Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-23

The Ronnsylv0Gfnn 0om9o00.
A few sisui0cant iAcls IN give The rad.
er moro comprehensive sdsA perhaps, %. =
columna Of unsupported assertion. Of the
commanding position held BY THE line in
the railroad system OF ne country and the
imposirg magnitude Of its operations.
Financially, no road on tie continent can
show fairer record. From th time tie
first train crossed the Alleehany range up
to the present mome0t, iis daily aud yearly
receipts have steadily increased until they
hare reached figure that IL absolutely as
toniahine. This progression too. has not
been spasmodic, but the substantial, legiti-
mate development Of facilities growing out
Of its favorable position ~ . grand trunk
carrier between the West and East, and the
admirable system Of tributary lines II con-
trolls. which ind in the Pennsyivania Cen
trail their most catural aud chsApsst Quite,
70 The tide watsr cities. lie gross easn,nas
for looe seached the stupsa6eas aggrsRa0e
Of q, te3 .oS2, and enosusouo toaal, Ouc ooe
which viii b sxsssdsd. there can be NJ 70.
tienal doubt By The results Of the tusinees
Tor the peseeos year, II this eenoecoieu .
comparative stasemsn. 81 earnings q the
three great truak hoss East, viii DO Of in
tssest:
Erie Railway. ..el4, 2l2, s0e
New 1esk oeetsal r. Rs. l4s69o, 1856
PesneylvonA g. r.. ......... C.o03 SIS
These figures fes The Pennsylvania rail-
n,aA sss sxeDueive g The % Sal DOL ,eassea
b. the Philadelphia & Erie r. r., Of which
Tie Psadsylvsnis Ra'lvvsd holds lease ics
999 ysosss l00eose h the bsaioeso oGessd
and transacted, ~ equip0sst y fully equal
to every demand end viii b sept up 70 tns
full stsodssd u ~ cheney.
The total number Of miles Of track locat.
Cd in tho State Of Pennsylvania, which o.,
now oWnsa asd operated by the Pennsyl,
} vsaia Railfsad Conpany, 10 enc thousand
five hundred and 6fty>' se-probably th,
largest number Of miles Of track under III,
control Of single corporation in the world
II extended westward from PhiladGlphia b
, the shortest Soote now In operation, Il would
. make single track line to . point an,
!. miles beyond Fort Kearney, Nebraska; OF
hlasd down - one continuous fail. il voul'
: : reach disoaacs Of one eighth around In
= world. This, too. 10 saeiusive Of sewers
70 Hines in Pennsylvania and sdioiniae State
h not opsssted By The Psnaeylvaaia soad, bu
). in which that company swns ceatsolin
interest.
The quality Of the iron used 10 The supel
\ stsusluss = this road has always bsso Z
"A ~ beat material, sud the latsst Improve
duce 70 it, strength end ossviceobility
u Some years ego. Psss,dest Thompson mad
experiments With sleel railo which do0ou
~ strsted their superiority oves iron rails
several important pastisulass. 10 peiat
~-~.-eA>s. - A. 4
" they o0sesae emily aboss twies - much I
m about eight times q long. lt q no~ d
: iu,eGtiea Of the managcmens . ssbstitu
!. shis roil IT, 6on, til1 every 6ooe Of The ma
nd line track bsswssn Pittsburgh and Phil.
be delphia shall b of atssl.
Of Expssisoss proves lie Superiority ove
iron rails In The essential Of strength und,
III Temperature, and this consideration b,
e. much - q WitA 10 isssoducsion on tn
nd ssad, astD maaagses have always aimed I
ne make Il ~ sofes1 passsness route in, Il
=. country. On the 6rst Of January, upwar,
Of two thouae0d tons efssssl rails had be,
laid. and large impor,atisns ass being mac
nc for the current year.
Of Years ego. the same consideration
"a which decided in favor Of stesl rsils, dsts
mined the company 70 introduce stone On
OF iron bridges in place Of wood. 20 that no
en- there are on the main line, seventeen stor
bridges Of twenty four feet span aud u
. wards, and one hundred and fortysoRe ira
- bridges, the length Of which is tWel,
'" thousand and ninety. seven feet, with OF
iis Thousand and four hundred feet in cOur
60 Of construction, which will make a grar
~ total Of about foo teen thousand linear H.
!. Of stone and iron bridges
"' A few items relating TO the equipmen
de and substantial cooipments on the mn.
line, (between P,ttsburg and Philadelph
only are sufficient 10 show TO what graz
proportions the rosd has gown under II
r. wise and liberal policy Of its President 81
,es co,oporating Managers
=. Passenger and freight stations, 1877 G.
:" pscisy~sof engine houses. at