The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
BUILDING RAILROADS
Pennsylvania win Increase It's Traokage
Nearly 1000 Miles.

expensive preparations are being made
IN foughout Ia, state for the construction
du ring the spring and summer Of large
nu nber of new railroads. despite the un-
faN orable conditions surrounding enterprises
OF this character during the pust year. While
IA construction and extension proposed
Throughout the whole country does noteNccrd
over onc-half the mileage OF the previous
year. IL u stated that Pennsylvania will do
more railroad building than any other state
I'm the country. and large amount of new
territory will bc opened before the end pf the
year. showing that capitalists have little fear
of railroad investments in rlis state.
The amount Of money required TO carry
IN work through will run far into the ui-
III NJ and will 90 a great way towards solving
the unemployed labor problem in this state.
IT e total mileage Of new roads projected in
Pennsylvania l. S03 miles. In addition to
the new lines 20 b" opened. which are chiefly
small connections and feeders for the hig
roHds, a large amount vt second and third
track will be- laid by the big companies.
The following roais wrre reported ~ un-
der construction. or will b. commenced dur
tn!. the ycar
'itt-hurg Virginia & Charleston. Browns.
willie 90 MorgantOwn, surveyed nity five
miles.
kittanning & Ford city. Kittaunins t.
Ford city, beng built 10y the Henry CLOVIS
Company, of New York. Ave miles.
Connellsvlile. surveyed scyenty-iive miles.
Clearileld, Conncmaugh & Western. mouth
Of Little Clcarileld creek Via Be-cna To-
Johnstown, fifteen miles located, srvcnty-lvc
miles.
Brndy's Bend Butler. East Braly 60
Pittsburg, shcnangO aud Lake Erie, twelve
miles.
Altoona & Phhlips5urs. connecting we.t
Moshannon south 70 cOal-mines, under con-
structiOn. ~ miles.
Eiinboro 4 Erie. Edinboro to Erie, work
To begin In this spring. l6.j miles.
North Bend & Kettle Creek extension.
Kraymer to stone House. Potter county .
miles.
Athens & South Wavcrly, Athens. Pa, to
Wavery, y. y, mites.
Baltimore Harrisburg. West Maryland,
West York 10 Chickie-, under construction,
West York 10 York. Is miles.
Bangor K Portland. Nazareth TO Allen
town. surveyed ~ miles.
Beaver Meadow h New Boston. Beaver
Meadow 20 New Boston, work to begin this
spring. 20 miles.
BloOm,hurg & sullivan. Jamison to Con
jago lake, surveyed. i3 miles.
Cammal & Black Forest, Cammal tp Cpuu-
" Line springs, IL miles.
Central New Jersey. Franklin Junction.
near Wilkc-barrc, to- ButtouwOod. reported
under construction, miles.
Delaware, Susquehanna h SrhuylNii
| branch 20 connect with I"high Valley at
IumbVr-yari: under constructions mile
Ebens1Vrg 4 Black Lick pennsylvania
road, Ebcn,burg To- Black Lick. about 10
| mites graded IS miles.
Emporium & Rich valley. Bu-tard hollow
| 10 Elk run, % miles.
| Hanover Newport, Hanover to Plymouth
| 1913 miles.
Harrisburg & Delaware River. Harrisaur.,
| TO Portland. l07 miles.
/ Lancaster Cecil Baltimore x Ohio, Prov
/ idencr Mills to oxford. . miles.
Mt. J"wett & Smrthpprt. uazrlhurst east
/ 90 Smcthport, 10 miles
Olean. Oswego & Western extension. Ellis
| burg TO O'weso; work u begin In spring. 10
/ miles.
| Path Valley Newport 4 Shernans Valley
| New Germantown To Fanncttsburs: under
/ construction, New Germantown To Dry run.
| Is niles surveyed Dry run To FanncttsburS
| miles. "a miles.
Philadelphia x Reading, Crcscentvillc TO
| Fmnkford. miles, graded; Reading 70
7, DernNnrv 30 n,iics, Wistor 10 Gienside, I
! miles, % miles.
Philadelphia & Delaware county OPannsyl-
,unia railroad Fcrnwood station 70 New
ton square; under construction; Ia bs COM
plet"d 10y July, IL miles.
Philadelphia Belt line -Briicsburs to
| Taronv 2milr-.
Philadelphia, bustleton h Trenton Bus
Teton to fa'sington partially graded, II
/ miles.
Philadelphia, Honcsdar 4 Albany White
. Haven To New York state line. ~ miles
Portage Creek & Rich Valley Summit 20
coal mines In Potter county, miles.
~ Mary- X Shawmut Glen Hazel % shaw
/ NUT: surveyed. 2j miles.
~. Mary- & southwestern - C"nt"ryili' 30
| Croyland; under construction ~ miles.
Tionesta Valley Parrish to Hunter, 80
miles; Howlnnd SOUTH 3.j niles partially
| graded. miles.
Tionesta Valley h Hickory Nebraska %
| Ho-- Run; grad"'. ; miles.
Tu,rarora Valley Extension East Water
ford south 10 Concord. II miles; WilSr71arr'
and Eastern Millcr"rk north L. Erie pl,
| Wyoming valley. surveyed miles.
Williams Valley WilIiamStuwn 10 MliNr--
burg, 10 miles.
York & Schuykill Rel Lion south -
Maryland state line To- connect with BI!t!'
more Northern, II miles.
The BlltimOr" 4 Cumberland Valley road
l. projected line which when built, VII!
connect the West Virginia Central n Pits
burg railroad with ia" Cumberland valley
railroad and the Western Maryland railrpnd
~ Htyerstown, Nd It will parallel Tor It
distance the Baltimore Ohio.
The West Virginia Central & pitt-hurs road
will connect with tn rtto5Is;, Virginia 4
/ Charleston after the latter ~ eNtruisa