New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
WOULD DISTURB BIG Rom
PLANS OF MEssRs. CARNEGIE AND RIM.

PLANS OF MEssRs CARNEGIE AND BRIG.
PROPOSING TO BREAK UP THE HUGE xoNopns,
OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION IN
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Pittsburg April ~ (SpecIaD.-Andrew c.,,.-.
and Senator Calvin s. Brice, OF Ohio will sh.ss
make some startling changes on the railway ma !.
Western Pennsylvania. 1t means a new thrc,,
line to New-York City, also new routes "a, ~
carrying Of iron ore into Pttsburg and the t,,s
portation of iron. steel. glass; coke and coal -.
of this city.
At present the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and 81.
and Vanderbilt lines have It ali to themselves hs,.
The Importance Of the freight traffic orignstin. =
Pittsburg will be appreciated when one read ~
the total number Of freight in and out OF p,,,,
burg annually is 1,5O4.Ooo In Philadelphia the 49,,
is I233OOC: In New-York $500 Buffalo "a -
and Chicago, $4,000. II the $500 cars moved !
and out of the Mahoning and Shenango valIeu =
Western Ohio and Western Pennsylvania resp..s
lively were added to those Of Pitsburs-and ths..
districts with Pittsburg are directly concerned =
the new railway deais-the total trafhc Of thIs Al.
tr!ct would be 900 three times that Of Elm.
New-York or Chicago. In this district there ~,
1876 iron and steel mills. not to speak Of glass h.
tories This is the heart OF the bitumnous Az.
district and the headt iarters for the adjacent ca
nel.svie coke regions. Coke has been made |.
other sections Of America. but the Conne.svuI
has the call" with furnacemen all the way Inn
Maine to Texas. and Andrew Carnegie. with Nh
partner H. c. Frick. controls IS per cent Of the su
put Besides. the Carnegies are the largest pse
ducers OF iron and steel in the world, and IN,
idea OF their Importance to the railroads may b
had when 1t Is stated that while the Lake Super,
iron ore combination has restricted this years our.
put 10 100000 tons. the Cafnegies will take ioNu
of these.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie was built BY Pin
burg manufacturers from Pttsburg TO Youngwsu
connecting with the New-York. Pennsylvans n
Ohio and the Lake Shore and Michigan eouthsn
In order to lessen the grip OF the Pennsyiun
Company's lines. From Pittsburg. ofsh~
called the Pittsburg. McKeesport and Youskk
gheny was extended to the Connelsvile cob n
gtons Both roads passed into the hands IN
Vanderbits. who found they could break tA
agreement among the original stockholden h
gave the Vanderbilts their long desired and IN
entrance into Pi,tsburg. They have since addsd
their holdings here by the purchase OF the ".
Keesport and Bevernon. which formed natural
connection with the Pittsburg, McKeesport NJ
Youghiosheny at McKeesport the latter pensus.
ing the Youghiogheny River valley TO the mitGe
the Connellsvie coke regions. while the other runs
down the Moncngahela Valley in the direction 4
West Virginia. also the southern end Of the Con-
nellsvile coke district The Mckeesport and Bel
vernon Is being gradually extended southwsrd
and has already reached Fayette City II will 500
have a short western connection al Mononsahtk
City with the Pittsburg. Monongahea and Wheel
ing which is 10 be built this summer by private
capital from Monongahela 10 Wheeling. bu. sin
have a traffic arrangement with the Vanderbilt
lines This new route 10 Wheeling will permit
The transportation OF Monongahe.a Valley coal Aal
, connellsville coke over route seven'y-hve mia
shorter than via the Ohio Valley. and river eee
shippers. who will begin the boat haul at Wheel
ing instead OF at the mines above Pittsburg VII
save the tolls. levied at the Monongahe.a Rive
locks. and avoid l25 miles OF dangerous nayisauoa
So much for the yanderbilis.
The Pennsylvania lines. the territory they cow
and the comparative monopoly they enjoy ~ ven
known to the general public. The Baltimore ana
Ohio years acquired control Of the FI'es
burg and Western system TO Akron. Oh!o' a~o ou"s
by Pittsburg capital. The Pittsburg manuiacsufs's
tried to find an eastern outlet In the famous
South Penn. which was to parallel the PennNF
vania to Harrisburg. and there join the heAo'ls
The Vanderbilts and Andrew Carnegie were IN ns
scheme but after several million dollars had oee'
expended mountain grades and tunnels s
project was abandoned as part Of ne s,d d.%SM
West of tse Western as We'll as the eastern
side OF the Hudson River and agreed to keep Guy
the Pennsylvania territory II the latter avon"
hee are Othsr ways Of setting aTSaad s
this state Jonn fcarn, os I'M Pittsburs asi
Eastern, which Will connect the Beech Creek e@
troled by the Vanderbts. with the PitsouI
McKsesport and Youghiogheny also owned 10y. oy
McKeespor The. Beech Creek. with the p Resas%
and Jersey Central. completes the route 70 FntsaS
phIa ard New-York and It is twenty miles shor.s
than the Pennsylvania main line via Al'o0hs ~
To the west Of Pit,sburg. the Pi..sburg and No!tt
west VIII be bSi; TO MswSas Iii PENN cann:ct VIII IL
proposed Akron and Pittsburg. recently cnsnsS
By Brice and at Akron with the Brice $3.50 SS.,.Aus
200 niles OF sra Sav. bsen COMPLETED and the M
man in the company Is State Senator wllhAn ~
OF Pttsburg the richest con.rsstor a Tbs prss1
West Side Belt Line will carry the road dom
Monongahela Valley to the Carnegie planr
mills at McKeesport and the new glass p''
The Carnegie portion OF the programms.ss,r
follows: Mr.. Carnegie has made twenty-ns'iM
contract with the pitispHrg: SnenansV, orty ME
north Of Pittsburg. to Conneaut Haroos ,cssd a
shores OF Lake Erie. charter was sts ~ SuiN
ss 10 sne sxtenson n' to
ather 10 direct connection with the ,SS.,.Sars
plants II will be called the Butter ana ,onnsss
at the start from the shipments OF iron orc =, IN
stone and coke: also the finished produtsss' ,ssoua
Re an additional direct outlet from the axe
Brice also has an eye on the lake trade " Tot
understood to have just finished negouanv 1onosed
rights OF way from Phalanx. on the ETslrpot
Akron and Pittsburg to gainesville ana r'"'"
A summary of these railroad moves means 4 II" Is
line to the West from Pittsburg, wncn ,,h hin
and paralleling the Vanderbilt line TO r ~ SsV.
from Newcastle. 1t also means new lins ~ W Al
York: also an additional route TO the nAsc IL
Pennsylvania line.
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