The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-30
G. M. DODGE
MEMORIAL
Will Be Dedicated at Nor
wich University
Oct. 10
GEN. DODGE WAS
GEN. DODGE WAS
AN ALUMNUS
Memorial Tree To Be
Planted and Tablet
Erected

1 Northfeld, Sept 80 TO the mem.
cry Of General Granville M Dodge
graduate Of Norwich university and
| noted American railroad engineer dur
ing the last half Of the 10th century,
another memorial is to be dedicated at
the local university on Oct. Id. This
memorial will be installed in connec-
tion with the nation-w observance
Of the 10th anniversary Of the Chica-
60. Rock Island and Pacific railway,
which employed General Dodge al one
OF its first engineers few years aft
er he graduated from Norwich in 1851.
The railway company has arranged
for the planting Of maple tree at a
point east Of the recitation hall, which
IL named for him, and nearby will be
placed an sxI2-inch bronze tablet
carrying the following inspection:
The memorial tree planted nearby is
dedicated by the Rock Island In af-
fectlonate memory Of General Gren-
willie NJ Dodge. who BY his courage.
industry and loyalty through every
yicissitude signally aided in the de
selopment Of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railway into d great trans
portation system devoted TO the pub
lie service. A similar tablet Is also
to be erected in Council Bluffs, Ia.,
where General Dodge lived for some
years after leaving Norwich, on the
same day; and in numerous other
towns and cities Throughout the conn-
try trees and tablets are To be placed
in honor Of other prominent engineers
who aided in the early establishment
Of the western railway
President Charles a. Plumley Of
university ii arranging d
program to be carried ont on the dedi
cation day, but this has not yet been
However, it is assured |
that the entire cadet corps will par.
ticipate in the ceremony. and speak
er will be secured 10 address the gath.
nring. In addition historical sketch |
of General Dodge will be read.
During the Civil war General Dodge /
was ranked high among the engineers
Enlisted in the union service, and for |
many years after was regarded ais one
II the leading railway engineers in
America. He was one of the country's I
irst railroad experts to forcsee the /
building Of great transcontnental I
inc. and as early ~ 1851 outlined its |
ocation to the Pacific ocean AS soon
Il General Grant was willing to &c /
'ept the resignation Of General Dodge
rom the army. in May. 1866. the lat
er became chief engineer OF the Tn
on Pacific railway. Under his direc +
ion work OF connecting the Atlantic
With the Pacific was begun. just three
ears later the last rail was laid, thus
completing the connection OF the Tn
on Pacific with the Central Pacific
i Promotory Point, Utah, which had
'een reached by the latter road work
ne eastward. The rapidity of rail
Dad building attained by General
lodge has never been exceeded in sthis
ountry; and this accomplishment is
made more wonderful by the fact that
he generals work carried him against
he greatest obstacles and impedi-
nents that existed in the United |
tates at that time. After completing
is work with the Union Pacific, Gem |
raj Dodge held many positions with (
aiding railroad companies of the /
fnited States and was recognized as
n authority on railroad building in
biz country and abroad.