Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-21
NUMBER EIGHT.

in the country, while the travelling accomoda-
tons are full of ease and comfort -
The editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin re-
views the road in all its features, and says:
: The road itself is as solidly and substantially
ouilt as any railroad in America. The bridges
are ouilt with heavy and well-seasoned timber 4:
the ties are large and very closely laid the en-
oahkments are solidly constructed the rails are
carefully gauged and the joints closely Joined
with hsh-Plates : the road is well ballasted
with stone, gravel and earth, according to the
nature OF the soil, and the traveller passes over
tins newly built track with as little conscious
ness of jOlting and jarring as if the road-bed
had been settled and USED for dozen wears
Inc nigh rates OF speed which can be sofclv at
tainli over the Union Pacific, when required.
attest the excellent nature Of the whole work
The rolling stock is built at the Companv's hons
Al Omlha and Is Of the most substantial
/ chaiacte-. In short, the closest scrutiny has
failed to discern any signs Of basty or imperfect
construction
/ He further says
To the question which suggests these re-
marks, we answer unhesitatingly that the Union
Pacific Railroad is as substantially built well
equipped and carefully managed as any road in
America -
Of the way in which the trock Is laid. thecor
respondenee Of the Boston Trareller saws.
The construction trains are loaded with iron
ties, spikes, chairs and every necessity for car
rying on the work There are several of these
truins well up to the front, and when one un-
loads It's material it runs back to bring up tie
contents Of another trlin In advance If the
construction trains is the boarding and sleeping
train. This is pushed up to the extreme end Of
lhe track, and when the construction trains are
unloaiei is run back until clear of the uuload-l
material. The tieS are sent forward from where
they are unloadei, by mule teams ~ fast. IF not
tlster than thep are acquired The rails chairs
anu spikes are loadedupon truck j. running up
on the track. These take on Il load of rails. sav
forty each, with the proper proportion Of spike,
ami chalrs, ami away they start On the full eal-
lop for the track layers On each side of the
track are rollers which greatly facilitate running
Oh the rails On reaching the track LAYERS.
parties Vt hye men stand on either side Of the /
truck. One Of them throws IL rail on the rol-
lers Three seize It and run .t out 90 the pr1uar
distance. The chief cries out down. % and the /
r'i. is placed in position, one ON eioh side. the /
spikes are driven home, the truck thrust for /
ward 20 the end Of the rails last laid. and the |
same operation is repeated The road i then 1
balla-tet and fitted for Use ~, far Is the track Is
laid. When the truck becomes empty it Is re-
novel from the track, and the one in the rear +,
brought 10 the 'front.' and the first one -pe7i-
down the line for more supplies and so ou, for
hour after hour, and day after day. with nil
aid on sither side of the track every thirty SEC
onds, IN ram and shine the wolk is carried on.
the spirits Of the workHen ever buoyant. and the
energies OF the contractors never tagging. The
managers Of the road are pushing it with the
utmost energy and at the same time huilline
the road with thoroughuess oud Etithfunc,.
worthy Of all commentator A, each section l..
built It T. examined minutely by the govern
uent commissioners, Major VIM VI. White If
.onnccticutt, Gen. Frank 2. Bloir Of Missouri
md Gen. Napoleon B. Bufrl of Illinois. anil for
aaliy accepted.
We might extend this evidence lv 4uotin,
nom elch II the thirty journals represented in
he recent excursion party, hut enough has been
gwen 10 show that the Union Pacific Railroad
mpresse- all who carefully examine it. a- being
loneetly, faithfully, thoroughly constructed. as
ehts the character OF the iongest and most i'm
lortant railway line in the world
The Treasurer # the Road reports that the
arniug- for the past year We're over four mil
ion, of dollars. Even this immense aui graft
yius sum is considered tut AN Indication If the
'X-ent of the traffic when the projected cauuer-
ions are uade and the through line complete.