The Press., 1889-08-22
United states central Railroad.

| United States Central Railroad. 1 A number of gentlemen interested in the proposed railroad from Worcester to Hart ford met at the Stafford Springs House on Monday to hear MT. John Gilman's expla- nation of the route as surveyed under his direction, to inspect maps, etc. and to or ganize a company to prosecute the build ing of the road There were present gen. tlemen from Spencer, Leicester, Worces- ter, Wales, Rockville and other towns, beside g considerable sprinkling of Stafford men. Those from Rockville, where much interest is manifested in the enterprise, were George M. Paulk, Cyrus Winchell and Samuel Fitch. MT. Gilman explained the proposed route. While it is discussed as having terminus at Worcester, he also showed profile of survey for short link from that city to Hudson, Mass. where a connection with the Fitchburg and Mass. Central roads gives choice of two roads to Boston. Starting east from Worcester the route is through Leicester, Spencer, Brook field, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Wales, Stafford, Ellington and Vernon, and thence very nearly parallel with the N. Y. & N. E. railroad to Hartford. As shown on the plan the road is nearly surface road, with few cuts and fills, but by increasing these it was explained that many curves could be avoided. The grades are easy, 72 feet to the mile in Spencer being the greatest. In Stafford the road follows the course of the stream through Stafordville to Fur mace Hollow, swinging to the west just be- low the last named village and running just south of the four corners near W. R. Davis's and thence to Forestville, West Stafford, and to the east side of Crystal Lake, and so on in nearly an air line to Rockville. This is the route through Staf. ford favored by MT. Gilman, who assumes to have the location at his disposal, and leaves Stafford Springs nearly miles of from the line, though it is claimed that it is quite feasible to bring the proposed road nearer, and as the probabilities of it's be- ing built increase efforts may be made for this result.
 l In the afternoon an organization was made. Two names were discussed-ssth Worcester and Hartford" and the "United States Central Railroad" latter being advocated by MT. Gilman. The matter of a name was finally laid upon the table. The following officers were then chosen:
 President and general manager, John Gilman of Worcester 1; vice-president, Sam uel Fitch of Rockville; secretary and treas urer, George P. Ladd of Spencer; direct ors, John Gilman, George P. Ladd, Charles N. Prouty and Erastus Jones of Spencer, James Miller of North Brookfeld, George Fl. Allen of Brookfeld, Charles O. Ander- son of Dedham, ,E. l.. Baxter of Sturbridge, Elijah Shaw of Wales, Al. Daniels of Brim- field, Samuel Fitch, Cyrus Winchell and G. M. Paulk of Rockville, J. R. Washburn, Julius Converse, B. 0. Pinney and Adolph Rawitser of Stafford. An executive committee were appointed who will secure the right of way and take subscriptions for stock. It ia made up of Samuel Fitch, B. o. Pinney, D. l.. Bates, Adolph Rawitser, H. P. Smith and George Fl. Allen.
 MT. Gilman, who has made surveys for the road, calls upon the business men of the town to make up this expense to him, as their part of the burden of agitation which he is sure will bring the road into the town. Stafford Springs, which pays over half the taxes of the town of Stafford, naturally feels reluctant to pay for surveys which leave the village out in the cold, and MT. Gilman expresses desire to bring the road here. But the question is naturally asked why he has not even appeared to consider route adopted by the Ponagan- sett surveyors, which ran from Stafford vile down the valley crossing from the east to the west side of the stream near ! Glynn, skirting the hillside near Edgewood and so running on descending grade tow. ards Orcuttville This was at that time considered the most feasible way to make toward Springfield from Stafford Hollow. It was published in papers before any sur vey was made that the road would pass north of Stafford Springs, and the Pona- gansett's survey line seems not even to have been considered. While the road built as surveyed by MT. Gilman would be an undoubted benefit to the town and to the borough, the men who are called upon | to pay for surveys need to be convinced that reasonable effort has been made to bring the railroad here. If it can't be brought here the borough will be glad to have it built as nearly as it can be, but if the route selected by the Ponagansett sur veyors was feasible then it is also feasible now. If it-was then the best line obtain able it is also now.
 The estimated cost of the road between Worcester and Hartford is $2, ,5OO, 900, of which the Pouehkeepsie bridge company stands ready to take 8 portion, and local parties interested are expected to take an- other portion. Land owners are called upon to be reasonable in demands in many cases the benefit of the road will more than offset injury to owners of land it may cross. A feather weight may tip the balance between obtaining or losing the road, as it has been the case in similar cases that greed of land owners has thus turned the scale.
 Mir. Gilman started for New York on Mondaysnight, his understood purpose be- ing to interest syndicate of capitalists in the proposed road.
 TIE New Yorks lost the lead they had last week over the Bostons, and the "bean eaters' are ahead again. This week these two clubs, in whom is now. centered all the interest, are pitted against each other at Boston. Mon days game was tie. Tuesday, New Yorks 2, Bostons 12; Wednesday, Bostons 10, New Yorks 4.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE (B. B. STANDING. Games won. Games lost. Per centage. Bostons, 58 B 64.4 New Yorks, 54 35 6O.6 Philadelphias, 51 40 56.O Chicagos, 49 47 5I.1
 Oleyelands, 4s AZ 5O.5
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