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	They are visionary people. Most visionary people follow this pattern of having what seems a wild idea in the realm of absolute fantasy and all of a sudden some well-heeled tycoon picks up the idea and converts it to cash and fame.		They are visionary people. Most visionary people follow this pattern of having what seems a wild idea in the realm of absolute fantasy and all of a sudden some well-heeled tycoon picks up the idea and converts it to cash and fame.

	Several of us who have been approached about buying up the railroad as a tourist ride on an old steam line haven't got the price of a ticket to [[~~Lake Clear Junction\|~~Lake Clear Junction]]. We are the visionaries but we have all voiced a willingness to ride shotgun, play conductor on our day off or sit in the engine cab and pull the whistle cord when she chugs into town. There is something pathetic in our desire to be a part of it all without a nickel in our pockets.		Several of us who have been approached about buying up the railroad as a tourist ride on an old steam line haven't got the price of a ticket to [[Lake Clear Junction]]. We are the visionaries but we have all voiced a willingness to ride shotgun, play conductor on our day off or sit in the engine cab and pull the whistle cord when she chugs into town. There is something pathetic in our desire to be a part of it all without a nickel in our pockets.

	Luke is an independent, He doesn't care who gets the railroad as long as she keeps on being a railroad. Luke will often leap from his chair in the ticket office on a stormy night in a howling blizzard and shout “My God -- here she comes!“ Luke knows a miracle when he sees one.		Luke is an independent, He doesn't care who gets the railroad as long as she keeps on being a railroad. Luke will often leap from his chair in the ticket office on a stormy night in a howling blizzard and shout “My God -- here she comes!“ Luke knows a miracle when he sees one.

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	'''Married:''' Teresa Pauzi		'''Married:''' Teresa Pauzi

	'''Luke Wood''' was the railroad station agent at [[~~Union Depot\|~~Union Depot]] for many years. When the New York Central was seeking to discontinue service on the Adirondack Division, he tried to interest businessmen in the idea of buying the line and operating it as a tourist and freight line, but to no avail. He lived in Tupper Lake.		'''Luke Wood''' was the railroad station agent at [[Union Depot]] for many years. When the New York Central was seeking to discontinue service on the Adirondack Division, he tried to interest businessmen in the idea of buying the line and operating it as a tourist and freight line, but to no avail. He lived in Tupper Lake.
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	'''Luke Anthony Wood'''		'''Luke Anthony Wood'''

	Luke Anthony Wood, age 90, of Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, formerly of [[~~Lake Clear\|~~Lake Clear]], died Tuesday, July 19, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.		Luke Anthony Wood, age 90, of Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, formerly of [[Lake Clear]], died Tuesday, July 19, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.

	Luke was born in Lake Clear on Dec. 5, 1931 the son of Peter and Rose (Lalonde) Wood. Luke married the former Teresa Pauzi who predeceased him.[[File:Station Agent.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Station Agent, [[Luke_Wood\|Luke Wood]], talks on the dispatcher`s wire at Saranac Lake, October 1964. Photo by Alan Thomas, courtesy of Tim Mayers]]		Luke was born in Lake Clear on Dec. 5, 1931 the son of Peter and Rose (Lalonde) Wood. Luke married the former Teresa Pauzi who predeceased him.[[File:Station Agent.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Station Agent, [[Luke_Wood\|Luke Wood]], talks on the dispatcher`s wire at Saranac Lake, October 1964. Photo by Alan Thomas, courtesy of Tim Mayers]]

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	Luke was preceded in death by his wife Teresa and his father and mother.		Luke was preceded in death by his wife Teresa and his father and mother.

	Funeral arrangements are in care of the [[~~Fortune-Keough Funeral Home\|~~Fortune-Keough Funeral Home]]. Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. in [[St. Bernard's Church\|St. Bernard’s Chapel]] with the Rev. Martin Cline officiating, burial will be immediately following at [[St. John's in The Wilderness of Lake Clear\|St. John’s in the Wilderness Catholic Cemetery in Lake Clear]].		Funeral arrangements are in care of the [[Fortune-Keough Funeral Home]]. Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. in [[St. Bernard's Church\|St. Bernard’s Chapel]] with the Rev. Martin Cline officiating, burial will be immediately following at [[St. John's in The Wilderness of Lake Clear\|St. John’s in the Wilderness Catholic Cemetery in Lake Clear]].

	Family and friends wishing to remember Luke Anthony Wood can send memorial contributions to the [[Adirondack Scenic Railroad\|Adirondack Scenic Railroad]] in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Family and friends can also share their memories, send a condolence and sign the online guest book at [http://fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com/ fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com].		Family and friends wishing to remember Luke Anthony Wood can send memorial contributions to the [[Adirondack Scenic Railroad\|Adirondack Scenic Railroad]] in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Family and friends can also share their memories, send a condolence and sign the online guest book at [http://fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com/ fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com].

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	Funeral arrangements are in care of the [[Fortune-Keough Funeral Home\|Fortune-Keough Funeral Home]]. Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. in [[St. Bernard's Church\|St. Bernard’s Chapel]] with the Rev. Martin Cline officiating, burial will be immediately following at [[St. John's in The Wilderness of Lake Clear\|St. John’s in the Wilderness Catholic Cemetery in Lake Clear]].		Funeral arrangements are in care of the [[Fortune-Keough Funeral Home\|Fortune-Keough Funeral Home]]. Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. in [[St. Bernard's Church\|St. Bernard’s Chapel]] with the Rev. Martin Cline officiating, burial will be immediately following at [[St. John's in The Wilderness of Lake Clear\|St. John’s in the Wilderness Catholic Cemetery in Lake Clear]].

	Family and friends wishing to remember Luke Anthony Wood can send memorial contributions to the [[Adirondack Scenic Railroad\|Adirondack Scenic Railroad]] in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Family and friends can also share their memories, send a condolence and sign the online guest book at [[http://fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com/\|fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com]].		Family and friends wishing to remember Luke Anthony Wood can send memorial contributions to the [[Adirondack Scenic Railroad\|Adirondack Scenic Railroad]] in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Family and friends can also share their memories, send a condolence and sign the online guest book at [http://fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com/ fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com].
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	Luke Anthony Wood, age 90, of Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, formerly of [[Lake Clear\|Lake Clear]], died Tuesday, July 19, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.		Luke Anthony Wood, age 90, of Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, formerly of [[Lake Clear\|Lake Clear]], died Tuesday, July 19, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.

	Luke was born in Lake Clear on Dec. 5, 1931 the son of Peter and Rose (Lalonde) Wood. Luke married the former Teresa Pauzi who predeceased him.[[File:Station Agent.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Station Agent, [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Luke_Wood\|Luke Wood]], talks on the dispatcher`s wire at Saranac Lake, October 1964. Photo by Alan Thomas, courtesy of Tim Mayers]]		Luke was born in Lake Clear on Dec. 5, 1931 the son of Peter and Rose (Lalonde) Wood. Luke married the former Teresa Pauzi who predeceased him.[[File:Station Agent.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Station Agent, [[Luke_Wood\|Luke Wood]], talks on the dispatcher`s wire at Saranac Lake, October 1964. Photo by Alan Thomas, courtesy of Tim Mayers]]

	Luke was a lifelong resident of the Tri-Lakes area, and worked as a telegrapher from the age of 13 in 1945 for New York Central Railroad, Pen-Central Railroad, Consolidated Railroad and Canadian National Railroad. He worked for over 40 years, retiring about 1985. Luke was a member of the Telegrapher Railroad Club.		Luke was a lifelong resident of the Tri-Lakes area, and worked as a telegrapher from the age of 13 in 1945 for New York Central Railroad, Pen-Central Railroad, Consolidated Railroad and Canadian National Railroad. He worked for over 40 years, retiring about 1985. Luke was a member of the Telegrapher Railroad Club.

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	[[File:Luke Wood.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Luke Wood<br>Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 26, 2022]]'''Born: '''~~<span style="">~~December 5, 1931		[[File:Luke Wood.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Luke Wood<br>Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 26, 2022]]'''Born: '''December 5, 1931

	'''Died:''' ~~<span style="">July~~ 19, 2022		'''Died:''' July 19, 2022

	'''Married:''' ~~<span style="">Teresa~~ Pauzi		'''Married:''' Teresa Pauzi

	'''Luke Wood''' was the railroad station agent at [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] for many years. When the New York Central was seeking to discontinue service on the Adirondack Division, he tried to interest businessmen in the idea of buying the line and operating it as a tourist and freight line, but to no avail. He lived in Tupper Lake.		'''Luke Wood''' was the railroad station agent at [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] for many years. When the New York Central was seeking to discontinue service on the Adirondack Division, he tried to interest businessmen in the idea of buying the line and operating it as a tourist and freight line, but to no avail. He lived in Tupper Lake.

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	'''Married:''' <span style="">Teresa Pauzi		'''Married:''' <span style="">Teresa Pauzi

	'''Luke Wood''' was the railroad station agent at [[Union~~%20Depot~~\|Union Depot]] for many years. When the New York Central was seeking to discontinue service on the Adirondack Division, he tried to interest businessmen in the idea of buying the line and operating it as a tourist and freight line, but to no avail. He lived in Tupper Lake.		'''Luke Wood''' was the railroad station agent at [[Union Depot\|Union Depot]] for many years. When the New York Central was seeking to discontinue service on the Adirondack Division, he tried to interest businessmen in the idea of buying the line and operating it as a tourist and freight line, but to no avail. He lived in Tupper Lake.
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	'''Luke Anthony Wood'''		'''Luke Anthony Wood'''

	Luke Anthony Wood, age 90, of Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, formerly of [[Lake~~%20Clear~~\|Lake Clear]], died Tuesday, July 19, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.		Luke Anthony Wood, age 90, of Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid, formerly of [[Lake Clear\|Lake Clear]], died Tuesday, July 19, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid.

	Luke was born in Lake Clear on Dec. 5, 1931 the son of Peter and Rose (Lalonde) Wood. Luke married the former Teresa Pauzi who predeceased him.[[File:Station Agent.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Station Agent, [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Luke_Wood\|Luke Wood]], talks on the dispatcher`s wire at Saranac Lake, October 1964. Photo by Alan Thomas, courtesy of Tim Mayers]]		Luke was born in Lake Clear on Dec. 5, 1931 the son of Peter and Rose (Lalonde) Wood. Luke married the former Teresa Pauzi who predeceased him.[[File:Station Agent.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Station Agent, [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Luke_Wood\|Luke Wood]], talks on the dispatcher`s wire at Saranac Lake, October 1964. Photo by Alan Thomas, courtesy of Tim Mayers]]
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	Luke was preceded in death by his wife Teresa and his father and mother.		Luke was preceded in death by his wife Teresa and his father and mother.

	Funeral arrangements are in care of the [[Fortune-Keough~~%20Funeral%20Home~~\|Fortune-Keough Funeral Home]]. Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. in [[St.~~%20Bernard~~'s~~%20Church~~\|St. Bernard’s Chapel]] with the Rev. Martin Cline officiating, burial will be immediately following at [[St.~~%20John~~'s~~%20in%20The%20Wilderness%20of%20Lake%20Clear~~\|St. John’s in the Wilderness Catholic Cemetery in Lake Clear]].		Funeral arrangements are in care of the [[Fortune-Keough Funeral Home\|Fortune-Keough Funeral Home]]. Calling hours are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. in [[St. Bernard's Church\|St. Bernard’s Chapel]] with the Rev. Martin Cline officiating, burial will be immediately following at [[St. John's in The Wilderness of Lake Clear\|St. John’s in the Wilderness Catholic Cemetery in Lake Clear]].

	Family and friends wishing to remember Luke Anthony Wood can send memorial contributions to the [[Adirondack~~%20Scenic%20Railroad~~\|Adirondack Scenic Railroad]] in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Family and friends can also share their memories, send a condolence and sign the online guest book at [[http://fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com/\|fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com]].		Family and friends wishing to remember Luke Anthony Wood can send memorial contributions to the [[Adirondack Scenic Railroad\|Adirondack Scenic Railroad]] in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 20 Church St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Family and friends can also share their memories, send a condolence and sign the online guest book at [[http://fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com/\|fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com]].
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	The gradual curtailment of passenger and freight service into Saranac Lake has caused its morbid measure of consternation but the ending of the mail car era is a deeper blow than all to the men who always set their clocks by the mail train's arrival ... or measured the winter weather conditions by its late appearance from Utica.		The gradual curtailment of passenger and freight service into Saranac Lake has caused its morbid measure of consternation but the ending of the mail car era is a deeper blow than all to the men who always set their clocks by the mail train's arrival ... or measured the winter weather conditions by its late appearance from Utica.

	The old wooden mail cars were part and parcel of the Utica division back in 1892 when the railroad opened semi-restricted services to the north country. The line was completed in 1894. At one time the section from Saranac Lake to Lake Placid was part of the narrow gauge [[Chateaugay~~%20Railroad~~\|Chateaugay Railroad]] and sometimes called the [[Mohawk~~%20and%20Malone~~\|Mohawk and Malone]] Railroad because the engine was named The Mohawk.*		The old wooden mail cars were part and parcel of the Utica division back in 1892 when the railroad opened semi-restricted services to the north country. The line was completed in 1894. At one time the section from Saranac Lake to Lake Placid was part of the narrow gauge [[Chateaugay Railroad\|Chateaugay Railroad]] and sometimes called the [[Mohawk and Malone\|Mohawk and Malone]] Railroad because the engine was named The Mohawk.*

	The mail has been coming in to Saranac Lake by RPO since 1900 and of course carried its peak loads in the roaring twenties when everything in this area was booming. Yesterday had its mournful aspects. Luke Wood the station agent called Tupper Lake to see if engine number 8296 was on time. He looked as if he hoped it would be a couple of years late. The men who built and maintained; and operated the Utica Division; love its every railroad tie and water tank and to them it was just as much a day of sadness as to the rest of the people who have seen the railroad help build America to what she is today.		The mail has been coming in to Saranac Lake by RPO since 1900 and of course carried its peak loads in the roaring twenties when everything in this area was booming. Yesterday had its mournful aspects. Luke Wood the station agent called Tupper Lake to see if engine number 8296 was on time. He looked as if he hoped it would be a couple of years late. The men who built and maintained; and operated the Utica Division; love its every railroad tie and water tank and to them it was just as much a day of sadness as to the rest of the people who have seen the railroad help build America to what she is today.
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	Luke Wood, who is surrounded by cobwebs over at the ticket office on Depot Street, has a head-full of ideas, but how Luke is ever going to get this railroad thing straightened out is something else again. Luke is a quiet, soft-spoken guy when he should be a fire-spouting dragon, driving up and down the roadbed with a public address system playing The Old Blue Water Line and giving speeches at all the whistle stops between Remsen and Thendara. The old line railroad admirers, of course want to revert back to the real days of rail-roading if they become stockholders. They want a steam engine and wooden cars brightly painted and on the front of the engine they want a cow catcher that really catches cows. On the big ugly diesels the front end section looks like the rear end of a hippopotamus with handrails and some polished hippopotamus underwear buttons and the thing lacks dignity and the rakish and adventuresome look of the gay nineties.		Luke Wood, who is surrounded by cobwebs over at the ticket office on Depot Street, has a head-full of ideas, but how Luke is ever going to get this railroad thing straightened out is something else again. Luke is a quiet, soft-spoken guy when he should be a fire-spouting dragon, driving up and down the roadbed with a public address system playing The Old Blue Water Line and giving speeches at all the whistle stops between Remsen and Thendara. The old line railroad admirers, of course want to revert back to the real days of rail-roading if they become stockholders. They want a steam engine and wooden cars brightly painted and on the front of the engine they want a cow catcher that really catches cows. On the big ugly diesels the front end section looks like the rear end of a hippopotamus with handrails and some polished hippopotamus underwear buttons and the thing lacks dignity and the rakish and adventuresome look of the gay nineties.

	If Luke can't get the railroad sold to a legitimate concern of freight and passenger haulers, he will have to go after the romantic exponents of railroading and get her going under the old and friendly label of “The Blueberry Special" which was what the extinct D&H was called before they tore up the tracks and laid down the strip known as [[Lake~~%20Colby%20Drive~~\|Lake Colby Drive]]. The D&H was also called "The Delay and Hesitate” in those years to follow up the initial pattern of the letters D&H.		If Luke can't get the railroad sold to a legitimate concern of freight and passenger haulers, he will have to go after the romantic exponents of railroading and get her going under the old and friendly label of “The Blueberry Special" which was what the extinct D&H was called before they tore up the tracks and laid down the strip known as [[Lake Colby Drive\|Lake Colby Drive]]. The D&H was also called "The Delay and Hesitate” in those years to follow up the initial pattern of the letters D&H.

	Anyway the faction that is out to retain the old-time railroad flavor are the ones who think Petticoat Junction is the best program on because there is so much in there about the engine itself.		Anyway the faction that is out to retain the old-time railroad flavor are the ones who think Petticoat Junction is the best program on because there is so much in there about the engine itself.
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	They are visionary people. Most visionary people follow this pattern of having what seems a wild idea in the realm of absolute fantasy and all of a sudden some well-heeled tycoon picks up the idea and converts it to cash and fame.		They are visionary people. Most visionary people follow this pattern of having what seems a wild idea in the realm of absolute fantasy and all of a sudden some well-heeled tycoon picks up the idea and converts it to cash and fame.

	Several of us who have been approached about buying up the railroad as a tourist ride on an old steam line haven't got the price of a ticket to [[Lake~~%20Clear%20Junction~~\|Lake Clear Junction]]. We are the visionaries but we have all voiced a willingness to ride shotgun, play conductor on our day off or sit in the engine cab and pull the whistle cord when she chugs into town. There is something pathetic in our desire to be a part of it all without a nickel in our pockets.		Several of us who have been approached about buying up the railroad as a tourist ride on an old steam line haven't got the price of a ticket to [[Lake Clear Junction\|Lake Clear Junction]]. We are the visionaries but we have all voiced a willingness to ride shotgun, play conductor on our day off or sit in the engine cab and pull the whistle cord when she chugs into town. There is something pathetic in our desire to be a part of it all without a nickel in our pockets.

	Luke is an independent, He doesn't care who gets the railroad as long as she keeps on being a railroad. Luke will often leap from his chair in the ticket office on a stormy night in a howling blizzard and shout “My God -- here she comes!“ Luke knows a miracle when he sees one.		Luke is an independent, He doesn't care who gets the railroad as long as she keeps on being a railroad. Luke will often leap from his chair in the ticket office on a stormy night in a howling blizzard and shout “My God -- here she comes!“ Luke knows a miracle when he sees one.
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	Following an hour and a half of discussion on the plans involved in the purchase and operation of the proposed C. A. M. Railroad, and the problems to be faced in financing and maintaining the project Mayor Robert J. Peacock of Lake Placid gave the three railroad men assurance that the community of Lake Placid would be interested m their plan for C. A. M. and urged that they continue with it; Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce President Chester T. Cole and executive director Al Eccleston voiced a similar opinion and directors of the Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce present. James Murray, Phil Hyde and Jack Delahant stated that their community would be vitally interested in any plan that would keep the railroad in operation.		Following an hour and a half of discussion on the plans involved in the purchase and operation of the proposed C. A. M. Railroad, and the problems to be faced in financing and maintaining the project Mayor Robert J. Peacock of Lake Placid gave the three railroad men assurance that the community of Lake Placid would be interested m their plan for C. A. M. and urged that they continue with it; Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce President Chester T. Cole and executive director Al Eccleston voiced a similar opinion and directors of the Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce present. James Murray, Phil Hyde and Jack Delahant stated that their community would be vitally interested in any plan that would keep the railroad in operation.

	[[Thomas~~%20B~~.~~%20Cantwell~~\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], Saranac Lake attorney, approved a move encouraging the railroad men to continue their efforts. Mary Kaltenbach, a Lake Placid travel agency owner, gave the idea support, and support of important note was the opinion voiced by David Short of the C. V. Whitney Industries, with lumber holdings at Sabattis, that the Whitney interests were giving he C.A.M. project study and that if it should prove feasible to them, the Whitney interests might invest in its operation. Mr. Wood, in addressing the group at the opening of the meeting, said that his purpose, enthusiasm could be aroused was to determine if community for Ihe project. Mr. Schoentube told the group that the people in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid had a "Gold mine" in its resort facilities and that railroad business could be built up into the area with improved service. He said that under proper management, the railroad could be come a "growing thing". Mr. Viekman declared that with the return of steam power to the line, as planned, the C.A.M. would have three important factors which would make it a successful tourist attraction. These he said were resident management, steam-power and scenery.		[[Thomas B. Cantwell\|Thomas B. Cantwell]], Saranac Lake attorney, approved a move encouraging the railroad men to continue their efforts. Mary Kaltenbach, a Lake Placid travel agency owner, gave the idea support, and support of important note was the opinion voiced by David Short of the C. V. Whitney Industries, with lumber holdings at Sabattis, that the Whitney interests were giving he C.A.M. project study and that if it should prove feasible to them, the Whitney interests might invest in its operation. Mr. Wood, in addressing the group at the opening of the meeting, said that his purpose, enthusiasm could be aroused was to determine if community for Ihe project. Mr. Schoentube told the group that the people in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid had a "Gold mine" in its resort facilities and that railroad business could be built up into the area with improved service. He said that under proper management, the railroad could be come a "growing thing". Mr. Viekman declared that with the return of steam power to the line, as planned, the C.A.M. would have three important factors which would make it a successful tourist attraction. These he said were resident management, steam-power and scenery.

	The regular passenger service he said, would have sleeping coaches instead of the coach and separate, sleepers and that he believed that the round trip cost of a trip to New York City could be cut to about $48 which would then be below the present air line round trip cost of $53.		The regular passenger service he said, would have sleeping coaches instead of the coach and separate, sleepers and that he believed that the round trip cost of a trip to New York City could be cut to about $48 which would then be below the present air line round trip cost of $53.