Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-12-24

have the the advocatos Of any measure
felt more triumphan'ly INDICATED II
seems to have been the Object Of the
Board to engage upon the committee,
both the friends AID opponents of the
principle of consolidation, aud to cour,
an inspection, buih rigid and impartial
The Machine shops in Lynchburg were
found to be in o CONDITION which com
mcnded itself Ioeven the most unpracIic.
ed eye. Their whole internal structure
was that Of order and & illine' The
number of hands was found TO have
been greatly reduced aud yet, strange
to say, the amount Of work was found
to have been greatly augmented and
so far had the Improvement in Machines
ry and management been carried that
absolutely everything in the way of re.
pairs upon the road is now made in the
shops Of the company.
No longer are we indebted to Northern
ingenuity for the building aud dccora.
ton Of cars. Every piece. Of he roll,
ing stock from the heavy Flat 10 the
most elegant Coach is manufactured at
home. Save the poDderous blows Of
the !ammer, the operations are almost
nOiseless. Every tipRlepept not ii. the
hand Of the. operatives sis suspended in
its pTropfia,e' place on the walls, so
that i, cad be reached without loss 0E
time. The difficult and heavy opcra'
IRONS of drilling and planning huge slabs
of iron is carried on with speed and
facility but little inferiori'to that which
marks the sane operations in wood. 1t
was observed by the Committee tn at
there was little or no waste in the use
of iron, which is~oblained of the foun
dries Of The proper Dimensions, so tina /
the Operation Of finishing and shaping
is sufficient.
But perhaps the most salutary reform
which has been introduced, consists in
making tho corresponding parts of every
engine, car or truck, exactly alike in
size and shape, SO that the pieces
be used interchangably. The various
pieces which may be saved from wreck
can be used just as well in any other
similar connection. In the construc-
I tion Of cars and trucks the old plan of
mortice aud tenant is messurably dom
away with, and in lieu there are used
iron stirups for vertical supports, and
bolts and taps latterally. A shallow
lnortice and short tenant are indeed re.
tained, bnt the did plan of weakening
the joints by deep cutting, is di-cardvd.
The Malone Truck. SO named by the
operatives, attracted, by its superiority,
much attention. The principal features
Of this truck are new kind of bearings
.or tue support of the car, and not cast.
ly dsscrib6d; an improvement in the
construction of the break, by which it
is prevented from falling and thus caus,
ing accidents and ans improvement by
which the play of the akles is restrained
within proper bounds, and furnishing
at the same time facilities for lul ri,a-
ting the journals. The hunters, instead
of being mads Of cast iron, are now
made of tough, wrought iron and arc
caused to fall back upon heavy striugers
or wood, which pass fhe.'entirc length
of the cars. Wherever wood comes 10
contact with either wood or iron the
parts are first painted. a
On the lower end Of abe Company s
limited grounds commOdious shed,
capable of saeliering fourteen coaches,
has been erected;
Upward of City miles Of the road has
been ballasted, and upward of thirty
miles have been re-laid with new iron
of the Fish bar" pattern. The trick
was found well drained and 10 far the
best condition it has been known for
ten years. New Depots have been cree
ted aud fairgrounds about some of them
have been ornamcnted aud utilized by
by enclosures and the erection of shade
trees, matter which VIC are happy to
see receive The attention Of Gen. Ma
hone aud which is SO cheap, and withal
SO benifcial TO the public, that We hope
it will be extended to every Depot on
the road. Everywhere there was visi.
BILE evidences Of active attention to those
minor details which are SO necessary 10
the occt mplishment Of great ends. ],
is due to the present able ahnd distin.
gulshed President of the road to say
these many reforms and improvements
are the result Of bis vigilance, energy
and genius. < "a
The first days Investigations by thu
;omniiteo terminated at Ghpstiausburg
where the party remainedauniiI morn,
ing being comfortably cared for at the
hotel kept by our quondam friend aud
class mate, j. N. Jordon. Here an
event occurred which is perhaps not uu.
worthy Of mysterious notice The res,
ulI was tie shilling Of editorial Llnod