The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-23
SOUTH PENN MERITS
Discussed. and the Scheme
Ably and ExhaustiveIy
Defende1.

CHaxzzEsrre, Nay i5.-Tbe Ds7g
spirif of this evening contains an article
In reply 70 sonse strscfure- q the N-S
York FTaaacioI czrssirss. of satrrizy. o.
the South Penn Rsiiroad zeheu.e. whirh
viii stfrzct wide atssntion. making - 4
does, some striking and practical cOuPsr-
iso1s By which the need of the railroad
5 shown sad the help ins-ezd Of had
rance !; viii be 70 existing lines Deny-
ing that the So1ih Penn parallels the
Pennsyivania IN the sense that the West
Shore parallels she New YORK Cenrrzi,
the s.ssrf, in part, says:
I'VE may look a. TIE rortss far or an
sTer For the erst - niles q Is length
the South Penn i bstEesn the Pennsvl-
vania and the Baltimore and Ohio's
Piushurg division thencr . Bsi5ord i-
Is practically parallel viih snl frosa - to
"A miles norfhHard froas The istfsr rzii-
rad. Frosa Beifori % Gle Can.ierian,i
Valley the iiae fs1-ez thronsi an u1ie-
vesspsi oo1niTy. ini iu.liar ti.e eae coua-
u in the state that = ri-hauf raiir0sd
EaeiIities. The >oa.h Penn j. fully p
miles ~onthwari fnom the Pennsylvania
q Latrole, - Al JohnssoEn aEd - II
LeWis,oxu. From the latter paint east
ward the lines graiualiy approach ezch
other untii. reaching Harrisburr. they
ocuveryr. The intervening space be-
tween the fxo roads sor slsnost the En-
tire distance is Turcei, mo-nainous
country. From This de-erip,ion 3. Eili Be
understood that the South Penn cannot
Be . competitor for the ieesl basiness II
the PennsviyAnia Rai,r0ad, from ahirh
sourre Il drsws % pr cent. 81 e. bl-i-
neSs. except AZ the terusini q the fsrmer
rad. At Harrisharr the 5Guth Penn
connects with The Reading system. rsach-
ing Philadelphia and NeH YORK hy a
route dis ant from that q the Penusyi-
vania. thus leaving the husiness ef the
latter rozd between Harrisburg and New
YORK undisfurbe,L From the coke r.
r;0n 70 this valley there Is no conflict of
interest, a. the Bedford and Brlzeporr
Railroad : 3 Hon-Faying leass-i rad q
the Pennsylvzniz system, detachei from
the main line, tl-o1gh. under the wings
Of the PsunsylVana originally fsr TIE
siIe purpose Of preventing the B4liimere
and Ohio from controiIin. T. Is t. The
coke resion- the hulk Of the prosiuet goes
westward. AMI ue alay. il thisc sconasction.
cite souse history ia sltssiantstion II Cur
claim that the completion snl operafing
Of the south Penn viii NOT iaiure exist
IN. roasis.
Originally the Baltimore and Ohio hal
absolute c0ntro5 - the coke Traffic Soue
= years ago the Pennsylvaaia Raiir1ad
Constructed a branch from Graenztnr-
and Tarallele,l tire Baltimore and Ohio
throughout the entire region S5nse then
the sane roai has connected its lines in
the Monongzbeis Valley sitii the coke
region. thus giving j. tEa Outlets. 4 fsu
years ago the Vanderbilts coustrucied
the Pittsbur.. NeEeesport and Targh-
iogheny Railroad from Pittsburgh 30 the
coke regon. taking fir share Il the
trade without any apparent decreass
from that soaroe IN The ezuings u the
old lines. The increase IN coke praduc-
ton. in short. kept pace with the addi-
tional facilities proviie,i-
Take another example. Tercfasors
Pittsburgh. the great f0anaec centre. has
responded to increased rziirlai facilities,
with enormously increased touna-e- No
one has the hariihood % say that the
Interests Of the Psnrsvigani4 suffered by
the hailding 4 the Piitsbur-h and lake
Erie Railroad The railruad gave Pits
burg an outlet independent u the Penn
sylsania, aud the1zh is distance from
Pittsburgh 70 lake Ere is ~ miles less
than via the PrnHsyirania Rliirai tie
business Was - stimulated iy TIE con
s,rucfion q the rev RAJ as t. fsruish
larrely increased patro1ars f1r toth. ani
this notwithstanding the fiftsdursh AMI
Lake Ere paraileie5 the lines of the
Pennsylvaniz . the lakes. an1 opened
direct and visoroHs competition Eiih
them.
That another trunk r,ud Is certain 70
Ie built thro1zh PeunsTlvania no oue
familiar wifh the great Weaiih and ~
soarres Of the state and temper 81 i-s
people viii d0ulsi Teen Vhg nct isi it
be the south Penn. vhich win be less
hurtf1l % existing raads and PERHAPS n
greater advanisze 70 The state than
Inc bv anv other route Sioce the Penn
sylrania cannof -. aside the constitu-
ton. thereby gaining control q the sorih
Penn. Uhy sfeuid II no; arran-e O. use
IT, The lines of the Pennsylvania svs-
ten extend over the State in al direc-
tons. and doabfless great quantities =
freigh. must be delivered TO the Penn
sylrsnia ~ fiarrisaurr and other points
By the S9gth Penn, Il constructed. which
could net reach deS,ina-ion b7 any oiher
route Tue Pennsylvania c0nid save up-
ward Of 20 miles bazi slone en- Cumler-
land coal destined 70 ti3ewater - the
Use Of a portion q the south Penn "A
connection with the Be5fori and Bri5-e-
port and Cumberland valley Raiiroass-
A powerful etfoTt has been made within
the past rev years by Flch iVurna's -
the Fiaaacizl CiTsicir to drive eap.tal
from investing n the uee'lel p-oi-cf. It
i time nos ~ the public % ansFer Tie
uafosndei alleEzfions thus - sfozf uith
ae;s- If the south Penn = no- q worthy
scheme. let il be crushed win the eTi-
denoe Of that Bat le. its merits r. fairly
discussed. not hidden 0r thrown aside
The New Third Reader
Ff.. .T..a--.. as...-