Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-27
LYNDON VILE.


gree it owes its existence Your read
ers will hardly expect in such a brief
notice, a very complete history of the
Conn e. Pass. Rivers Rail Road, nor
will faithful description of this thriv-
ing village necessitate such a history.
1t is now something like seven years
since the present site of this village was
chosen by the directors of the Rail Road
for the location of their General Offices
and Shops, the need of which had been
created by the fire at St. Johnsbury
which had destroyed the old ones. |
we'll remember on my first coming to
your town nearly seven years ago, the
theme of conversation in all quarters
was the expression of regret at the
prospective loss of one of your citizens
Mr.. W. H. Hoyt. He had purchased
farm at Lyndon and was going to try
his hand at farming. He did not come,
however, but the r. f. Co. did, To
the careful observer, the first which at
tracts the attention on his arrival when
alighting from the cars is the commodi-
dious brick building, portion of which
is used the ground floor 'front.' for To-
cal ticket office and passenger awaiting
rooms. The remainder of the ground
floor-rear-is occupied, south. by the
Western Union Telegraph, and Cheney S
Express Companies; and, north, as the
general Freight Office The second
floor is apportloned to the Superintend-
ent Chief Clerk and Cashier, and gen
eral Ticket Agent. Directly north of
the general Offices are the buildings used
by the Company for repairing and build
ing, and designated in familiar, common
terms, as "The Shops" Over these
with unusual skill, dignity and ease
combined-presides the master mechan
ic, Mr.. Horace A. Alden. with an able
corps of foremen in both shops and yarc
to second his plans and execute his will
There are employed in all his depart
ments--the machine and blacksmith
shops, the round house, the wood anc
paint shops and the yards-in the vicin
ity of one hundred hands Of the worl
turned out here | need not speak partic
ularly, even were l able. The strength
and durability of the engines and thu
thoroughness of the fret ght cars togethe
with the beauty and elegance of the pas
senger coaches, is remarked by ever,
intelligent, careful observer. So mucl
for general idea of the Head Quarter
of the G. & P. Rivers and Mass. Vale,
r. R. Your readers will of course wisl
now, like true yankees, to look insid
more closely. Over all this busy scene
as commander-in- chief, is Emmons Ray
mond, with home in Boston-althougl
1requenU Coo.o Of inspection give him al
intimate acquaintance with all the de
tails of its management. Next on tn
list of the board of officers in immediat
control stands Mr.. L. W. Palmer, tn
New Superintendent, as he is still
termed, although his connection with tn
Road dates back nearly year. Hi
reputation is already established anon
the subordinates and patrons of the CON
pany as 81 ruil-road man." | dare nc
In my Ignorance pronounce judgment i
this respect, nor perhaps have | right
, do so in what | consider as the secon
qualification for a competent superintent
| ent, viz: q real gentleman | may q
: any rate express my conviction, seconde
J by all whom | have heard speak hi
| name, worthy to bear without reproach
the .tNN title. Perhaps the next in til
order of Importance. comes the freigf
Dept, at the head of which is Mr.. Her
] ry P. Alden, brother of the Master NJ.
chanic. To become somewhat acquain
E ed with the almost infinite details in
: single station-like yours at Barton, f
D instance-and then be told that thirt
: or more times that amount was Just I'll
4. beginning of what the master of tran
portation had for recreation, some
your readers would sigh for little har
work. That Mr.. Alden has conducte
his Dept. to the entire satisfaction of tt
directors and the public generally,
only to say what you have already il
ferred. she is a business man" Fe
men, submit, would bear the almo
constant appeal for especial rates, an
!, for contracts" for discount of bills
and damages" for "passes," and .bo
cars at 2l5 and tracks at 224," al
"hay at 22l," and thousand other lie
r important items, so patiently and ge
tlemanly. Over the other and next in
!, portant Dept, is Mr. N. P. Lowering, j
the General Ticket Agent. The lor
years of service are his testimonial
appreciation. The Chief Clerk al
Cashier is II. Hastings, ''the Paymaster
as he is commonly called. Inquiry
him invariably ELECTS the reply, You
find him up stairs in the office" Alwa
at his post, he enjoys alike the respe
and confidence of the officers ard ell
ployes, the entire length of the roa
These are some of the principal office
= of the road, with an account of the