The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25
timber loaded was guaged to weigh

said the steamer could easily carry
both, or twice the freight already
on, which was agreed on by all hands
to be load for twelve mules, All
things ready, the gentlemen seated
themselves on the planks, upon
which they rode out on the rear truck,
and following in buggy and watch
ing the labor of the wheels and the
rubber tire. My candid opinion ID
that over the same track, with accliv-
tiles in the opinion of some of over
one foot in twelve, in the opinion Of
none less, with somewhat improved
steam, though not the best, for light
wood does not make the best, but
green pine heart and sap together,
well seasoned), we returned to the
mill in less time and with less labor
than with which we went out.
Summing up, then, the judgment
was quite unanimous, including the
superior Judgment of Mr.. Wadley,
that these steamers on dirt roads
graded to one foot in twelve or four
hundred feet to the mile with slight
elevation of the road bed to the CEN
tire, could be made to do most valua-
BILE service in substitution for teams.
This machine really seemed equal
to what was claimed for it-twenty-
five horses. If it is, what is the
matter, Why, that the people at
such places as Tennille, on the Cen
trail Railroad, as Fort Valley and
Geneva on the Southwestern Rail
road, Miner, on the Macon and
Western, Union point to White
Plains, on the Georgia, and others
too obvious and numerous to mention,
should organize companies and there
by really create for the sections con-
tiguous to them, the facilities Of
transportation equal almost to rail,
and for themselves the increased
business which such facilities would
certainly give.
Such companies might, in region
like that around Fort Valley, do the
breaking up of land for large num-
Der Of farms. Such steamer as
this, Isuppose, would drag six plows
eight inches deep six miles an hour,
or four plows ten inches deep. Crops
put in on land thus broke, would not
mind a drought of seven or eight
weeks if it had the vegetable mould
stuffs, which all land should have
that is cultivated.
These are all matters worth con-
sideration, and all who may contem-
plateAavaiIing themselves of this
great step in improvement in di-
rection so vital to our agricultural
interests, have now an opportunity
offered to inspect and see for them
selves the working of this new in
vention-and at a very little cost
1t has been brought almost to our
farms. The Central Railroad Com
pany, with a desire to give a fair
test to the machine that the people
of Georgia may examine and see
themselves whether they may not,
by companies, take hold of it and
save much of the immense outlay
now incurred for horse power and
horse feed by using it for blowing
and whether they may not make
it bear burthens and answer the pur-
pose of three feet gauge railroads,
and invest the waste of money in
building tho wide guage, and dimin-
ish the debt and taxation that are to
result from the building Of roads
that will not pay in quarter of CEN
fury, if ever, have gone to the eX-
pense of having this steamer con-
structed at cost of So, 900, besides
the expense of shipping out, and
placed it where it can be readily
seen and subjected it to the actual
practical tests of the heaviest kind
of work.
We repeat, these are facts and
matters for the consideration of the
agriculturalist, and it is not to be
doubted that great as seems to be
this grand stride for field labor-sav-
ing, the end is not yet, and let all
carefully watch coming results. |
have Just had notice through Mr..
II. R. Brown, Of this city, from VIM.
Churchill Vastler, 10 Exchange
Place, New York, Of his intention to
exhibit at our fair, Messrs. Aveling
& Porter's, of Tendon, road locOmo-
tive, which has recently taken the
premium in a contest near London
This steamer, says the London
Times of the 9th July, has made the
crack performance in a contest with
this same Thompson steamer, Will
such important events in such quick
succession in the road steamer de.
velopments, | repeat, we may look
for greater strides and greater re-
suits. But "hold enough p doubt.
less, you and all your readers are
ready to say to.your correspondent.
D. w. L.