Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-20


and capacity for rapid running, to any other
new road which they have ever seen. This
is true of the parts of the track which were
laid only the day before the excursion train
passed over them, as well as those at the
eastern end of the line which have been in
use for some two years. The work is well
done, both as respects the Judgment with
which it is laid out, and the thor0ughness of
its construction; and there Is no part of 1t
which could, under the circumstances, be
better than it is; all reports to the contrary
are erroneous and mistaken"
The editor of the Boston Traveller says
at is built in the best and most substan-
tial manner possible, and will compare fa-
vorably with any other road In the United
States. For new road, do notremember
ever having travelled ON its superior.
The road is well ballasted, and except in
seasons of extreme drought, must be COM
paratively free from dust. Few OF
the old roads of the country are so easy to
ride over as this new one."
The editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin
says:
$50 far from imperfect ard superficial
workmanship being put upon the road, eve
rything indicates determination that the
WOIh NOW uOnC sudll Dt us QuidblC US nu-
man ingenuity and enterprise can make it.
The workshops, engine houses and other
structures at Omaha, Cheyenne, North Platte
and Laramie, are all handsome stone and
brick ediilces, that will last without repair
or reconstruction for generations; while the
road itself is as solidly and substantially
built as any railroad in America.
In short, the closest scrutiny has failed to
detect any signs of hasty or imperfect con-
struction.
The editor of the N. Y, Express says;
'.Firm, solid substantial, we have now as
fine track as can be found on almost any
road in the country, while the travelling ac-
commodations are full of ease and comfort.
A visit to the wilds of the Rocky
Mountains will convince the traveller that the
Pacific Railroad is neither myth nor a
Brummagen affair, gotten up for purely
speculative purposes"
The editor of the Boston Transcript says:
The Union Pacific is first-class road
finely graded, thoroughly tied, well ironed
and ballasted, and substantially bridged."
The editor of the Baltimore american
says of the road
at is well and substantially built and
ballasted, and rides more easily than two
thirds of the roads east of the Mississippi.
And again he speaks in the following I'M
qualified commentator
81 must reserve for another occasion
some remarks upon the character OF the
road, its financial basis, present business,
and future prospects. But it is proper to
say just here that the rumors that have
been put atioat at the East that the Compa.
ny is party of spectators, putting down 9
rude and poorly constructed road, that will
be useless or nearly so, when completed, il
falsehood that could only have been de-
liberately concocted and put in circulatioI
for reasons that will not bear examination
The road is good one, well and solidls
laid, with heavy rail, and with twenty-siA
hundred cross-ties to the mile, over whiel
the cars travel with remarkable smoothness
and the equipments. station-houses ant
work shops all show that it is being bull
for use and not speculation.
The editor of the New Haven Palladium
says of the most extensive and Difficult
bridge on the ronte:
9. 1t is constructed with admirable skill
and is capable of bearing weight forty
times greater than will ever be placed upoI
it. A careful examination OF thi
magnificent structure convinced every mem
Der of the party that the marvellous spec,
| with which the road has been built has no
been achieved at any sacrifice of security.
The editor of the New York Times refer
to the fast running done on portion of tn
trip. and says
''The locomotive tore along at speed o
over forty miles an hour and smooth,
enough we travelled, even at that high rate
proving conclusively that the Union Pacifi
Railroad is substantially built
OF the Companys shops at Omaha, til
same authority says:
The first class cars manufactured her
are equal to any cars to lie found on any c
the eastern railroads, and indeed, the Who'll
! rolling stock of the Company will compar
with that Of any other road in the country
. The editor OF the Philadelphia Age says
. 1t might be supposed, from the rapidit
with which the work was done, that ii wa
OF temporary and perishable character
But such is not the case Of III
Roadway il is enough to say that we trayer.
cd il smoothly saicl,' and steadily for fiy
successive days, at rate of speed varyin
from twenty 10 fifty miles an hour, and b,
tween the old track and that at the wester
terminus, which had been finished but a
hour oriwo,no discrepancy was perceptibl,
The editor Of the Philadelphia Bullet
gives the following spirited description I
the way the track is being laid:
J Track laying on the Union Pacific is
, science, and We pundiis OF the Far LAS
stood on that cmbankment, only about
thousand nil.s This side of sunset. al
backed westward before that hurrying corr
: Of sturdy operators. with mingled ieelir
Of amusement. curiosity and profound r
spect. On they came. y light car, draw
by single horse, gallops up 10 the fro
t with its load of rails Two men seize Il
: end OF a rail and start forward. the rest
the gang taking hold BY twos, until it
clear Of the car Then they come forwa
; at run. At tile word OF command the II
is dropped in its night place, right side
r. with care, while the same process goes
at the other side OF the car Less than til
ty seconds TO rail for each gang, and so 70
rails go down minute. Quick work, "
say but the fellows on the L. p. are II
/. mendously in earnest. The moment the G
is empty il is tipped on the other side Of Il
track TO let the next loaded car pass it, al
e then il is tipped back again, and it is a sig
e to sec it 90 flying back Tor another loa
q propelled by a horse Mt full gallop at I
!, end Of sixty or eighty feet Of rope, ridden
I a young Jehu, who drives turiously. Gle
o behind the first gang come the gauge
g spikers, and boilers, and lively time til
! make OF it. II is grand Anvil Chorus Il
!, those sturdy sledges are playing across I
= plains. 1t is III triple time, three strokes
II a spike. There are ten spikes TO I'd
70 four hundred rails to the mile, eighteen hi
bred miles to san Francisco. That's I
sum, what is the quptient! Twenty-o
= millions times are those sledges TO be swu
d -twcnty-one millions times are they
a come down with their sharp punctuation
a. fore the great work Of modern America
:, complete.
" These quotations might be greatly extei
- ed, but all the members Of the editol
y party bear similar testimony to the thorou,
= ness of construction Of the Union Pac
:. Railroad. and the permanent character OF
!. its equipment and appurtcnances. They
: all equally positive concerning the CT
-. business future which the road must have
- the outlet for the vast region west Of
- Missouri awaiting development.