Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-04

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Usw Hass nails Depreciats. snd hoe Much
q ooststo Haintsin Road-bsd and su-
- sssnsI 1eprssiasien Of rails, and he cost
e koonine N he trek, including superstructnre.
~ AGo6 usa1e ths auhiect Of careful observation
- - pAiiadslphia. WiiMinkton and Baltimore
RAiiioed. 1er ~ paspee 4 sesablisbing the law.
ss s.ss 1870 : e epq sSs
~ eapA yssk ine ttsir mAintcaanes.
Xhhia the pnsa years the iron on this road
- hsen entirely rs.laid.s With . visw Of ascers
tinihg ID preset coalition, every bar, during
- pest ysax. hes b&su cAUfally examined by an
expsrieucsd inspectos. The President in his re-
bert states hat the rails manufactured In Eng
hal In tbs early days Of railroads, were the best
sver MANUFACTURED. But ~ the demand increased
on this side. oar people were more anxious TO get
their orders Alled than careful about quality
Ths Enslish manufacturer. taking advantage Of
or sagsrnsss. and, perhaps Of our mode OF pay
msns stnt ~ iron made Of cindcr-beds, aud from
refuse Il their msnsfactaring establishments
msch Of not worth the laying down.
OF the Iron now ON this road, 4,500 Ions. manu-.
faetured BY Bailey Brothers,; In 1872. turned
out 10 be VI superior quality. A careful inrpcc.
ton OF this Iron, asit nov remains en- the track.
together with IN account Of the number Of bars
that have been taken ont. Allows IN annual dese-
riora,ion Of 663-l00 per csnt.--showing dura.
ton Of IL $4,000 years. The rails Supplied by
tho Montour company. early In 1851. 600 tons,
has proved Of very superior quality, exhibiting
Q durability Of IL 65 100 wears. That furnished
By the same company in 1882 1900 tons, proved
not to be so good, and exhibits a probable dura.
bility Of $40 years. A lot furnished 10 this
Ill 1911 a n, Al.A ..c I..
Dor works shows durability ofg $40 years. A
lot Of Eaglish iron, purchased Of I.osh. Wilson
4 Bell, Of New Castle. proved to DO tho poorest
laid on the road. having average durability Of
only lilo years. There are many causes tcsde
the quality a the ron that Affect its durability
Iron onA dry and wcll-ballasted road.bed. with
adequate drainage, and with good ties and joint
fastenings. and always kept Ia adjustment. viii!
show durability twice as great as when laid ON
. roadrbed Of common earth, or clay. without The
proper drainage. or ties or fas.enngs.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad now use American iron exclusively. eth
er from tho Montour Mills, or from Reeves. Buck
4 Co., end weighing only so lbs. TO the yard.
Light rails require more perfect drainage better
joint fastenings, and abont Is per cent. nsnFe Of
ties With these conditions, the President IN his
report. expresses the opinion that the rails will
prove ~ durable as those weighing 81 lbs. to tho
yard. He estimates the durability Of rails. based
M u 3
This will require for this rond. 100 miles long.
800 tons of now rails annually. which Gun be had
In an exchange for the old 1t $50 per ton. The
average life Of cross-tie IL estimated at years
The number annually required ON this road. with
the light rail. IL $1,000 costing 27i cents each.-
The fastening spikes. castings and switches, at
$500 per mile. Tho total amount of all these
items il S36.450. The ecst or labor in adjusting.
ditching. inspecting track. il estimated at $3.50
per mile for the whole road making n total an
nual expenditure for the perpetual maintenance of
track Ia high state Of efficiency, SOL, 400, equal
~ SOFA so per mile, annually
Oh course the degree Of wear of track on any
road must depend up0n the numlier and weight II
trains. The average number Of miles run by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Baltimore Rail
roea, IL AL, 600. The cost, per mile consequent
~, for maintenance of rond.bod and superstruc-
ture. would be l4.45 cents per mile run.
The foregoing article from the American Rail-
road Journal, suggested to enterprise that.it
would seem. should attract the attention of our
men of business. and especially those Of them who
have real estate in and about our city. 1t would
appear from the experience of the President ofthe
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
rad Company that ten years is about as long a.
the Iron superstructure of a Railroad can be ex-
pectAd TO last Assuming this to be approximately
correct, II may be shown that the Railways with
which our city Is connected will in a very few
years require very considerable amount Of new
rails to keep them ia repair
We assume chat between this and Memphis. in
oluding double track and sidings, there are 800
miles Of iron track now existing. Say 100 miles
Of this track WILL accordingto the authority OF tho
President Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Company. in q very few years, require
300 tons of new rails to keep it in condition Of
efficiency, or in other words, 6,40O tons of rails
must be manufactured annually to sustain tho
Railways between this and Memphis. to say moth
ing Of the many hundred miles Of lateral roads
connecting with the great trunk line. and emitting
also the extension OF our great Southwestern sys-
tenn, in Alabama, Mississippi. aud Louisiana
This statement suggests the inquiry. from whence
Gao this annual consumption Of Railroad iron DO
supplied upon the best terms. to the consumers!
We say from our city, and we would offer the fol.
lowing reasons to sustain our opinion
First, We have ample water power to propel the
machinery required in ito manufacture. Secondly.
We can purchase the fuel at lower rate of cost
than II can be purchased at any other point from
this TO Memphis. Thirdly, we can procure the
Pig iron required to manufacture new tops and
bottoms for old rails, at less cost and Of better
quality than II can be had at any location on the
line Of Railway above mentioned. Fourthly, we
have population large enough to furnish all the
labour required. without mourning the cost and
difficulties incident to the collection Of labourcrs
from remote and different localities. Filthy, we
have abundante capital that now seeks employment
inobjects Of speculation that add but little, if at
al, to the armament wealth Of our citizens. and