The Press., 1914-05-06

effect two songs, "The Sea" by Gram
 Shaefer and "A Toast'' by Mary Turner Salter. Miss Clisby will lgraduate in June from the Oberlir lConservatory, receiving the degree o1 Bachelor of Music. She has com pleted the required theory course, the course in History of Music, and has three practical studies instead oi the two which are generally re- quired. Miss Olisby has been fre- Equent summer visitor with her grand father, Orin Converse in this borough, land her many friends here will be tpleased with her musical success.
 The possibility of passenger and freight carrying railroad from here ito Putnam in the near future is very Ipleasing to the people in this vicinity. IThe plans have been under considera- ttion at Putnam for some time, and last Iweek were announced. George L.. Baldwin, station agent in Putnam, Ihas formulated the plan and taken Isteps for the incorporation. The pro- liposed route is from Putnam to South Woodstock, thence past Roseland Park to East Woodstock, North Woodstock, West Woodstock to Eastford passing linear Woodstock Valley; thence past ICrystal pond to North Ashford Ithrough Boston Hollow to Westford, Stafford, Staffordville, Stafford Hol- low to Stafford Springs, a total of Iabout thirty -one miles. Also branch from Putnam easterly through East Putnam to Chepatchet, R. l., there to connect with the trolley line to Provi- dence, distance of twelve miles. The proposed system extends through rich, undeveloped country. The road would be an important feeder for the New Haven system. The com pany will seek trackage right of the New Haven company atPutnam, there by gaining a terminal for transfer of passengers, freight and express, and making it possible to take loaded cars from the New Haven company and set them off on convenient sidings along the route of the new road and return them either empty or loaded. The power contemplated for the new road is the McKeen Motor Oar, which is really very large steel passenger car equipped with powerful gasoline en- zine at one end, the engine having a tractive power sufficient to take extra cars when necessary. The car has seating capacity of eighty-five people besides an express and baggage depart ment, and is equipped with air brake, lighting and heating system, toilet and smoking compartments, side doors, etc. ,also with M. c. B. couplers and fittings, is standard guage and seventy feet long, and is capable of a speed of from three to seventy five miles per hour. The freight cars are fifty five feet long, of 800 horse power, and have tractive affort which enables them to handle extra freight cars, and also a capacity of 30, 900 pounds of freight within them- selves, and are of steel construction, making them very durable. The cost of operating She cars is much less than a trolly or steam road, as with this unit system when car stops the ex- pense stops also and there are no power stations or the necessary force of men to maintain them, no wires or poles or bonding rails, and the num- Der of men required in operation is cut to a minimum. MT. Baldwin has been interested in the study of these cars for the past two years, and has found them proven beyond doubt adapted to work of this kind He has received letters from the largest railroads in the country stating that wherever used, and there are seventy two railroads that have adopted these ca1s either for branch line or regular service where travel did not warrant steam or electric service and in all cases they have made better show ing than other types of power. Among some of the more important roads using these cars are the Pennsylvania, Erie, B. R. & F., Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific and D. L.-& W. At torney J. F. Carpenter at Putnam is handling the legal end of the promo tion and will prepare the incorpora- tion papers. Already thirty represen- tative men in the vicinity of Putnam have become interested, and it is pre- dicted that the road will be we'll un- der way within a year. There is considerable financial backing already in sight Within the next few weeks meeting of the incorporators will be held in Putnam when further de- tails will be planned and the matter further advanced. Engineers who have been consulted roughly estimate the cost of building and equipping at $25O, 900. It is not necessary tC grade as much for this type of equip
 ment as for a steam road as the cars
 have flow speed" for climb ping grades and they can negotiate considerable grade with ease. This cuts the ex
 pense of building to quite an extent.
 ASHFORD
 Westford Hill.