. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. Robert L. Stevens Robert Stevens advocated the use of an all-iron rail in preference to the woodenrail or stone rigger plated with strap iron, then in use on one or two short American rail-roads. At his suggestion, at the last meeting held before he sailed, after due discussion,the board of directors of the Camden and Amboy Railroad passed a special resolution au-thorizing him to obtain the rails he advo
. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. Robert L. Stevens Robert Stevens advocated the use of an all-iron rail in preference to the woodenrail or stone rigger plated with strap iron, then in use on one or two short American rail-roads. At his suggestion, at the last meeting held before he sailed, after due discussion,the board of directors of the Camden and Amboy Railroad passed a special resolution au-thorizing him to obtain the rails he advocated. During the voyage to Liverpool he whiled away the hours on shipboard by whit-tling thin wood into shapes of imaginary cross-sections until he finally decided whichone was best suited to the needs of the new road. He was familiar with the Berkenshawrail with which the best English roads were then being laid, but he saw that, asit required an expensive chair to hold it in place, it was not adapted to our countrywhere metal-workers were scarce and iron was dear. He added the base to the T-rail, dis- THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Transcription of Letter Shown in Manuscript Below. Liverpool, November 26, 1830. Gentlemen,— At what rate will you contract to deliverat Liverpool, say from five to six hundred tons of rail-way, of the best quality iron rolled to the above pattern intwelve or sixteen feet lengths, to lap as shown in thedrawing, with one hole at each end, and the projectionson the lower flange at every two feet, cash on delivery?How soon could you make the first delivery, and at whatrate per month until the whole is complete? Should theterms suit and the work give satisfaction a more extendedorder is likely to follow, as this is but about one-sixthpart of the quantity required. Please to address youranswer (as soon as convenient) to the care of Francis , Consul of the United States at Liverpool. I am. Your Obedient Servant, Robert L. Stevens,President
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