The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-21
IFom the Charieusa ~.
Advantages Of n.s,.a'i


we have as yet hardly begun to ,,
the manifold forms in which raiIro,s r''
eontribats to individual and public .I .ae'i''e'
The Increased comfort, rapidity, and .s' 'A'ss
Oh the "'cern railroad will readily Oe-1.
every one; but there are very NAM ..S to
benefits which we are not SO m,eb D"'''a
WITH except as reflection and exDe,;.n.l
them within our view. Ting
Among these benefits We NAV
reckon great saving Of health a.
Obliged to travel Considerably. tn. N'"a'
to all changes Of weather during ~. -P''a's
dreary stage rides Of the OLieu tim. 'ae
,remely formidable; often, to the mo-, ~ FL
and to the feeble and sickly il wa. ,l,.. .'0'''
tainly followed BY serious illness. and se'-
confinement to the bed Of di.ea.. 10y"
luxurious car, furnished with sOli,-.u.I'. '''
seats and comfortable fires within. al --'OA'e
ed as effeeiualiy as cur Parlors At No.
the storm and cold without, affords to o.. -'@
or, however delicate and weakly ~ "a''''
could enjoy at home Of safety from - ne
while the easy and rapid movement, =, -
permits him to dozs or read, or CONVEX. -.
thus to pass the time pleasantly, lin n. - mo
the journeys end unconscious Of 80 -
discomfort.
Is there any reason To doubt tia, On.
this great improvement in travelling !.
saving Of health and strength
IL is also fact demonstrsbls nv g..
there is great saving Of human lie -
from the Substitution Of railway. fran -
fashioned roads, contrary to the s1D,e,,,,o... :,
most persons, when railroads wer. ia,
ducedi it is shown by accurate statistic. -
sualiies in travelling, that fatal accident,
much more numerous under the old s,avs..--'
system than now by railway, and Ina. -.
standing the vast increase Of travellers. IT,
gland, and If We mistake not, in Ma.sseh..-,
all accidents affecting life or limb on ,,l,..l'
have been regularly reported, and th,ss ,.,....
evince clearly the superior safety Of tbi, :
TEN.
The immense economy of time sS-e,.5,-
railroad communication is another Consti-,.,..
Of prime importance in business view L.
the business world time is money. KW..h..l.
make the low estimate that the busin... d.
country requires daily average Of l006s
travellers in connection with it, and ,sp0a...
that the railroad gives a saving Of tine Of a.
half over the old mode, it would follow Ia, a.
gain Of time Of this number Of railroad tr,,-.
ers over an equal number BY stage coach so..
be nearly a hundred years daily, or t,r.s hu,.
dred and nifty years per anhnm. THIS, g A,
rejecting person can see, is not mere isBev. h.
a Palpable statistical fact, ana il shOxs.a,.s-
giOus advantage in favor Of bushes. eonw.
nifty with railroad facilities over one des,i,.,.,,
them When We think Of the immsp.- go.
sumption Of time which attended the Darsuas
business under the old, slow system, Ne rlb.,
wonder how men Of extended eOaneSioD, d,
trade could possibly accumulate property.
But the Circumstance which We had in m.
in commencing this article, as illas,railng vi.
was this, viz: the saving, by the people Of am.
cities, in receiving their provisions from Ss.,u,
parts of the country, in a much mors psri.,t
Condition and without the usual loss ss,ensas,
upon the old modes of getting them to marksi
That excellent work, the American RaIrOss
Journal, has called attention To some is,,,-..
ing English Railroad statistics, in British D.
riodical. II is there stated that the saving d,
the cattle, sheep and swine, in lSi6, BY tran.-
porting them on railways, instead Of dnvibr
them as formerly, was a zoo POunds. an TIA.
the feed saved by the same change was q, sgt
900 Poands.. which alone wouIi sustain pOps
IatiOn Of over 10000 people.
These interesting and surprising facts, sppsa.
TO be well authenticated, and they are vo..-,
Of thoughtful consideration IN tins county
has not unfIequently been questioned BY to
farming interest whether TaiITOals wee OIL.
mately Of much advantage TO them, slia0ls
when they have Jams 10 dispose OF they are ST
TO mention the fact If railroad passes th'os.i
or near them, and 70 enlarge upon the lac, d;
increasing the value Of what they OaeL
The loss of driving live stock val be o. cur,
in proportion TO the distance between TIT car.
maTke-s and the regions where they veIe last
The distance from the English grazing hs-ts o
the market Is tnfllng compared with the w..
and weausOsne route over which tie Nes,G-
droveIs come to Philadelphia, New AOTs, a.
The loss of flesh, and the consumption o. h
|, IN consequence Of the lack OF railroad eon'r'
ance is, OF course, vastly greater here ihan
could be in England. Consequently rsilEoad 4
cihties are worth so much the more TO the AI''
can than to the English gIazieL
But even when We have TailTOai cOmm1ais'
ton, we believe it Is not CUSTOMARY ioE dive
to avail themselves OF It for the conveyance Q
cattle. They must remember that cattle dn''
six, seven, or eight hundred miles must ~
much Of their weight and value, AMI cost isEs
sum fU feed by the way. and TO Fl them d
butehenng Whether they decline empios
the railroad from motives Of economy, and y q
whether that Is not mistaken economy, ma
, perhaps be better determined IN the hghi O D
English statistics the subject to which We ha'
) referred above.
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