Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-17
From the Penny Pos.l
TIE RECOMMENDED CHANGE IN THE GAUGE OF


we alluded, ye'terdsy 10 the ex rene improperly,
stronger teem ofwhich the Norfolk Convention wa
guilty. in dragging up hs suo OF the gauge in tina
boiy, when tho S,a,h-sis had overwhelming m ,ory
and could pas any thing pleased. We shall sAy NOR
hereafter. In the present article. shall cnor as calm
AMI dep sionue,y a. ws can, into Consideration
the the Central Railroad and BY conse
hence to all c,lne,,io,. which result, from the
adoption of the system recommended them BY tho con
ventiou In order do So let fest repubsh tho 7i
resolution. Here lis:
eth Resolved That In order to h,rmonize and unite
con citing interests hch defeated aud still ard
appropriations for the If these great
line this convention Recommend that tho gauge OF the
Coyuston aud OHIO r,iro ld al al, be fixed bv Lag five
feet aud that u the Central railroad company shall deem
il expeiient to change the gauge Of their roid TO
responding ~idh that the ,yisaure ought provide
dire subscription the stock Of that company to All
necessary to pay them the cos; Of such change Of
gauge"
| We have heard OF Eastern Cris who m,de point OF
"hsrmou zng cont citing nterests" ~henevera
brou ht beior, him. by appropring the en,ro property
in dispute This convention hid probably heard OF the
description Of JUICES and meant to shape its con
duct nv theirs Their idea Of compromise is evidently
take everything coutoudcd fn But let that pass for the
present. Our busncss SNOW to enquire dow gu,ge
| Of tho Central railroad i,to be changed.
Three plans pres m. themselves to our mind Tho frs
is TO break up from stern, SOP all work, and ri
den the whole track once. This would Involve the
entire destruction Of the business done the roli.-
| That Il Of the question.
Second plan il To wi leu the track gra luay; to buy
rail-. bu; t,ke tho present rails up and lay
them three inches aud half farther apart than they are
present For the labor required do this Mr. Elicit
estim ,ed tina: the would be 100000 for the dis
St,unton, lSs miles Before the meeting of the
Legislature, the rails vihsy been laid to Allb,
rough miles so that the labor Of removing the r,ls
and putting them dawn again. will cost at least $3.50 900
for this Distance. Tn" old locomotives, tseny ave in
number, cost at less, S2oo,oOo. How they are to be d
posed o. We do not know. We disposed to think
to at lea, slov.ouo There s35ocoo to besr
With, but this il vecy smell itcm. Sich method Of
scrin9 the s,sS pv0ve, the entire destruction ot thu
business OF the Central raiitoii aud Gucny Of the
road itself
| Suppose the alteration to hive begun from this
point There will be- oy that time about thirty loco
motives the road. When the change begins oue-h'if
of them above aud tho other h here The id has
been altered about five M lea. TIE fve-oot tr rrS
start from here, and five miles ab We, in the mid.
| do Of an old fell, they NEE, the descending
cirI. Suppose them TO have gone father. SUI =
pose at the distance Of seventy eighty miles Is To-
como ives with N ;r ascending msc, de-
scsniing in the middle Of old Geld. in deep cur
the of oniusncc 10 the rain, In the SNOW Ia ali
;Srts Of weather. Suppose give only to each OF
these trains Herc they INSET each other head 70 head
lSn Going wry, Isl going way. lsn goiaS q 0
other Its necessary to transfer the ouls of to tho
other, and vica W. will suppose the Is down
trains to havr onv sixty eaeh, t1 il l0SU
in all. We will give the trains only thu half that
il 10 siy, $40 Here Ia the middle of Cd field, with
1
OF the haod. up~aris Of Gv. hundred from another aud
10 be transported through the mud. The each
day the end Of the track tar il has b-en laid
sni there stop. Tho wotkmen engaged in laying the
tTics, ouno york WHALE they ihere. Thsy wait
unl they 60 back, before they resume labor. II ihes
all coma together. as the ssae hoGT IL would be bad
enough. Bat thew are coming in sil day. What 'inc
would the wo.smen have do their sooi When would
the work he completedf The beginning Of tho
fury would be short silossncs The business
the C,Girs aiirotd during the las. yesr though the
S..
/ sass 600 Wneu extended to Mllhorough there b.
DOUBT that it vii! anoInt a. leis: $500 900
this business must be utterly destroyed. That plan will
not 10.
| There is third which xo now procesd to consider
l. is 10; ts rails STAY the? present, and to
pi' rail- the outside nj OF the present Now
the sny pound rail in Weighs aly to to the mile,
and oil for $50 mes 5000 tons woui be required
Tse OF the rail delivered here in Richmond
less than $50 to The TIE Of the whole,
tore would De sixty times nine thousand, $40 Oeo-
Their, ;hers he hundred sud eighty miles of rail
already laid rwn which is TO b. taken up What is tn
bs done vita th1t! It be soll hs'f-prce Il
viii cost, according to NJ Ee,s es,im,e, at least f0O
90 .kc up. So that in Of rail and losses
pnse OF this proceeding Nould fall dollar short Of
| 100000. even IL the thing could he possibly don.
But it cannot be done. Il ia physically impossible
Tho gauge is he wideued fh &c inches and half The
| heavy rail Win which Inc road Eould be laid is four
inchts Ei; al he bottom Jan il up close t
possibly be gotten the rail already tho track and il
!
f,s;cning' taken into consiIeraon il will be farther
ta.n this But this il far enough render the
ming o! h'e-!opt trains aud eugn IT, literally mpos
site. This p,1 then. will not DO. Whit other be
suIgrsted' We confess cannot imsgne.
Our readers will see. los OF this
mend i!oa Involves tie total destruction of III. Cent al
railroad. Bu, that is not c1,c,y all. These gentlemen
O the Norfolk convention, recommend the Legislature To
permit the company ruin their road at their
pense They do advise the Legislature advance the
money for this operation. U That would have been
quite too liber, They think the Legislature fought
provide for direct subscription to the stock OF the Cen
tsil ra,roii That is TO siy, the legislature ought
make thc company tie Safe for it will cost
TO destroy heir rosd II is customary hear from
that quarter at the slow progress made by the Central
rliroii Those snecrs urgsucroas enough, il H.
seeing that through the nsFnm.ntay Of those who make
tnen thr Lsis'tgre has left the company almost entire
iS u their osl r;sOIFcsS But hero is recommend
REFUGE the value Of their STOCK still farther by ncre,s
ing it, quy.ant all 70 pay 10. process which is to he
ruruOI- TO themselves.
I. ought n. reroectei that the Orlnge and Ale1,n
drilai o. aud the Manassas Gap the gauge with
the Cintr H. aud they with it, would OF Course
De ncc"ssty to hiugc their gauge also. between them
they work 200 ne lie u lei"'l Ut rti''oi1-wo bslisrs
great deal more, out IN viii do NuS apply the lsc-
lions above de'ale to thec roidslso the reader does
not come 20 the nclu lion this il the most stupid
p1cy eve. recommended, DO know what 10 think
! Of his understanding.
To support all h,s folly We have he rd hi: one aryu
nent. or rather attempted Argument TIE propossr-
are afaino Northern OH Shoots aud therefore they
the fTe lot gauge IN order To fjr,e transshipnent.-
Nov II the clfs ole northern oshoo allow ed
on the Central -oi1 tr4n,npmsni must t,se pic.
whether b. five feet four aud hall, Iftbo cars Ii,
dong sill" OF each other, It makes erenc. whe,her
they are o. tue -imt gigIe, ar o rent giuge. Tran
shipment IN ch-r case Is i:ult IRON a four-oo; ,ish
and h'lf TO Ave 10: it Il car OF the same
gaugs wish u self All tia; DO gained then by i've
gauge is anshiDnen:, and that Os ohtiued by r-
snug to lei the cars Of road on another. Nov
Sithon' special &C. OF tls Legislature authorizing IT,
TIE cars Of ono rod ctlnot suh on anl.e, Vhoat ia
con'rnt. 81 that tae rhern of-sloJt argument Isl
c,liel) Is palpapl' humoua after all.
"A Tor another Obi 'ciioI-he abolition glu8e-that n
too seariy dlotc to deserve notice. TnoJ, who use
seer'to tnnk that negro travel on five foot
Eau =, e,pscia' IL 10 DC runaviy. Now W. couief
!ney bard or We ciuuo, see why he may no
sep from a9s car upon foot one. easily ss III
eau from 4. 3 upon ether Of the sane Width.
FROM the Richmond Examiner.