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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13

from Berlin to Royalton-Dis-
lance, 1904 Miles.
Earth Excavation.
1852, 424 cubic yards, at
llH cents per yard 49,. $l90,02s.76
Rock Excavation.
Rock, loose, shelly and fri.
able, 1900 yards, at 30
cents per yard s., $50
Rock. soft and shelly. 5000
yards, at IS cents per
yard $3.50
Rock, rather soft. 2.2jO
S2.25O ...... 6,95OOO
Bridges.
Masonry, 1903 cubic yards,
at So per yard S447oa
Granite, in gulf BRIDGE,
300 yards at s. per yard,
81 500 40. 10000
Woodwork.
1850 linear feet, at sl2 per
foot .......... .Sl2,6O0
so linear feet, at $40 per
foot ..-.......... $500
Bridge over Chelsea road in
Randolph ...S $500 IA, O00.00
Culverts, 1885 yards, at
Sl.T5 per yard 1,5S6.25
Crossings, and alterations in
common roads .. $4,000
Fencing, lO.S04 rods, at 81
per rod .......... lO.sO4OO
Depot and passenger houses $4,000
Removal of buildings. 6,22300
Right Of way. and land dam
ages, 34.04 miles at 5000
per mile ........ 3O,63eOO
S~uperstructure.
3i.04 miles. at S1,54l.75 per
mile 256,72l.l7.
Agencies. engineering and in
cidental expenses 20.OOO.OO
Add 10 per cent for contin-
gcncies GO.II7S2
Total estimated cost 1861 ,200.J0
About Slo.s27 per mile.
The following is my estimate for
one mile Of the superstuIrture:
apiece ssI325
per ton $1,000
Strengthening the rails.
notching them. and fitting
them TO the chairs. al u
cents apiece 7o32
Chairs, $50. weighing 20
pounds each, al 2ts cents
per pound 1890
Spikes. s2l2. weighing p
pound each, II ; cents per
pound s0530
su-pcrstucturc at s.
cents per rod 2s20o
Transporting. delivering and
distributing materials $1,000
S5asS7
Side track and turnouts,
l-5G Il the above lass
Total cost of super-trurture
for aue mile SIIil15
The line wa run bv Mr. james
Cunningham. and The icreis wcre TAX
IN by Mr. EdsanI Brknel; II oUurses
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13

| am dependent on them for the accur-
acy of the details. Much of the work,
however, was done under my close and
immediate inspection, and have no
doubt of its general correctness. | am
obliged to these gentlemen for the
promptness and skill with which they
performed their labors.
Il am also grateful to the commit
tee, and the inhabitants on the route,
generally, for their kindness and hos
pitality.
George Leonard, ir., Engineer"
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Montpelier in rs.

IF we include Montpelier on the
gulf route, we add 3,725 inhabitants to
those on this route, and Sl0,963.77 to
the grand list. This will make the in
habitants nearly double to those on the
other route, and the property nearly
three times as much. We have no
doubt that the gulf route would yield
three times as much business as the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
Possibilities.

Il have surveyed the route with toll
cradle care. / made a resurvey of the
gulf, and of a portion through Barre,
but there is not a part of the line that
cannot be improved by careful and re-
peated surveys. A large amount of
embankment can be dispensed with be-
low Mr., Woods, in Berlin, by resurvey,
The embankment in the upper part of
Barre, near Mr.. Lewis Gales, can be
much lessened by carrying the line
farther to the east. The grade of 43
feet per mile, ascending from Mr.. Lew
is Gales to Williamstown village, can
be reduced to less than 40 feet per
mile, and so as not to enhance the ex-
pense, by a careful and accurate resur-
,ey. The embankment could be much
lessened north of East Bethel by carry
ing the line a little farther to the
east, Many improvements of the line
are obvious. My estimates are based
on my line as il is, and not on any pro-
posed amendments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
Population and Wealth.

"The comparison between the two
routes in point of population and
wealth is as follows: The Mortified
route passes through a part of four
towns which are not connected with
the gulf route; in the whole four towns
the population is 1914, while the gulf
route has three towns unconneeted
with the other, having a population of
5,535. The grand list, in the towns
through which the Mortified route
asses, is 50, l08.5S, and through which
the gulf route passes is Sl5,0l5.30;
Berlin, Randolph and Bethel would be
about as much accommodated by one
route as by the other.
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cling public would tolerate such an
abuse a single month.
Decreased Cost,

we do not expect, however, TO have
the gulf route adopted because the
terms of the subscription leave no
other alternative. We expect success
for the following reasons. Our route
is the shortest, it is the %straightest,
it has fewer aad more gentle curves;
the grades are much more moderate;
the country through which it passes is
richer than the other, has more in
habitants, and would yield much more
business. II we have not these advan-
tages, we do not ask for the road, or
expect it. Nay, more, if the gulf route
Is not the best one, we oppose it, and
advocate that which has the most add
Nanfapns
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
Granite a "Rare Article"

"Twing's splendid Touring mill, in
Barre, was built with a view of its be.
ing supplied with wheat from Burling-
ton. 1t will require 450 tons of wheat
per year. His furnace, at the same
place. supplies castings to the amount
Of 100 tons a year, to various parts OF
the country, There are two other fur
naces in this route, and four starch
factories, supplying 240 tons of starch
annually. In Barre is a superior and
i~nexhaustible quarry of granite, OF
which the State House is constructed
Granite is a rare article in Vermont.
More than 900 tons of this stone are
now carried away from this quarry by
teams, 100 tons Of which are transport
ed to Burlington, a distance of As
miles.
Lime Beds.
There are numerous beds Of lime
of immense extent in Williamstown
and Brookfeld, one of which, in Will
Jamestown, is extensively worked.
"In the above statement we have
not mentioned the country east and
northeast of the gulf route. Should
the road be built through the gulf,
much of the business on this section
would be transported in the cars; 9TH
erwise its natural outlet is Connecticut
river. Respectfully submitted,
&c. w. Collamer,
Leonard Keith.
walter Burnham,
Committee"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
GULF ROUTE HISTORY
HAS BEEN REVIVED
Interesting Facts and Reports of Rail
road Survey in 1845 Are Present
ed by Barre Granite"
Near Royalton.

Continued from Thursdays Times)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
The Committee.
Comparison.

"The whole distance is in a beauti.
full, rich and highly cultivated country;
there is scarcely any other section OF
Vermont OF superior fertility. The To-
cal business on the road would be large
and increasing. We regret that we
cannot compare the gulf route with the
rival one surveyed through Mortified;
in the report of that survey many i'm
portant facts are stated in a manner
so loose and indefinite that we are I'M
able 10 arrive at any certain conclusion
in regard to them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
Favoring Mortified.

THE comparison most in favor Of
the Mortified route is as follows:
Should the road be located through
Mortified, the terms of the subserip-
ton would be altered so as not to
oblige the road to pass through Mont
pelier; in this case the gulf route
would be 34.04 plus l.7O miles or 1914
miles to Dog river, leaving it 5.65 miles
less than by the route through North
field. The gulf route in any case would
cost from 100000 to 100000 less
than the route through Mortified.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
Sleepers.

~ estimate for a single track, with
the T rail Is feet long, weighing 80
pounds per linear yard, with cast iron
chairs, weighing 20 pounds each, at the
Joints; the chairs and rails to be spiked
to sleepers of cedar, larch, bu%tternut,
or brown ash, seven feet long, six and
one half inches thick, saWn or hewn on
the upper and under surfaces, and dis
tributed so that there shall be seven
in Is feet. i do not estimate for sub
sMills; many of the best engineers dis
pense with them entirely | highly APP
prove of them, however, and could
chestnut, or any other hard. lasting
wood, be obtained on the line, | should
propose a thick, solid sub-sill, on the
supposition that some Of the sleepers
should be pinned to them so as to
oblige repair men to raise them with
the sleepers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13

Total cost % suuer-trurture
for oue mile s7IsI-T5
The lime wa mn BY Mr.. james
Cunningham. and The leveis were TAX
en- by Mr. Edeard Birkneli, II cUurses
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
No Covered Bridges.

II estimate for a road-bed Is feet
wide on em%bankments, and 20 feet in
excavations. The bridges | propose
are Of a simple, solid structure, with
few braces or trusses, and without
roofs.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25

j lifted burden from the minds of mil
lions and points the way to better and
/ happier days. We ask now for that ad-
ditional help from all which is merited
beth by the successful conclusion of the
effort and by the consequent contri-
| button to the welfare OF all of our peo-
pie and the glory of the nation.
Let us now have help from every
American who is grateful for the vic
try. It might well be in the nature of
thanksgiving offering for the return
to a certainly safe, sane, constitutional
progressive government.
Let us by general and generous Civ
ing put the seal Of approval upon the
policy Of putting national admins
tration in power free from any possible
embarrassment Of special obligation to
any man, men or group of men. Let US
make the contribution, whether large or
small, and whether or not we have here
tofore given, commensurate with our
means and our appreciation, always
within the maximum limit heretofore
fixed.
Let us get our names on the corner
stone Of sturdier political structure,
upon the roll Of those who have helped
make possible campaign Of which,
in methods and result, we may as Re
publicans sand patriots be justly proud.
Most earnestly we urge that this aid
be given quickly, that your committee
may be enabled to discharge the party g
obligations and turn to further con-
.structive work in behalf Of party and
country.
Republican National Committee,
Will 81. Hays, Chairman.
Checks should be made payable to
Fred w, Upham, treasurer, or James G.
Blaine, Jr., Eastern Treasurer, and
sent to the Committees Office, 10 West
44th street, New York City, N. W
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25
A Appeal!

To the Republicans of the Country and
all those who aided them:
The Republican success in the 1926
election has been commensurate with
the quality Of our candidates and the
righteousness Of our cause.
This success is the partnership accom-.
plishment of all Republicans everywhere
and Of hundreds Of thousands Of we'll
wishers Of good government regardless
of past party affiliations.
To all Of these we now appeal, be-
cause it is the mutual responsibility Of
us all who will share alike in the con-
sequent benefit Of good government.
The plan Of limiting campaign con-
tributions to $1,000, adopted by your
national organization, has left your
party unmortgaged.
It has been most advanced step in
placing the business Of politics on the
highest plane, and has brought an in
terest on the part of thousands who
never before have been concerned with
politics.
Some weeks before election it was ap.
parent that the expenses provided for in
our budget, with the strictest economy,
would exceed the contributions, but we
we're unwilling either to leave undone
any legitimate effort essential to COM,
plete success or to change the method
Of raising money. We were then sure
and we are now sure that every Repub-.
lcan desires that the expenses Of the
campaign be distributed in this manner.
Your presidential campaign this year
cost no more than that Of 1916, when a
dollar went nearly twice as far as it
does today.
Four years ago the bulk Of the cam
paign fund came from $50 contributors,
while this year the approximately 81
900 contributed to date for the pres
idential election has come from $4,000
givers. Z.
The victory won, the raising Of the
deficit would be easy, indeed, if your
committee were willing to abandon the
policy of keeping down the average of
contribution. This we are determined
not to do. It was fight Of all the peo-
pie The result speaks for itself. It
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25

The while we bless the Giver
For all His bounties free.
He hears our call, alike on all
The blessings Of Thanksgiving fan
We've garnered for our need-time
The fields of golden grain,
For we'll we know that seed-tfnso
Will como to earth again;
Each thankful heart remembers
4 The harvests that have spsA,
And In the cool Novembers s.
4 IL bowed the grateful head;
And hymn and prayer meet on the e1l
And gratitude is sverywhero.
o day renowned In storyl
o Pilgrim-given morn.
In humbleness and glory
In bleak New England born3
We hail thee with devotion
Beneath the roof ana tree:
From ocean unto ocean
Beloved by all the FREQ:
The hymns that rise toward the skies
Arc rich In holy symphonies.
within the sacred chancels,
Beyond the lowlfest door,
Thankssiving's sweet evangefD
Are sung by rich and poor; IS
In gladness and not sorrow
May all together pray,
go that our lands Tomorrow
May echo Gods To-day.
And blessings greet all hearts that meet
Where float the anthems pure and sweet.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25
What Tenderness Is.

Tenderness Is the extreme susceptt-
bility OF the softer emotions and pas.
sions. It implies the refinement OF
pity. the sensitive .delicacy of love. the
culture Of sympathy, and the most
complete embodiment Of fervent,
deep-seated, and impulsiye gentleness.
"A. NJ. A. w.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25
Apply Discipline.

Restrain all the senses under the
severity of discipline, and give not
myself over to f9aIisA mirth. Thorn
as Kempis.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25
Summed Up, They Are Simply tia A.
areoate Blessings Of the lndi.
vidual Citizen.

vidual Citizen.
With the coming Of Thanksgiving
week, the week that includes the, day
set apart by the proclamation Of the
President of the United States for
expression by the people Of their de-
vout thankfulness to the Almighty
for the blessings Of the year, comes
spirit Of meditation. It is not aneces-
sary to turn to the world at large for
q text for the blessings OF the year,
other than as this general situation u
rejected in the measure of Americas
content The blessings Of a nation are
the aggregate blessings Of the indi-
viduals Of the nation. The pursuit Of
happiness is never successful as an
Individual pursuit, however, and thus
the blessings Of the Individual are
largely those that are the blessings of
the nation likewise. So the weave Of
the threads of the many individuals
contribute to the general welfare and
the loom unceasing works. And into
the fabric Is spun the golden threads
Of idealism, the purple threads Of mo-
bility, the white threads Of purity, the
blue threads Of truth, the crimson
threads of devotion and the golden
threads Of religion.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25
OTHER FAMOUS ExELENTo BEAUTY PREPARATIONS

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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-25

5eep IN the fores"
olden
The leaves are fAH-
ing fast
In russell hues and
golden.
Before Novsmber's
blast;
Clear flows the sun
lit river
Toward the shade
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Let An Give Thanks.
o. 1920. Western Newspape

BY r. G. Harbaugh.
Deep in the forests
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U71urs Cnr1sI Keep uIs-us-s luo
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Is: 1920. western newspaper Union,
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LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 20
HOW JEsus THE. klRa WAS RE.
CElvED.

LESSON TExT-Matt. II and IA
GOLDEN TExT-Cosne unto mo all -
that Ia Dor ana arc heavy laden. and wil
give you rest-AAtt u:&
ADDITIONAL. MATBRIAL.-Luks S:ls-
-; O:ls-H. q. y; n:lA-2s q, n
PRIMARY ToPIC-Ths Kind Deeds Of
JUNIOR ToPIc-Friends ana Enemies
Of Jesus. ~ M
INTERMEDIATES AND eNNIoR TOPIC
-Choosing Jesus A. Our Teacher,
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC,
-Tns Response Of Mon 70 the Ministry
u JesuA go -,
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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-04-10
Chief Executive and the Bare-FOOtel
Ragged Boy
By N. W. Harllee.

By ~ W. Harllee.
AS l returned from church yester-
day morning after Sunday school,
met a boy, but meeting a boy is
not an unusual occurrence, for we
meet them every day. But what
about meeting this particular boy
on Easter Sunday morning after
sunday school? That you mention
this occurrence in the great Dallas
Express, when this paper wants to
know about big things such as who
Will be nominated and elected Pres
ident of the United States of Amer
lea next November? But / must tell
you frankly, there are other matters
that concern me, other things that
STIR my mind to its deepest antici-
patton, not that l am not interested
In the chief executive of my coun-
try, Just as much interested In the
League Covenant as those senator's,
who spend their time talking and
voting on this subject. keep posted
on the Monroe Doctrine, and In
ternational Affairs as well as do
nestle affairs.
l want to urge the melting Of boy.
When we met l said Good morning
my little man, have you been to
Sunday school today? But / knew
he had not been and further, that
he would not go today nor the next
Lords day. You ask me why, but
! hesitate to tell you the truth, the
history of this narration, the story
OF this occurrence. This is a pa
thetic story from several view points.
Tbs boy was an exact picture of
myself when l was his age. This
boy was bare-fOoted, ragged un%
couth, hair matted with knots that
had feathers in them, whitened with
cotton that lent kind of charm to
the boys upper calibre, the man,
the ruling kingdom, and his face
needed good baptzing and to tell
the truth, his whole body needed
abolition. But such was his con-
dition. / was, however. proud of
this boy, for could read in him
the future tragedy of thought, the
of human action, the tragedy
OF world moving character, ragged
as he was, was willing to lift my
hat while thinking of the Possibil- |
lty that lies coil-like in his mighty |
soul, in his undeveloped mind and |
In the great horoscope in one sweep
ing vision, l saw him as leader, a |
great statesman, great teacher, a
great farmer. -eat lawyer, and in
Inc, / sw more in the meeting of
hat ungainly boy than / saw at the
,hurch that Lords day; boys and
girls with shoes and frocks, shoes
'ome of which cost $1,000, frocks to
ny own knowledge that cost $4,000.
md hats that cost all the way from
1000 to $4,000 and yet this boy in
ags had a brighter future before
Tim. All that he needed was to be
oused up and to be told that silver
nd gold | have none. but such as
have, | gave unto thee, rise take
I'D thy bed
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-04-10
sNrITHvILLE.

Smithville, Texas, April S.-Much
sickness among the older people
here now. Mrs. NJ M. Anderson,
the only sister of the late DIR. G. A.
Harris and mother of Prof An
derson of Smithville, died. She
leaves the following Rev. e. A. An
derson Of Bastrop; Chas. Anderson
of Palestine, two daughters; Mrs.
Clara Pendergrass of Smithville;
Mrs Ruler Davis of Bastrop: Mrs.
Anderson was buried in Bastrop,
Texas, March 1S.
Mr.. ]. H. Palmer of Tuskegee,
Ala, visited DR.. G. G. Owens here
last week.
Smithville public school came
from Bastrop, with two honors last
Friday and took part In the SPELL
ing contest. offered in the Tri-
County Inter-scholastic meet. Travis
Williamson and Bastrop counties
were represented. Miss Pearlie
Wormley contested in the Senior
and and Miss Hattie Ballard in the
Junior spelling, both winning hon
ors.
Mrs. X. Duval's school closed last
Friday
Mrs. Mamie Conner visited her
old home, San Marcos, last week.
Mr.. r. Conner made a prospective
trip to Oklahoma, last week.
The Owens children are visiting
the Meschach children at Togo, this
week. Rev IS. j. Conner has re-
turned from Mumford, where he
visited his wife. Rain is needed in
these parts, says the farmer.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-04-10
McALEsTER

MoAlester. Okla, April S.Mrs
Angelina Braggs is now able TO be
up and about after an operation
about two weeks ago. Although we
had snow Easter Sunday all Of the
churches had excellent services and
splendid programs. Mr.. and Mrs,
Engee Moore OF Wewolza. spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
Lewis Mrs. CeliaHoyte Of Denison
IL now the guest Of her uncle Mr..
Ceason Johnson and family. Mr..
Ernest Wells Of Kansas City is here
visiting parents. Mr. c. J. Lane who
attended he executive board Of Odd
Fellows at Okamulgee has returned,
Akr. S. H. Cotton who has, and is
still i'll will be glad to hear from
all old home friends. Miss Hattie
Keller Is now in Oklahoma, City.
Mrs L. c. Clark Of Muskogee and Mr..
w. NJ. Lane Of Tulsa were in the
City IN the interest of May Day ex-
ercises. Mrs. Oliver Hamilton and
her mother Mrs. Irene Steiger are
now up and about after a few days
illness. Mrs. M. B. Blanton. who has
resided here for over is years leaves
soon for Battle Creek, Mich, where
he will make his home. His friends
wish him success.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-04-10

in Dallas. Rev. Harriet of Corslcana
viii preach April 18th at the First
Baptist church. Mr.. Joe Gates has
returned from Oklahoma City. G..
10. w. s. Willis made his annual
visit to Mitchell lodge last Wednes-
day night. A banquet was given
in his honor. Mr.. s. George Green
who was stabbed last Sunday is
improving. Mrs. Letha Hamilton
and Miss Annie Atkins have return
ed to Waco Mrs. Dora Colquitt
and Mr.. Stonewall Washington were
married last Sunday night at the
home Of the brides Mr.. A. It'd
more is at the Temple hospital. Mrs.
more is at the Temple hospital. Mrs.
Laura Gee left for Oklahoma City.
Miss Mabel Atkins and Mrs. Brown
spent Sunday in Fort Worth. Miss
Mordessa Butler is still i'll. Readers
Of the Dallas Express always have
your nickel ready when the reporter
comes around. Rev. Jos A. Brown
spent Monday in Fort Worth. Mrs.
Fannie Wright is visiting her broth
er at Whitney.