Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-02
RIcnMoNp, Jan. goth, 1852


Dear Sir,-I Can join you most heartily,
in the regret expressed in your comnuii-
cation to the Wing Of the 23rd, at the re-
ccssify which has arisen for this correspon-
dence. And | have good reason to fear
an encounter with SO experienced a con
trovcrsialst, whose armor is always bright
and lance always IN rest. Moreover
must fight against odds, as Mr.. Shaw fol
lows in the Wing of the 24th.
Nothing could give me courage for such
a controversy but one circumstance
though the skill and the odds are against
me. tie facts hoPpen 10 be all on my side
First-l will most positively decline the
change of issue which Mr.. Shaw and
yourself have proposed, by endcavoring to
saddle on me the championship of inclined
planes With stationary power. | certainly
had not the slightest intention Of accusing
Mr.. Shaw Of any desire 10 introduce the
use Of stationary pow r on his five mile
inclined plane. was quite wide enough
awake to railway progress 10 know that
this system had been condemned in many
Cases here it would formerly have been
used. Stationary power was formerly
- I;cb ve have s;1cc connd ~ lao c,r raarn
cconnuicalIy q III looou,,,;ra ,a,.
or
So that u any an inclined place, which
was wo. kcl by stationary power in 1885
one Of Mr. shaw rxcen,;onal nr,,l,s
aJan,nd IN rho nso Of ,0cn,no'
rivcs Bu eases niiobt sill occu. vhcrc
stationary mower vonlJIe G,nnd Le.,-
these bcinp only extreme ca,es e L;,b
GRADES III. l,ws or crav::,r Ill
initiate against the motion of heavy loads
IN great nclipa,io,s. do nor chance ,Le;r
character at he po;nt wb,rc the rco,ony
of locomot;yc po,vcr must ce,Se AMI H..
enconomv of stationary mower mns, cam.
mencc The farce ncccss,rv n nronoI 4,
lead up an inclined plane will plaays he
proportioncd 10 IN. inclination. and So viii
he the cx,cnse An ;ncD;neJ nI,n. rn
o,i,;no the n>c Of stationary newer : hu,
The extreme of what Mr. Shaw CALI ~.
cen,;opal Grades Nor ! II. Ill ~ lsn-
Ger 81 vrpv JiHcrcnt In On. case ~.
have rho r;.k of one or more cars hccon.
iny detached and rurn;,r r;,b o,o,, ,ol,,.
civ Jowntbc crndc. AMI in the o,ber c,s.
the Same rcsnlI NAV GnIlow the lrc,L;ug or
= rome All have c,sou bora SAIL .,ha
laws or ,r,,;,y ,ro s,r,,Io,n Co., Ill
con n,;,Lcr he renewed nor overoo,,a,
This nom, L.;,c, ;snos,d Of I'LL ,.o
- -
Shaw,s ,n.nr,r I'll. af arrna.
IT. cstal,isb H. IA nrnnas;,;nns o;,lo.
IF ~ b;ch lam EsrosaJ m Janv d..
Tia, or,don,s or IN CO.,, NOR 1,
are perfcctIy proc,;cnLlc 10 The prd;rarv
~, n moJ,.r,,, Io,ds
. Thu, craJ;cn,s Of III Zoe, nor mil,
or b;obnr nav ho s,r,,onn.oJ tn 80
with ,bo o;J " an ,ss;s,an, 60. &C 49,
cnl;,r cors,ruc,;on " r.
II, ,b.n nrnce..Js n s,v roru ooou,,
{. ,bcrernrs ,ass 10 a.
his Tst II ra;lw bax;nr 81
tionary assistant enoipes" A,d &c, H.
Shaw knew that every case rcfsrre,I 70 bv
me did NOT ;nvolxe the nse or s,,,;or.,
engine.
In the case of The road from Boston 70
ALBANY. where there are Far sbor, d;s
tance. ,rades of 81 G.et ,er nil, ,har.
are no stationery enoincs And VET Tho
capitalists of New EnelanJ fnot tbc StocL.
holders in the Boston and Albany linz,
are CONSTRUCTING n rival road ~ ,rs,t ~
pense and max mo tunnel fnur e; I,s L.
ihroneb the Hoos;c monn,a;n 70 s.rs
eighteen miles. and TO substitute for these
SO feet grades. others of 6S feet per mile-
the very limit adop,ed ON the VIRGINIA and
Tennessee road i, favor Of Tho bs,yv
trade grant ,h,, tho saving of Is rlcs
mad its weight in s,imula,;ns ,bis enter.
nr;s. br, 10 r.Juc,;on Of I'D, h.J !.
we;,bt also This ok LING undortalen
h, r;,.ol ;o,or,s, ;,s,e,J IF ,Lo
LboIJ..s Los NO, =, al l;n,;n;sh H.
forcs or Tho ,rcumo,,
Tn rho case of tho New York and Fri.
P,lro,J ,,bora Tho do ,,as roa,.ad -
fo c.,, No. MIC f,be sama ,y;,h 10 H.