Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-24
From Tho BaI,imo,. A,,.,;.,.,l

nave ho pleasure 10 lay before readers of the
9weTicGn his morning The Eighth Annual Renort of
The President aud Directors The S,ockboid,r, Of rho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company The impor,sn,
position which this Company occuries in its rcato,, LII
The trade OF the CITY, sud in reference to the lare c,,
invested IN Il, has always caused its official annual
'1h 10 DO ooke 10 with deep interss, in this eommunly
Ah ne pfesen' Report, therefore, for these re sons az
as Tor the favorable and character of il,
tents cannot fail to command undiminishod attention
The RoPor, informs that the agreement between tho
Canal snd Rail Road Companies Tor the extension of the
Rail Rosd by the long conesi ground hs Pin, If
Rocks to HaPers Ferry, has been s'csricd out with
friendly. liberal, and sting spir' on tbe nr n
the Canal Company, aud that The work between those
points so far advanced towards completion tia IL /,
peeled continuous Rail Road on,nunicalon from B.i
more 10 ArpefS Ferry will be opened in the course Of
the ensuing month The benefits stly anticipated from
the extension OF the Road II aEpers Ferry mus, he
grsany increased when The Winchester enterprise
nhuch IL, IN iAct iuriher eloDgA,icn Of our RoaJ-
hnsh"d and perfect. continuous, Rail Road comu,nics
non opened TO that hour;shiDg ,owDhe principal ono
IN The great valley OF Virginia inc nroninan
point Tor the concentration of its iradoaud destined Ia
rise rapidly into increased importance from heinz M
eastern termination OF the no Stale road uoyy
ing ny Virginia 10 PaikersJurg OF The Oho rivor tn,
Report does not overlook the facilities which viii be prs
sened on The completion OF lie Road tIarpers Ferry
o 'oau up 'he Conocoehesgue valley, by Hsgers
~ ~ Wv, NV, Ie'n'yTah's i,"e
he Ldfffnt Road 10 WnshfngiOn il will no seep ID
declared 70 hn rapidly advancing towards and
Is expected TO be open for travel TO the D,cj Line by The
hrst OF July next The three deep cu,s through Tie in
tervening ridges heavy aud expensive uuJetskpos
and VII be the lAs points finished of ia, road uo,v ,nt
contract. Except The visduet over lie pst.ns.' r
bridges and masonry along tho hole line are eomnlaI
IN simple style Of workmanship, but in the n.os; sub
ssnuaI and durable manner The material employed in
aH The principal structures is the Palapsro granite The
PafdPsc0 p'G6uet ia al Immense undertaking; il com
Pfses eght Sfches OF fifty eight leo, span each over
winch me Road WIN pass At eIe yaon 81 sefU.sr
above t'e wafer and raviue beneath. The Length Of Le
whole work including the wing walls exceeds an eighth
Of mile The structure composed OF large blocrs oI
granite, the sides OF which only whore tl,ev Come in c
tact "i' each other rough. dressed The exterior Of
course presents TusficGfed 'front.' Ia admirable
" nit uHa
the work ~ VI
Or the 'ntject Of the Machinery and Moving pows,
me er2f' rs capieit and satisfactory in he biges, de-
gree o'he Stockholders, eEpecsy this il subject Of
no little importance, inasmuch az with il IL direeuS
nee'ed The question OF the proGtsbcncss Of tho Rosj IN
Peeun9fy point OF view. Il ie with more than o,io,,
pleasure that direct ihsit ate nton 10 the iutere,unr All
cheering ses in relation 10 ie perfect SUCCESS which bs
attended ihe efforts Of tho Board briug into operation
desn engines ui American construction comb,nu,, d.
several indispensable feeuisites Of Efficient
speed and safety, ss well in the short eutyafes Of the
Road 40 ilIc straight lines sdaptaton 10 the use If an
hseHe ine snd last hongh not Iesei rcaI economy In
comparison Uiih the cost Of snimsl poyysr Ssvrr,I
ago. msy be rccolieeed, the Board offered hspd.os
premium Tor an approved locomotive engine of Ans,i.
esn construction; aud although several couDeots
Ed, none OF their enCiEee % 10 u,a cood,io,, -,
ne ohef' Not difheaftened by tho failure Of this Gr
esfay' ONT eten mere confident ia their belief Of bc
competency Of American genius and e.echsne.I Mn ,o
furnish engines suited IN tbor purpose the Bo,lJ
shet long series Of efforts snd expefitnents vIeh
would Lave determined mosi 10 abandon The a,epui
and by bounfies sdylocee Of money and other snro,
'genehs gradually 'ueceeded, Sep ty step in oyereom
ing bfd one sod then another d.aicuy onu Al ienc1
hey have beeu eHsbed 10 effect TIE completion Of 80 sn
CINE wineh, uniting IN itself al the sdvsnt.gea IT L
they have been 30 anzOusly shining meets 1, o,o an
Rpioe expeditions aid approaches Is near 10 p.fecen
in1eniIve genius ond pfsetcs kill can bring H. gevst
engines ol his Character sfe now ia regular use On the
Ros aud eight more sfe under contract he ,o
OF The performance Of tho ~ rsbiau show The ysn ,
efficiency of these engines Up 10 The lin Of l,.t ooS
had run Tor fifty dsys add in iat time "ts.veJed 400
miles without requiring The 'fnallcsf repair" Tie ,,me
engine hafdrawn the enormous oII OF "1I2 tons Is e.
qr sros, srcisipc Of itself end teDder ~ the rate II
very nearly Twelve miies per hour, on level road and
hs drawn The same load, 81 The rate Of TX 10 seven ls
per houf,up accent VI screnteeb feet 10 lbs nils
Though curved road Of less sn 600 feet fadios Tin,
performance. NC bsete, exceeds any wic has yetbeen
accomplished IN England any where else. Duriog
ihe'e pcfonancef here supeftbundsnce Of sloan
an e ea'n nat IN ell the usual operations Of lie eneinss
on this plan, (ncud0g te alton Of the ,to ~
passenger cars Use rate o. fifteen miles per hou spare
steam s continually thrown off, = -
The credit i due 10 this conrsny Of being the frat
bring into use Anthracite Coal in tho sacien, name in
which Il is done IN these engnos by the id Of me GOV
eHul blast thowD upon the fire., The snthrscc-usoslv
20 difficult OF ignition, burns easily end rapidly viii
baze iia' often ises .eeer-i feet shove he ehi.gfcy