The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-29
New Railroad Projects.

Three railroad rejects have recently
been brought forward, WINCH %e'1 lmus
day, bat the disposition to seek in all parts
of the world the field in which th's enter
prise may develop itself. one OF THESE
schemes must DO regarded for long time
yet as only a project broached-a matter
to be talked about. But the other two have
gone SO far as carefully to investigate
routes make their estimates, and put forth
feelers in European markets for the requi-
site capital.
The first of the latter projects to which
tation of loaded ships from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. Taking hint from ROADS
which have long successfully carried canai
boats and other smaller vessels, with their
cargoes unbroken, over high eminences'
this scheme proposes to solve the ditficui-
tv of finding a feasible canal route. 1t is
proposed by it to take loaded ships OF even
| two thousand tons upon wheels and carry
them from one side to the other OF the lath,
mus. The projected plan is for ROAD
with six parallel rails, with gauge OF
twenty five feet. The cars to be provided,
each with two hundred and forty wheels,
and to weigh no less than seven hundred
tons. Hydraulic lifts are proposed to get
the ships upon the cars, and from hVe TO
ten locomotives to draw them Over
ordinary grades. Upon the steepest grades
tits proposed to resort to the plan OF toeehed
wheels gearing into toothed supplemental
rails, and to have stationary engines at some
points if necessary. The route designated
for this road is the one through honduras,
and the estimated cost seventy five million
dollars. That the plan involves insuperaoie
obstacles it would be unwise to assert
, Some of our readers may yet see 1T IN opera
ton unless lifelong sought route Tor q cana
: is found, and. its feasibility shown, for the
, from the Atlantic to the Pacific short of tn
: vovaoe of nine thousand miles around Thu
Cape Horn.
8 At the same time that the projectors o
o the above scheme are said to be iookin
4 about the London market for capitai, III
q British Foreign Office has been interestin
Y i.self in what is known as the Euphrate
: Valley railway. Some time ago her MAJ
!, ! esty's Consuls along the proposed route
) this road were fnstrncted to gather up an
!. communicate all possible information l
n regard to the features of the country, an
1t the feasibility of the project and whateve
D, might throw light on the estimated cost
n the road. The replies have just been mad
q, public, and are said to be ''singularly VI
I, animous in recommending the enterpris
on the score of safety, practieao, MY, R an
,e phorus nearly opposite Constantinople, IL
t. proposed route proceeds South to ADAM
OF on the Mediterranean; thence across I'll
ts country and down the valley OF the Eul
x hrates, and along the shore OF the Iersis
il Gulf, TO connect many ~'eH " ioau $3.50
he from Bombay. This would prove one
to the most gigantic enterprises OF the ag
he but the Ed glish sorely feel the need OF sue
MT a communication with India, and 1T
SO by no means unlikely that at mo very Iii
I'D tant day they will have it,
al. But meantime there are many found
Ibt talk about q road across the continent
err Africa from Guinea to Zangueoar, ana
,ly look forward to the time-not within tt
&C. decade, to be sure-wben it shall be q
led complished. 1t might not cost SO mu
to more than the English paid for their Ably
ian sian war, and if they should say the woT
.ial they could have it.