Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-13

him, began the following dialogue;
"tIow tall are you, sir; il lisa iairquestion ?"
"W-e-l-l, don't exactly remember
"Sevcn fectp"
ooh yes; over seven feet
"Would You be so kind as to give me your
weight?"
Greatly | don't know how much | would
| weigh"
The questioncr here hesitated a moment, and
was on the point of giving up theioo, after meet
ing with such Indifferent success; but he didn't
quite like to carry back so little information to
his fellow passengers, and so he began on an
other series of questions:
81 think have met you before. Are you
from San Francisco, STRIP
'No; oh no. Pm farmer from ont west
where we hatch our oun eggs and raise our
0,oH chickens"
The qucstioncr glanced from the sardonic
smile on his face to his right hand as it toyed
with tobacco box capable of holding pound
or two of fine cut, aud then babe the ponderous
old joker good evening, wondering if giants
always snubbcd little sx-loot chaps in that
way.
EXCURSION OVER THE BosToN, BARRE AND
GARDNER RAILRoAD.-Thc president and di-
rectOrs Of the above road on the invitation of
Mcssrs. X. P. Cooke & Co., the contractors, took
"trip over the line on the occasion of the final
handing over of the road to the cor ,oration on
Saturday. Although the notice was somewhat
short, and did not admit of much preparation,
evcrytmngwaS provided and in good order for
the comfort Of the eXcursioniSts The party
Gncluding G. S. Turner, Esq, superintendent,
and MIR. Chandler, the road master of the Wor-
cester and Nashua,) left the Foster street depot
in ono of the new and elegant cars of the COM
pany at II rs, and arrived at BARRIERS crossing
(thc junction of the road with the W. and ny
at y. Having little time to spend on the trip up,
they were soon under way. Although the snow
of the previous night partially obstructed the
view, If did not affect the condition of the road;
the favorable expressions being unanimous
many remarkng that smoother running was
seldom met with on old roads Arrived at
Gardner at 12:50-timc 50 minutes, including
Stuppagcs Tor wood &c, s.. During their
short Stay in Gardner for visiting the station,
grounds, &C., lunch was spread IN the car,
which good appetites and smiling faces wei
coined. After having done ample justice to the
railroad corporation" was proposed by Mr..
Cooke.
The toast was responded to in an able manner
by the interchangeable president, Col Phillips, who
remarked that IN calling upon him for a speech
the contractors had stolen a march-as he con-
Sidered the contract incomplete without speech
in the first place on the part Of the contractors
When the road, in conjunction with others, was
prospectcd, Ia time as lar back as memory
runneth!) when Worcester had about 5000 in
habitantS and could not boast of being the
model city the prospect was ANYTHING but
hIttcrng The fire of ambition was not extin-
guiShcd however, the energies thar plann d the
project though pal led by circumstances, only
remained atCnI and as the progress of time
Brought matters more fIYOrahly in view, somcOf
the leading capitalists were consulted after which
NhaDks TO MIR. Salisbury, Mr.. Haywood and
OherSl affairs assumed more favorable aspect.
b = patient, perseycring effort and the bold con-
fronting of all the obstacles incident to new un-
dcrtakingS (among others the antagouiSms with
mancd bodies whose interests were not paralcD
h seemingly neglected, though not least i'm
p rtant channel to the heart OF the common
wealth has been this day completed. Although
H. said completed, he meant completed as far as
the late contract was cOncerned-therC yet re-
manned that all important portion the extension
to WnchendOn-in regard to which he would
merely state (Ind he was sure it would be heard
with satisfaction by all presently that the voice
OF the last meeting was to push it fOrCdrd unre-
mttingly aud without delay till all the wished
for results should be attained. 1t was known
fact railroads very seldom paid large dividends
IN their first ycars-the reasons are obvious. 1t
was not to he expected that this would
prove an exception to the general rule, but in
looking forward tn the time when, all obstacles
removed, this road will join the grand chain
which, link by link, has brought Massachusetts
conSpcu0usly forward in progress and develop,
mcut he had every hope and assurance that the
Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad would meet
their most san%uine expectations. In conclu-
sion, and with reference to the contractors,
MeSSrs. Il. p. Cooke & Co. he took pleasure in
stating that they had given every satisfaction,
and that any other remarks from him would he
SuperhuOus, as the road was one which would
speak tor itself In this correction he deemed
il a matter of interest and would state that the
road had been constructed for very trfing
amount more than the cost contemplated thirty
years ago, although the cost of labor, SC, was
very much lower then than now.
With good wishes for the contractors, and
hoping that they would meet with success in
new spheres of operation, he proposed their
health, aud called upon Mr.. Cooke, who, in
very appropriate reply, stated the satisfaction
they experienced in the assurance that their en-
beavers to construct a road which would meet
the wishes of the company, had not been in vain
MeSsrS. Turner of the Worcester and Nashua
Stratton, the chief engineer of the road, and
others, were also called upon, and made
speeches.
The depots are in readiness, and reflect great
credit on Mr.. Tower, the architect. The party
arrived in Worcester about 4:30, well satisfied
with their trip.