The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-06
Che Auttand Daily 6lpbs.
MONDAY, APRIL G, 1874
Port Henry iron Works.

dumping the ore ON the docks. These
trustle works and docks alone costs $780,
900. They run alongside Of the lake, and
are adjacent to the New York and Canada
Railroad The trestle work over the
the docks Is a mile and half long. and
on them the bulk of the productions OF
the mines Il accumulated during the win.
ter months when transportation by water
is stopped.
The amount of iron ore now on the
docks awaiting the opening of navigation
for shipment, is said to be fully $50, 900
tons, and large quantity has been
shipped away by rail during the past win
ter. Last year about 5000 barge loads of
ore were shipped from these docks, each
barge load averaging 1O9 tons. This rail-
road is well worth visiting. 1t is seven
miles in length, and the grade is said to be
one OF the steepest in the country, it being
211 feet to the mile. 1t was originally
completed about four years ago at cost of
some 100000, but since that time the
companies have expended large sums of
money upon it, until now they have as fine
a road as there is in the country.
The original treslle work has been sue
ceeded by entertainments, stone bridges
have taken the place of wooden ones, and
the line is supplied the whole length with
steel rails. This was found to be absolute
ly necessary or account of the steep grade
and spring freshcts, and these and the 9TH
er Improvements have raised the cost of
the road, up to September Both, 1873"
o$40G, 4S7 81.
The grade is so steep that at the time of
construction it was found to be necessary
to construct three "Y's," so the trains
could get up. This, of course, necessi-
tates the employment of powerful locomo-
tives. When the line was approaching
completion. application was made to all
of the leading locomotive works for esti-
mates for engines that would draw ten cars
up the grade at Il rate of eight miles an
hour. Some said they could not be made ;
others said they could make them but would
no, guarantee that they would perform the
work but one firm was found who had
confidence enough in thcir machines TO
give the required guarantee baldwin To-
conceive works Of Philadelphia.
The company now have on the road six
has been the progress of mechanical Sci.
encc that to-day they have engines that
will draw twenty cars up the grade at the
rate Of twenty miles per hour, although
the average train is made up of ten cars.
each train running four trips per day and
each car being loaded with seven tons of
ore For the fiscal year ending October
| LIST, 1872, the company transported oven
| their road 264, 4l3 tons of ore, the earnings
amounting TO Sl5S, GAS 1G, and for the
year ending October LIST, 1878, they car
ried $3.50, S43 tons of ore, and earned
$170,70l 81. During that year the miners
were on strike in the month of August
fifteen days, when no ore was carried oyei
the road.
The rolling stock of the company con-
sists Of 6 first class locomotives, ICY orc
cars and passenger cars.
From the annual report made to the rail
road commissioner oftho state of New York
for the year ending Sept. 80, 1878. l take
the following, which will perhaps more for
chilly illustrate the value of the road.
Total cost of road and equip
ment...................... S4O6,4S7 81
No of miles run in lS73..................22, "a;
No. of tons freight carried, 1873 904
Expense Of operating road. As, 800 Il
Total earnings of road ...........Sl70,70l q
The capital stock of the road is $500, OO(
all paid in and the fuRded debt Sl06,242 q
From the above figures one would natur
ally suppose, (and rightly we think that thu
stock must be worth something, and it j
currently reported that none Of it can eve
be bought.
In connection with the railroad is ma
chine and car shop, which is 4Oxl5O feet
built of brick and basement one half tn
size of the building One half of the build
ing is used in making their cars, the othe
part in repairing the engines, while tn
basement is used entirely in putting to
gether the cars. (Adjoining this is car
penter shop in which all the repairs to car
are done which is built of wood and is 20
100 in size.) The machine and car shop
are supplied with all the necessary machin
cry for first class shop which is carrie
by steam, it being provided with 80 hors
power Wood and Mann steam engine. q
and the engine house are heated with stear
from it,
Among the machinery is driver lathe(o
which driver wheels are ,urned) made Il
the Industrial works at Philadelphia o
which six and one-half foot wheel ca
be turned, which has lately been put in u
II cost of $4,000, and said to be one of tn
best nortl. of Troy.
Adjoining this shop is the engine hous
built in circular form, of brick and whic
has accommodations for six engines, and
provided with all the necessary appurten
ances.
The shops and engine house are undo
the supervision of Elisha iiedding, VIII
was formerly connected with the Whitehall
and Plattsburg railroad in the same capa
city, and who is thoroughly fitted for tn
position.
The superintendent of the road is l. II
Morrison to whom we are indebted for man
eourtesles. h.
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