New-York tribune., 1891-05-14
THE PROTECTED LINES.
PLANS OF THE NEW-YORK CENTRAL AND
DELAWARE AND HUDSON.
RIVAL SCHEMES TO SECURE ADIRONDACK AND
CANADIAN TRAFFIC-DR. w. SEWARD
WEBB PUSHING HIS NEW RAIL.
ROAD ENTERPRISE.


WEBB PUSHING HIS NEW RAIL
ROAD ENTERPRISE.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUSsJ
Albany, May 13.-The plans OF the New-forK Zen
raj and of Tie Delaware and Hudson railways for the
extension of their lines il consummated, will greatly
modify the existing railway system In Northern New
York. Both lines appear about to enter into an acuve
competition for the railway business OF Mohtreai anu
of the Adirondack summer resorts. The past wihter'
rs all readers OF railway news arc aware, te new
York Central after considerable negotiation leased le
Rome and watertown, which gave it control OF hne
which paralleed its from Syracuse to the west
ward as far as Niagara Falls and also gave 1T line
which extended from Rome northward to oWaterown ana
Ogdensburg. AS supplement to this ransacuoh' Iile
Central begun preparations to build Dnuge across
the St. Lawrence River at Wolf Island, opposite cape
Vincent The Wolf Island bridge will enable the Cen
tal TO run trains to Rome thence over the Rome and
Watertown to Cape Vincent and, once over the Won
Island bridge TO place them upon the tracks OF the
Canadian Pacific for transportation to Winnipeg and
Vancouver in British Columbia, thus creating trans
continental line. .
But the managers Of the NewYork Central, IL
seems additional plans TO secure northern new
York traffic. Dr. W. Seward Webb, the president Oh
the Wagner Car Company in the course OF the wlnter
pnrchased the Herkimer Newport and Poland, little
narrow-gange railway, running from Herkmer, upon
the New-York Central, thirty miles, TO Poland INC
name Of this road has been changed to the MohawK
Valley and Northern Railway, and it is TO be EXTENDED
$50 miles to the northeastward across the Adirondack
wilderness TO Malone, in Franklin County At Malone
there Is already under construction a road known as
the Adirondack and st. Lawrence, extending north
east to the International line between the United States
and the Dominion OF Canada. At the boundary line
Canadian corporation which has the title Of The St.
Lawrence and Adirondack Railway" is constructing
road 10 Valley Field, upon the ST. Lawrence At Val
Tho hxril VV1
the Canada Atlantic, run trains over Its bridge the
Coteau Bridge and thence into Montreal.
Dr. Seward Webb is pushing the new road from
Herltmer to Malone with great energy. Already the
contracts have been given out for the extension OF the
old Herkimer Newport and Poland northward from
Poland to Jocks Lake, some fifty miles, and from
Malone southwark seventy miles to Upper Lake One
of these contracts has been obtained by General AUSTIN
Iathrop the Superintendent of Prisons OF this State
Assemblyman Stevens of Franklin County, who was
here the other day, said that 1000 Italian laDorers
we're already at work at Malone grading the new road
About the same number OF men have been set at work
at Poland, in Herlnmer County, extending the road
northward. Engineers of the new line are busily at
work in Franklin and Hamilton counties, selecting the
hest route for the new railway structure. 1t is in
tended to build spur Of the road from Paul Smiths.
nm ST. Regis Lake. to Saranac Village, on Saranac Lake
The new road, as now planned, VIII run SOUTHWARK
nom Malone eastward Of the Salmon River, ana thence
almost directly south to st. Regis Lake. From Paul
smiths it will be diverted the southwestward, run
ming upon the west side Of the Upper saranac Lake.
From the Upper Saranac Lake it will run southwest
ward to Tuppers Lake. Little Tupper Lake. Big Moose
fake the eighth lake of the Fulton chain and thence
10 Jocks Lake in Hermer County, where 1t Will meet
the extension from Herkimer northwan. Ihe to'ai
engtb of the road will be 80 miles,
n Is satd 10 be the intention Of the NewYork Cen
trail 10 run trains over this road into Montreal Trans
un N Herkimer over the Hudson River and Central
pai,,oad and thence run over the Mohawk Valley
and Northern, Adirondack and 81. Lawrence
md ST. Lawrence and Adirondack and Canada
Atlantic into Montreal. Another large object
of the New-York Central Is undoubtedly TO
gain the major portion of the Adirondack tourist
patronage. Such road as that from Herkmer VIII
carry passengers TO all the noted forest resorts In the
for about fifty miles will pierce region OF the Adj
rondsck forests that few Of summer tourists nave
xereadaeE xs hfcS forest Dry Webb It Is sad hopes to
have his new road completed before the fall months
are & srSe ase p esy SPV one and the
construction OF road viii not be hard, since there
s so westward sSs oi the main range Of the Adirondack
There IS one railroad company which is not looking
with pleasure npon this new enterprise, and that is
the Delaware and Hudson whose Canada road skirts
the western side Of Lake Champlain and then runs
is road which has a hrge amount OF Montreal bus-
ness, and also of Adirondack tourist business. Nat
pete pete with With them at Iontreai and in the carry
ing OF Adirondack travellers. The present week the
directors of the Delaware and Hudson apparently
solved upon reaatoy measures, since they organized
authority 10 construct line from the northern end Of
the Adirondack Railway. which Is leased by the Della
ware and Hudson, at North creek, 10 Malone dls-
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