The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-02-11

The . One aa:i Trace and Locen5tives--A
New System Working Successfully in Europe
for Cheap Transportation cn Railroads and
Canals.
DEAR SIR:-I beg leave to bring to your
notice a new system of railroad track and
locomotives, which is working very sue
cessfully in Europe, and especially in
France, where it originates. | speak Of
the g One Rail track and the locomotives
sorking on it. both inve1ited and built by
Mr.. Jean Larmaniat. WHO has selected me
as his agent in lie United States.
The track is formed Of a line of light
rails, from 12 to 80 pounds q yard spiked
to the center of light ties, two feet long.
Parallel to the rail, and on each side of it,
arc two bands af macadan., one foot wide,
or two lines of longitudinal planks, from
six inches to one foot wide, laid on thu
ground with ballast Il is considerably
heaper than the. narrow-gsgge track. /
will contract to build it $1,000 per mile
.h.aper than the other, the rails weighing
h. same per yard. 1t is q much better
track also. because it allows the trains to
run through very sharp curves, even OF
n feet radius as easily rs they run on
:. straight line, and because the resistance
IT the wagons on it is only the fottr-tifths
of what it is on the narrow-gauge track
with two rails, as WIS found by expeu-
ments wit the Dynamemeter, and also be-
cause it allows the locomotives driving on
the macadam or timher to have three tunes
much adhesive power rs the ordinary
locomoti, es; allows them to use at all times
the whole OF their traetiye power and to
nj at equal weight of engine considerably
more than the others, especially where
these new engines are furnished with steel
G., wheels, an Improvement which allows
hem to draw very heavy io.ais at small
med. N all kinds "f weather, and to draw
,.,sst. tam narrow gaug engine OF dou-
.s., u iyht could do They are built with
without cog wheels, and each type IS fal
,eror in power to the ordinary type OF
.,.ono,tves. Their driving wheels have
MS from eight inches TO one foot wide ana
,ulrounded by band of India-rubber. The
.,omotives and cars have two center
wheels, one in front, one boh nj, which
s.e doubled Hanged and run on the center
|, guiding ths train and supporting the
o weig of the cars, which are also
ll, ished y h two sitte-wheels, one each
5 L.. merely MAINTAIN The equilibrium,
nd touc ing hardly the macadam or wood
ne driving wheels drive on macadam OF
abcr. This system is endorsed by til.
low, rnn,ent Chief Engineers in France,
nd TIL. invento, has the concession OF sew
y. al hundr d miles OF cheap railroads to
.,,ild through the country, for feeding the
IL tin lines, and also the concession of the
transportation for fifty years on The Canal
de BourBogne. He puts his track ON the
tow-path. and with q small locomotive
weighing four tons hauls, at three miles an
hour, boat containing 200 tons of cargo.
This system is much preferable to the
screw steamer for towing, because there is
no loss of power due to the slip +" of the
screw. which is considerable and 49 per
cent. on average. A tank locomotive Of
this system, weighing 8 8 tsns will haul.
at four miles an hour GOO tons Of cargo.
and will furnish only go horsepower. while
q screy-steamer would take s4 horse-pow-
er, I will contract for the transportation,
at cheaper terms than it is now, on any
canal In the United States where can only
see that the traffic is Large enough to pay
more than expenses. am also agent for
the improvement Of Mr.. Henry Handyside.
which eau be applied to any locomotive III
existence and allows it to drive at a speed
of six miles an hour and NJ u gradient OF
52S feet per mile the same load which it
can haul on level. | want to form com
pany for the introduction of these systems
and respectfully solicit your concurrence in
a matter of SO much Importance for cheap
transportation The system could be tried
first in mining districts and ON canals. 1t
will give the most satisfactory results as it
does now in several European States.
Respectfully,
CHAs. ]. QuET1L, Civil Engineer.
Agent for the "one Raj" System and Inn
provement Hanoyside,
Penn Van, Yates Co, n. Y.
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