Connecticut western news., 1890-05-28
WEDNESDAY. MAY 2s. 1890.
A RED LETTER DAY l!
Bosson and Harrisburgh Linked to- gesher May 3S, 1890, by the Gen. sral New England q Western R. R.

The Central New England < Western railroad company has made history so rapidly that we can almost say dts record is 8 continuous series of mem- orable events or Red Letter days. The completion of the Poughkeepsie bridge was a memorable event but it was only one link, yet gigantic link, in the chain of events which the enterprise and energy of those Philads}phia capi- talists have brought about. Monday, May 26, was another Red Letter day for the c. N. B. & W. railroad. On that day Boston and Harrisburgh were link ed together. Distance was overcome and old "Father Time" was cut down, not by his own scythe but by the fly ing express trains of the 0. N. B. & w. railroad.
 What pity that the Hon Harvey G. Eastman, of Poughkeepsie, the father of the Poughkeepsie bridge, could not have lived to see his vision materialize, viz, to ride ip Pullman palace car from Boston to Harrisburgh. covering the distance in fifteen hours, and pass ing through the air PIP feet above the noble Hudson river at Poughkeepsie. This grand privilege was denied MT Eastman, but his name is inseparably connected with. the Poughkeepsie bridge enterprise, and through the instrument tality of Philadelphia capitalists the travelling public now reap the harvest of the seed sown by MT Eastman's fore- sight, although while the sower was faithfully toiling the great majority of the cloud of witnesses who beheld his efforts said that his project was an insane one or visionary one. Mir East man builded or sowed far better than even himself knew, and whenever we cross the Poughkeepsie bridge let us gratefully remember him, and let us also acknowledge our indebtedness to the capitalists who carried forward to 8 successful completion the gigantic en- terprise undertaken by MT Eastman.
 In this connection it is proper to state that an illustrated pamphlet of 63 pages has just been issued, giving 8 description of the summer resorts on and reached by the Central New England & Western railroad. It gives 8 comprehensive description of the scenery, cities and villages along the Poughkeepsie Bridge route, 8 history of the organization and experience of the Poughkeepsie Bridge company, 8 detailed and illustrated description of the bridge itself, and information and illustrations concerning all the points of interest and summer resorts from Mauch Chunck, Pa, to the White Mountain region in New Hampshire, and te Bar Harbor in Maine, also inter- mediate localities like Lenox and other resorts in the Berkshire Hills
 Through trains with Pullman parlor cars leave Boston daily Sundays e1cepted) at 500 a. m. Canaan at 1.32 p. m. and arrive at Harrisburgh at 12. 10 night. Leave Harrisburgh at 625 a. m., Canaan at 3.25 p. m. and arrive at Boston at 9.3O p. m. Within a month or six weeks the time between Boston and Harrisburgh will be reduced to 13a hours and later on it will be reduced to 12 hours.
 Reader do you comprehend the magnitude of the work accomplished by the Central New England < Western railroad company, and do you fully appreciate the travelling facilities they have provided for you