The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-06
Great Central System of3649
Miles Has Been Added to
the Roads 1852 Miles.
FEATURES or THE NEW LINE
ERIE SYSTEM BY THIS AcoUIsI-
TION GAINS ENTRANCE TO
CINCINNATI, WITH VALUABLE
SOUTHERN CONNECTIONS.

trolled or operated by the Erie Railroad
Company is now added the 3,643 miles
of the so-called Great Central system.
which includes the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton; The Chicago. Cincinnati
and Louisville, and the Pere Marquette
Railroads, with their leased and operated
lines
The new system will be known for all
public purposes as the Erie. With the
present Erie System, which not only in
cludes the main line from Jersey City
to Chicago, and its branches to Buffalo,
Rochester, Dunkirk, Cleveland and Day
ton-and its local lines-The Northern
Railroad of New Jersey. the New Jersey
and New York Railroad, the New York.
and Greenwood Lake Railway and the
New York, Susquehanna and Western
Railroad, the eastern public is thorough
ly familiar, as it was the first of the
trunk lines to be built from the Great
Lakes to the Ocean.
OF the physical characteristics Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton less is
known, although its prominence in fl
nancial centres has made the name IA
miliar. The main line of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton extends from Gin
cinnati on the south almost directly
north to Toledo on Lake Erie, 211 miles,
where the line has fine terminal facilities
for lake traffic. At that city it meets
the Pere Marquette extending north go
miles to Detroit. where there are also
ample terminals Tor lake traffic From
Hamilton, o., the line extends west to
Springfield. Illinois, passing across In
diana through Indianapolis and Decatur,
distance of 200 miles. About midway
between Cincinnati and Detroit is a line
extending east and west from F'indlav.
o.. to Fort Wayne. Ind, a distance OF
7S miles. About midway between In
|dianapolis and Springfield. ILL.,. extending
from Sidell on the north is line run
ming almost directly south to Olney,
ydistance Of IS miles. From Dayton, o..
line extends southeast, 169 miles, to
Ironton, ON the Ohio river, there reach
ing the rich coal and ore regions of that
state and those just across the river
in West Virginia and Kentucky. Minor
lines connect with the main stem of the
road and act as feeders for the rich
agricultural manufacturing ore and coal
producing territory of Ohio. This sys-
TEN makes connections with the existing
Erie system at Dayton, o., Lima. O.,
and Spenceryile, O.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton u Dayton
owns Jointly with the Sosthern Railway,
the lease of the Cincinnati Southern ex-
tending from Cincinnati to Chattanooga
1t also has traffic agreement by which
it has a second entrance to Chicago over
the Monon Route from Chicago to In
dianapolis.
The Chicago. Cincinnati & Louissi lie
Road. which is owned and opefateI by
the Cincinnati. Hamilton 4 Dayton. ex-
tends from Cincinnati northwest to
Grifith, distance of 253 miles. connect
ing with the main line of the Chicago Il
Erie at North Judson, and from Griffith,
using the present Erie Road as an en-
trance into Chicago This line passes
through Richmond. Muncie and Peru
and other important points in Indiana.
The waters of Lake Michigan are also
reached directly over the Chicago, Cincin-
natl & Louisville by branch road ex-
tending from La Crosse. Ind, north 36
miles to New Buffalo. where connection
is also made with the Pere Marquette.
The Pere Marquette with its branches,
leased and operated lines in Michigan and
Canada. is a system of 2.3S2 miles. In
rich ore lumber and grain producing ter
ritories of the entire State of Michigan,
with terminals on Lake Erie. Lake HUI
ron and Lake Michigan. Trackage rights
over the Canada Southern and the Mich
igan Central. from St. Thomas, Ontario,
its eastern terminal gave it an eastern
terminal at Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
From ST Thomas the line extends west
through Ontario to Detroit. thence across
Michigan through Lansing and Grand
Rapids TO Lake Michigan at Ottawa
| Beach Thence the road extends south
along the eastern shore of Lake Michs-
gan to Porter. Ind. and has an entrance
into the Grand Central Staten at Chi
cago. The Canadian portion of the Pefe
Marquette is connected by a line north
west to Port Huron on Lake Huron.
Thence branches extend north to Pointe
Aux Barques and Bay CITY ON the same
lake. and thence west through Saginaw
direct to Luddington and Manistee on
Lake Michigan. From Luddington car
| ferries extend across the lake to Manito-
voc and Kewaunee. where connections
are made with the Wisconsin Central
and other lines to the grain districts of
the great Northwest. From the same
| point car ferries run southwest for direct
connections with Milwaukee. These are
the two main east and west branches of
| the system
n QuIlDeTs Oh sDTdIlCHeS eAlGuuluS gen
orally north and south gridiron the State
so, thoroughly that they reach all its
most important points, the principal one
of these extending from Toledo north.
passing through Flint and Saginaw, TO
Bay City.
In addition to the line skirting. the
| shores Of Lake Michigan, the Pere Mar
Equette has a system running from Grand
Rapids lirectly north to Traverse City.
Charlevoix and Petroskey. and other fa-
vol-fte summer resorts at the northern
end Of Michigan.
This net work of lines will give to the
Erie a total mileage of 6,195 miles. ex-
elusive of double track and sidings. 1t
forms a net work of lines that taps three
Of the Great Lakes and reaches most of
the richest territory in the States of New
York. Pennsylvania. Ohio Indiana aud
Illinois. and some of the most productive
territory Sof the province of Ontario
The Erie system by this acquisition
gains direct entrance into Cincinnati
| with valuable southern and western con-
neetfons resulting therefrom. gains a
short line to Detroit and additional ter
minal facilities in Chicago. that will be
OF immense advantage to it. 1t also brings
into the line the great cities of Indian-
apolis, Fort Wavne. Springfield. H. De-
trUit, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Flint,
Mich, and BIZ car ferries gains direct
connection with the roads running
through the richest Of the wheat, lumber
and ore producing countries Of the North
vest.