Speculation – a variety of it – can be fun. I tend to think that the birds are about flying. Compared to the roads and pathways used by horse-drawn vehicles and also to canals in 1870 the railroad is rather direct (more like the flight of a bird from one place to another) and that “Time” refers to time saved by using the railroad over the other modes.
The trick is trying to get into the mindset of those in 1870; I find that daunting.
Doug Hosler (Wausau, Wisconsin)
On 7/13/16, 2:50 PM, "Hol Wagner holpennywagner@msn.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
There are 2 birds, so maybe two = to -- I rather like the idea!
Hol
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of Larry Stoll larry.stoll@cbqrr.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 12:13 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] 1870s Freight Advertising
Is it maybe part of a bigger sentence, "Time to mark and ship our freight via CB&Q RR"?
Larry Stoll
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Rick rkeil6721@hotmail.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Maybe its saying the service is so fast that even the birds save time by riding versus flying
Ricky Keil
Papillion, NE
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 11:25 AM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] 1870s Freight Advertising
July 13, 2016
Hol - "Time Flies" is my guess, too. Makes sense to me. Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 7/12/2016 4:30:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time, CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
[Attachment(s) from Hol Wagner included below]
The attached image shows a stamp issued in sheets to shippers and potential shippers during the 1870s. If anybody can figure out the significance of the two birds atop the boxcar, with the word "TIME" above them, I'd love to hear from you. My only guess is "time flies" and that doesn't seem to relate to the message, "
Hol
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