, 1870-12-27

Il roiii1 stock The testimony OF expe1ts Is con-
current On these Ren;ses y vo,,rxa
Robert Ma1lef Is Of The opinion that TIC actual
coat OF moving paAteE ger o. ton q about the
Fa,ne per mile eu both eauEes: Sir Charles FoI
thit Ii that +7lneh Rsnge WILL under pFoper man,
Is Iow Pe1eeltage ns o!dina1, lines. Il Il Ger
ta11ly coinmerdab!e In ths projectors Ct these
lines IN Canada, that tne!E eng1neers lace tals
cearment Of the t1cs- And, iutieet, It wautd be
obvtoBB 70 An unpfnseAatonaf uqAn, accustomed 70
re Win bis I'd T. exsIciss senm
ten Of "authoHsy"-fnat the operating e1-
penses could not be very materially ro-
n aasaa - or i
rhas could obtain except On very short Lines or IN
ver1 mountainous COUNTY,, asd open the Eoad
% aaes 5as has1 soel
waod, anti lu1nber. For while I: Ia true rnai With
dtmtnu,ion Of dead weight tn proportion to paying
sess and % tes1 o, T eqa,pmens % .1d rraer. o,ie1
things being equal -t Is not to be overlooked hat
lighter working msrhine7 Is subject 70 greater
smenns q WORK; and thai 1' waen d ss sse iisnter
ttAirs. with their lighter worktug parts and
smaller wheels. are lun at the same speed IS tue
words, decteaked diameter OF wheels In order to
bring dow0 center OF CAVITY means dlninlshe1
The ANAL wheel feels > bad joint more than a
large one, ahd both at cettte and tread de-
tef1oEates more rapidly. unleas the speed ts re-
ductd.
again. as to rolling s.oct aad wosktcg force.
Suppose 100 miles 10 be an or,llparv days work Of
An engine car1Jiug IN fifteen uaua shat Ten eralas
mu:I be Oh the narrow usck 20 per cent more Vi
Foiltrg stock End 80 per cent mole OF Tain hands,
Fnile the rte ct ton ereine pays wages 10 al en-
tun engine Increase Of tra,ns means, also, In
crease Of stdtrEs and OF sta1'ona III one word.
= saS sse t. os shssr % s1y one
Then, aa 70 the ralls. there IL tet.ous quesnon
to be considered where tie tEut1c Is heavy. IN
certain height to secure the JOINT; the isni. mist
be far enough down 10 be out CT The way OF the
neutrality-suspicious. 10 the ma!ier tnns far
eech way. To keep lzon enough in the teli OF th-
small rat do not Tic loF bolr ho1es weaken and
aarger tne fai,: Atany rass: 1nS .ayisg on itou
ties may be constIe ed as balanced their greater
lumber As 10 eatthwork. the preference does not
seem erear IN favor Of elnban x1nents Of IL feet,
AID cuttings IL feet at grade. over wide gauge
width OF 16 ana ~ feet respectively. waea bur
y inches g saved In With Of track.
sa q demand so@ss doasi. 10 se
track TO do no mole work thaD single wtde-
eCage tract could dp.-t1e latter taken In cou-
ton vi:a heavier equipment. fewer uatns,
ftNer stations aE,t sidlngs, and diminished
working iorce] would Reem TO. have the prefer
These Toruuto roads run from l3o 10 800 m,lea
through 4 conptty Of varied and great resources,
ench "a In Michigan, Illinois, 3nd Missouri would
!u very few years become settled and rax-roads
IKE ou1 go nile lines to the utmost Significant
i enough, tho TAX among the patty that We ac-
compan1ed over the T ;. g. Bt. line was largely
4 regard to R:eat and growing unf1c At no tlli-
tant day, demanding decision between laying a
second pa1Tuw-guAgr, znd removing the narrow
euage a1tog. shef, and substituting the standard
gauge.
We trust that the projectors Of railways In the
United States. this 1lfe the AlleRnanles aud the
Rocky Mountains. Will hasten slowly In adopting
an innovation so radical. On the other hanA, We
trust that the considerations OF econonJ,-in
construction. maintenance and operauon,-Enich
are creating tendencI IN tnfR direction Htn Sug-
Rest 10 out experienced mzuagera the coasideta-
ton Of Wnat We nsnly believe 70 b. the great CON
dlaon Of railway economy tousBtde OF localities
where the standard gauge 10 physically iupoezt-
hie>-the eoaiTuetfss ~ !fghfer ro'lta3 sts~k for
Tie four tttt tigA and haV inch gauge. In o her
wc.ds. let inquiry and Investigation be mtde,
whether On Our present gauge dtferaut cls1ses Of
rolling RtoSk eanEot be built for different classes
Of Eotk Must every passenger train be com-
aratetoaREage aad slaoSing cass Of proportionate
WEIGHT, and OF one 6o-foos passenger car ios
every fifteen or twenty passengers carried.