Putnam patriot., 1914-05-01


 George L. Baldwin, station agent in Putnam, has formulated n plan and taken steps for the incorporation Of a ! company to construct A passenger and i freight carrying railroad from Putnam ! to Stafford Springs, the proposed route . being to South Woodstock thence past i Roseland Park to East Woodstock, North Woodstock, West Woodstock to Easlford passing near Woodstock Fal- ley; thence past Crystal Lake to North Ashford, through Boston Hollow to Westfofd. Stafford, StalIofdville, Staf. ford Hollow to stafford Springs, total Of about thirty.one miles. Also n branch from Putnam easterly through East Putnam to Ghepatchet, k. l., there to connect with the trolley line to Providence, distance of twelve miles.
 The proposed system extends through rich, undeveloped country, | and one which would In n short time | double in value with means provided |
  and freight. The road would be an important feeder for the New Haven system as there are large quantities of lumber throughout this section await. ing transportation facilities, as well as large productive farms, water power sites, beautiful sites for hotels, fine camping grounds about the various lakes and hills, and many other uude- veloped advantages. In addition, for the people now dwelling in this sec. ton and iaolaied from failiasd3 Il would mean quick and cheup trans poftation from farm To railroad and city market for milk, produce, lumber, the mail and parcel post, and from city market to farm Of fertilizers, grain, machinery, etc. II will also be a great convenience to the many small mills along the streams for the receipt of raw material, coal and supplies and the transportation of the manufactured product to market
 The company will seek traekage rights of the New Haven company at Putnam, thereby gaining terminal for transfer of passengers, freight and express, and making it possible to take loaded cars from the New Haven com- pany and set them of 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 McIieen Motor Car, a pie ture of which here appears, which is really a very large steel passenger car equipped with powerful gasolene en- zine at one end, the engine having a tractiye power sufficient to take extra ears when necessary. The car has seating capacity of eighty-tive people besides an express and baggage depart ment, and is equipped with air brake, lighting and heating system, Joliet and smoking compartments, side doors,etc. also with NJ. C. E. couplers and Ht- tings, is standard guage and seventy aeet long, and is capable of speed of nnom three lo seyenty-iive miles per lhour.
 The freight cars are fifty.fve feet long. of 800 horse power, and have a aFactive effort which enables them to handle extra freight ears, and also a capacity of 30,000 pounds of freight within themselves, and are of steel construction making .them very dur able. The cost of operating the cars is much less than a trolley OF steam road, as with this unit system when car stops the expense 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 number of men required in opera ton is cut to minimum.
 Mir. Baldwin has been interested in the study of these cars for the past two years, and has found them proven be- yond doubt adapted to work of thls kind. He has received letters from the largest railroads in the ,coantry stating that they have given excellent service wherever used, and there are seyenty-two railroads that have adopt aed these cars either for branch line or Eegular service where travel did not warrant steam or electric service and an all eases they have made better showing than other types of power. One road has had car in operation over two years without having to do bit.of shop work on 1t. Among some of the more important roads using ahese cars are the Pennsylvnnia, Erie, R. R. X P., Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific, and D. l. X w.
 Attorney J. F. Carpenter IS hanahng ahe legal end of the promotion and x~ill prepare lhe incorporation papers