Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-01
No. g.
Chesapeake bay and Ohio River Raiiread, By
way OF Richmond and the Virginia

all the essential attributes recognized BY science expert
ence, and the laws Of and the consderaioo
Influencing IT, for the purpose both Of travel and uaus
portstion over the "Grcat Norfolk and Ohio trunk limo
OF An Eastern virsiuan and vindicated the Judgment
OF the Legislature in its ADOPTION shall Investigate
whether all these arc overcome and exceed Ia the simple
inereass Of gauge of this track by s l.a inches.
Tho abstract question Of gauge W such we're the case
In this discussion is one Of some scientific interest
II in the simple difference between feet l.s inches
and feet, le inches of such vast moment a, \,
attached to 1t by some could Be engineers Il is some
remarkable that in the long working experience of Eng
sh railroads these immense advantages should not have
been discovered and praeticed in Eng.nd prior to
ls4e, which time her feet l.e inch roads were
1901 miles in length and only e74 miles Of s bro.de,
gauge-or in the ratio Of toll.
The subject about this time creating some intersst
very animated and scientific discussion took place be-
tween some Of the most distinguished Of her engineers
between feet l,s inches and feet gauges hp,
between feet s l-s and feet.
"The Royal commission, appointed by tho British Par
lament In lS45 to investigate this subject made An Ella.
borste report in 1885, and amer considering the subject
under all its aspects and influences sum up their couco
sions follows:
They recommend that the gauge Of feet 8 10
inches be declared by the Legislature as the gauge 10 be
used on all public railways under construction and
hereafter 10 be constructed Ia Great Britain that great
the gauge OF the presn, broad gauge line, to the narro
gauge"
Inc nnsi CONCLUSION seems to be, that IL all railroads
we're now TO be constructed anew, gauge Of feet
inches or feet would be consd most desirable hut
.aa .ne e.' OF break OF gauge are so great, in the
Preponaeance OF narrow gauge roads, to overbaaocc
.I e sses VI 'ne marrow gauge, ~hieh shonid
herors os ddopted by all future railroads ~iieh are 10
connect Nth Others.
ine special merits attached to feet by An Eastern
!s.o, seems NOT 70 have received passing conside
IL tOr mall Z. 81
pasahvey small Influence, TO the efficiency Of road
@o IT,, "A . sAys about per cent.
Inc DANGER on erret probably increased in slight
;,, "a e gauge, secorung TO the laws Of con-
0' gge tuu eee''uSai 'osees'
Tue s,o'n OF gauge OF road Is section Of the
ssous VI 'ne curve ana as the with of gauge in
~ o,,. W. e'sproporuon in the length OF
ASu 'uner rAis Is increased, being concrentia
e VI circles anu nenee, the wheel on the outer side
s u,us' iu''her and therefore faster
- s, ~. o.e, N"'en must side, Ut both are OF the
twea, m. lsn,,Ss ~ ~ eiu" 70 Tue uuerence De-
.,.S.- VIC 'uue' anu outer rsis oil the
=.
.o,,ao.eas ~ - 1850. assistance on the curves in
n,onoon.I y, ,n snaing OF the inuer wheels,
r. y $50 " ,.r, u.s'enee Vi tue respective radii OF
" - e .u'HN "nispie
~. "a .ne hsa' OF AZ original enquiry, adapted to
"a 80 - 80, " y sem Of roads that this subject
Is 10" under CONSIDERATION We are endesvoring AT
~. aau he most unitarian conclusion under
W y. tninss' east and west OF this Coying.
r aI q ou.o nun OF 'nis great central system
W. 'HS.. IN MS report oil 1881, says one improve
nen' IN Tue virginia and Tennessee Railroads. in
~ " s.use over any otner road, heretofore compile
" " 'e M una! De sa'ely estimated as an advantage
hl no. Ne' y" ''e e's' OF transportation, or proba-
'"Thi, e,uge ia & f.., ~,
s;S = 'ee', ahd might undoubtedly have been
49, ,Snn.S, ~. u au'an'aseous results; but II
r. asSs -; " NnaAe " correspond with thar OF all
,si,t ~, he , Su ts's 10 the southwest Many
60, IL h,sS Pota' ., maximum elect, and minimum
US. ~" S, oe. ecu anu o ieet-
S 81. 'i'te'1 uiu n'msei sdopt the gauge o: maxi
hi; o.son Ca eos', ne has properly assigned
~ esu 'o' 80 .Oing, VIZ; u was thought best TO
,h;. >, ~. .an,L,r 'a' Vi Tue roaos leading from
'' ~ .S. ", ,aos' 49,; va
an, IN Ja,a,;; 81 ..'e importance oil that rea-
irS,;,oiS 49, 80; W ol'ue' AZ tnat Time, with the
~ ;, 49, ~ ~ us u IKE eharacter,now suggesting
, o.; - " II; - IN gauge TO the Co'ington
t'1'u Ao'e 'ouna IN the abstract OF the 1th'
49, a = 80; pt Tare'ui,y prepared statement in
see in Lamar Is5s 49, uua 'na' IN al ienne'-
49,, 100, lnore thsn year after Col Gar
go we're IN operation lsa miles OF rail-
~, H. IL; 60 rs, , unuef eous,.ueVon, all these were
IVES, I'm. snoU.b us anu ennessee to the south
as VI So' Darhe't, IN adopting the les.
b;s sonhsss,s s;h ta ~ ~ ofeak Oh gauge with
his rres, GonoeIng tnat IN ms Tor
US SEA es,efn ttunk iiHe, he decided correctly;
,s no" nov III 1901 the same and much stronger
$3.50, -. $3.50 ny eonPet on e7e.y principle OF
go, ., ror;n,,,o Wv aITpu1n OF ~ i>si There are
the Yirgnis Csn,,sI " ao oa ,na, point,
III ,I5a; d p w. a. H., near zoo miles, the Orange
n;Is. = r, 10 - ~ in"es' 'He MANASSAS Gap T. X,
From ,hs ,.ba - h. T. saugs.
,roty b,d sc ;,os 80. 60 10 January, $685. ken
mics Ohio hsd na .nI'e " miles IN progress, eel
Idisn sss iIa oI ns miles, 10 progress ,155:
miles m,Ss TO ~ 49,, s,s ~ progress LIMOS 2so
tbose 1n,r,cniIv !" very large proportion
Ohio ~ the "Im;,i.sssa, rom 'ne ooVngton and
go " 80 Al ~ are OF ies', i-2 inches IN
Of gsn,e e.nscisIIv are , .'e eV'is Of break
VI saIse espselAy ht our Western boundary where
,snca ,bs, ,hs 'ia. Is OF inc highest mpor-
con,,;h".i 49,. ts a. lno'e Eastern and Western
con,aI i;na IF 80 ,ai oe maintained on the great
If do s,o;b.na oy reason oil Its ease
t,pcs IN The dvsssoJ Sc ana shor'ness oil DIS
;aoin,;o, 49, hia,kes OF the commonwealth,
TIL c6n.;Jo,a,;oas ~ an. 10 It's hnaenGes IS any
,,as oUss.ior 49, " an eastern 'rginian on this
ed oIin,; 49, 20 DC DIS Starring, continuous
occ,r5 j.; n " aelia me Of transaction that
~ oae VI .oe new Whea growing sections OF the
pensive for each settler TO have his own Few p.ipbbors
concluded TO orm JoiHt Stock Company and provide
Ill ,"s lii use A. ~ u aud d. SO they each
doors three feet sbrsd nd "d,o 81. 'ae,,
his three feet three and half inches and being somewhat
Of genius IN the way OF machinery designated
When Ss,ve., WI oot ane ~neat ian;
barn he wassbls Ara. n 49, 10 n ICING Nv ms