QUEBEC, Jan ia meeting of the city
councils of St. John. Halifax and Quebec will be held here
soon consider the question of having Quebec made tho
Eastern summer port and ST. John and Halifax the win
ter port OF the Canadian Pacific Railway
PROSPECTS OF THE WEST SHORE ROAD.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Is it not about time that the panic in
West shore Railway securities should end The cry has
BEEN "A wreck and sensible people have weakened, and
believed it, Meanwhile the big yultures have been
watching the game aud waiting clutch the corpse The
fact viii soon dawn on the bewDd-
cred ones that the West Shore stlll lives
There is just the river at work. where we can
see It and # if please. Not streak Of rust" in
the wilderness in the great State Of NewYOk; and
It cannot be bOted out Of existence by stroke OF the
pen. magnificent work that is here TO stay. II has
cost somewhat more than was expected But what OF
that Is the road TO do any business! We know
what the pooling allowance now the start, west
bound frcighs. venture to predict that the road il to
share withthe Pennsylvania the reputation which the
latter has hitherto exclusively held of being the safest
and comfortable route from NewYork to Chicago
and the Far west No brOkenlown old rckctty Wagner
seepers, but solid Pumaus of modern style; a straight
line with easy grades andabsence of smoke and dust The
Pennsylvania Railroad with its sonebaasted tracks and
perfect administration has been the model road Of tho
country; and the Vest Shore will be like it.
am not experienced railroad man. but, as an in
weston. having recently purchased few Of The West
Shore bonds can give to myself reason Tor doing so
safe Investment Can tine road earn $6,000,0O0 TO
$780, OO-i e. from $4,000 to $4,000 per milethe
EARNED Ffr y'f IN 1852 "gP5S9G56o mat mS the the
may be too much to expect the prger result IN 1884
IL will in 1855, firmly believe The friends OF the
road better able 10 forecast Than am have no doubt of
the result IL TIE road cannot nay my next two cOupOns,
shall be glad to fund them. In fun confidence that in
three to five years from now t.e bonds Will sen az par
But traffic may IL TO this 'rad the result of which
win surprise all LEVEL HEAD.
Yec- York, Jan IT, 1884.