The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-30
Tie Marrow Cage Railroad.

The experiments that have been made
with the narrow gauge railway are 10 the
highest degree gratifying In their resuliA
We Ink upon this kind Of EhilTOad ~ 4
great blessing " society. The railway
upon the broad tricks has placed The cOsn.
nuniiies d many lOCllitica under serious
embarrassment. Villages arc leit In in.
IsYnedlAie situations, having no cOtBmun
Icati0n with the world save by vehicles
drawn by h0nes. which In no wise sup
plirs their Wanla 10 country u railroads
They are. therefore, leit, ~ II were, Out Of
the world. This disadvantage % which
~ many populations are subjected SHg
geab the inquiry, what can be done i0r
their relief VIVA. can be done 70 bring
them into communication with the world
nt,on terms somewhat corresponding with
tie intercourse which other paTs Of the
world maintained with one UnOtbeT 2
The hnsWer il now given. It should be
hailed with delight by ell men This an
awer Il the narrow gauge railroad" II
Is 70 become the connecting link between
all the trunk lines Of railway and the
communities not taken up by them. II
will Ike the inlersecting cTossliDc railway
which will ditlusG the benefits Of railway
communication throughout the land, and
give every neIghborhOOd that facility Of
intercourse and transportation that will
place all upon footing something near
equality.
Therefore VIC invite the attention Of vii
lagos and local populations To this import
ant railroad plan. We urge upon them
IN consider Il wcIl--lo make their e'ti-
mates Of its cost and It's advantages, and
then zee whether they will not be hand.
s0mcly rewarded by the convenience and
the profits those lines will give. We
learn from letter 10 the Railroad and
Mining Legistcr, written by Mr.. II +. Q.
d'Aligny, New York engineer, that u
company Is now organizing for the eX.
press purp0sG Of building on contract, on
this principle roads and branch roads
especially " connect mining or InanuIaC.
turing districts with main trunk roads.
Al tho head u this corporation Is Mr..
Matt, Ellis, President Of the Iron Hills
Railway Company, OF kentucky, and the
first road will be constructed this winter
in the Hanging Rock region Of the Ohio
River, fnr the purpose Of connecting the
Iron Hills mines with the Eastern Ken.
lucky railroad.
Mr.. dAIigny gives some interesting
facts from the report for 1869 Of the
Fcstining roAd II appears that the net
revenue Of that road last year Was ClO,'
G22, tho capital Of the company being
only GO, 1856. Mr., HAligny says THE
economy 0l the construction and equip.
mcnl Of narrow gauge road, 2 feet .
inches, Is immense when compared with
the cost Of road 1 feet 81 inches For a
single track il Is 10 per cent over an ortll'
nary fiat country but In the mountainous
or mining districts the proportion IN.
Crcases 10 70 per cent. md more. In fact,
II narrow gauge road eau be established,
and will prove II paying concern in cOnn'
tries so rough that no attempt wolIIdcver
be made To construct road Of the usual
gauge. Narrow gauge roads will accom-
plish revolution In tho rnilroau system
Of the United States"
With pleasure We add this evidence in
favor Of tho narrow gauge railroad for
nCighborhOod purp0scs--I0r that bench.
cent agency which relieves ncighbOrhood
plantations from ISOLATION, and places them
again In communion with world social
commercial and literary, - Richmond DE''
TMteh.