The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-30


rono,. Nl Whom, as in Canada East
ndm Australia, Norway etc the mum |
,c,. Of narrow gauge connecting lines }.
, numerous, and their own mtoreom-
so extensive that the trans
crs and the cost OF them are mall com
,ored to the general business (2) !
Whom thecarrying trade of thcpropo,ed
,orrow gauao road is principally either
lint or uoy,eugcrs alone or freight alone.
,fiycd trade makes narrow gauge roads
us it requires a manifold OF
rollina stock and otherprepo~tlon' not
sui,oLle ia shorter lines. li) Whore |
narrow curves aud other savings IN
hc,vy construction make narrow gauge |
ro,Js uuch les. extensive, 50 that the
soying in interest Is larger than the
disadvantages under when
narrow mbuomaDroilwoy3 Labor,
os o,n,r,rpd TO the normal broader
couoc railways o. Whcroth transit
buauo5s ,pcmoucutly OF such nature
rs to require in the transfer to other
ro,ds mo- large extra cVprnre,, nor to
cause deterioration by rr.houdIms orod'
di,ional usk. Among such may bc
no,nod fine heavier mineral or,', wood
hnuhcr. lime, materials for making and
r.rpirinr streets, building stones and
,o,l4 that do not lose value Icy rough
hnudlinq The direction OF such trans
fen. must, to COME within this rule,
Ina ,,ou the abnormal to the nor
nol roads and not the reverse, (oJ
Where narrow gauge roads provide
from their special character and rela-
tion lo certain Iocnlitics and their bust.
ness specifically convenient access 60
s,onn on other mamics, or to forests
that arc not accessible to other INll-
roads and whcro1hcrclorc by the form
err b,irthcns can be- carried from the
nl,ro If rroduction to that of consWmp.
lion without ro.hnndlug and breaking
hIll, which would not bc carried if no
no,rov'nuo, railways were construct
ed ml Where there is naturally
isolated railroad area. such rs exists on
;s,,nds NJ spc,il connections with
,yot,r courscs lint even here caution il
necessary. AS the experience OF the
Swedish lake connecting road teaches,
lGN Where they connect turnpikcs
and other LARGE thorouehiares, and
thoso finnish messengers or freight to
tho secondary railroad, and in localities
where broade,.qaugcd railroad, gro diff.
Gcull or construction and of great cost,
in consequence of the heavy grades and
narrow curves that would have to he
overcome
Narrow gauro RAILWAYS are not oohjya
| Mu (,A Where the pnssengcrs and
Mcioht traffic is SO mixed and conmli.
cntod Ms to cause high expenses and
much time in the transaction Of bust
moss in such eases il will be difficult To
cover repairs and general expenses, and
honco there is little probability OF earn
inr interest ON cost of road. On Wher,
connections with main lines having IN,
normal caupe oro essential to the sue
coss Of A. narrow qaune road In such
casos the narrow nnuro can only b,
tcmnorory. and there is sure TO be a
ruture when the entire road has TO Toe
reconstructed and its rolling stock re-
modelled. () Where the demands OF
business are variable so that when they
ara NJ a maximum, thcy reourn AN
amount Of rolling stock which is n SIR
ulusncc and lies idle when busincss ia ot
n minimum. Narrow gauge railroads
cannot have the advantage of an cx
change of cars like roads whose gauge i.
in harmony with that of other roads
They have to supply all their rolling
stock.
The author sums these several point,
up in the remarks. "lf wo cast oul
eyes upon the actual results the numor.
Gus discussions considerations and ob
seryotions that have taken place in al
highly developed railroad countrie,
during the last fifteen years in refer
ence to raurc, they have culminoted in
the conclusions which we have hcr,
given in condensed broyity The mucl
studied Fe,tiniog road in ENGLAND In,
ioundno successor the Belgian. Antwerp
Client railroad has remained isonted
and will most likely be reconstructed :.