Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-14

continue extracts from Osborne and Man.
ungs Narrow Gauge Railway Report Pare u.
BRANCH OF FIFTY MILES.
Secondly. II branch las to b, l7no.-
stretching forty or fifty miles through dj:,T;c
where the wide road could net be c2ns;rnoo$
tor less than $4,000 or $50, 600 per mic. ari
funds are insufficient, build the three feet rcqi
save from 5000 to S12 900 per mile, AID = >r,,,
equal to the interest 90 such sav!Gg aiN No..
annually Tor the transhipment OF the cloLstf'
will require it. The cost OF trans!irmrrr "
given by writer's at from ten to ihirty-liya ccDr:
per ton The latter price will slare 10 wgr,.
house, after handling it, aud reship it Theme.
BRANCH OF EIGHTY MIL:::s--LOCoMorIyEI or
FEET S! INCH ROAD CAN HAUL CARS OK
THE 3 FEET ROAD.
'Thirdiy. When D!a1ch sill reach ,iytg O.
eighty miles. aud caunct uc continued on t.,
more costly plan, ard especially when the Inaia
road with which it is Intended 70 connect j. O.
equal, or not more than twice lis length, twill
pay to lay third rail o. TIE Cross ne, Of IKE
wide rode, at the expense III 0ae IT botn Of IL,
companies, and thus the locomotives q IT,.
standard guage, ty m.aas of . uow.y inv Mt,
coupling, can make UP their trains from cas-
Ct both gauges, as conycnlcEc, or necessity
may dictate.
cost or TILE THIRD RAlt DIVIDED ANoy4
ALL.
AS every new branch line that tha- 81
ranged It's business would become Uarticipiri
in the expenditure cun:cqu@n! N Tie lay@,.
the third rail, it, tctai cost w2I!l so)G t2 4.
vldcd up among tie various companies r...
would yet have II! the advantage, 70 J., :.!La'
by the adoption # the three !eat gauge ~.
s,Tho fn',ros orj ,o r.,oi. .,I..oa, .,I...,
demonstrate wcndorons ,hinyy yet IS, r,nr.,
in all sincerity, bat receive AMI ar!.n,w.cs!..
| them as reasonable. They tel Us
First. That By constructing three IT,:
ROAD loo mics 'ooE' u's''HtH |" 80 Ia
coa' 'ounase, 'nSt''.' VI ~: ,I'' - '''''l E'"'
."' s'';us ""a,i ~ W
ST"t' - eo nn Az r. ~" 'St '''' ''
al Out so;-o' PER hi'lS - 80" r'i'''" e,S, o.
| - p."'', ~ I'".' ,o -; -
Iimr of,cr making even ucrros,u,hjo ,'l,g
| onrrs far CONTINGENCIES onr.L3lr RI ;hr ,,,,.
cost Of the ro,I end +, frrajtur, ynufl T..
ycinod ont
! "Sncord That i..t, c,,,vairrs:.. ro,. :.
~, ca dnstync,ivc +, H., rc,i;nr ..,rh ~ ~
standard parpns. can 10 ,rnYcgcrI v;thcr; u
inrions ctfrc, On the three feet road.
.CnsT m orTprr
,,r,. .,
lbit'' hH' 'hc c'T' e. CUNT /: "oo"i '"e'''
per ct. less ard about hall the 1c&hF iar IN
same business.
"SpEED AID STABILITY.
.ror,,h Pin. ,ho enooa ,rI;ob i.r,r, ,...:,
,,;nc1 IN orr rcr,l,r r.iI,rov fra fe can h. i,,,
5, ~ ""t .i ,'i' h.
,,orsnr,,,r o,n,sr,. ~, ,j,Is, r,,i. harn r,,,,
stability, aud. in certain cases. more sqr'.r.
tS.n ,5nsn -; ,hn ,,anJorI
'""' '''''0 ''''-,,
COST OK orh"AilN''
Fifth. That the cost OF orcrat;n&i% "o'a.
~ per CO. III la'Cf VI Tic h''''o"e! ''"E'
"REvESUEs AND DIVIDENDS.
''Sj5,h, That the ret revenues o? the sd.
road NAV reach : per c., while tho, u H..
three feet as surely premise ~ per e., why..
demonstrates that ci;arscs Tor TRANSFORMATION
cnn be rodncaa a. The nnbI,c..n the three r.,
rnad
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