The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-23
TIE 3. g .. RAI1RoAp
TO Got into Now York City as an Indspsnd.
ent Line.

THE B. 8 o. RAILROAD
TO Got into Now York City ~ an Indepsnd
ent Limo.
BA1TIIoRE, ND, Nov. 21.-It is now
settled fact that the Baltimore & Obi
Railroad Company is to reach New Yorl
as an Independent line, it being an
| nounced on authority that contract ha
been made with the Rapid Transit Rail
road Company on Staten Island. Thi
latter organization controls nearly the en-
tire shore line OF Staten Island, having
either in operation, In construction or un
der survey lines which encircle the Island
and with the immense water front thu
gained, possesses beyond all comparison
the most extensive and perfect terminR
facilities known to New York. The con
tract between the B.& o. and the Rapit
Transit Company was to-day signed and
executed, this action Immediately follow
ing the formal approval OF the stockhold
ers Of the two companies.
The stock and bonds OF the Rapid Com.
pany were then turned over to Treasurer
ljapns, Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio, who new
has them in his possession. A new Board
Of Directors has been elected, and itt
membership is largely B. & O., and, in
TACT, the B. & @. is in full and complete
possession. In order to connect the new
property with the new Philadelphia line,
and thus make 1t a portion Of the B. & o,
system, a new line will be built from
Bound Brook, or thereabouts, which ia
the terminus Of the Reading Railroad, 10
Elizabethport, at which point connections
will be made with the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Company, thus constituting an
entirely new and independent line into
New York,
The B. & o. will own more than two
miles Of water front on Staten Island, to
any part OF which the largest vessels sail.
ing on the ocean can run, and, indeed
avery vessel coming through the Narrows
from European ports to New York must
pass the B. & o. wharves.
From Staten Island there is now q ferry
direct to the Battery, but it 10 the inten'
ton OF the company TO put on this ferry
large screw steamers, which will carry full
trains Of cars, and thus passenger service
will be secured direct to New York City
itself, there being now but q single trunk
line running into New York City. As il
we'll known, all the elevated lines Of New
York City come to common terminal
point at the Battery, and there radiate Ia
all parts Of the city Of New York, running
up both sides Of Manhattan Island, By
this the B. 4 O. passengers will be enabled
to take any elevated line, 20 direct to ita
elevated depot at the Battery, and there
,oIro kho tra;n ;k,alf ;notaod ~ so;nn IL -
crowded terFboat pabiAs and suffering in
conyenienceS now 90 general.
This New York depot will also give
direct access to the Broadway street cal
lines and various other lines, which center
at the Battery, and % he within few
steps OF the main Brooklyn ferry, The
time across the ferry will not exceed tii
teen minutes, and the time to Philsdel.
phia will be made aS speedily, If not more
so than by existing lines, the rail route
being shorter by this new line than by any
other now constructed.
On Staten leland itaelf, with this great
water front, there will be put up coal pierE
from which coal can be loaded direct into
steamers; also grain warehouses and ele'
vators and pleTS and dopks for ether pur
poses, from which vessels drawing deepest
water can be loaded without using the
lighters, thus doing away with the mos
expensive lightersge system that now ha!
to be used by existing lines. Undoubtedly
large warehouses will be constructed OF
the island, as the Brooklyn side is already
well filed, and there is no more room
there, and in addition 1t will be most de
airable to have warehouses 30 situated
that cars can run alongside Of them, anc
vessels can be loaded and unloaded With
out the aid Of lightarg.
It Q fact that the Baltimore d Ohit
has secured the most advantageous termi
mails in New York at very much less ex
pense than would have been incurred hat
the Jersey Central accepted the company
proposition. Indeed, 80 comparatively
light has been the expense in gaining ii
entrance into New York thRtvery largt
sums Of money thus saved will be e1
pended in improvements which will maxi
the Baltimore d Ohio q most decidet
power in New York. Its stated that thl
local revenues OF the Staten Island Rail
road are now more than sufficient to taxi
care Of all It's fixed charges. The new roat
to be built will not exceed eighteen milei
in length, and % this will be put unde'
contract at the same time as iB the bridgI
from Elizabethport over to the island, thl
probabilities are that both will be com
pleted together the work not being heav!
In either instance can not be long de
layed.