Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-02

steamer. and states. that between The enmmon Welrb
non, which Is imported mt, this country. (sueh rs nav
can be seen at Col Gainet's oce,) land the errnan
Siiaofdshre there Is difference of { per tom
Friend OF The Virginia and Tennessee Raj Rosd Gonna
ny, IN ms communication, in the Nitginian OF the sih
nf April informs upon the authority Of Stta,ish,re
on-nas'ef, that his iron vianous'y bad - vet
IL nth per ton han The WEIGH; the fefe III,
Wech is worth 81 a per ton less than the yllanousy
nsd Sifaiitdshlre. must be despicsby bad that no
HAL koad Company would accept il as on; vet lave
maJrty of the Rail Roads in tho L. $ arc using this
very from and II II will compare ayoaby with thai mad,
III hchmond, foI The Danve road, fifty five dollars
per Inn.
his witness next informs ~, that "thc principal Com
panies IN England Staflrdshife rails and pay fl
per oh' esa 10 have the best quality; making at pres
ent rates q per ton. equal xJ6 per ton IN New York
MS calculation is certainly erroneous Tor 10 est nate
the cost In Ne" York. from the pdee which he puts on
'e pes, stfatfaishlre IN England. their rails could
exceed fio OF ti1 per ,on-and Tor proof
q Sterling. equal s9l os
90 per cent duty equal o -
Freight l2s per CEN, per ION 26y
Exchange. say per cost in
England and freight, SIS IS 90
SIG 90 per
ION exclusive Of Insurance. which Is inconsldetabe
ms estimate Is sustained by Col Garrett or he in.
forms us that common rails cast from $40 To $l2
per ton aud that "lhe best English rails would cost Il
per Ton more Than the price we quoted," therefore
- e'"o' 'at Tie TrHhCu StrallutJSlte rails OF the best
quality. will not cost than Sic 81 pr ion de.
hvered In Richmond aud that the calculations Of this wit
ness cannot he relied on
passing c,mnent. and will suffer this witness 10
eave-ihe Court unless, circumstances should make II
necessary 10 crossexamine him. liz tells MS thai "ony
Yesterday we were examining the English aud Ameri-
can rails, laid four AGO on the same track-En
g'sh on one side aud American on he other While thu
former all had crushed ont the latter showed no pecepi
hls marks OF wear" This Is remarkable statement
la a.
lalons alb mi the cost Of ras II is eren from all
my prec 'ncevpd opinions from numerous f,cts-and
from evidence that cannot be gansayed SEED, that
am forced 10 the conclusion that # tins Statement, BE-
true that II Is isolated case; or when investigated
Will prove Ia he something like that Of thu rails the
South tarulna road, which "A Friend Of the Virginia
and Tennessee Rail Road Company" Informed us had
been taken up three times in sixteen years and attributed
this 10 the "vlllanousy bad' English iron. In the
Nlrgnlan Of the 10Th OF April, commented upon this
Information. and stated that. in my opinion. these rails
were CHANGED. not in consequence of defective iron but
from hef lghlness, and the Improvements which We're
being made IN the firm OF rails Col Garrett susiains
these views. in the Vrginan of the 22 Of April. aud
tells US that his road Twas first laid with light nu bar
which was 50 N broken up not 81 much accoun, Of
the quality of the iron because the machinery ase ON
The road was loo heavy for so light supssttuc
tnre. -" The second bar was the 1ange rail."-
This also proved loo lQht for the heavy trade which
nov passes over it" 1.-The Company now are renew
ing The track with heavy rail but the old iron not
worn OUT Now, we hear no more of the "vIIlanousy
bad iron on the $ nth Carolina road. for Col. Garneu
has gwen this statement quetns. Again the lluusa
tonic road Is not very distant on the Erie Rail road aud
by reference 10 the Journal of Commerce. we find thai
James Bpram, who is every where known Tor his n,e
gence and practical god sense bought last fall for The
Elr rad 1000 tons OF Engllsh lfon ti05O per ton
and lately II oOO Ions more for the same road.
II The fact existed stated by the correspondent Of
"A Friend of the Virginia aud Tennessee Rail II ad
Company" withoutsbme mitigating circumstances would
the officers OF The Erie Rail road have bought this cheap
English iron for they must have known from ts luca-
ty, all about the lousatonic Railroad. The Erie Rail
road is being built in he mos, perfect and costly manner
with ample funds, and will command tonnage perhaps
equal to any road in the Unted States it, therefore, the
English rails be 50 'vlll,inunsy bad crush
hur years.. would that iron be bought by this Company
particularly when they knew, if the fact existed, thai
the American iron, used the length of time woud
show no perceplibe marks of wear"
Cfas credimus ho lie nih" In conclusion | will
advise "A Friend If the ,nia aud tennessee Rail
Road Company" 10 introduce other evidence. it lie
wishes 10 sustain his views. A. Is. &.