The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-05-25
RARE RAILROAD RELICS.
The 3. g. O's Interesting Exhibit at
Chicago.

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has tome interesting exhibits at
Chicago. The collection EN- braces
many precious railroad relies of
Europe as well as this country, and,
as whole, is a remarkable combi-
nation of original drawings, old
time autographs letters, daguer-
reotype, implements and the like.
There are the spade and pick used
by Charles Carroll, of Carrollton,
the last surviving signer of the
Declaration of Independence. in
turning over the first shovelful of
earth at the laying of the corner
stone OF the Baltimore and OHIO
Railroad, at Baltimore, July 4,
1929, the initial event in the rail
road history of the American CONT
nent, and the first railroad in the
true sense of the term IN the world.
All rail lines in England at this
time were tramways, Luilt solely for
the transportation of coal.
There is also the trowel used by
Charles Carroll in laying the cor
ner stone of the Baltimore and
Ohio on the date mentioned; this
same trowel being also used subse-
guently to lay the cornerstone of
the Washington monument at the
National Capital. There is like
wise the special badge worn by
Charles Carroll at the laying of the
corner. stone; another badge worn
at the same time by the grandmas-
ter of Masons; and third, of diff
ferent design from either of the
others, worn by Shipley Lester,
chairman of the citizens committee.
In the collection of relics is the
Masonic apron worn by the grand
secretary, the first certificate of
stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company; way bills. which,
in the early days of the road, were
made out for each car with every
passengers name and destination
entered thereon; large pastboard
passenger tickets of different colors
for each day in the week; the origi-
nal letter of Ross Winan, then an
assistant master of machinery, and
afterward the great railroad con-
tractor in Russia and many times
millionaire, stating to the president
Of the Baltimore ard Ohio that he
found 1t impossible to support his
family on $75 a month.
Old-tlme pay rolls, showing the
small beginnings IN the way of salary
received by many of the subse-
quently best-known railroad mana
gers IN the country, are exhibited.
John Bing, president of the Erie;
James Clark, president of the Hi
nois Central and various other
roads; Albert Fink, Trunk Line
commissioner; W. II. Blanchard,
Trunk Line commissioner, and
numerous other distinguished men
in railway circles, all commenced
in a very small way on the Balti-
more and Ohio, which has been the
greatest railroad school in America.
The collection of historical draw
ings is most notable for interest
and value. There are fourteen of
George Stephenson's earliest efforts
numbering among them the "'Twln
Sisters" the "Patentee' the first
locomotive with steam break, the
"Belted Will, . Lancashire
Witch" "Northumbrian" THE en-
CINE that opened the Liverpool and
Manchester, the first railway in
England. the "Rocket," the
"Planet" and other famous histo
rical locomotives. There are origl-
nal drawings of the earliest Bury,
Hawthorne. Hackworth and other
noted English pioneers, and several
rare old drawings from France and
Germany.
Of the American product there
are the original drawings of the
"Miller," tbs second Baldwin To-
connective, and the "Sanduskv." the
first Rogers locomotive. OF the
highest value are the original draw
lngs of the Experiment" by Jer-
Wis. the first locomotive in the world
with "bogie" or forward truck;
Horatio Aliens "South Carolina"
the first double boiler locomotive
in the world; the "John Bull, !"
built for the Mohawk and Hudson
company, and the Campbell" the
first of the American standard
eight wheelers. There are original
drawings OF the Norris Brothers.
William Mason, Hinkley. Wilmarth
Milholland. Fornev, Perkins, Bell,
Wright, Bovden; Danforth, Cooke,
Hudson and almost every we'll
known name among those who,
from the inception of the American
locomotive to the present time, have
made it what it is.
The search for and the securing