The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-13

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opened on Thursisy, the 7th Inst. und,
most favorable circumstance So complei
were the arrangements that She seusewhs
eiaboraisly printed program f,r the occ,
sion Was carried out to the very letter. frsE
beginning TO end
A word as TO the enterprise. II can B
safely said shss no public work In this. c
any other sia,e. was ever 80 quietly projeci
Ell and sxpsditioasly exeeuisl as this mes
road. The firs. pick struck In ito consfruS
ton was about the middle OF last April. an
yet without any great ado the roadbed va
completed. good bridges built. fnt quAlit.
ties and the bes, OF s,esl rails laid. and mos
Of the road substantially ballasted by th
first Of November--fhs length Of time bsinl
less than seven months. This unpsrallsle'
achievement; of railroad construction Is large
ly. If not entirely. due 70 two Philstel
phians, Mr. J. B. Henry. the president Of thl
road, and Col. ]. W. Crawford. It's chief en-
giHeer Their wise policy. indomitsbie en-
ergy. and their sticking to-it kind Of pluck
accomplished in few months what xoals
have required years Of work under the pro
verbally dilatory course Of railroad builders
The citizens Of Conluence. at least thos'
who know good thing when they see ii
appreciafing the benefits their toxin viii de
rive frOm this new outlet and iale,, sho~ed
their appreciation oft on the morning il
was opened. by prcfuse display OF fiags
and By assembling al The railroad station
where capiialiy good welcome speech by
Prof 4. r. Sanner was delivered. and ap,
propriaiely responded TO by some Of The
railroad officials.
The ride over this new candidate for pub.
lie patronage from Confaence up 10 its TEN,
poraTy terminus a; the Manor Club House
in Garrett county. Nd, (which is within
seventeen miles of oaklandl, proved 1t 10 b,
a first-class road in every particular. 1t wa:
gratifying 10 see large and convenient station
houses. nearly completed. At somerfield
SomerseI county. Pa. and al Friendsville
Nd
Al Il:S1 a m. the excursion train, vel
hllel with invited guests from Pittsburgh
Confluence, Somerset. Philadelphia, aud
other points, pulled out from the Contlaenes
station. crossel the Yous shiogheny. and
husging the beautiful river, reached Somer.
ield, nine miles soath Of Confluence, IN
about twenty minutes. Here the people
from the surrounding country had gathered
to the number Of several HUNDREDS, with the
Addison brass band. in honor of the occa-
sion. and to paTiake OF the barbecue, cons's
ing Of an ox-roas;, and the usual via1ds of q
lirsi-class feast, provided by the generou.
citizens OF the old town and immediate
vicinity.
The next stop was at Selbyspori, Md. ten
miles above Soneraeld- Here. as at the lat.
ter place, floats, ,ranspsrencies, and banner.
were 10 be seen by the dozens, some (which
had printed on them in large letters the
word " Welcome Friendsville, Nd, was
the next stopping point, at which place two
or ihree hours were spent. The decoration.
and general arrangement, reflected great
credit upon the wide awake people Of thai
entire section Of country. The first question
asked by the excursionisis, on alighting from
the cars, was, Where did this vast multi
taie OF people, numbering several thousands,
come from p Wagons, carriages, buggies,
and horses. could be counted by the scores.
Using popular slang phrase the denizens
Of thar part of Garrett county did them
selves proud by the ample preparations to
feed and entertain the multitude A roasted
OK. and liberal supply Of other substan-
tials, with all the dslicAcies OF the season,
were the features Of their sumptuous repast.
Repairing 10 the platform erected for the
occasion, the irst thing in order was music
by the two brass bands, one from Lisfon-
burg, the other from Oakland, lihe Addison
band having remained al Somer6eld Then
followed the welcome speech, BY DR.. Bartlett,
OF Oakland. who said. among other things,
that the celebration Of the opening of this
new road was only the beginning of the end,
as by this time next year the last link of the
chain connecting the msin line Of the B. Il
o. road at 0lkland with its branch at Con
daence, would be IN lis place. Responsive
speeches were then male by Col. Crawford,
and President Henry, in behalf OF the guests
of the road
Col Crawford stands conspicuous among
the foremost civil engineers of this country,
and has an intimate personal knowledge OF
all the great railroads not only Of the United
States, bat Of Europe, China. and Japan.
He not only spoke in glowing terms of the
resources Of the Youghiogheny valley, but
of its bewitching beauty.
President Henry, who has almost literally
watched every inch of the construction Of
the Tosd. and whose genial qualities have
made everybody his friend, not only en-
phasized the Colonel's declarations by nu-
happy illustrations, but by convinc-
ing facts. lie closed his appropriate and
popular address by paying the highest pos
sible compliments to the integrity, industry
and intelligence Of the people of the whole
valley.
Aster 4 short address by Gen. Kooniz on
internal Improvements, the excisrsioDists
again boarded the cars and soon reached the
Manor Club HOUSE, where they were en-
ieriaiued in a most royal manner. Ii goes
without saying tha; full justice was done by
one hundred and thirty hungry men and
women TO as fine dinner as Delmonico
caterer could provide.
This Club House merits paragraph. Ii
5 situated on picturesque bluff at the pres
mt terminus of the new road. and oyerlooks
he limpid waters of the rapidly flowing
foughiogheny. and on land Owned by the
Tough Manor Land Company. 10 its de-
ign and mechanical construction the Club
House IS & marvel OF rustic beauty. II is
5uilt Of nicely hewn pine logs, the iaterven-
ng spaces being fioI in with plaster. after
he fashion Of century ago. IIs dimensions
Ire S0x55 feet, and il is surrounded by large
covered porches. Its internal arrangement is
,erfectly adapted for the comfortable &C
'ommodaiion OF large number OF guests,
IS was shown b. the fact that all the excur-
ionisis had seats at the several d.aing Ia
1les- The ceiling in the comnodious hall
vas the subject Of many compliments dur
ng and after dinner. In form, ii may be
aid 10 be semi-ellipiical and finished With
white pine intefiaced in the most artistic
manner. As 10 its order Of architecture il
you'd be rather hazardous to venture an
opinion, inasmach as Uol. Crawford, who
iesigned the building, hesita,et TO give it
name. But al venture it may be said to
'artake Of all the orders, except the plain
me Of Tuscan, and. therefore. may be called
be Composite. In some respects it is not