Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-09-02
Laudable SpclaCutiOn.
EMMoNS, SINCE RAIL RAIL ROAD,
,.rrSrrp APRIL II, 1881

PATENTED APRIL II, 1887.
-0HJS important invention lie now submitted to
Il the uublic for its examination, and Tor sale.
In ,he construction Of this Road the subscribers
believe three important objects aie secured:
Ficstiv-Half the capital is saved in building,
and more than half in keeping II IN repair;
| Secondly-Saiety TO the passengers. No acci-
dent can occur 10 them of serious nature. Inc
speed and consequently the saving OF time 70 the
traveller. will be DOUBLE that which can be ae-
compli.hed with equal safety on the double track.
/ Thirdly-By carrying the weight below The sur.
face of the Rail- all undulatioM is destroyed, and
all that jar, rafting and unpleasant noise now ex,
Epe,;enced ia prevented. The Double Fianged
Wheels above, and the guide wheels below. render
j, so safe that the speed may be increased to the
full power of the Locomotive. :
The Right to this important improvement IS
now offered to the public on the following terms
say 1900 shares, each $500. for the United States
which is already disposed of) One third OF the
. shares is reserved to the subscribers.
This important improvement is now offered Tor q
sum that will be saved in the construction Of only
lone hundred miles ofroad.
For the benefit Of The Company, and to satisfy
the public Of its utility, Etnnsons & Co agree ana
hind themselves 10 this company. when formed, 70
build or cause to be built, at least eight miles Of
this road, and put the same in operation by steam
power: the Road and Locomotive to be OF suincieh.
strength and power for carrying heavy burdens aHo
:. running a. great speed. The work will be com,
, menced as soon as the company is formed ana IN
! when completed it may be ii the option u '"e
company 10 take the works 1t appraisement OF no.
i. A model of the road and car is now exh'Diens
. at the Philadelphia Exchange, for lnspec''o"'
!, where the books will be open for Subscribers
Nav &c. 1887. URI EMMONS & Go.
We give the opinions of the following gen.lemerr
!. relative 10 the prac,icability Of the SiNo .l.
RAIL RAIL ROAD. Mr.. Strickland Is NV. :".sna
e at the north as one of the Principal ENGINEERS
J. and Architects. And Mr.. bod, who IS now
Principal Engineer on the Camden and Annoy
> Rail Road is well known at the south; having
l. for some time acted as Principal Engineer OH
the South Carolina Rail Road. 1907
Philadelphia, May 18th, 1857.
q To Uri Emmons e. Co:
Gentlemen-I have examined your plan o. q"
i ELEVATED SINGLE RAIL ROAD iKAoh,
which is upon the original invention Of Mr. Ialne,
- of London, with Improvements OF your own anu
. have no hesitation in saying that II - peiie.'y
practicable, and may be constructed Tor aooat ono
half the cost of the Rail Roads now in use. AS an
auxiliary. or laterel means of Transporting goods
= or passenpers TO the main Lines of DOUBLE RAIL
J, RAIL Ro ADS, conceive that it will be em'nenuy
l. useful where horse power may with ease DC app
: Piled and if proper Locomotive Machinery be
" introduced successfully, the plan will be DETER
= than the Rail Roads now in use, III consideration
+ of the track Delng less IiaUie " iHe'i"P'.o 80
! the vcssitudes of weather, and from other acci-
:, dents so common and fatal upon the present PLAN
q The method which you have introduced OF attach.
ing the guide rails, and fixing the posts !" vertical
position, by means of longitudinal guides and logs
Inserted in the ground, good and will secure per
manency to the whole fabric. With great respect,
), 'e''''"'A' '0'' o W. STRICKLAND.
Uri Emmons, Esq.
/, Dear Sir-I have examined your plan for
SINGLE TRACK RAILWAY, and cheerfully
give YOU my opinion of its merits. Where cheap
ness Of construction Or great speed is an object, it
possesses advantages over any other. would es-
innate the cost reconstruction at less than one hall
: the expense of building double track embarked
Road; and from the peculiar arrangement OF the
: Track and Cars, it is barely within the bounds OF
possibility that apyufatal accident could occur.
From my acqSai aance with the Southern States,
, Iconsder it pecs!i adapted TO the construction
, of lateral roads i'll that section of the country.
, Steam Power can be applied and used upon your
Road without any difficulty whatever.
], Yours, &c. EZRA n. DOD.
, Bordentown, May 20, 1887.
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