The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
RELICS OF RAILROADINC.
The Baltimore and 0hiO'S Exhibit at
the Fair.

The Most Valuable and Interesting
Collection Ever Shown-The Spade
and Pick Used by the Last Surviving
Signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence in Throwing the First Shov
elful of Earth.
Baltimore, May 13-J. G. Pangborn,
United States honorary commissions er
and exposition executive of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad left Baltimore
this evening carrying to Chicago the
most valuable and interesting collection
of early historical railway relics ever
gathered together. The collection en-
braces many precious railroad relics of
Europe as well as of this country, and as
whole is a remarkable combination of
original drawings, old time autOgraphic
letters, daguerrotypes, implements and
the like.
SPADE AND PICK.
There are the spade and pick used by
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last
surviving signer of the declaration of in
dependence, in turning over the first
shoYelful of earth at the laying of the
cornerstone Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Ath44AOdb Sb lOdlblIllOEC Oll july 4, 1870, lllt
initial event in the railroad history of the
American continent and the first railroad
in the true sense of the term in the world
All the rail lines in England at this time
were tramWayS, built solely for the carry
ing of coal. Also the trOwel used by
Charles Carroll in laying the cornerstone
of the Baltimore and Ohio on the date
mentioned, this trowel being also used
subsequently to lay the cornerstone of
the Washington monument at the ma
tional capital
HISTORIC BADGES.
There is likewise a special badge worn
by Charles Carroll at the laying of the
cornerstone, another badge worn ut the
same time by the grand master of the
Masons and third of different design
from either of the others worn by Shipley
Lester, chairman of the citizens commit
tee. In the collection of relics is the Ma
sonic apron worn by the grand secretary;
the first certificate of stock of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company; way
bills, which, in early days of the Balti-
more and Ohio, were made out
for each car with every passen-
gers name and destination entered
thereon; large pasteboard passenger
tickets of different colors for each day in
the week; the original letter of Ross
chinery and afterward a great railroad
contractor in Russia and many times a
millionaire, stating to the president of
the Baltimore and Ohio that he found it
impossible to support his family on SO d
month.
OLD5TIME PAY ROLLS.
Old-time pay rolls, showing small be-
ginnings in the way of salary received by
many of the subsequently best known
railroad managers of the country, are ex-
hibited. John King, president of the
Erie; James Clark, president of the Hi
nois Central and various other roads; Al
bert Fink, trunk line commissioner; w
T. Blanchard, trunk line commissioner,
and numerous other distinguished men in
railway circles, all commenced in a very
small way on the Baltimore and Ohio,
which has been the greatest railroad
school in America. The collection of old
historical drawings is most notable for
interest and value. There are fourteen
of George StephensOn's earliest efforts,