Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-22
A CLEAR TRACK
For the Locomotive Engineers,
Sunday, at Watervi|Ie.
First Public Meeting Ever Held in the
State of Maine.
Addresses by Grand Chief Arthur and
Others.

J.
Watersilie is Il very happy city. to-
night Cor she has had the pleasure. to-
Gay, of entertaining the Brotherhood
| OF Locomotive Engineers in their first
PUBLIC meeting ever held in the State of
Maine and has reason to believe that
| iheir visit was Il pleasant one and the
OBJECT for which the meeting was held
vas attained. There have been some
ming like luo0 engineers, their wives
ana friends in the city, today, all parts
Iof New England being represented.
special trains We're run from Bartlett
70 Portland and from Pennington to
Leeds to connect with the regular IA
per train. This accommodated those
wishing 10 attend from the west ana Il
Good number came from Boston ana
Vicinity and places even farther west
that that.
Those from the eastern part OF the
State ana the provinces which adioin
the eastern boundary were accommo-
dated with special train that ran
straight through from Caribou III
hroostook county. Regular trains ac-
conmodated otheTs 50 that all who
desired could attend the meeting. and
still be back III time to go to work.
Monday morning.
Tut why all these special trains ana
long journeys just for Il meeting that
lasted less than two hours. will prob
| ably be the fiIst question asked by
those not directly Interested. Ifthey had
been at the meeting their question
would have been fully answered. It
w8s simply 90 get the men together and
to give them and the public better
| idea of what the brotherhood is. what
| it means ana what it is trying to ac-
lcomplish
| The influence of the meeting VIII be
| felt wherever q member Of the order re-
tuns after attending ana the good that
viii result can hardly De estimated.
| Waterville, for instance, knew befora
the meeting was held that there was
such an organization as the Brother
| hood Of Locomotive Engineers but little
MORE although the city is railroad
center Of no mean importance in New
England. IsUt now after having seen
| hundreds Of the men ara their grand
chief the city win henCeforth better.un-
Iderstand the brotherhood and take a
much deeper interest in its progress
and in all the men who are members.
TIE brotherhood had their beloved
lc,ard CbiTe p NJ Adm. If cleveIand
! mic 20 o,Id,..c. +be,,, md cleo ,rotI,e,
80 ~, - ,,,s,.c,s tb C.,.,nd ,-,..,,-
lain George r. Dority of Charlesto"-n.
| N''9N' -
% 80. - D..
', 80 t,,l, ~, ,,a,,t,.,1 a,d tT.,.icr-
~ +1,a r,r.ais,, p,,iG,. ana Ho,,i-
I'D, ~. IN. p.,oo, & nrooefool,
| ,,oo+,,-,, If tho rro,berhood was hclI
,so,.f.,,s 70 tho ,,,hIic ono and tbera
~ o., ....i, e ~, 81.
| 80 49,, - ~, ~ 49,. t,,,+t-
,vI ,..,,. ,a,.r ia,,,.
''.',' ,Do IL ,.o,,r Moth.
E-n,,iln.t Till r.h,t,s ,.hat J, eooa many
Ipo,Ioht
| Dtn'o, ,,.,. -e.,.nd W tba guests n
4ba ,ld C.itv hIIl ina public meeting
nai,,a sat ~. 10 HI thc afternoon. Thn
Ia1.,1 ro.,,,,,ittcn III .-,r,n dement's can
| .;e.r,I III ,,la,loe II l,rton Frank I;
4 1.,., ,s ra.f.h l pa,,I NM bafo,a
4 ...t. ir,.o tn., fot,fre WI Ia n,eatin.e
| inet !, ward nbout chief Arthur. The
lr,e.ti.,y v-,e ,nn,7,o,.,lIn for the fart
/ tnaf II wag the first public one that he
Ii svar addressed i'm the state Of
| Nfaf,c
,rnn chief is = man well along in
- LEI, s.i1,..r,- b,f7 and beard
l;Ir,,''.,, - ,,.,,, nf his scottisb blood in
49,. 80 f..,t,,,.ae ana shrev.I kindly
lhIra eyes Although II years old and
with many years OF the hardest kind
of work behind him ne is we'll preserv-
led and robust. His face attracts one
the moment II l. seen anu ''1'e
/ good deal about the man to inspire re-
lsrert and esteem He has been the be-
lIovsd chief of the engineers for many
years and after one has seen him and
heard him talk it is very easy 10 see
lnoW this IS. lie hlihseii hiS oeeH '''
1encineer and knows the duties ana re-
Il sron.;ibilirjcs of the position as well as
/ -, -. .,f mo order
I"ns ,,,. =. .,,;s, co,rtr,, fro-,
re vas Y, - - - ~, ,nd III j
l.9.o ',l farr, ID soon AZ he Vas able
Eyhen Is years old he abandoned farm
Iing and became wiper fer The New