The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26

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The SOUTH PENN.
Judge Agnew ex-Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, has written letter to the
Philadelphia Press in which he declares the
purchase Oft South Pennsylvania by that
company unconstitutional, and that there is
no possible way in which the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company can control the South
Penn. He cites the constitution and de-
cisions of the courts. He says the attempt
is against public interest and fuli of danger
to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
He premises his article by saying II am a
pretty large stock holder in the Pennsyl-
ia Railroad Company and have not cent
of interest in the South Penn, and notwith-
standing, l am decidedly of the opinion that
the so called purchase tbe it in from what
it may) is high banded wrong upon the
people" He believed the courts will pro-
nounce the sale illegal and ultra rires.
The Carlisle Herald says: All work was
stopped on Friday evening at the west end
OF Kitiatinny, second tunnel, Vanderbilt
road. Mr.. Sayre, chief engineer of the South
Pennsylvania, passed along the line on Fri
day afternoon, and. while he did not order
contractors Evans u Ackerman to suspend
work entirely, he advised reduction OF
force until the negotiations concerning the
sale of the road to the Pennsylvania rail
road are settled Acting on this, the con-
tractors decided to quit work at the west
end. Mr.. Sayre said that the chances were
nine to one in favor Of the abandonment OF
the entire work in very short time. BY
the suspension of work at this end of Kit
tatlnny $50 men are thrown out of employ
ment. They were paid off in full on satur-
day. The New York adueduct was the ha-
ven for which all started. This end has
been driven 1870 feet and the other end of
of the same tunnel more than 2I0o feet /;
scarcely 500 feet yet remain between the
headings. Work is still going on at the east
end and also at both sides of Blue Noun
tains, but it is being pushed with reduced
forces and in halfhearted way.
Should work on the South Pennsylvania
Road be abandoned, the waste in time and
m uney would be appalling The consirue-
ton of the road has already occupied num-
Der OF years and has necessitated the expen-
diture of S5 500. coo. The road is in fair
way to speedy completion. if the work on 1t
continues. The work is now progressing on
the middle part Of the route on the noun
tain ranges, where most OF the time and
money have been spent. Across in Fulton
county there is a series of seven magnificent
tunnels being constructed. They are great
engineering feats. -Four of them are COM
pleted and three are building rapidly.
About 400 men are at work on the tunnels
and the cuts.
Contracts almost for 100000 more OF
work are out, winch will raise the cost OF
the road to more than 100000 with
only half of it built. To wholly complete
II. a further expenditure of 5000 o0 will
be needed, raising the cost to si5'ooo0U
Rut one extensive bridge is necessary, and
that is over the Susquehanna river The
piers and abutments for il have been built
over a year, and only await the iron work
for completion. The original contract cal
led for the completion of the work in July,
1856.