The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-14

to Cardif shall be preserved. The par
liamentary notice has also an outline OF
nearly twenty miles small branches
which would give the company access
either to other local railways or which
would serve as feeders.
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taft VALE.-The Taff Vale railway
company purpose during the forthcom-
ing parliamentary session to promote a
bill for very important extensions Of
their undertaking. They desire to con-
tinue their Pontshonorton near Ponty-
pridd nOrthward. so as to form a juno
ton with their Llancaiach branch. They
will also extend 1t southwark in order
to effect junction with the Pontypridd.
Caerphilly and Newport line. This Will
be railway running. around the
Eglwysilan mountain. upon which the
Pontypridd common is situate. and ex-
tending from Llancaiach to Cilfynydd,
and around the elbow into the Taff val
ley near Clyntaff cemetery. This will
afford passenger accommodation from
Nelson and Llancaiach and also from
Cilfynydd and the Glyntaff districts,
and will enable passengers to get short
and prompt access to Pontypridd. The
want of passenger service from Nelson
to Cilfynydd and Pontypridd. as well
as the lack of any accommodation from
Cilfynydd to the metropolis of the val
leys has been urgently pressed upon the
Taft Vale company. and the directors
are anxious to meet the want. The
scheme will also afford duplicate ac-
commodation for mineral traffic from
the Dowlars pits at Aberdare junction.
thus relieving the main line.
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PONTYPRIDDS DSTATION,-The great
pressure of traffic at Pontypridd makes
it the intention of the company to exer-
else powers they already possess for
the laying Of two additional lines of
railway through the Pontypridd station.
which course will involve the enlarge
ment of the present premises. The new
bill would confer upon the company
| powers to acquire additional lands in
the parish of Whitchurch for the ex-
tension of their siding accommodation
| adjacent to the Roath branch.
| TUNNEL UNDER THE ELY.-Sug-
gestions have been made for the pro-
vision of more economical approaches
, to Penarth Dock from Cardiff, and in
their new bill the Taft Vale Railway
company have inserted clauses which
would empower them to construct a
tunnel or subway under the river Ely,
so as to give additional accommoda-
tion for traffic between the Penarth
Dock and Cardiff. Should the tunnel
be made sufficiently large for vehicular
travel it will save a distnce of mile
! between the dock and the town. The
hill has another important feature In
that it deals with the long-standing
dispute between the Barry and the Tafl
companies in respect of the famous
lowest rate per ton per mile" question
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The Robert Morris Lodge Eistcddfod.
In looking over the several pro.
grammes of the many Eisteddfodau
that are to be held in 1896. none can be
compared, in literary or musical inter-
est, with the programme that has beer
presented by the Robert Morris Lodge
of IvOrites. The selectionsin the musi.
cal department demonstrate very plain.
ly that the men constituting the musi-
cal committee possess fine discrimina
tive skill, culture and taste. They alsC
possess better white matter under theil
hats than is usually found in members OF
Eisteddfodical committees. The prin
cipal test pieces are not only STANDARD
selections from the higher composition.
of eminent musicians. but they are alst
exceedingly melodious, soul-stirring ant
captivating. 1.-The Tempest" for in
stance, by Dr. Joseph Parry. This is {