Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-02-19

spacious, the elegant aud the Ultimately
cheap road. To which Stephenson replied
(" Now, men, what do We speak Of ? Can We
build the six feet tunnel cheaper Than four
t'et TIC six feet axei the SIX feet driver,
he six feet roadway? We want the roads
for speedy use. This gdom cries for
them. Let us stick 10 the ch, ap guape -
But Brunh,ll perseyered, and the Great
We-t, IN, in Euglrnd, IS approx mately the
fsi ure of the Great Weston VA America.
Dnukirk, as NOu ku. ", is pracucal, athu
don, now by th, Erie raiiAay, mi Glove /
aud is the lake terminus Of the Eie ra'l |
way.
CHFAP TRANSIT AT Low RATE OF SPEED.
"There is question" oaid my compap-
ion, AFTER pause, Nhich am engaged in |
pressing up II the p, ople hese-the people |
ul The South, ,miurntly, where have been /
travelling and making Investments. Iris |
an investment. lt Is a question vital t. 1
| The American people ard their railway sys- !
| TEN the suij ect OF uuiZ,rg your railways |
70 the fullest extent, by running slow and Ire
queut trabs Of iIeight at greatly reduced
rates OF shipment. You know, | suppose,
| That mauy OF yunr railways are ii use not
uiure than four hours out Of the twenty : our.
| YOU know that, IN etomctrical prugresslop,
almost, The cost of railway carriage iucrea,.
es win the rate ot speed. L. costs halt rs
much to I'm a train at ten miles an hour as
! at twenty. Increase The rare to thirty and
| il costs double the tariff at twenty. The
tuel, the wear aud tear, sccdeut, cost OF
rOllDg stock make the differences, An Gu
! gine, TO run iorty miles al hour, as some
| OF ours do, costs an eXirbvagants sum of mon
ley. 1t must weigh six y tohsio insure sateiy.
| his SKY tons puiv, risvs thc rails, The
/ speed shakes the extrayagaut engine speed
that no railway train pass any where ia the
kingdom which exceeds thirty miles au
TOUR. The royal bead mail, which makes
mile a minute, exclusive OF Gtopptges, has
to be subsidized eXtravaganty. the same
apEh,s To last ships. Beholu only yester-
DAY the French steamer PoIiete, built TO
l0utstIip the Scotia, puts back 10 iaNre with
her engine room iull Of dead meo. High
rate OF speed That was the matter. That
de stroyed your Collins line OF vessels. But
Tor the mail subsidy and the extraordinary
competition in England between ran~ays,
We should not lave a Gan to make above
thirty mil, IS an honr t3r island is hardly
onger than the State dfNNtw York, but III
ms country, where you have SO vtsl dl,tau-
ces between your grain and cotton districts
aud tue sea. the subject OF low speed for The
sake of cheap Ire gus is of vial Importance.
Let me illustrate II by personal expert
euce.
THE WAY THE ENGLISH Got A CONSOLIDATED
LISE PROM NORFOLK 80 NtMPnls.
al have recently made gratifying trip
through The Sauth, luv,sti Z some m'ney,
and prop sing 10 invest more, ~ the Mobile
aud Ohio, AID the Selma and Dalton raii-
roads. Twas almost ttrilled. il au Es,gliah
mau can say SO, with the beautiful lands OF
Alabama aud Mississippi; noble prairie, ca
uable IF raising graiu, tobacco, or cotton
equally well, and as rode in a special train
III ON Chicago to Mobile, met the leading
, pevpie OF the cnuutry wearing that neon
sulable look OF despair which has been i'm .
; pressed uson them by defeat, the loss Of
lh,ir slaves, aud consequent poverty.
- Grrat Heavens, Rentlrmrnn | said,
. you will make mo sour as yourselves ii
. you dwcll thus perisicnt'y uppn your ca
lamJies. A people have 10 busiaess 60
cuucetu themselves IL . iii'cs to the entire
extension Of their priv te concerIs, l
- have been an associate 10 England ct Cob.
y bsp ana those who sruyc to- release trade
= from iupOsiuon, aut the work was earnest
- and enthusiastic altn me ; hut would have
20 heru fool 10 have onEuiicd m II all my
/ private lortuur, ceased ny prYate endeav-
urS, aud become the victim of a set OF poll
ticians, snch "A, excite YOU now TO make
poitics the entire sur jet ct your griei and
sgtotiuu. Go to work ST your Affairs
-, and han,ier uoiifics win come. :, a
-, yon ,r, o,rq p.,i,g in Illinois f..
t,War,,d ou,rter "A bushel Tor Grain. and
,,raa,r,, none v.nrseiy,s though With land
fully as excellent If you cannot cultivate
All your estate, cultivate part, certainly
= enough 10 raise food to eat. Keep every
n cent be.ide you aud put il int" railways
,. Establish iur ouIeelyts (, n~idatrd ELt
= -. IN. MtsJ..,pti 10 the Atlantic. s,
L,, ,,.,, ann .rpi ru,tot and t.haccn. with.
'n"' ,h,n,,.tt stra,eht 70 Iryert'na. =
~ MA I'M. throtv of wise commerce. is +,
. l,,,. il. Inc ,ne,'.e,t market ana sell N a.,
~ r. inc, orr corn AZ home. instead
N ", I,,,,,, n where IL "a dear. SehNon,
J. ,n,,. moi. nv b,pptre,ar,n tn New
N - you ,,.,d 10 do deaiin, 6k,, d
- ,tit, 81 ,,,yulroker. hut sell then
n wy
IS IL u'.,l ~ ,b,v sai9 vacantlv. stNoho4,
b. an i.nd rs n,,,,,.v Tho ,y tariff RAJ,
Wv, - ,..',,r,''',, AZ. and Norrdk cannot IA.
It's - T., r. ,lri,t,,,re aud On % rsllg,,,
d, ,,,''r,,l. ., sneli ,irre of lbe line he, wee,
l ,..,5 N,rt,,It. and k,eps up the rates an.
w. "' ,n,,,.t.tion
~ P..tur,l ,,u .,.ip Yourselves II hello vou]
,,ys.. ANYTHING. hu, howY
10 u.R.t,e money sell everything Won h4v
ed 80, .,pr,.r,n a., r,.,.. h,
C. - -, Ian, t,lI. al Nolr.k I'm
Ell l.,,'..r.. and Ohio mi road, -t,.rl him. q
he i,,..r'.'J sto, tbrre. lur f-e.lt.. Accom-
lg- - .ti. concentration and SCENE tt,, to
,c- ,itrhg rail. and. mark nv vo.ds. ih, b.
aw ,,,1,',,.' aud d ,i, road Nllltake ou MS NoI
de c',, .,,,,,,,ilp,,
non - gte, r,6mi., Il to do their hest. an
vas ,sled me 10 e, CD New Ourauy and MuuI