Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-16

found. by reference to the Rail Road Report. laid be-
fore Congress. that a road Of that Kind Of which Mr.
Bolton was President. has been built in N York Penn
sylvanis aud Of the inolersble expense Of which, In
correspondence with Savannah he mse ample use with
view to elevate the value o Canals. and deprecste
OF Kan Roads Ii so, the scheme will be found to
nave neen previously put into oper.on and into
cessiu' operation.
This mode. OF which much boast IL made nothing
more than wooden bridge made over vsics, and built
excavations through hs-very liable 10 rot and equally
obnoxious 10 re "rhe piles driven in the dee rayues
(some OF them rs ieeV appearing, in looks, leas
he insecure, required expensive braces, ani, trussel
work made Of timber Of size was substituted
This was "pe'y costly, and was frequently wageoued
or ~ miles. The wagons worth 81 to IS ner diem
Let look Ia the result the amount of freight
AN object of importance Virginia, it the Roanoke
Rail Road is TO be continued TO the Pee Dee.
1.-The Legislature, say the Directors. in granting the
Company very liberal charter took good OF their
constituents. " The charges were Ia every case re-
duced to halt the usual rates. for the benefit o the ci
Sens"
The last report states the established BY the char
Ter oil The company as 35 100 lbs TO- 100 miles.
Now, if 100 lbs will give 80 cents $40 lbs or bale of
cotton viii give ll2 veuts aud, If 100 miles will give ll2
cents, lSo miles will give l5l cents per bale.
The general freight is Ivy liver, rom rs to 100 cents;
anu wagons viii carry at cent per h., So per b.o.
My opinion aud one formed Oh oug and ure renec.
lion, ever has been and still H. that good road, road
surveyed aud laid out with such uIivror view,
should form, may express it. the elementary ba-
sis OF Rail Road 1t opiniom EXPIRE ssed at
the time the pc .s oil Petersburg were Obtaining their
ac iOm the Legislature OF Virginia Tic more simple the
road the better il he ecctualy ceared OF decay
by timber aud pui into the hands oil time aud aye be
made solid.
pleasure, and with increased pleasure fhe does grade
ms enterpuZc by pateutand, wlch certainly VIII
be unavailable However, would make his plan sill
simple would, alter the road formed have sill.
firmly Connected laid down wt a rail or bar vi hardrr
wood, or f-2 inches vide, 10y or Ia inch deep
nailed OH them and have them exclusively oveled by
wagons, with ou wheels Tor tic purpose / cannot
think he will hud il answer 10 let any other vehicles
than wagons or carriages with heels thu. fitted for the
/ tD tTaNa nj his Ratlp
kind, will preclude the necessity OF providing private
carriages wagonsand the excellence OF the roads
like the Sdbons OF each side the Granite road in France
arising from the total sbsence Of heavy loads will give
admirably good road Tor the few csnages that do travel
IL MeAdamixed and managed is said in your paper of
the 18th ult it will be, the plausby and praerab:!iy
OF my opinion will soon be realized
Indeed, am fully convinced that, if experiment il
to be tried on the road connecting Scosve and Saun
ton provided fair play Is given both, the simple
onethe one exclusively confined sort oil carriays
with iron wheels, will be found paramount and ecally
III Tie construction oil tie road For instance suppose
such sis or sleepers those have above described
laid down, they would carry the material with which the
road TO be McAdaizrd the desired points. with great
ease and cheapnessihe eXcsvaed earth would be quick
y eonveyedo the vaes and when necessary the sides
Ii this road be but begun the end offers a fair
place Tor experiment., suppose, il IL the Ridge
al Rocklsh One constructed on the simple plan think
Waynesborough, could have such carriages could
vsy the private carriages and h1scs going To- from the
Springs; and, the distance is but 10 miles q speak
from Trail memory and have map,) the experiment
would thus have lair trial, only TO constructions
commissioners 3D.,
ta track Tor private carriages will be useless. Car
rages and horses have been frequently conveyed the
Charleston road for 10 miles, but when COMPLETED
will be 10 be carried However, the suit spe so
clearly for ITSELF that orbear another OH the
subject.
Hence, TO return 10 my subject, will hope see the
fredericksburg and Potomac road syse, horse pow
er, continued 10 Richmond and Petersburg; and that NO
attempt VIII be made TO Introduce steam locomotives till
the road Is consolidated aud fit be finished in q proper
manner and, moreover, after has contributed render
lis nna construction as cheap as il will be complete.
The cost OF the locomotives the Charleston Rail
hoa is 10 be SlOS,OOO etcGterGs, S2S S00tog ether
SlooooO On tins sum- they calculate for and
working iue sc. 10 eXpend S75 60O etce
eTds $50 O0o-in all, nearly $4,000 In all probability
it will be $3.50 600.
However, their calculation, this will perhaps suffice
TO produce dividend although, believe tina,
more than one Third, If so much of the heavy
rial Is carried back III foreign domestic
Hence, cannot place much in their II per cent
However, the Petersburg Rail Road, swing been very
inherently formed, will furnish estimate OF the di1c
renee oil expence between the usse work and tie EN-
oanKmen' plan; anu, suppose the Charleston A-
sus'a Company, as soou the work is compeIe which
VIII be nearly at the opening Of the Petersburg Rail Road
VIII DC willing TO furnish every document, TO enable las 10
say which ls the bcs, will wait patiently. the result Of
'"s co'''Parison SMEATON.
II. o-l apprehend ii good aud we'll abshed gene.
RAJ principle That III dense, active, industrious intel
geh population, few roads will pay good, if lawful,
interest; their benefits indirect aud immense.