The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-07-27
TIE SOUTH Penn AGAIN.
RmnOr Has II That The Pennsylvania
Must Build II in Self
Defence.

q Ole mail COuJfdCJS WfeSJeQ ava
Y from the New York Centra
a many years ago is indicated b.
D the activity OF the engineerin,
| forces and the plans now bein,
made to provide a shorter rout
from Harrisburg to Plttsburg.
There was much speculation
some time since upon the posi-
= blIlty Of the New York Centra
running trains through Harris
burg from New York City by
way of the Reading the Western
Maryland aud a new stretch Of
road from Connellsvllle to Pitts
burg and this was immediately
followed by the announcement
from New York that in the event
of the deal mentioned failing to
go through, the Central was in a
position to get INTO Plttsburg
from the East by a northern
route that Is now almost complet.
ed. Both these routes are short
er than the Pennsy main line.
AT once the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company began activities IN
ITS engineering departments and
surveyors began the work of
planning cut offs along tAe Md
die Division, while another corps
ran a line through Perry County
to the West, along a compara.
lively low grade that has often
been reported to be under con-
sideratlon as a short cut to Pitts.
burg from point on the Middle
Division west of Harrisburg.
Now comes the announcement
that a complete new survey Is
being made along the line of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad from !
Harrisburg to Shlppensburg, !
with a view of four-tracking that
line. From Shlppensburg it Is
proposed to resurvey the old
South Penn, which was partly
constructed years ago for the
purpose of competing with the
Pennsylvania, but which was
taken over by the Pennsylvania
before 1t vas finished.
The announcement IN a Baltl-
more newspaper last week that
the Pennsy had renewed its lease
Of the old South Penn, with a
new of putting 1t IN shape for
operation, gave rise to the stories {
that the New York Central is not
10 have It's own way IN a shorter
'oute to the West.
Within the past few days IN. ,
lulrles have been made regard.
ng accommodations for civil en-
,ineers at hotels between LIE.
noyne and Shlppensburg, the
statement being made that orders
AVE been given to make surveys
or additional tracks starting at
4emoyne and terminating at
and to continue t
he work along the original route f
f the old South Penn. u
One engineer said; n
"Our instructions are to do Ger o
ain work and we seldom know u
ntil some time after the work is n
what the surveys are b
Or. 1T has been reported in
Philadelphia and New York for S
ONE time that the Pennsy does N
OF propose TO allow the New rt
'ork Central to take any busl- h,
ess if 1t can be helped and hav- 81
lg a lease on the South Penn, p,
nd being IN a position to get a B
ew route in shape IN very short 1t
'der, the Pennsylvania Railroad kl
as the advantage over the Cen W
al, not only in beng IN a posi-. nc
on to complete new line in less va
me, but in having a shorter ki
ute when the proposed new line 81,
completed" bu
The engineer quoted would not or
y how long he Is to remain on a s
e work contemplated, but ad- ha
itted that his corps will go as
I as Shlppensburg and from oa
ere over the South Penn route. co 60
also intimated that the pro do Do
sed improvements called for no
e widening OF the Cumberland
llley bridge at Harrisburg for for
dltlonal tracks. He expected wv W.
9 survey TO be started on or thl