Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-30
THE RUTLAND SHOPS
Representative Committee Visits
Malone and Rutland.
Removal to Burlington Would Bring
1000 People to the City, While the
Pay Roll Would Amount to
over 100000 Annually.

will be admitted by every resident of the |
Queen City. That she wants those shops |
very much that they will add more to- |
the general prosperity of the city than
has any single industry ever secured for |
Burlington and that the city can afford |
to pay a good price to secure them is the |
unanimous opinion of the six representa- |
tive men who visited Monday the shops
Of the road at Malone and Rutland
Tho committee. consisting of V. A. Bull |
lard r. j. Derby, J. +. Henderson. A. +,
Richardson. J. J. Shea and w. F. Hendee
with representatives from the News and
the Free Press left Burlington Sunday
evening In a special train composed Of
President W. S. Wcbb's private car Ellis
mere, General Manager G.. r. JARVIS
private car Mariuuita and the sleeping
car Lerdo drawn by engine III, with Con-
ductor Amblo in charge. On tho train
were President Webb, Gene raj Manager
Jarvis, Chief Engineer c. J. Parker, =. r.
Jonergan, superintendent Of motive pow
er, A. G Adams. purchasing agent and
assistant to the president, Superin-
tcndent S. S. Cotton and Or. Il.
NJ. Bingham. Malone was reach
ed about o'clock in the morning and at
the party started on tour of inspection
of The shops there. These shops were
built in 1855 when the Ogdensburg and
Lake Champlnn railroad began it's exs-
tence. They consist of main shop built
of stone 80 by 200 feet in size a black
| smith shop, also of stone. "a by 2l0 feet;
| a storehouse for small stores. also OF
| stone 20 by 100 feet: the paint shop
| fra,nc building % nv 100 feet. the store
| house for large stores, a frame building
20 by 100 feet: and a stone encin. house
with Is stalls There are % acres OF land
| IN the property and the buildings are in
| good condition for the work that is done
| in them. About 100 men are employed in
the shops and wards.
| brief stop was made at Malone June
| zion to insnect a rev and modern engine
| house huilt nv Dr Nohh far thc Adiron-
dack &: St. Lawrence road and at 9
o'clock the train was started for Eurlire-
ron and Rutland Rreakfast vas served
in the two private cars, after which the
marty gathered in the observation ond of
| mr. " ehb,e cav ar tho roar ~ the train
DR.. Webb's habit of having evervthing
Of the best is seen in tho wav he has
brought the Ogdensburg division I'D to
! standard condition. With S-pound rails
and a neayiIv haIlnstod ROAD he'd tbare is
uructicallv no limit ia the speed pos,iple
and the Indicator registered 90 miles an
hour several times burlington was
reached at Nom and Rutland two hours
latcr luncheon hoinr served on ro,,tt
| arr;,,ino OF the Marble Citv tho train
vac VIM down 70 tho railroad vard where
| w. o,r,,, olirhtod ,rd ,.i.itoA ouch ono
| Of tho ehons THO ,rocbina sbon il If
| hricl, e5 nv NO feet in size. the hlacksmith
! ebo, ,leo IF brioL ;s IN IN ~ foot. the
Lnilnr shor t. - fro,ne huiIdire N nv s5
taat IL s;,a. ~ storohouua b,,iit az hric,
,od $500 j.; "a ~, eo So. , fra, h,i,d
ino for ,,,r,Ior etoros r1easuras Ok nv 2s5
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anu paint Shop lolHiiHE o,'r u"l'uli,s ~,
, ny 4oo leet III SIZE anu t'e uIdchsiilth an on,
locomotive SHOPS IN 'ne uthcr' winch WIZ
measure 10 by 4oo ieet' belweeh the 1--WE
pulldimss tnere VIII DE d ~ Ioot TRANSFER
mousse oo by loo rect d Po"eI houac' .