The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
sourH PENN REVIVED.
The conneiisville Coke Regions the
Point of Interest.


P,nI.psIraI1A. Nov. p -'.of ITSELF the
Reading road will not build a line westward,
SECURING trans atlantic connection. said
one of the Reading Directors last night
"The concern is now In full financial condi-
ton and we want 10 do nothing that viii
impair its status In this particsilar. l may
say, however. that through tbe medium Of
several connections that are now building,
and some that are now projected. the Read
ing may become a factor in the struggle for-
Western Pennsylvania freight and passenger
traffic in a very short time.
The Capitalization Of the coke interests of
the eonnellsviile region, and the mnltipiica-
ton Of ovens, make this class of freight very
desirable.
AsoTHER OUTLET FOR PITTSBURGH.
Pittsburgh is now producing more iron
and steel specialties and glassware and other
articles OF freight than there is carrying ca
pacity for, and the local business in itself
would form q most attractive feature in the
consideration Of a scheme to penetrate The
southern and Southwestern counties Of Penn
sylvania. How can IL be doneg Very cas-
ily. The countr ~ south Of The South Penn
sylvania is still available, and il II were not,
there are other avenues through the mount
aims. The Reading road owns a line from
Bowmansdeer, southwest of Harrisburg. to
Shippensburg, in Cumberland county From
that point 10 Bedford and Somerset is from
70 to 50 miles, and then through gap in
the mountains between the boyaIhanna and
Indian creeks is comparatively good route
20 either Mt. Pleasant OF Connellsville, both
in the very heart of the coke country, dis
tance OF less than 100 miles. From that
point to Pittsburgh il Is not much more
than 80 miles thus making the road about
2l0 to 2i5 miles in length. Through Fulton,
Bedford, Somerset and Fayette counties
much OF the projected route Of the South
Penn road may be used, and considerable
work has been done.
ANDEEw CARNEGIE INTERESTED
There is now an additional incentive to
build into the Youghiogkeny river region in
the fact that Andrew Carnegie has begun the
construction Of road from his great Elgar
Thomson Steel Works at Bsssemer to the
lake region. This scheme Of Mr.. Carnegie's
practically cover the whole of the cokepro-
ducing district. and passes the mouth of
every oven now reached by the Pennsylva-
MIA road. From Bessemer Mr.. Carnegie
viii pass down the Monongahela river to
Lsughlin station, in the city of Pittsburgh,
a. .I,.,f..
(owned by b. +. Jones }. and thence he
will get into Allegheny City via the Pitts
burgh Junction road, where he will meet
the Pittsburgh L Western road, a controli-
ing interest in which he recently purchased
in connection with II. W Oliver, its Pres-
dent The Pittsburgh & Western has ad-
mirable western connections. However il
is moi a western outlet which Mr.. Carnegie
wants 50 much, as be yearns for an Eastern
connection. The plan have suggested, and
which is in serious contemplation, will give
him this He wants it for the dual purpose
Of controlling his own freight interests and
AZ the same time dealing the Pennsylvania
Railroad ConpAny the most serious blow it
has received in years. IL will. in 50 far as
he is able, take away from it every pound of
freight he controls. and it amounts to hun
dreds OF thousands of tons annually
This is in brief what is contemplated. In
addition to the possibilities have already
described, the new line would get a great
deal of through eastern freight Cor the Pitts
burgh, McKeesport Il Ionghiogheny road,
Vanderbilt road, that was originally built
as a connective between the South Pennsyl-
vania ani the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern in connecting with the Pittsburgh
& Lake Erie. The eastern end of the route
would be made up of the Yves. Maryland,
the B fillmore & Ohio, the Reading and Jer-
sey Central, the latter course being employ
ed only in New York traffic. You need not
be surprised TO see this in shape within two
years, and, fittings are rushed, in less time