Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-09


do 20 do do do
do 10 do do do
do 5 do do "A do
Or II miles on as level, NILE, II, Is rr,es
do do do At ri no
do do ! do .,IO do
"a do do do at 5 do
Or II miles, AT degrees, equal 10 Q, At 10 degrees
6 do Of level, equal 10 !, at 5drgrces.
II 10 horses can draw 1000 pounds at 10 degrees,
s horses can the same n, ; do
do the SAINT a, | do
do 5000 pounds ON n level
But in this estimate the friction IN thu wheels,
and 'mpcdlmcn,s the road not taken into
consideration. As To the friction, it will depend
on the impcrtoeton of the carriage and rs TO
the impcdimcnts on the road perhaps they are
merely worth noticing ior As the grade is ncrcas-
cd, the footing j, decreased consequently, on
wcll-faced road, Of lower grade, the less team will
have the greater footing and advantage. A. To
the ono horse drawing 5000 pounds on n lcvrl.
when he could draw only 1000 pounds at ohc de-
gree, il is merely speculative /; f", il a road VIA
perfectly level, with true and firm face, aud the
friction in the na,cs were overcome, then a pow,,
Of ono pound would draw any load Whatever.
But there are many people who have not once
had though, on this subject and yet persist in
going over Mountain, rather than make u road
around 1t. Suppose IA marble cut through the CEN
trC, aud PLACED on a floor, To represent II noun
tain now which is the best and nearest way, 0rer
or around III You will say, the distance by mca-
surcmcnt is the same both WAYS, and around oil
course much preferable !; and when you como to
consider well of the prccpcc, you will 70 around
twelve tinirs as soon as over once and so ~ pro-
portion for any other grade, as IN the table shown.
Suppose live ton years longer, and suppose
have rough road TO market, and suppose carry
IL. L IT
which pay onc.oigh,h part for carriage to wit,
s225, then, in ton years, | should pay $3.50 io'
carriage. But suppose the road could be improv-
ed 80 that could carr, three times rs much with
tho same cost then the amount OF carriage IN ten
years would only be $40, which saves gains
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II sill, for $1,000 IA year, in 10 years rain 1881
If 100 a wear 50
II 50 II
II 1000 in 5 wears gam 40
II 1000 in I wear SO
just in proportion AS II farmer may count on his
life, and the produce OF hi, farm, he may afford TO
pay for the opening or Improvement OF road,
which he is to use indeed, if ho shall die mD'cdi-
atcly his money is expended, What is the differ
cnoc in the coun, Shall no, his children and
his nclgbbors and his country reap the profits
Many of our roads are in places, fifteen degrees
from Lowell, and all could DO made five degrees
and less, and then could 70 To market with
third COSTS and we should realize the uying profits
above enumerated.
But the fact is, the sums above specified are
not needed for the improvement Of our roads.
Only let us come to the resolution, and take up
tho tools, and go 10 work on the roads, aud there
shall be no need of money about il. When We arr
very busy, and it may rain for 81, eight days in
succcs sion, we never mind the time hui if, when
VIC are half-busy, we are called to work on n road
for six or ceh, days together, then what fuss we
have Fin, for shame let us 70 10 work, and
make country look like white folks lived in it,
ID.
Amherst 1875