CPR Magazine Article No. 174 May, 1951   General Manager Opens New Station at Farnham, P.Q. Mayor and Businessmen Attend Ceremonies Along with Former Farnham Railroaders   Farnham an historic railway town, where many Canadian railway executives started their careers, has a new station. The modern brick and reinforced concrete structure, housing station facilities and divisional offices for the Company was officially opened by G.N. Curley, of Toronto, general manager of the eastern region, in the presence of Mayor A. Bernier of Farnham and a large group of citizens.   G.N. Curley, general manager of the eastern region, and F.A. Pouliot, general superintendent of the Quebec district, played host to these veteran railwaymen at the official opening ceremonies of the Farnham, Que., station. Left to right:  Mr. Pouliot, A. Williams retired superintendent of the Farnham and Smith Falls division, J.K. Savage former general superintendent of the Quebec district, S.J. Hungerford who later became chairman and president of Canadian National Railways, Mr. Curley, and J.J. Morgan retired Farnham despatcher. In his brief address Mr. Curley expressed appreciation for the "patience" with which Farnham businessmen and citizens had accepted temporary station facilities in the period since the old station was burned to the ground. He presented to Mayor Bernier a key especially engraved to commemorate the occasion.   The gathering was also addressed by F.A. Pouliot of Montreal, general superintendent of the Quebec district and by Mayor Bernier. L.R. Bangs, of Farnham, superintendent of the Farnham division, introduced the speakers.   Mr. Curley recalled in his address that he had spent most of his first 15 years of railroading in Farnham and was superintendent of the division when he moved away. Mr. Pouliot also began his career at Farnham and worked there 26 years as a despatcher.   The new station, built at a cost of $160,000 includes on its ground floor a spacious and comfortable waiting room, with leather-upholstered chairs replacing the wooden benches of older stations, a baggage room, a ticket booth, wash rooms, and telegraph office.   The second floor contains administrative offices of the Farnham division from which are controlled the train operations between Montreal and Megantic, Que., on the line to Saint John, N.B., and between Montreal and Wells River, Vt., on the line to Boston. The Montreal-Wells River run was the first of the Company's operations to be dieselized.   Long recognized as a training ground for top-notch railwaymen, the Farnham office once housed at the same time, it was recalled, Mr. S.J. Hungerford, who later became chairman and president of the Canadian National Railways, Grant hall, later to move up to be vice-president of the Canadian Pacific, J.P. Johnston, who became a regional vice-president of the C.N.R., J.J. Scully, former general manager of Canadian Pacific eastern lines, J.K. Savage, former general superintendent of the Quebec district, and J.J. Connolly, who became a railway operating executive in the United States.   Among guests invited to attend the ceremony from Montreal were Mr. Hungerford and Mr. Savage of the above group, A. Williams, former superintendent of the Farnham division, and J.J. Morgan, retired despatcher. The Mayor of Farnham, Quebec, A. Bernier (center), was the first person to purchase a ticket at the new station. Looking on are G.N. Curley (left), of Toronto, general manager of the eastern region, and F.A. Pouliot, general superintendent of the Quebec district. This CPR Spanner article is copyright 1951 by Canadian Pacific Railway and is reprinted here with their permission. All photographs, logos, and trademarks are the property of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.