Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-17
EsterssaH Improvement.


day the 1s there formal opening of the Rail Road
from Baltimore TO Frederick, distance OF sixty miles
The simple fact that this ceremony was performed on a
short winters day, by persons who left Baltimore in the
morning. dned Frederick, and returned to Baltimore in
10 give particular narrative OF the proceedings on
the following mornings l. sufficient to give orclble mn
preston of the and value of this improvement in the
of locomoion. party OF probably hundred per-
sons among whom were the Governor of the State the
Members of the City Council, and the Directors of the
Rail Road Company, left Baltimore at quarter past seven
toLin viii hco H.. Govcrnor's borolche ana horses ar
rived Frederick before two, and after the ceremonies of
the day, portion of the party returned TO the city, having
travelled distance of I20 miles, in containing about
20 persons each, and each drawn by single horse
This extraordinary performance was only repit,
ton of what has been done daily on 10 miles oil the road
for weeks past AMI will hereafter be done constantly
between Baltimore and tredeucS ana wat perhaps he
most striking fact il that the charge for this rate oil travel
ling is but three cents mile, or 81 so for passage from
Baltimore 10 Frederick, and that more than two thirds OF
this charge clear profit 10 the rail road company after
paying the expenses of hor5c attendance repairs, SC
travelling on this railroad Horse power is used at pre-
sent houghit proposed substitute locomotive engines
as sufficient rumber, properly adapted, can be
procured Tho horses used mostly small and active
aud they uniformly in good condition, and have the
appearance Of being subjected TO very light duty. We
told that easy is the service 10 which they
subjected though in the passage cars they uniformly ira
fat the ratcof ten miles an hour at least, and often
or, that thy had improved in value average of 80
r cent. slice they purchased by the Company.
The passenger OF various forms and sizes Those
of the most approved construction intended
modatc twenty passengers inside, IN two entirely distinct
apartments and they will easily accommodate from ten
fifteen on the outside We observed two of these cars
from de ridge containing about 30 passengers each com
ing ftom the west, several of whom stated TO be
members of Congress. These reached Eicot's
Mills at O'clock p NJ where the horses were CHANGED
As they proceeded thence towards Baltimore, over part
Of the road which is chiefly level il evident that the
horses travelled with perfect ease, and in fact appeared
exert effort upon the load except by tho bride bits
the drivers found constantly necessary 10 check their
speed. Aiter travelling six and half miles, the horses
again changed They usually perform two of these
short trips daily The exchange is made in instant.
The horse is attached to the in such that if
he says from the path he draw the from the
rails The horses which convey heavy loads travel at
slower In the ordinary work upon the road in
sporting and earth, single horse usually draws
three cars with loads of three tons each load of 200
barrels of flour lately brought down by single horse,
changing tie regular Stations, and travelling the rate
of six miles an hour and without injury TO the horse The
regular freight for the transport of merchandise is four cts
mule per ton some material Improvements nave been
made in the construction of particularly in the aXcs
and the boxes by which the friction is diminished and the
car is rendered much more ddrable.-BoSton d. .1dr.
Rail ROad from .Neio London to Procidencc.-Thc
Providence Journal informs that this work is in
temptation, TO meet the Boston and Providence Rail Road
Raj Road from Franklin, Tenn. TO LouisrUe.-A
company for constructing this work incorporated at
the present session of the Tennessee legislature.
Columbia and Tennessee Rircr Rail R0ad-At the
same session an has been obtained for this work
H,aitsrHe and Tennessee Riuer Rail Road.-Alaba-
has projected this work. which will certainly be of
great Importance 1t is to Huntsville with the
Tennessee above the Muscle Shoals 100000 sub
ecribed
The Hagcrstown (NId) Herald states thatthc near ac
OF the Ohio Rail Road has already given impetus
10 the domestic industry oil ashngiOn County; and has
get folks 10 thinking how they may be able 10 proht by Tie
position things will assume when Baltimore city will
be brought within a half days ride of their doors
Boston anil L0ceH Rail R01f--On Monday morning
ground was broken by of the Engineers, the
Black Horse Tavern i'm WOburn for the commencement of
the Boston and Lowell Rail Road, and the work will be
prosecuted with yigour by the company. Col Gay of
Vermont has obtained the contract to level the road,
this section Of four or five miles.
Rail RoHd in Cttjo-Somo time aro we recorded the
remarkable fact that rail road 40 80 miles in extent
was actually projected and subscribed for in Spain 1t
extended from CadZ by Xcrez, the place famous for
wine OF that name, and then 20 the Guadaquycr and Sc
Vile.
we Learn, by the y. y Spanish paper that Rail Road
Is projected in Havana. The limits not mentioned
but Of places from which produce would be con
go end Guine' The Board Of Rail Road Association, at
the head Of which is General Wives, estimates the profits
taken upon present transportation, if done by rail road
p per cent the cost They express hope that foreign
capitalists will take stocl.-BOst0H Journal
Pennsylvania has done than any Of her sister
In internal nproy cmcnts though New YOrk has by the
speedy completion OF her great Canals, acquired
puAtOn i'm this particular. In Pennsylvania, since 1871
one hundred ami 5rfy Cight companies have been incor-
poraod Tor the purpose Of making Tumpikcs Of which
5000 miles have been made. The Commonwealth has
Bridges 10 the further amount of $4,000 IL has paid 10
Canals other than Tire Pcnn.y yauia anal 5000 600 I'm
the prosecution Of the Pennsylvania Canal and Rail Road
there have been expended &l32SjG6l s8-a of which
has been borrowed, the faith Of the State and the
interest Of which is paid out Of the ordinary revenue Be
sides the State Canal and Rail Road incorporated comp,n
les have made 2JO miles of Canal and 30 miles Of Rail Road
The amount expended, by the State and Compauies in
millions OF Doiiar- Frederickgbuyg arena.
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