New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
TO BUILD THE ROAD THEMSELVES.
EvERAL TOWNS TIRED OF WAITING FOR THE
LAcKAwANNA TO PROVIDE NEEDED
RAILWAY FACILITIES

HALLWAY fAOlLLllEo'
Morrstown, n. j.. Aug. 1S tspecial).-There mas
been great deal OF dissatisfaction in Morris and ESSEX
counties on accouns Of the selfish in which the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com-
pany has conducted its affairs. There are many little
towns In this neighborhood which have been deprived
for years OF any railroad facilities because the Lack
awanna Company has from time TO time heid out
promises that that company would soon oud branches
in this direction and that. In this way up 10 a
short time ago the company has succeeded In dis
couragng any independent acttn on the part OF these
communities to make for themselves the railroad con-
nectiOns that needed.
This kind of policy has been notably successful In
preventing Mendham, a town about seven miles from
here, from having any railroad at ALL Various feas
bic projects have been submitted to the Mehdhai
people to for their town railroad, put I'D
every instance until recently they have been diverted
from any OF these projects by the d. L. and W. man
agement, which would, through some ohcer propose
to build at once "A branch from here TO Mcndham
When tho other project had been abandoned, the Mend
ham people would be told that the officer with whom
they had been dealing had no authority TO make the
promises that were given. And in this way MendiaIh
which In many respects has more natural advantages
for suburban homes than any other locality within
reasonably short distance of NewYork, has been lef
nestle quietly In the hills by herself Her people
have compelled resort to rckety and uncertain
stages which run from here, and which are always
50 ovcrcrowded that it is comfortable to walk
than TO ride. And the people, too, in Morristown
have been made to pay roundly for everything the
railroad reaching it could control Coal Is
always a dollar a ton higher than it should be or
would be IL there were another railroad here ana
these places shall soon have another road maybe
two Others
About a year and half ago there started from
White House station, IN Somerset County, on the
Central, a little railroad which to run to New
Germantown This road built by neghborhood
susbcr ptOns. Then it extended to POttersvlDe,
and later to Peapack in Somerset County, near the
Morris County line on Saturday the people Of Mendham
got together and raised the money needed to build
this road to Mendham, distance Of six miles. Then
they will have eighteen miles Of railroad The next
step will be 10 build the road 10 this point ana IT. Is
confidently expected that Mendham, BrOOtsde and
Morrstown will supply the necessary funds Morris
town would the coal alone burned by the people
of the town about 10000 year by the building OF
the road. The engineers are out today locating the
line between Pcapack and Mendham, which Will be
finished By the end Of October.
Meantime the people the New York SIDE Of Morris
town have been by means inactive. Wmppiny,
a village about three miles from hero, has been
treated much I'm the way that Acndham was.
In this village are several mills ana WIN a railroad
IL would become "A great manufacturing centre.
Tic people there IN cooperation with those OF Cald-
we'll miles further along have projected road
from MOrrl,tOwn 10 Nuppdny ana thence To Caldwell
and MOntcair. With this road built, the people OF
MOrrstown would have anoi her road to New York.
and A, IL would be "A shorter line and have easier
grades the old Morris and Essex. Is safe TO say
make better time and the bulk Of the
travel The men interested IN this project. well as
other large owners Of property In the counties OF
Morris and Essex. are 10 meet AT the Office OF Clarke
on Tuesday the plans for carrying out this
undertaking at