Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-26

how it has pushed it through, at cost OF
nearly hundred thousand dollars mile.
Ii has been d checksred history. But all IS
well thar ends well; and We do not know
Of any set Of people tina; have a better right
to hurrah, than the people OF Pittsburgh
TO when place the new road will be Of in
mense adyautage), and Of the considerable
region along the west shore. which has
hitherto had no outlet bat the lake, and
has been practically icc-bouui for about
half Of every year. Tni- Is alsJ evidently
the way thy feel about it.
The EXCURSION
LETT Albany on Tuesday morning. November
10th. The President Of the United States
and Governors Of great States, and other
high National aud State officials that had
been invited, were somehow prevented from
coming, BY noticeable. if not unusual, CO.
incidence Of sudden pressure Of official du-
ties; but there wa large and good party
without them. Ii numbered some 10 per
IONS Among them we're Hon. Thos. Dick
son. President Of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Co. Col. Lesrlui B. Cannon and
several 9th directors of that Company,
Hon / v Baker, Superintendent oil i"e
Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad ana
President and Superintendent Of the New
York and Canada Nj { W Vent en-
gineer-in-chiei OF the new road Hon.
Augustus Shell. OF Ne" York Senator
"agner'oi the Wagner Drawing-room Car
90 "4iu9H" a "''"' " O@ .te-I
rreSileht o' LAiAS enc No''sse d.
Iun'' h'4.' anu "7''is -.
fAf1ee' ara o1h4r representa- ~.
iron ana coal trades. OF Scrani'i'
and Oaro'ndale' Pa hon a. -, -
r . 4 Warren. J. ".
- ~ "a rIjiprb,st and G. II.
- 49,, . r. r.. ,l,vor Yeats.. Of Science
-. e. lanes II Wilson. of cavalry
go. .Js commander of the brigade
-. .,rtcrsd.J ,f. Davis. Hon W Rose
rort Of Hudson Hon. Thomas Cornell. Of
R,ndout. and many other gentlemen. repre-
..nting lesdin, railr,al and bosiness inter
ests in the extend.5 reoion tbrouob winch
the canal and the varion. road. Of the Della
ware and Hudson Company run. were Of
the number. We have rarely seen an equal
number Of iiner and more substantial look
ing gentlemen together. Reporters of the
New Hork dailieS OF the Albany Journal,
ArgaS and ErYrcSS. and vt the Troy IWttS,
accompanied the party.
TIE train consisted OF eleven cars, drawn
by the " Saratoga" one OF the Delaware
and Hudson COMPANY : urea; 80 ton an
thracite burning engines, which was deco
rated With numerous small daas. Of the na-
ional colors.
Tbsrs ,.o-., Nv 5-,yri,.,--,.,.r oars a car
s.rA;,A l,,...b,-;.,
..I,s.I..5~ IN. .-L;.t -.
io.dod ri,p c,,r.,i,- ~ ,.,1, 49,. c.mo
o,a ,.ho. n;,o .,,.bl.s o,5 ,a.ablo-
-. - ~:
IS .ha Gil. H., ". w -o,,'
rasso,co- cars a,,d -. ,o- =, q.
.ho - r 10 - - "a.
n.h,,L 1a-n.i..ol ''''''
ar 49, -. '-''' Wv '
iN' weather "A9 ao' nice \ ioz sntou1'u
.ne "hoie region between Albany and" mite
mai 'nIoush "i''cu tue sun uIu not Suo'eeu
~ penetrating III some time Aiter hoon' ol'
"nich was not 'hicA enough anywhere 10
stan the locomotive. AT Saratoga the
party was met by Hon Smith VI. weed,
OF Pla;tsburgh, to whose energy and per-
'-' - f'',''-- 80
-.
w.. d.. IT,
pI...I1t i-0,e1','' l-.-li,-'7' ~
p1,.,'i,-rs NJ.
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Cba,nl.;u T..--...; -.
H.. +, n -. - D.
of Alderman SmsIlev Fso and & |
q Benedict. al Burlinoton aIso ioined the
number at Ssrat,ga NJ Richie If tho
Saroto1an At Whitehall Messrs Cook
Comstock and other Wbi,eb.lIo-s NJ
Pettenyiu IF the Rutland Hsrold and
Henry Clark Of the GZobe At Crown
Point Gen .Jobn Usmnord and or
Jp5,a Pobs~, : uala
.velled the npmhar o,her ,,-,o,;n.,o,
gentlemen Joined the marty at vsr;ons
points; till before it reached plattsbnrgb II
doubtless numbered ,xe- tro h,n4-.d nor
sons
P',on gwen 10 'he excursion
IN ---''D''' 1eAi''' nv WING
w.. - @"-
r.. -" anu Oi'
''-'"' MAUI
= ia" ~ n0"'es anu u"elinss
- .-o ~ 'H0 H4"u A'''N''i' efei'
vi course the ROAD ltseli was an object OF
Iinie in'efeS. 70 the engineers and railroad
:" "'o"s 1Docgh ho' iuliY oaIIasteu,
: @Pp'4ieu - Nc gehela'Ay IN eAceilent run
''' WIN SUI" ienoes up d. INC eA-
O''1 poin's' anu i'''ie lacking put station
o"'o N'0'' art ye' 20 oe pro'lueuala num-