Salt Lake Herald | 1891-04-05 | Page 7 | Uncle Ras Perpetual Pass

Uncle Ras Perpetual Pass Erastus Baldwin of Cainpville Conn How in the nineties and known as the aged Nimrod i undoubtedly the oldest commuter com-muter on the Xaugatuck railroad He has enjoyed the privilege of a free pass since the road was built and he takes lots of solid enjoyment out pf his occasional fishing trips to Bridgeport When the Naugatuck railroad in 1839 desired t extend tend its tracks from Waterbury to Win std 11 Baldwin owned three and one nail miles pn the Litchfield side He was pleaded when he learned from the com panys agents that a railroad through his laud contemplated He said to them I rock bills here you can build herR Has Baldwin will be the last man in the word t interfere and all I want is the right of way for myself and wife a long as we live I asOc rom that time until the early part of October 1873 Uncle Ras as he i called enjoyed his privilege undisturbed Then he was ejected from a train by a new conductor I con-ductor because he refused to pay fare The conductor explained that he was acting under instructions from E Ferris Bishop a newly elected but that aan president only angered Mr Baldwin more and he never rested until he had walked all the way to Litchfield t consult Henry B Graves an attorney for the company He swore vengeance on the company but finally consented t give the company a chance t explain Within a week Mr Baldwin received re-ceived a very satisfactory letter of explanation expla-nation and a perpetual pass for himself and his wife Mrs Baldwin used the pass I until she diedNew York Sun