Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-03-14
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IT will not do 10 say that Russia is behind The oIler
enlightened nations of the earth in everything. How
ever horrible the despo,ic sway ofe Czars may appear
at distance, it is certainly redeemed in many in.
stances by works Of singular usefulness The efiic
ency, too, of the eXerted to carry out these
works is attributable entirely to the essential nature
of an absolute despo,sm. Where Representative
Guvernme would wrangle and disagree for years on
any great scheme for the public veal the despot has
but 10 issue his mandate and The thing is decided.
This one man power appears 10 be exercised by the
present Gar in manner worthy Of the civilization
of the age. We have been impressed with this fact
in regarding the magnificent seal. of improvements
adopted by him for the promotion of Railroads and Pub
lie Highways. We instance his grand Railway from
ST. Petersburg to Moscow, which is thus alluded TO
and commented upon by an American of high intelli-
gence:
al have with others, admired the progress made in
veloc: railroads up 10 even one hundred miles an
hour straight rails, which has been done in Eng.
land. But enterta views Of railroad velocity far
beyond any yet ventured TO be expressed. The En-
peror of Russia has taken the first great step t"wurds
VI hat deem the utmalum OF railroad travel.
Instead Of cutting narrow alley through the
country, going around everything in the way OF a
miles, from St. Petersburg 10 Moscow-he has made
it oil the way tro hundred feet wide, that the engl-
lleer sees everything that comes on the road
"Such is part of the future; the railroad from point
to point mathematical line; the rails ten times sron
er than any now used the locomotives wheels Of
far greater diameter, say twelve or fifteen feet; the
g,age of 4 relative breadth the signals and times
perfectly settled the road, walled on both sides, du.
ring the transit of trains having the gates OF the walls
all closed Then, instead Of one hundred miles an
hour we shall more safely travel E.ree hundred miles
an hour
Again. we append 4 brief account given by a trar.
eller of the Roads 10 Cronsadt,"a series of works
conceived in the true spirit public benefaclion
"'rhe Russian Government has this year had con.
strucIed in the Gulf of Finland between St. Peters
burg and Constadt, a W de cause way, bordered OH
each side at every twenty PAGES with young frs cut
in the neigh oring forests, and fixed in ice and
so as 10 form an evenue. Every HOO yards also
fixed posts roughly squared and painted in the naton.
al colors. with little flags on their tops. Every mile
and quarter there huts made OF wood planking,
where good fires kept up for the use Of travellers.
To light up the road Mt night above these huis are
powerful reectors which prujcc, the light consdera
rung without ccasing to indicate the route 10
have siraycd.
Halfway along the road there is also an enor.
inn and wher. there is tea, cofee, brandy, bread,
meat, beer and fres-in fact, every hing necessary
for warming and refreshing the bndy. Immense sta
bes, well furnished with forage and corn, are attach.
ed 10 this establishment, where there are horses for
ire TO supply the place of such the frost may have
killed. similar road has been established between
Peerhoff, Grienbaum, and Cronsladl.