The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04

-.-AAs.'aN eaAENAa aaaa1AsE-l IIlAlsa nave
Oeen improved and extended, and large
purchases OF real estate and right Of way
nave Deen made at various points.
Large sums have also been expended In
rebuilding and Increasing your passenger
equipment and providing additional mo-
tive power
The total amount Of these expenditures
during the year upon your Main Lane be-
tween New York and Pittsburgh and the
branches operated IN connection there
with. including S5.c6.5li for equipment
was 81. .36i.37l.39. OF this amount See9,-
co.. was provided by the fund set aside
from the Income OF 1870. $40 50. 594 IS was
charged against the income of the past
year, and $685.. 55-i4 against The premium
received from the stock allotment AGdl-
tlOuaI eNpenditu. es upon the branch roads
amounting % N.fo4 $3.50 were met by the
sources
The extraordinary expenditure during
the current year VIII be largely confined
90 the work now under way. covering the
improvements on the passenger line be
tween Broad Street Station. Philadelphia,
and Overlook the completion Of Office
building, train shed and other terminal
improvements at Pittsburgh, and the com
Hletl0u OF the rour-traCk system between
liuncannon and Aqueduct LeWistcwn
NarrCws and Aiifiiiu. and Mount Union
ana Mill Creek on the Middle Division,
and between WilmOre and SUmmerhill,
LdIrObc and Beattys. and LarfHer and
Stewart on the Pittsburgh Division
II VIII, however, also be necessary 20
Improve the passenger station at Harris
burg. to construct a new single track tun-
mel at Gahtzif and hereafter rebuild the
OLD tunnel. and 20 improve the Port Perry
bridge and tunnel so as to accommodate
the trafic passing 20 and from the Pitts
burgh Virginia and Charleston Railway.
The eleyat ton u the road through New
ark New Brunswick, and Trenton VIII
require considerable outlay. as well as the
extension OF the New York Bay Railroad
to Greenville and the construction Of the
necessary facilities at that point.
Inc piers at Jersey city used BY steam
ers engaged ~ ocean traffic require re-
newal ana Improvement. and your piers
al Philadelphia viii need additional out
lay.
II viii be noted that the sum OF s. coo T.
y-J has been transferred 10 the E.xtraOrd-
mary Expenditure Fund, to be applied 10
these general purposes
The Board have long felt that your in
terests, as well as the convenience OF the
pubic. require the extension Of your line
INTO New York and the establishment OF
a centrally located passenger station in
that city, through which the incOnveni-
eAgr ana decays OF the transfer By ferry
viii be avoided Various methods OF ac-
comprising this result have az different
times been considered The great cost OF
q bridge excluded that plan, unless all the
railroad companies whose lines terminate
on the west bank OF the North River
would Join in the undertaking. Efforts
were mace 70 bring this about. anc your
Board offered 10 cooperate with the other
companies TO that end. but the protect
tailed 70 receive the necessary support.
j
tunnel line but the difficulties incident
70 the operation by steam OF a tunnel at
the depth and with the gradients required
by the tOUogra Uhical conditions seemed IN
make that method almost Il not cufre
lIuprdclcable. Meanwhile. however the
successful operation Of number Of fuu-
nels In different parts or the world BY
tieclrlc power, notably the perfect work
ing Of the Orleans Railway Extension in
Iarls, indicated thatsa satisfactory sOIu-
ton Of the problem might be found in the
Cd VI q h. ell
electricity. under the North River to a
terminal station in New YORK and thence
under the East RIVER To a connection with
the Long Island Railroad, the tunnels to
Dc OF such dimensions as to admit of the
passage OF your standard trains and cleo
tic motors TO furnish the power for the
transfer OF the trains through the tunnels.
Ih!s plan has great advantage over
tAe bridge IN that IL provides a direct
connection between your system west Of
lle tlEer ana the Long Island Railroad.
ana gives 20 that road the benefit of a
terminal station IN New York PreIiu1in-
ary lnVesugauons having favored its
adoption, IL was thought best 10 proceed
al once 20 acquire ground for a station
upon the location selected This has been
zone and the greater part Of the neces-
seiIy properly purchased at reasonable
Price The importance and cost Of this
work, however. and the fact that novel
engineering questions We're involved
made II the duty OF your Board. before
proceeding further. TO have the plans Tor
construction. and III fact the whole slb-
JecT thoroughly studied by competent en-
ElneeTs- + or tins purpose a commission
was created consisting OF I'VE civil an
Sineers eminent In their profession uPr1e-
ly;-Col. Charles W Raymond United
states army Chairman; Mr.. Gustav Lin
centhal5 Mr.. William H Brown chief
Engineer Pennsylvania Railroad Con-
pany- Mr. Charles n. Jacobs and Nh
Alfred Noble
This commission will SUPERVISE the n-en-
arauon OF all plans, ana viii have general
control OF the undertaking The two
HrHEaH~T FrHl= las
charge OF the work. which has been d.
NlaeQ into TWO sections. the North River
section having been assigned TO sfr- ia
CeDs- and the East River section 10 Mr.
Noble Tbs study OF the project has a.
ready progressed far enough to establish
It's entire practcabilty- As soon as the
problem Of building a tunnel tnder the
Norm RIVER was seriously dealt with, It's
supposed difficulties largely disauuesred
ard the commission viii have in fact a
choice between several feasible plans The
cost Of the work viii be large but YOUR
Board are satisfied that the expenditure
VIII De fully Justified by the results OBJ
tanned In Undertaking such a WOrk your
BeeFd mas feued upon the cordial cooper
au0n OF the communities which will be
so largely benefited by its .coupIetf..n and
they feel assured that such proper iegis-
latiOn as may b. necessary 20 corsrr.,rr15 10
the project viii have the support on the
Suthonues both OF the State and city q
New York
Under the provisions Of an Act OF As
scmbly OF the Commonwealth of Pennsvl-
Nsinla OF March I'd. 1901, authorizing me
absorption ~ one railroad company OF
other lines connecting herewith IN which
II mas an ownership Of twO-thirds OF III.
capital stock IL is proposed TO CONSOLIDATE
with the lines OF your COMPANY the
SCuuy XIII and juulaLa and Trenton Ctrr-
On Railroads. In which your Cou1Danv =
the sole shareholder Resolutions author
iAng this action VIII be submitted for
your approval at the Annual Meeting
In connection with the recommendation
or your terminal facilities at WASHINGTON
II was deemed advisable 10 unite under
one control the Washington Southern. and
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac
Railways The Two roads forming the line
between Washington and Richm0nd and
70 have this line owned Jointly bv tbe
Northern and southern zines reaching the
National Capital Your ComDanv there
fore sold the Washington South.r7 RAN
way 20 and became a joint proprietor ir
the through line referred 10 on Noyar0hsf
lst 1901
A consolidation was made. takin-- effect
January lsL, 1872. under which tha phfIa-
Celphia, Germantown and Chestn1rs ETfU
Engelside, kenslngtOn and Taconv F7sir,
nil. Bustleton and Philadelphia Frsfia-
ton and Trenton Railroads were c1ns0If
dated with the Connecting Railway Con,
pany- This supplies the vvorltinS 1f
these railways and merges into one cor
pCrauon lines having a common Interest
and practically covering the local go
tory between your Main Line and me
United Railroads OF New Jersey system
Mr. a J. County was appointed Sul,sr-
intendent Of the Employees Saving Fi7d
TO I'll the vacancy caused BY the deafb -
Mr.. John @ sims AR George T. ST1iT6
was appointed General Agent AZ ~,
hE Of NnHNr