Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-05
An Enthusiastic Meeting.
Held Yesterday in Washington
to Promote the Building OF
an Electric Railroad.

Ia Sraco. House hall in Wa.hin on
Ta. The scene If a very interesting and
enthusiastic meeting yesterday after
noon. The meeting was called for the
purpose Of promoting the building Of an
electric road from this city to Washing
ton via East Barre. The meeting was
70 have been called a. 2 O'Clock bu. Oh
.ccoDn, Of the funeral services Of Pearl
Pa-AhQr.,, the meeting was not called
to o,der until about three O'Clock. TIE
hill "a. filed u overfowing BY people
who had come from Eat Barre. Wash
ingon, Orange, IVES. Topshara, Cook
7:..e, Corinth snd all me other surround
ing villages. 4 large number were IN
ale 10 obtain .eat. and soue eft The
building On account Of the small seat
ing capacity' Q. Ii. hall. TIE female
.':x were also represented
The meeting vas called TO order and
Chester UjcaeY WIS chosen chairman
The Washington and East Barre band
,sas seated Ia tron, Of the platform at
the righ. and T. &. Kennedy, Richard
;. Hear, Prof. &. II. Richard.on, Rev.
T.. W. Cummings, W. e. Nyc, Eugene
Sullivan. q. vs.. Lewis and chairman
Caes,er Dickey were seated On the plat
form. On the platform at the nigh, Was
d sample Of Washington marble, one
side VI II having been carved.
The dr.t speaker called was Warren
{. %ye Of East Barre. Mr.. Nye began
with telling about Ben jamin Franklin
and how he discovered electricity,
Electric cars, said the speaker, would be
4 great advantage To East Barre and
Washington people and some day we
expect TO see the cars running mp here.
A ne were going toward the gulf to-
day. picking out he best route 10 build
a road We were surprised At the grade.
1t va. much better than anticipated,
The electric cars are greatly needed
here 70 carry people bach and forth to
Barre. But that is not all. 1t i: for
something buried beneath our soil
IS ashington marble, and it Is one Of the
beet stones. AT the present time we have
no facilities Of getting it away from
here and il a road was built, We could
ship it to better advantage. We expect
some time To have a road run from
Barre to Washington and also to Chelsea
and South Royalton. This will save
your pocket books 81. 80 to 81 and will
be a big advantage. This route would
the thirty miles shorter than by going on
the steam cars via Mortified and Ran
dolph. Electricity is going to take the
place Of steam. Mr.. Nye concluded bis
remarks with saying that if the pro-
posed road was constructed, East Barre
would double in the resources.
Eugene Sullivan was the next speak
or. have not great deal to say about
Washington marble, said the speaker,
for if should they would lynch me
when get back. This stone can be
handled very cheaply and the person
who will reap the harvest is probably
not alive. do not wish to say any
more as it is too good thing. / am in
favor Of having an electric road to
Washington.
o. W. Lewis was called on and made
few remarks. The subject, said the
speaker, cOuld not be exhausted IN
speaking of the merits Of this marble.
There is no question but that electric
roads are TO be built all through the
state, and make a summer resort Of
New England, especially Vermont.
The band then gave two selections
after which Rev. +. w. Cummings was
called on. lie said in part; The saying
is that the world is growing smaller
Its larger and smaller divisions have
been multiplied and the people that we
say live at the ends OF the earth have
been brought into close contact with us.
Every day sees these facilities incrcas-
ing This means of transportation by
electric cars enables people to live more