The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-13

line. decided upon the grades and
curves and aided by ordinary labor
made the road bed. laid the rails and
now runs the engine. The boy railway
king. as might be expected. "a the envy
OF his contemporaries. He r. presl-
dent. he is treasurer. he IL auditor and
okays his own vouchers All this would
be quite enough for any grown man.
who has spent years struggling TO ac-
quire wealth In railway stocks and like
securities, but IL not enough for the
boy. The acme Of bliss comes further
down the line when the president. etc.
climbs into the cab. moves the lever.
opens up the throttle and. while swim
ming In a dsllrium OF Joy. rings the
bell. blows the whistle. toois for him
self TO let on the brakes. and. pulling
open the door OF the hro-boz by a
chain. hres up with shovela OF coal.
sets the blower a-golng and the train
running up the road on schedule time
and the fence posts passing By thick
as the teeth In a fne-t0oth comb.
While the Bucks HIN railroad has
no, yet attained the dignity Of inclus-
Ion In an Official railroad annual. there
is no telling what good fortune lie In
store for Il. or 70 what extent a recog-
milton By the established railroads OF
the United States might benefit its boy
engineer-presldent Il IL known to the
knowing that there are railroad presi-
dents who can boast In truth OF very
little over which 20 preside. Some Of
them ostensibly governing imposing
lines Of railway really only preside
over a prospectus or the oft-quoiod
Two siFeaks Of rust and the right OF
way"
The want that Tyler's Bucks Hln
railroad has AZ last practically hlled
arose out Of conditions In which his
father. William NJ Tyler. a farmer on
large scale. Is interested. and that
we're Incidental 10 the character Of
Connecticut soil and the topography
OF that part Of the state. Farming.
owing 70 a preponderance OF rock.
bouldors and gravel. IL not an Il might
be in Connecticut. and hence Connecti-
cut agriculturists would fain make
both ends meet by adding 20 agricul-
ture poultry or hno live stock raising.
and anything In the way Of quarrylng
or numbering that might prove prohta-
bic. Il was manifest that profits as
well as fun awaited the success OF a
miniature railroad running over Bucks
H.ll. Tyler. who went 10 work al Il In
a very crude small boyish way az flrst,
soon compelled bis elders 10 have faith
IN him a. a civil and mechanical en-.
gineer and road constructor Then the
cash capital was forthcoming without
dificuliy az fast as q became necessary
for Tyler 10 invest In material.
The boy engine builder very sensibly
reirained from attempting 20 follow
the lines Of a driye-vheel locomotive.
Tyler was indifferent 10 appearances.
but bent on practical results. lie chose
he rotary mechanism best adapted To
steam launches and small motors. u.s.
Ing the gcsr ordinarily used for such
| purposes. Tyler's lever connections.
brakes. the exposure Of his boiler and
machinery and his primitive coal bunk
err an wear an air OF crudity. The
boys sensible aim was 10 save and
make money and not to spend Il ex.
travagantly.
The lad modestly states that Engine
No. !. the Mogul Of the Bucks Hnl
line, Ia rated tWo-horse power. stands
upright IL double acting. reversible
and makes 500 revolutions a minute
The boiler is also a two-horse power
upright. holding ak gallons OF water
Il generates steam rapidly. can get
steam IN Eve or ak minutes. and uses