. Book of the Royal blue . eport of the president to thedirectors of the railroad in 1835 attentionwas called to the excessive cost of con-struction of this bridge, and asking fortheir approval of this expenditure, believ-ing that in the course of years it would bedeemed a wise one and that money wouldbe saved in the end. This indeed hasproven a fact as the bridge has withstoodthe constant wear and tear, notwithstand-ing the marvelous increase in weight ofengines and cars of the present day overthose of 1833. It was an engineering featthat compares favorably with anythingthat has been done in
. Book of the Royal blue . eport of the president to thedirectors of the railroad in 1835 attentionwas called to the excessive cost of con-struction of this bridge, and asking fortheir approval of this expenditure, believ-ing that in the course of years it would bedeemed a wise one and that money wouldbe saved in the end. This indeed hasproven a fact as the bridge has withstoodthe constant wear and tear, notwithstand-ing the marvelous increase in weight ofengines and cars of the present day overthose of 1833. It was an engineering featthat compares favorably with anythingthat has been done in the past century. At the eastern end of the bridge is theold stone building formerly known as RelayHouse and which now is occupied by theoffices of the Relief Department of theBaltimore & Ohio Railroad. There was atime when two hotels were necessary totake care of the business over night at thispoint; but the little village is now but asuburban residence portion for Baltimoreanson account of its beautiful THE river road along the patahsco river at relay, mu. ARTISTS EXCURSIONOVER THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD, JUNE, J858. BY IUKTE IVnuiNninii ol* HHipt-i iV HroM. THK train arrivod at Sir Johns Run aboutseven oclock,and the excursionists herefound coaches waiting to convej themto the 15erkeley Sprinig dining-room to see what further entertainmentmight be drawn from the social talents ofthe party. Socrates, having wearied himself witha long lecture on the difference betweenthe exoteric and esoteric doctrines of phil-osophy, and feeling
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