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make things pretty dlsaRresable for its
neehbors. II 1t wants to. prolonging tho fight

around. but 1t will be shown later that II can
mako things pretty disagresable for its
neiehbors II 1t wants to. prolonging tho fight
indefinitely.
Soon after tho West Shore leased the New
Jersey Junction Railroad. which crosses all
the Hoboken and jersey City roads IS far a.
the Pennsyl> ania. tho Vanderbilts surveyed
an extension down the Bergen Neck. lust east
OF the jersey Central. to Constable Hook. A
branch nlso extended to the tip Of the penin-
sula, crossing tue Jersey Central. below
Bergen Point. 1t was called tho Jersey City
and Bayonne. aud charter was taken out !:
but tho road was not built within tho eauirsd
period. ard It is now void. Tho Vanderbilts
have kept very quiet since that time and they
didn't appear 10 care for . foothold on the
Neck. They have denied all reports TO that
stIect. The DEVELOPMENTS OF tho past summer
Will show how skiliully they have played
their gRms.
Years ago the Pennsylvania had a road down
tho bergen Neck . little to the west OF the Jer.
aey Central. crossing the latter ut Bergen
Point und connecting with the ferry for Staten
Island. which was JUS, east OF the ferry II otn
bergen Point TO New York. But for some rsa-
con or other the Pennsylvania abandoned tho
limo possibly because 1t did not pay at that
carly rerlod. II owns tho right OF way through
the blocks. and It can revive tho road at my
time. lit ever does no doubt It will go In 10
mako things lively for the other roadA But OF
late years all that the Pennsylvania hns ap-
peared 60 ca:c for was additional wator front
for n freight terminal. aud this 1t secured at
Groenvlle. 1t hos nearly n mile OF front
reaching As far north as Claremont. and In
conjunction with tho LeliiRh Valley it Is build.
inG IL line across the meadows and Newark
Bay. connecting 1t with the main line rear
Newark.
Tho FIGHT ON the Bergen Neck has centred
about tho Lshigh valley Perhaps no COM
pany Las over played . shrewdsr game than
the L"hlgh Valley In Its efforts to get . New
York terminal. 1t has worked one company
against IN other 30 as to mako all OF thsm sorve
Its purpose. The night proper began whom the
Jcrsoy Central tried to keep tho LshiRh
Valley and the Ponnsylvanis from crossing
Its Elizabeth and Newark branch. nenr
Newark, In order to reach Gresnville. Tho
Central dumped . lot OF heavy locomotives
at the proposed crossing and the matter
was taken into the courts. Tho Con-
trail won the FIRST point. but the other roads
finally came out ahead. and now tho new OK.
route Indicated By he dofteI lines In Inc map
l y ~. tSi,w ths GresnyiIle s'ation: They WI!
!rs at areenviiis overhead. The Lshish 1"i.
l,ey's road across the meadows !, north Of tho
Gyw S.S Ws,t nG The Inc is
Defeated in IT, nrs. ATTEMPT. the Jcr.ey
Jsr..y, ,iy. IeInaps 'ho Jersty Central
heavy royalty for using the Central'e
tracks. Blu, the IfhIgh Valley has used leased
dete,mined to nave line Of ita own or none
:, Tho Jersey Central ran . srur from its main
line Ut larsmont mt 70 the water front; ju-t
Standard Oil compsny. Themes tho cen'ra
built a marine road on trestle work a mile
the mGn line again. Thus 1t had bel! line
mon snd H. stTs S n. r. Gf
~ VALLEY or any other coppsny attempted
tral would keen It cut with heaps oi locomo:
tives,f possible; and II this didn't work II
would contest the matters in the courts. 30
The change o, ne tshish yailsys xrtt!ns
four tracks Of the Jersey Ientr i at Com nuni-
paw In order TO reach the LehiGh VALLEY ter.