The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-12
New Railroad CARL
GIDEON MORGiN
4 FER gloomy and intense study
~ many ypnTs.

feels much pleasure III being able to announce
to the American Public and the World, that
he has completed a Railroad Locomotive and
Car. Letters Patent were issued to him by
the United States, on the 18th of June, 1880
The Car is so constructed that i. will carry
say from III to Is times the burden OF the Cars
now ~ use, without any possibility of injury
| to the track which CONSISTS of Il plain wooden
rail of moderate dimensions, obviating the
necessity of any iron whatever on the whole
extent of the Road. As both the Car and
Locomotive carries with it an endless chain or
track weighing from l0S 70 l4o pounds To the
yard, 3 inches by 4, or inches squire, which
1t takes up, carries forward and lays in front
of the driving wheels with great cxactness
and precision. Over this heavy track the Car
and Locomotive travels, securing the wooden
track beneath il from any possible H. jury -
This iron track or cham is composed Of
straight rolled iron bars, | inch thick and 3
or 4 inches wide, according to the size you
NAV wish the chain, cut into pieces of "a
inches in length. with hole drilled or punch
ed 6 inches from each end of the bar, and put
together with iron or steel bolts of an inch in
diameter, so as to overlap each other one
half o: its own length; thus when a sufficient
number of pieces are put together it will form
continuous bar or track 3 by i, or inch>
es square as the case may he, afiorting To- the
driving wheels and wooden track a constant
support of at least double the length Of each
bar. This ira elk is IaId by means nf Hanged
pulleys in the advance and rear Of the dr'-
wing wheels over which it passes. aud is laid
smoothe on the wooden rail beneath III front.
The advance and rear wheels are connected
by means Of u plaIn Intermediate wheel or
puiieN. which, n, means of lever. adds 20
the adhesion on IT,. track enah'ing the To-
comntive t. surmouut double ~ triple the "'-
ovation the pr sent Locomotive can. thereby
greatly Diminishing the expense ut eScava.
tons. rhs Tar ~ euua,iy well adapted with
ITS enormous load to Plank Roads, u: 10 any
well Grrdni nr Nc thamiz"d Roads
Mere words or terms are inadequate to con.
vc, To- the mental vision n fac an,ite. or any
thing like u correct idea of this grand vet
simple machinery; but as soon as practicable
the public shall be furnished with engravings,
when the inventor hopes that the generous
patronage Of a liberal and enlightened pco.
ple, NAV at once he cheerfnlly and freely ex-
tended TO advance the interest. peace and
prosperity Of our nation in the promotion OF
the great public good, and that il will receive
the attention Of those now engaged IN the
Railroad business. He honestly believes that
il will only he necessary for men of science to
see the car with its appendages, 20 he imme
diately convinced Of its great utility. and
that its adoption will most certainly facilitate
the use of Railroads, nv doing away with a
very heavy expense--viz: the iron.
Letters addressed tn him at Calhoun, Nc
MIN CO.. Tenn, post paid, will he immedi-
ately attended TO. u. MORGAN.
July 10, ls5O--tf 81