Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-10-21
Another Railroad

Maybe that long talked-of Beech
Greek extension viii become a reality
in the near future The following is
from the Pirtsburg Times of Monday.
The long proposed entrance of the
Buffalo. Rochester and Plttsburg rail
road into Pittsburg Is about To be con
summated Surveys nave already been
made for the extension Or IT'S line from
Punxsurawnev to Butler and from But-
Ter 10 New Castle. and rights Of way
are now being taken mp at different
points by q corps Of railroad employees
Connections viii be made at Butler
with the Pittsburg. Be5slmer and Lake
Erie railroad and traffic arrangement
viii be enreued into with the latter
road. J. PierP0nt Morgan Is said 20
be behind the scheme 20 sec1re = -uev.
trunk line system east
President Arthur n. Yates, of the
Buffalo, Rochester and pIttsbCr@ rail
road. was in Pitt-burg q short time ago
and made a careful inspection of the
Besselner road. its facilities at Butler
and its terminal system at Bessemer.
he was well pleased with the condition
OF the Carnegie road, and the new ex-
tension was taken mp at once. Presi-
I
route of the roads extension TO New
Castle on a specially prepared map in
his annual report Just issued / large
party Of the Rochester officials came TO
Pittsburg Saturday in their private car
and the day was spent looking about
the Bessemer system. The officials left
for the East on the Pennsylvania fast
line Saturday evening.
The terminal Of the Buffalo, Rochester
and Pittsburg is now at Punxsutawney.
and a line has been surveyed from the
end Of the road in jefferson county
down Mahoning creek TO the Armstrong
county line. across the COwanshaunOck,
down that stream to Kittanning and
from that town southwest to Butler.
There the Besselner tracks will be cross
ed and the line continued 20 New Cas-
tie where the Ohio Midland road. now
being constructed by ex-senator Calvin
:. Brice. Will be met. This viii permit
connection with Mr.. Brice's elaborate
system of railroads in Ohio.
Considerable secrecy has been main
tanned by the right OF way men. and
although they have been working for
some weeks at Butler and kIttanning.
few outside of those interested IN tne
scheme have learned of their move
ments. They have already secured al
most all the land needed for the eXten
sion. and ii Is expected the active work
OF constructing the line viii begin
carly next spring 1t is claimed that
arrangements for terminals have al
ready been made. but it Is probable that
after reaching BessemeT and Duquesne
the proposed West Side belt line from
Duquesne around the sJGth side hills
viii be used 10 bring the road into the
West end or Pittsburg proper
President Yates has announced 70
friends chat he Will build line to But
Ter at once. as he Is anxious to secure
share Of the enormous Tonnage expect
cd on the Bessemer road. He is also de-
sirous Of securing a lake port farther
west than Buffalo, and the Conneaut
docks viii give him special advantages
il this respect He expects to haul ore
FROM Conneaut harbor and also do
large coal business by reason Of the ex-
tension and connection. The Bessemer
line north Of Butler has much lower
grades than the Rochester line north,
and this is also an advantage desired.