Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-14
A Narrow Guage Railroad.

A Narrow Guage Railroad.
 In an editorial of last week the Winsted Herald advises the Shepaug Valley Rail- road Company to employ three foot guage (instead of the usual one of 4 feet inches), smaller cars and lighter engines. It favors this plan from the fact that not only the original outlay, but the running expenses, can thus be very materially les- sened.
 The suggestion of the Herald is certainly worthy of serious consideration. For short lines, and feeders branching from trunk lilies, such guage might be practi- cable and profitable, where the ordinary guage would be too expensive, both of construction and for use. Our proposed line, however, is about 30 miles long; from Mine Hill down, at least, it will have con- siderable heavy freight, from the first. Above all, the transshipment of all freight would become 8 necessity with change oi guage, great additional expense. Were the Shepaug .Valley Go. unable to build a line of the usual capacity, it might be a question whether narrower guage might not be better than nothing; but they hope to start with stock subscription of moi less than $4OO, 900 and that the total expen. ses of construction and outfit will not ex. ceed $900,000. This will give much lar. ger basis of cash capital than usual fol starting the enterprise, and after it is start. ed, those best informed do not doubt but that it will pay running expenses. .a. Bag The new constitution adopted by the State of Illinois has many improve ments on older documents of the kind It provides in the first place for repre-. sentation of minorities in the House. This is effected by districting the State for Sen ators only, and electing three Represents tives in each Senatorial District. Each voter has three votes which he may cast for one, two, or three candidates as he pleases. The result will of course be to. secure one of the two for the minority in each district. .-.-. Another excellent feature is the portion relating to railway corporations. All such companies must have their offices within the State; all their rolling stock is liable te attachment; there shall be no consolida tion between competing lines; majority of the Directors must be residents of the State; all railroads are declared to be pub. lie highways, and the maximum rates oi transportation shall be regulated by the legislature; stock dividends, and all other forms of watering" stock, are forbidden
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