Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-12

Fred b. Smith of New York was the
star attra ction yesterday. His speech
to the workers was a rouser, and
starred the workers into activity that
Will De kept up without cessation until
tho close of the campaign.
lie told in a graphic manner story
of white bulldog, a species of animal
for which Mr. Smith had always had
an aversion and even contempt. But
that bulldog, the property of neigh
Dor, not only did up" Mr.. Smiths
birddogs, but also made himself the
king Of dogdom on that particular
street and even a great ST. Bernard
showed a white streak as he passed
within the neighborhood of the despis-
ed white bulldog. Mr.. Smith said that
\ the bulldog won out not in one battle
(al0ne, for in that he was Worsted, but
lit was by keeping right at it until he
had all the other dogs worn out that
he was enabled to win. The speaker
said that he at once learned the les
son. and dog of the Gespised breed
is now one of the CANNES in his pos
session, and one of the most valued
ones.
The application of the anecdote was
obvious. He wished to impress on his
hearers the necessity of making a spe-
cial effort to secure additional inter-
views with those who at first turned
down" the Y. M. c. A. proposition, for
experience has shown that those who
refuse at first will give when the mat
ter has been put before them in an
other light.
When Mr.. Smith ceased speaking the
rafters We're split by the applause that
was given and DR.. j. Ere derrick Hill
rose and expires sed an opinion that was
unanimous that the campaign would
have profited by having Mr.. Smith in
Waterville before.
J. Howard Welch's team sprang the
big surprise Of the, day, when an in
dividual subscription from gentle
man well known in Maine business
circles, and in fact throughout the
country, was presented, amounting to
$500. This was the first of two 5000
subscriptions that were received to-
day.
Strenuous efforts We're being made
by the tireless committee last night
Little knots of men were gathered on
Main street talking over the situation,
and it is a certainty that success and
not failure, will crown the efforts of
the determined men who are behind
the great campaign. That is, if every
body helps and does his part.
The following letter was received
wednesday night at headquarters:
Mr.. Jefferson C. Smith,
| State Secretary, Y. M. c. A.,
Waterville, Me-
Dear Sir: In reply to your enquiry
IN regard to the question as to why the
railroad men would like to have the
proposed building for the railroad de-
partment of the Y. NJ CA.
would state that in my opinion
there are many reasons. For instance:
hrst figuring the number Of railroad
men centering here, we find, including
those employed in the operating, me-
chanlcal and maintenance of way de-
partment about 500; that is, 500 who
are here in Waterville at sometime
during 24-hour period, and i'm figur-
ing, we estimate that number here
during the night. OF this number there
are approximately $50 of them coming
in and going out on trains.
!; A great percentage of the men are
single and have to seek living accom-
modations on both ends of their runs
that is, at Portland. Watertine oil
Bangor. and as certain percentage o
the trainmen and enginemen are rur
IN tn" ring. SO called, which means
that the first crew into the terinina
is> the first crew to be called out on al
extra trains. and as we have no speci
lied time that extra trains shall b,
run, it being understood that they
shall be run as freight aceumulates t,
J n train load. they are arriving an,
, leaving at any and all times during tn,
- hours.
1t is only necessary to cite the diff
ference between the accommodation,
that they would have at building a,
, proposed and the present arrangement
of sleeping IN caboose cars bunk car.
, and undesirable rooms. | do not meal
i, to intimate that all of their accommo
, dations are undesirable. but many o
them are, and also the difference be