American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-02-24


RAIL ROADS.-The following extract from Tho
London" John Buii' serves (says the Richmond En-
quirer) 10 set in stronger point OF view than we
have ever yet seen them, the extraordinary adyan-
tages tha, Promised BY the system Of rail roads
and steam movlng carriages. The canal owners
must light hre with fire, by introducing the use of
steamboats, on their canals; the rail roads will su.
Psrsede in a considerable degree the use of water
carriage. Perhaps the matter may come to this
mat IN certain situations where canals may be made
cheaper man all roads, canals will be preferred, il
tney can DC combined with the use OF the steam ma.
chihe'y. IN others, where canals cannot be made,
or only at great expense, the rail roads will gain
the ascendancy. In Others again, where either ca
nais or ran roads may be employed, the latter will
be decidedly preferred; unless steam can be called
IN, WIN equal Or grcster facility, 10 The service Of
navigation. he following calculations, on the ad-
vsntages OF The steam moving carriages rail oads,
are distinguished by their precision ana eondensa-
ton. The American Engineer will find them wor.
thy OF his attention
The strides which steam is making In the ccono.
my OF the country, are more gigantic and surpris
sing than those, who are domestcated at d.sa ancc
rom It's immediate operation, n,agine but the ca
paoiity OF the locomotive engine travel with ease
and safety with weight Of ninety tons in Its tran
81 lhe rate OF eight miles an hour, having been pro-
we'd by the opening of The Darlington and Stockton
80 'oau' ~ DSSuiHSS OuT uuIy 10 S0Dnlit more de-
tailed statement OF its powers and ADVANTAGES theh
we believe has yet appeared in print.
he engine VIII travel over the 25 miles times
day, making 115 miles days tOork, nith 90
tD'S, consuming ions OF small Goals each day. or
4s tons per week; which, at average COS, Of rs.
VIII De l4t. Ids. One man and boy in constant
attendance, supposing the "a hours equal to three
osys' VIII De three men and Is boys each day, at
lbs. I'd. will add 81. SIS. Cd making the to,.l
weekly expense 19l. lis. Sd. The engine will cost
set nut - e"'t'S
Now, 80 tons will load six boa,s-each Of these
ooals Will be day In performing 20 rifles tber..
tore 5S boats with 50 horses, SO men and 81 bows
wiz be required 10 execute the transfer of 90 long
10 miles 10 ore day leach horse will cost weekly
one on guinea, each man guinea, and each bGy les.
forming total weekly charge Of 1901. IS. in iieu
Of l9L. IFS Cd.
ne - boats and horses will be worth 100000.
ana requiring considerably greater amount TO
Keep them in repair; throwing balance of fun
1OOOt. per annum In favor OF every locomotive en-
sine 'hat may be used. How many may eventually
'e at work, it Would be difficult to conjecture; bur
IS 40 would be required to work the London Bir
n'neham, and Liverpool, and the Manchester and
otockport lines, in all probability not less than 500
you'd be employed; 4; and as the saving ON every Ave
Engines would be equal TO the interest OF one mil
.on the 800 would put the people yearly in possess
on OF sum as greal as the interest of one INN
fred million sterling independent OF the advantage
u speed, and o! the great saving oil tonnage. the
all road lines being third shorter than The ca
lals IN use. Finally, one thousand persons NAV be
conveyed one mile, or one person one thousand
niles, by locomotive engines, at the rate OF eight
niles an hour, 81 cost OF something less than Eve
ence4"
The New York Daily Advertiser gives full ac-
ount OF the operation of the Napier Printing Press,
which the proprieors Of that journal and G! Tie Ame
ican have imported. To show the advantages Of
his press, the Advertiser states the number which
lad been printed with this new press Gin The use of
which the workmen have not yet become famillarl
N the cotton paper which is used in our country,
vas 400 impressions in hour 1t Is stated tbS(
he London Courier has printed as many as 2.Seo
n the same time. The number printed at an ordi.
ary press OF the BEST description, never exceeds
$50 in an hour. The Advertiser further states.
hat the aggregate of papers printed of the Adyer-
lser and the American, in the course of a week is
4,4lb, which, at the estimate Of $50 per hour.
would occupy press on the ordinary construction,
even days and nights, and seven hours over with
ut allowing moments nermssion By the
ew press this number is stricken off in 46 hours.
r less than two days and nights This machine
Weighs about two tons, is ten feet in leppth five I'M
readth, and Ave in height, and the motion is given
o fly wheel by manual labor, which supersedes
ne necessity OF steam. Half dozen cogwheeis,
moved by the fly wheel, carry the type under two
ylinders which gives the impression.