The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-10-16

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vtlcd, ~ sha, the Range. III rts, ~
aeaiaA, the rAil. d.es nn, tas II M.
did MT ses : single rail nhte.a,a af !
~ ra, ~ the inside. and enls few on
the outside, where the hear, II tie ra,l
hal hesn laid arr~rmass. Thr rvirc
e. arc made in the usual way, The
rails being kept together with iron rc.ls
when required T. he moved. The
keys arr made II marle plank Tho
rails arc snnk int the tics (Which arc
cat into. \ inches vile and 4 inches
icerD and are ke?' In place hy wedges
~ KEYS twelve inches long b, l,nr
inches wide and ono and a half inches
thick al nm end hs thrcc.four,bs II an
inch u the o,hcr and driven On tie
outside II tho rail, keeping II again.,
Tho shoulder of the tirs. Tho ties are
put down without being sided. There
has not hes, single ear oif the track
'incs the rad went into operation The
country through which the Clifton
Railway ID built il not only broken
but cvcn Mountainous. AMI there ID M
liihculty, IN our opinion. In construct.
ng such railway In almost any part
u these townships. From tho inform
.ticn obtained as 10 cnst of labor, ma
'cria's, etc., in the vicinity of tho Clif.
on road, We are Of the opinion that
'he cos. Of grading, furnishing ties aud
'ails, and laying tho same. with mod.
,ratc allowance of rolling stock. auf-
ieicnt for somo years. will not exceed
'or our railroads e5, 600 Il mile cxclua-
" VI large bridges land this 10 build
u a moro permanent manner than tho
Tlilt II reai n built. Wc nro fully
convinced u tho rracticnhllity Il wood.
~ RAILWAYS, wl,cre the principal object
s a freight tra!lir al rates of speed
'rom 10 | = miles m hnnr and TINT
next II M iron railway. nr where tho
'ast Il ~ irpa roal il ton great ,o bc
undertaken. that wno.lcn railways can
De cl,esrls built. economically carried
N nad \ large paying business dene BY
lHir means :
The a'sss report il not very elabor-
ito. l.ii Il has the marka ii cnndor
'lnnt !, NJ far ~ II goes. anl Il valu-
lilo IN that account. Tho report
Itatcs that maple III the timber used.
md |. might b. inferred that no ether
imber was suitable for that purpose.
Maple il tho most suitable Of any tim.
'er growing in thA. region, but OAK
viii answcr equally we'll fer tho rails Or
ies. Bccel, especially rs,l beech, il
,xccllcn. for lics. aud In fact any Kind
4 timber that ID durable viii answer
'or tics, but II II hotter tha. the rails
10 made of timber that IL not liable
o warp end il very hard and close
grained.
In regard to tho durability n wood.
'utrack. tho President Of tho Chiffon
'oad says, IN = statement on this point
madc since tho abovo ropors). that
hc company except 10 move from 3D.
700 % Loo, 900 tons of freight yearly.
Ind that tho rails will last D o. ! ycar.
lle says light trains have been run on
hat road At - milcs m hour. Il Dies
,ot appear that any Of tic now woodsa
.ails arc mounted with iron straps IL.
Or tho fashion II tho Old wooden roads,
md il IL doubtful whether that was
my advantage.
And. 6nally, Il chsapness Il tho main
rcason for building wooden railroad
instead of an iron one. tho
least iron used, within reason. tho bot.
lcr. There arc Thousands of places In
lhis country whore wooden tracks could
bs built anl operated with profit; and
IN most II such cascs whero tho traffic
would not pay for tho building of Iron
roads at present. II wooden roads wero
now built tho traffic would increase %
that By the timo the rails necd renew.
Al. Or extensive repairs became necess-
Ary, il would pay % lay substantial
iron track.