The New York herald., 1876-02-09
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION ASSoCIA-
TION
NOVEL PLANS ron FREIGHr AND PASSENGER
RAnWAys

NOVEL PLANS FOR FRHIGHr AND PAssESoEh
RAILWAYS.
Yesterday afternoon a very interesting meeting OF
the above association took place and some important
matters were considered. The secretary, Mr. Thurber
read a portion OF the minutes OF the last meeting
after which the brief report showing
that there balance his hands OF about s., 00o
The report adopted
Mr.. watrous read the report OF tho Executive Com
mittec. The names OF about forty gentlemen and firms
proposed Tor membership
A communication was received from Mr G. W. Pierce,
Of Cumberland, Md, with diagrams In regard 10 i'm
provements on screw propeers Tor use upon canals
This consists OF a simple mechanical device for
tcaly adjusting the propeller wheels, whereby
thoy be more or less submerged, as the boats
The communication was referred to the Committee
Canals.
Mr.. Charles j. Quote a civil engineer Of the school
Of Arts OF Paris introduced diagrams and communi-
A oSE RAIL TRACK RAILROAD,
being system working successfully in Europe for
cheap transportation railroads and canals Tho
locomotives working successfully IN France aud Por-
tuga the invention OF NJ Jean LarmaniaL The
limo is fopmed OF light rails spiked TO the centre OF ties
two feet long parallel 10 the rail, aud each side
OF are two bands of macadam, one foot WIDE or two
lines Of longitudinal pnnks laid on the ground with
ballast This is said TO be cheaper than the
gauge track not costing over 81, 900 per mile The
locomotives aud have four wheels; two of them,
in front and behind, are IN the centre axis OF
the locomotive, ana being dOuDie hanged run on
the centre rail They support part of the weight OF
the engine and guide IT, In the cars they support
their whole weight In the centre O the locomotive
and put two sido wheels. In the locomotive
they the driving wheels; they maintain ITS equi-
lbrlum and DO the driving on timber or macadam.
The communication OF NJ. Qu6el was referred TO tho
Committee Railroads.
Mr. McCanaughy an engineer, who has been for
some time surveying In Pennsylvania and who repre-
sented the Peoples Freight Railway Company well
Chicago aud Atlantic Railroad spoke in refer
cncc to tho proposed
II AIN Az r
This gentlemln's plans also referred TO the
Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Il. f. Browning read a resolution in reference
to the Improvement of tue Harlem River, which
adopted, and Mr. John \. Henry moved In regard
10 the finishing OF General Newon's He'll Gate work,
with recommendation 10 the government that the
work should be pushed in order that ITS completion
Colonel Baker, called the attention OF tho meeting
the decline OF the gram exports from this port.
The following figures are significant In this connec-
ton.
Bushels
Exports from Baltimore for week ending
February 654 13O
Exports from Philadelphia Tor week ending
February ............................ $50, 66l
Total Observation-Disclosures. S9a, ,491
For the previous week .............. ..... SS3 T06
Grand Total. neutrality-suspicious.. 1,777l97
From New York, for week
ending February 5............ 204, 00l
From New York Tor the previous
Week..... lZV,Ozi
For two weeks. ks................... l4,O2s o2s
Decrease for New York ork....... 3oa lo9