Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-09-05

m. or started ahead again. The trains
are, therefore. under complete control,
and if traffic should not justify the build
ing Of a double track single track could
be easily and efficiently operated"
NUMBER OF TRAINS PRACTICALLY IN
LIMITED.
While it is true the capacity Of a train
of I've cars is not large-about ton OF
mail or express matter to the car-the
capacity Of the road will be very grea'
and its economy admirable, Ten or
fifteen trains 90 hour ach way will
require no more power that one train o
day and practically no more expenses,
since the power 10 steadily maintained at
the generating stations, and no employees
are required with the trains. Fifty or
seventy five tons an hsur could be easily
dispatched from New York to Chicago.
At present it is not intended to apply the
new invention to the transportation OF
human beings; but after the commercial
success Of the mail and q press line shall
have been demonstrated it is predicted
passenger line will speadilys follow.
For the carrying Of passengers the car.
would BIZ made three feet wide, Will
single seats. No sleeping cars would be
required, because five hours would suffice
for journey from New York to Chicago
The traveller could leave Chicago early
in The morning, Lunch 10 New York,
spend the afternoon on Broadway or
| Wall street, dine at Delmonico's aud
reach Chicago again in time to retire at
midnight. He would travel very rapidly
but comfortably, in train !. hted aud
heated by H II d. more
over travel in safety, because the con-
struction Of the track would render il
impossible for the train to become
derailcd, and automatic appliances would
obviate all danger Of collisions. He
might not find it to bis advantage to stick
his head out Of the window, but there
svuld be no difficulty about the ventil'
ilon Of the coaches. No smoke, dust
:, as or cinders would interfere wit
: respiration. The cars now 10 use on thu
Experimental track have their wheels OF
: he outside Of the body New cars soo'
. be put ia use, have the wheels within
tue walls or the walls Of the cars, leaving
no projection except the journal boxes.
AN IMPORTANT PATENT.
: Among the l50 patents Of the com
pany controlling this invention is on
whose importance will at once common
! itself to the reader who hopes some da
q . travel from Chicago to New Yor
i between luncheon and dinner. 1t is
special form OF rail. Under the projec
. ing arm Of this RAIL travel as guard, whic
y rests within a couple Of inches Of th
: under surface, standing ready to hol
y the train upon the track in case Of acct
a deut Of shock. This rail serves til
double purpose Of giving protect'c
~ against accidents and Of carrying the ta
: currents, the outgoing and the retur'
! The positive current is carried by h
= rail itself, while the negative currel
y returns on small copper wire CAREFUL
insulated and placed on the out eide !
:, the upright section OF the rail. Tn
:" rail can be crossed BY pedestrians an
= vehicles without danger Of shock fro
~ the powerful currents coming through
The rail weighs sixty pounds to the var
and tho average cost of the track
= computed at $4,000 mile. A doub
IS track line by.we4n New York AZ
20 Chicago, with power stations and cqui
Nc rnents, would probably cost no more lhs
~ Sl2,0G0,000, and have capacity mo
eu than equal 10 all the mail and packa,
" express matter now passing between Il
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