Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-02
internal IMPROVEMENT.
From he .ini,riern Rail Road Journal Senf 1870
RAIL RoADIRoN- 4 AMERICAN

From N, .im,rern Rad Road Journal S,pf 1870
RAIL ROAD ORION FOREIGN 4 AMERICAN
A. least .ne hnRdfri thou and t#us 81 English Tlil-
rad rvn have either been ropiv.d or adred ur ihis
country " hS the last uev~ mon'h.-ai Il sb III
Nv, millors II daa. T. m,nnf riure THIS qnau ~ II
iron, would require sh ~ l. too unfs nan-a making
ih. n.gsl allowance Il five persns - dependant uIln
s-eh 49,, Ne hsrr f.l pusii1s II : 0a0 ,ef-ols
h. hsve been dit y sap rtsj - Tie probe IA ~
ihis IN rmaas qaanY 81 tzol. Iae.a - 90 psfsous
n iheif ufu eye sunTnr IN agteaf many thaHsa#l II
fsruers rneehssrs. . & rff 4ai ftn uto are apsla
sfsblel e. u5u'e c,eh ,ihfr's sl. ssenre NJ,
= certainly W nv ae c1asijrfs trfI1ftu mir ad
o.mpsnles. whsh-f Aaefsez0 = Ens'i.l "a rdS -hlI
d. III Tausp1-',isn = fhf>e r. s#uds i lHdusfr1t.
sriuas, sd thsf amis.. and q lba fi.i8 they crc
a.. i IS ubylHus. TAT five ny Eg i>h tails all dis
bun's s. mus b. done Eglsh 'ailiola.;-snJ W. arr
actually sweliag h-t dividends when W. pas TO- En-
lsh iron o. tie other hand # mn cnpan,s hay 7in,r
edn rails The business ceaed by ther miunfacturr IL
dune over American nads AID each Ink in the great
cham 81 railroads s~t back pap,rnn Of the M
ney paid 90 or tss IN the shape Of fatrs md t.-no
one dollar Of which osll lheY receive II the aflcle
were purchased abroad LIS plainly, th-ti5r, the di
rec interest OF onr cuuninie. l., bur netcan rals
''Bn' saws "a econ mcal President. can purcbsse
Enrl'sh rss or $40 ton. anil cannot pe American
fer rss than SO. TITS dinrt,rcr 10 81 H. mi vii
make uu rad s. 900 p ni,e murs--oaf capflal Is
hntsd. 'nd "hle we RI rety pHiyiaiic must make
III. money II holders g lhr ,nd pas, Sc "
Now iut Stockholders Ut compauips ha sr erona
mcaly d.ro.ed, We submit lie praprly uf cansidcrinp
80 = ~ ~ - '''', IN Na'l"hai nhasahd H'l.
-, ~" 10y 5'"">'' NV n"H'N"se "a
terilV and Indirectly produced by a.ilYr popuato Of
1000 rsfon' from England To liz. county And he
SIDES The d'ffpuee docs am, uni To- thousand d
i'fs per unt sf the English rails frequently come mia
p.'u u ,'e "'h ')e'' ~ "h"d ana winding ms
reed nrveI he tie cas-" with Am"rc ralis properly
m'd" and esPcNIy where he spcrlion may b, chrip.
J, made al the works Crooked and Winding ratl4 are
very .eriaus Obstacles Ia ,bfain,,, l., al, .o,.J ~ a.,
all know tia, every m~ added Il, thu snecl If raj, -
.uo,aol Ii '" ~" !" az" n
' W" "'''a>f' ~ Fts' Nv n-io2 Wei mads
AMERICAN fal'gfeatf speed may be AT aimed " III much
i-ss rap"n'~. ilnn with ~, krd and Winding Welsh
"i'-Hhd the llns1nd dl'lats per mile Is ,oun we'd
out 81 the unnnr expenses Il 4i. mad
Ioese considerations al,ne y,u5 Soon IA he s,frisnt
4, induce unr comnanirs on rfnJ,nt,l natives i,,,
the preference IN American tails even nj the increased
cost. And ran unly sccun 4 fr he fact that Epy
lsh rails have been purchased NJ lara.y din ln, he r,
year upan the ID. a. that ihry have ah,red nnI,t IN.
inrre ST n that the difference al first c,st i, DIV ,et
81 III ii
Bot here Is another cm,,der,ti,n m r. innoaont In
the railnad inicfesfs han an, -, L,v,, :, ,,,,..,,l
We rfCcr To the o,ll,l,,af ,b. ,,i ,,a' -, =, -.
long iun the ceit,Inty If u,,n,etnn,,l dt,,dn.. ia
Ponds more Than On apv him, .lso f., "a L,l5 49,,
place much y,lua ANN t,cL :, ~ ,,J IL, -. -,
pelled 10 =, lay lis fails every few ,e,rs ), can ,
II using tn $50 If lpf,r,, ,l,v "a - -
SITES 81 a cnd rail ar. ,,jg,,c,, and Lr,L;J;,
wnrds n wet totesist fl =, -, a.
wear ui the cnnove .noine r. ,,.,,e III. ia 49,;
must be close grained and W, 6h,ns :, - ,'u'
rtrsl Ienari,y and al I'd sof lent ,besl,, IN Tie Ii
Of The cim,,lYe. R,iis .b,wior, ne. b,..,'.s,.
"a, he md h,h -, -, y NV 'uNac"''S'its
A rail. in which ;Ley 40 e.,i,.I - G., -
word. r,s ATE nn, rood simpl, h. c,s, ,lv sra ,,,i
can or bad becans. thev ,,e Finch H., a. ~, ,
n,,ieaa raids such az ayr mad, n, s,rer,J n ,, ,,D
ka7en Establishments least equal 10 fhc bs, mad m
nhsian rom Ne" good 81 IRON such fhey is for
,y'a n'aehne'y uon aud trheh caiinof Jia-