Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-31
AMERICAS GREATEST RAILWAY
1T WILL run STRAIGHT FROM CHICAGO TO VIEW
YORK. PASSING rHNoUcH CLEVELAND.


rtm.y not be generally known that q straight
line drawn from Chicago to New York city
passes almost directly through the city OF Cleve-
land. q II Is nevertheless a fact IL IL also n
fact that . straight lizG from Cleveland TO New
ferk city Is sbout two auEsslred and twenty four
niles shorter than TIE distance between the
paid cities by the w1v II Buffalo and Albany via
TIC lake shore & Michigan southern ard the
New York Central q Hasson River railways.
Now. with toe enormous volume ~ business
between Chicago. the great depot Of the west,
srd New York city. the great seaooard port Of
Amcrfes. 10 seems IA n n saving Of two hundred
Nnd twenty four miles In distance aad saving
~ six hours IN time by express trains would
warrant an outlay sufficient 20 accomplish the
ranrtruction Of such railway
The plan would 20 % build . double track
nne WITH the ultimate view OF making n four
track read. having maximum grades not to ex-
reed twenty-six feet 20 the mile. with no d.
verg~nce from n str1ighs lire excepting in cases
where such n line would strike q stream of con
piderahle size ongitslsiinalty aud then the line
would ec throws on one side 70 avoid the bed
81 TIE stream
4 OF course ne rrst cbscctiou 20 BE- instantly
urged IL ne enormous cost % such read, and.
secondly that Il would entirely ignore loeslities
Of importance In reply - tsese objections
viii say that sifnough no surveys have heeD
rrste 81 this lire. yes I believe that The sane
capital represented BY the road. Cleveland 10
New York via Buffalo and Albany. would oc
ample a. construct tnis line Secondly. that
his line would BY is greatly reduced
distance command 81 Of the through
business setvaen Cleveland and Chi
cazc. the great vest ard ne southwest to
great extent and would therefore be able 70
lrnore iocsl business fcF the present. Ard that
On line so prr-e.ninenf in its capacity local
business q magnitude would grow with rspidity
alcnS 10 route Cleveland would b tse western
tnitlsl point "a All lines oervsen there and TIE
se~s would I'D IL. Ard another lire between
Cor tsso resent
Isrnav - said shas tAe lines west Of Cleve-
a-nt ~oalt cot surrender their business ~
cleveland 90 his new road. but the position OF
r1cn road would b 20 strong that DO line
eould FOR any iength 81 tizsc hold cut against IL
n IN plsoe Of oaslding The Sicsei Plate and
th- West Shore rsiivsys capitalists bad PM The
same rneu@y IN q scheme like this they would
ts>fsy A.v- good a. investment as any IN the
tsaitet states n ls ret necessary ~ g. into
statistics sno.irr ne veu1ne AZ business that
tnls Tue night ecrrrnard; the steady Ard trs-
n,ends1s growth ~ he vest assures 10 AL the
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vii attract capital - "a accomplishment TIE
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