Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-06
VERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY
FIFTY .a.V.NU.4L REPORT
LIYrRpOnI.. o9th Mn-nh

LIVERPOOL. 2sth March, 1881
Inc Dlfec'of,, In laying before the Pcopiieiorsa
sia emen' OF mer proceedings the present OCCASION
ara fully sensible O.. che and Terponsib!a
In which they stand. Hitherto ,hey have arp.srcd as
the advisers ut grssi public measre and as the con-
nuetors q inc "sIeuv nporttonr lad Tor carrying
that ms sure into m c. At The present mo.nen, how.
ever they havs TO Acknowledge serious respon.
snlhy se being amongst tbs ctSln-l promoters Of an
undeT'sking Of Immense magnitude, which, through
every sage It's progress, they hove coutanhsd would
ba oil signal bensf, 70 iie tow 10 of IiyeypooI and
ManchepltT at tho tifne chat IL would afford a
safe end lucrative invasm 10 tho PropTisors The
Railway has nav bsen in par,is, operation for elk
months aud they will proceed to show that the ex-
psiienes OF these six hs hss justified the favoura-
be sentiments they have, from 'be frs entertained
The Railway was p riialy opened to tho public, for
the eonveyancs Of pesseDgerg lbe I6 OF S.ptem-
Der las and ia iha department of iher business, IN,
eompany have no, been required fos that n adj
usl END tardy transition, which usually takes place
when inng established EoisS and customs have to he
sop rseded by the Introduction OF new rchees and an
un red system. Within fourteen days f,om IN. open
nag oil the way, the number OF passengers conveyed
between the TWO iowhs, MAS about 500 per day aud
before b9 end ~ October, tho number OF ssogers
amounted to 1900 per day while toe whole exis ing
establishments If Sage Coaches and Mails ON ths
TURNPIKE Road prior 10 iI,s opening of the Railway
would cot c1mOiOIai lhau seven hundred per.
sons per day. This sudden sEd extraordinary inux of
Passengers, claiming 60 p conveyed between tia tyo
o"hf' mns' he aaefibed 20 tne uneXampisd ease,
pdi'y end chesPness, wish which journey was ef-
'sctcd. f5o hour vas hen tbs usual lime ai!owsJ,
anO .lnce loo lae arraneF men,, By which the First
Cas- Ians have been relieved rom hr frequent atop-
pages to ,eke and set joVa passengers on The Road
he journey Of thirty niiess, nv these Carrjases ia
generally psrformsd uodrr EouI aud a ball : and
tus, 10 a lew months, las been ed new aad ex-
tensve sys'em OF intercommuDc lion, highly iupar.
TAM to the interests OF mercanils conmuui'y aud so
extraordinary and co aP'e in is character, iofa
an er" IN ibe progress Of National itnprev sment and
striking epoch IN ths advance OF ,sehanicaI science
F0r ms gfaiiyiug result h- Company are OF course
mai b iodebied 20 Tho high talents and psTssveTng
energy ct ibeis f g'nser, Mr.. ephsoson, who has
ssecned the work, with Precision aud Ell ei truly
he Al
gaiions TO their TeessIrsr Mr. Booth for the clan OF
he Boiler. which has given tbs Locomotive Engine
such sdJiuOnai power
But ibe quick speed Of Tsilway-tr1vslllDg, which
constituted c recommendation with The public brought
on the Directors increased aaIiay and the nsesss
" for uncsasing oxerion in order that tbs strength
aud gcdeal structure OF their ET gices aud Coaebes
might, 80 soon as possible, bs inside capable OF resisting
tho strain, TO which, iTom THAR unsxampsd speed,
they were subsci Ia their eff1ris 10 provide Car
raEeg, both eommodoGs sn strong 10 way suit
able TO tho object, and satisfactory tho Public the
DrcsinFs beiisvs hei they have suacssdsd. Upwards
o. 10000 ssugers have been booked al the Com.
paDys Oficss bellies many thousand persons Isken IN
At Intermediate stopping passs; snd lhsy have rsssoa
10 believe, ,hh as conviction is zssersi TIA, tras
Yelling by the Railway Is the sofest well AZ ehesp.
eel sn m'st eSPodioDs mode OF publs conveyance
orssrntsd. II Is true, that Snce the opening OF the
Railway four isia accidents have occurred 70 work.
men employed by the Company, o~ise 10 ~ glset or
cSreessnss-; bat The Directors TIA satsfac,on 10
SAFE that only accidents have oecurred to passen
asis oGe ifiilnz contuiilp tb@ oiher steni.J ssnb
los q! hLb rs,uling from tbe party having mpru.
IDENTIFY aad seso- remOpstr1nee 10 he contrary, Jump.
ed of ~tiie tbs uains we're in rsri1 motion.
| Ia 'hr Merchandise Department the increase NJ the
traffic. hough more gradual ha- been very saisflco
IrV. ln December las, the weight OF goods passed
song the lire between Live pol sud Manchester, zss
1892 ont; January, 3Sl5 ons; 10 FEBRUARY 1918 ons;
a"d ~ he present m1ntn, UP tie 36h, 5lO4 tons.
The Directors prePrius cat le Station, Il Broad
Green, and bCtipg cayFieges, calcclspd for The
.1nvevsncs q ivstosk Tha branch Of ibrif business
,be D,fecicr- have slwayq to1fdsred. wcnIi ford
great accommodation 10 he pibHe, veil profit 70
,ho Company; ADD they hope speedily to brag ,hs 10
' pa Ia eui isto active operation