Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

f, given the Locomotive Engine such additions
power.
, But the quick speed of Railway Travt Hing
which constitutes its reoommendnfio ion WI
the public, brought on the Directors an In
creased ans iets, aud the necessity for un
ceasing rxeriions, in order that the sirengil
and general structures of tbcir engines ane
CO ches might. ms SOM as possible, he n,nd,
capable OF resisiiog the strain, To which, from
then nnexampled speed they were subj eet
In THEN Efforts 10 provide carriages both com
modons aud strong, in every way suitable IL
III" object aud satisfactory 10 the public, they
believe that they have succeeded. --Upwards
Of 10000 passenger hive been booked nj
the Company's Offices. besides many thousand
persons taken an nj Intermediate sioppic &
places aud hey have reason TO believe, thai
the conviction Is now general. that travelling
by the Railway is the safest ms well ms cheap
| eat aud most expeditions mode of public en-
eeyanee ever presented. II - true, that since
The opening of the Railway four IN nj accidents
have occurred to workmcn employed by The
Company, esng to neglect or esrelsssnes
but the Directors have the satisfaction 10 state,
that only Two accidents have occurred 10 pas
sengars, one n rlling confusion, tina other AT
tended with ioss Of limb, resulting from the Jar
" having hnp,udendy, aud agains, rrmon.
STRANGE 10 the contrary, jumped OF while the
hains were ia rapid motion.
In TIE Merohandize Department the IN.
crease of traffic, though more gradual, has
! been very aataiaotaty. In December last
the weight Of goods passed along the line he
tween Liverpool aud Manchester was l432
tons in January 1913 tons IN February 1918
tons, aud ~ the prgseni month, up 10 the
25ih, 6l0i tons. Tho Directors are preparing
cattle station, nj Btosd Green, and are
building carriages calculated far the convey
anCe oi liv, stock. This branch of their bu-
1ness the Direofors have always considered
would all ,rda e'rat accommed dalton 10 tho pas.
lie. swell N profit % the company aud n 81
hope speedily TO bring ms department I'M h.
tive opera IN.
OF Coais only few ihousnni tons have Ms
yet been 1rnugh, Ivy the Railways the pres
sing demands made on The Company Tor the
| conveyance of merchandise aud passengers
having 'fq'fed tho whole Of the engine power
which tn Directors nave, at The onset, been
able to eeUmHnt thy iopk forward neyerthe-
less. 10 his braoch OF ,Afhc constituting an ,m-
! porten ism 10 the revrnUe of the concern.
But W lie The business of tho Railway, in iis
various aepnftmtnts, inns been thus sntis taciori-
| ~ established II nipEt not be disguijed inst tho
expenses Of the company, IN some Items, have
| excee led lha pretinus estimates furnished 20
the rector. MS has especially been the
case III respect o Locomotive Engines, the @ear
aud frnr i~bch. ing TO tue ,apidiiy
ot the motion, aud 10 the machinery in the
first instance, beiug found much TOO weak, Ia
defect ~b,ch experience only could dltcoyoI,)
has exceeded all former csculsiion, The
Directors, nj the same tune, SEQ no reason 10
| regttt ihr exeIions ib.v have made 10 estab-
lish system al travelling ~ paieci as pos
sibls beng persuaded that the grea, increase
III ta.elliDg, which may be Inscribed TO thu
completeness OF the system, will 5000 overbal.
anCe, even ~ pec0ntafy point Of view, the
extra cost Ui wsa' aud irnt III engines aud CAT.
finges.
The Directors take the present opportunity
of replying 10 an Observation which has been
ci culnied with much industry namely that the
| railway was mol adapted Tor the conveyance
Of heavy OF bulky goods. The exact contrary
is he fact In the lnst three months the ca
pabihy lhe Railway tor the itaDsn of m.r-
chandizp, on n large scale, has hoeB brought
TO the most elfecinal OF nil tests Tue test oi et
peienct ~ the result Is complete o. sAtiptacto-
ny. On the 18th OF February, AN experiment
vas made with new aud powerful locomo--
! tive eng nj, The Samson, constructed by nessts.
Rpher Slopbensuu IL CO. Her load was i07
tons OF merchandzo. IN 30 wagons, the gross
weight conveyed (besdes The engine and ten
! der) beng abo I 100 ions. She was assisted
up the inclined plane by three other eogines,
! aud without further MID proceeded 10 Mnncbes-
ier, where she arrived it'll her tram In 2 hours
ana 81 minutes iiom the time oi starting To-
deed the vast capabilily OF railways Tor the
transit Of msrchuudlzs appears to be very i'm
perfectly undefsiood. 1 may be eosily demons
sirated that the passage along the line Of 1000
tons of goods per day, beng about three
times The quantity that now passes by all the
existing cOnveyanCes, would not occupy any
Que portion OF the liae above fifteen minutes
| 10 the day, or traction OF time amounting
| Ia Doth pat Vi the t"enty-iour hours. Nor
will lhls be su'piislngio thOsewho have obsers-
| ed aud c0n,IdeIod tbequet and aImon deserted
| appearance OF nearly ID whole liue Of rail
way, even on the busiest days. Hence the
capubiny OF the present undertaking to dis-
chaig any imaginable incfeass OF tbs trade
between the iwo towns aud hence how unGe-
cessafy ID rival road, iounded on the alleged in
cnpnbhhy oi the present Railway The d.
reclors are prepared To cary three thousand
passengers per day, beng three tines the mum
Der now passing and IN a short time viii be
| able ~ convey all the goods which can be Oh
fei ed 10 them. IL Is ADMITTED that the Samson
| il vi moIe than The VI, nal size, aud her pefior
nance extraordinary IN proportion bui
! though IL be may tonnd oxpedIent Dor the sc-
conimodation OF the diversified tr0iiic on the
| Rad@ay) to use smaller Engines, with lever
wagons attached 10 them, thls Is matter OF al
rangement, and will depend On the varying
Circumstances vi tine case; the experiment
neyerthele.s,is complete ia itself and exhibits a
practical answer To the contident, but IgDor-
ant assertion, that Railways are not calcula-
ed for heavy goods. To the mercantile pab-
hc, lie result will Ue every way satisfactory
they had been led TO expect an i'm
poIlsni reduction in the Cost OF conveyance,
both oi goods and Of passengers, aud this has
already been effected the cost oil convey ance
Tor Cotton, the staple COMMODITY OF me two
towns, has been reduced 80 per cent-nainely
from los 10 los per ton; and the cuarge tor
passengers, IN still greater ratio, namely,
from los to 6s each.
Sin.e the last Annual Meeting, the Kenyon
Junction Hallway has been Completed. by
which ch' ap and direct communication Is
effected. through the Bolton and Leigh Raj
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