Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-12

mako that work at once which, while II win beat guard
her interest will procure her uninterrupted and uni
form line OF transportation which will cost than
an ordinary canal produce revenue give greater
lerty and momentum 10 her commerce. facilitate travel
ling and intercourse, much useful time industry;
which neither frcss droughts impede and whose
ramiicaonsmay easily be extended in every direction
and even search the Underwater district well adapted TO
it, and inlusc into il the life of trade. Activity OF capi-
tails wealth, and m best promoted by this particular
tenn. Moreover, canals have done their BEST roads
at least equal 10 them still advancing towards
lection.
Persons who have watched the progress of things
may be disposed to tax with mutabty of opinion but
short enquiry will convince them, that circumstan-
ccs, by modifying my data, have necessarily introduced
correspondent notifications into my opinions, and that
have invariably adopted, without hesitation whatever
become best in consequence of the rapid improvements
Of the age.
In 1926, when only navigation thought Of the adj
yances made in induced TO investigate
heir application TO system Of navigation hitherto untri-
ed; and demonstrated, think, that broad river,
with very small fall is James up ynchburg
the use OF steam boats, improvement by locks and
DAMS would possess several advantages Steam. bo,ts
have since been brought TO greater perfection which Is
still favorable to the sysem aud human invention is
constantly directed TO the substitution of steam to other
power.
At that time could not advocate a-roads: neither the
power the vehicles used then the
veiocies obtained being SMALL and the loads carried light
Is now hardly two years since the important improve
mcns in this mode of have been made: thew
have been rapid and astonishing.
As late the 25th April 1922 the Directors of the
Liverpool and Manchester Rail Road offered premium
Tor locomotive engine, requiring only, that
"The engine if it weighs six TONS must be capable OF
drawings level pane train of carriages of the gross
weight OF 20 TONS including tender and water tank at the
rate oil ten miles hour with pressure of i'm the
boiler not exceeding 80 pounds the square inch.'
These were their utmost requsion and expectations
yet they were greatly exceeded An engine produ-
ced weighing only Ia tons, which carried much
10 Ia tons gross, at the rate of 13 81 miles hour
Greater results have been obtained since.
single, but larger engine the Sampson, for instance
we informed has drawn $50 an average rate OF
IL miles hour the coke burned not being quite 1- of
pound per ton per mile.
While the moving power has received these beautiful
improvements the means odminshin the resistance have
not been neglected. few years ago. Tredgod estimated
the fsicon at in 1906 N. Wood venturcd far as in
200 Now, have already mentioned that the winan's
car enables pound TO draw $50, with small wheels and
that, with outside bearings and chilled boxes common cars
will probably be made with enlarged wheels to be drawn
by pound out of 400, and perhaps more.
The considerable dminuon OF resistance on ono hand
ON the other, the fortunate application of the beautiful and
cheap power OF locomotive engines, capable alike of
energy and velocity which set animal power and speed
at defiance, and withal, perfectly under controu are
new circumstances TO which the most obdurate OBJ.
stinacy only could refuse conviction. The rail road
system is the triumph of the age: the ultimate eff
iecs OF its introduction incacuabe and with the
certainty that il will produce important changes in
the commercial and even political world, its early
adoption is safer than its rejection favor of another
SYSTEM from which farther developments he ex-
pected Such are my opinions and such their motives.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
c. CROZET, Principal Engineer.
Richmond, goth Dec, 1881.