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Mississippi Democrat
Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi
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Report from Alton, Ill., on successful trials of Gen. Semple's steam car in Springfield, expected to reach 10-12 mph on prairies, potentially revolutionizing state commerce by reducing need for railroads.
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We learn from Springfield that two trials have been made with Gen. Semple's newly invented steam car, and that it succeeds as well as the Gen. anticipated it would. This is gratifying intelligence indeed.
The car it is supposed will be able to travel at the rate of ten or twelve miles an hour over our common Prairies, with ease and safety. The value of this invention cannot be properly estimated.—
It is destined to measurably supersede the necessity of rail roads, and will effect a great revolution in the internal commerce of our State. We have not seen the car. but are informed that it is of a very simple construction, and the general opinion of those who saw it run, was, that it would fully answer the purposes designed.
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Springfield
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two trials made; succeeds as anticipated; expected to travel 10-12 miles per hour over prairies with ease and safety; simple construction; will fully answer purposes designed
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Two trials have been made with Gen. Semple's newly invented steam car; it succeeds as well as the Gen. anticipated; supposed to travel at 10-12 miles per hour over common Prairies; destined to supersede necessity of rail roads and effect great revolution in internal commerce of the State