Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16
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From The lialilmore Amer,coa.

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From The baltimore american.
we lay before our readers, document of n
highly interesting character, he Report OF
the Directors of the Liverpool and Manch
ter Railroad Company which is fully salts.
factory. nnd states facts in lhemsrlvps so con-
elusive OF an important question. that We
are almost tempted 10 present II withou, com.
meat We need do nothing more, in fact, than
state thai the following striking ,esul,s ARE now
inlly aseertaned by positive and frequent ca.
periD,enls.
i. All doubts as TO the adoption of Railroads
10 the transportation OF hedry commodities are
removed by the plain tact, tina, the Llve,.
pool and Manchester Rad ha. reduced the
price of lbs. per ton, TIVE price heretofore
charged by the Cana to los. that. 10 two
| third.
z. Its advantage In the eonveysnce Of
| passengers is SO great, that the charge has
been reduced from los. to o., thai l., one
half
| 3. Its eapahty of eriensire transportation
| N Tor all practical purposes unlimited. 10 all
the ditiereni channels of commnn cation huh-
rrio open between Liverpool md Manchesie,
1000 tons were conveyed daily now, by the
single channel OF the Palroad, th,a whole
amount can be carried without occupying any
| part cnlar part the road more than Is min
ui1s, that Is, l-96th part Of thu twenty -four
! hours.
4. AZ 10 speed, the regular travel between
the two places IS performed IN less ihen one
hour aud s-half and tae distance bring 32
miles, The rate Is more than tt0enty mules an
hour.
o. II ia ascertaned from the experience of
winter unusually severe thai there need nav
er be any positive interruption Of this travs
from the accidents N the seasons. even when
that IN ordinary modes may be wholly pre-
vented.
o. Travelling on roads Of this description
with all this enormous increase of speed, ia de,
clared ~ be the safest kind of itatc Ing, fewer
accidents occurring for the number OF persons
conveyed.
Z. Aud connected with the last fact is anolh-
er, that carriages have been constructed Of
strength quite suili lent to bear this increase oil
velocity.
| Ii appears thai the success OF the Railroad
system IN convincing the public, has b. u
| commensurate with these remarkable resals /;
! there has been in this case no gtadua and '4f
dy transition from old modes to The new
Subordinate Railroads are advancing rapidly
TO completion, aud no doubt remains that the
compilation OF the principal work is TO he
reckoned one of the most important efas in
! mechanical Improvement. and will he attended
| with the most striking cons qnences TO public
| wealth aud the hole business oil society. The
| Directors have therefore conferred lasting
benefit, not only on their own country, hut
the whole world II is evident what M i'm
portani stale our own city has had IN the deter
mutation OF this question: aud what signal ben
e6rs must devolve on il from ,hs most saiisfac-
'ory and triumphant issue.
LirerpOoi aud Manchester Ruiiray EYnh an.
nunt Report
LIVERPOOL. 2Sth March. 1881 The Drec-
tors in laying before the Projectors n state
meni Of their proceedings on the present oc-
casiIn, are fully sensible Of tho new and re-
sponslble situation in which they stand.
llnher'o they have appeared rs the advisers
| Of great public measure. and as the conduc-
tots OF the various operations required for car
rying The measure into effect. At the present
moment, however, they have TO ackoowledke
a more serious responsibility, "a bring amongst
the original promoters of an undertaking oil
immense magnltud" which through every stag
OF its progress they have couteni led would be
Of signal benefit To the town, OF Liverpool
} and Manchester, at the same time thar IL would
ford safe and lucrative Investment 10 the
! Propfietlrs. The Railway has now been III
partial operation for six months; and they will
proceed to show. that the experience OF these
six months has justified the favorable
sentiments they have, from ihs first enter
tanned
The railway wns partially opened to the
public, for the conveyance OF passengers. on
the rs h Of September last ;apd 10 this do
partment Of thfir business, The company have
not been required to wait Tor that gradual
snd iardy transition, which usually takes place,
when long established modes and customs have
TO be superseded by the Introduction of new
schemes. and an untrIed system. Within
fourteen days from the opening Of III. wav
tie nunher. of passengers conveyed between
the two lawns was about 500 per day and
before thu end OF October, the number OF pas
sengers amounted TO 1900 per day while the
whole existing establishments of Stage Coaches
aud Mals, on the Tur0pike-ro ID, prior 10
The opening Of the Railway would not accom-
modale more than seven hundred persons per
day. THIS saddea and extraordinary influx
of passengers claiming TO be conveyed between
the Two towns, must be ascribed to the uDex =
ampled ease, rapidly, and cheapness, with
winch the journey was effected. Two hours
was then the usual time allowed and since
the late arrangement. by which the first class
trains have beea relieved from the frequent
stoppages to take up aud set dawn passengers
on the road, the journey of thnty miles. ny
these carriages, is generally performed under
an hour ani half and thus, IA few months,
has b en- effected a new and xenslve sysIea,
Of Recommendation, highly important To
the interests ola mercantile community :, and
so extraordinary aud complete in its character
as to lotm an in The progress Of Nsiiona
improvements, and striking epoch 10 the ad
| vance oil mechanjcal science. For tbs crafty
, ing result the Company are, OF course, mainly
indebted to the high talents and perseverine
energy Of tier Engineer, Mf. Stephenson