Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-10-29
Col. Richard r. MOrgan.

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This gentleman, the engineer Of til Peoria
and Burlington Railroad. was in town on Sat
urday last His party of Engineers ara,now en-
gagged IN the Mississippi bottom opposite this
place, and We understand that the WHOM line Of
the road between this place and Knoxville will
t,e located in the course Of few days. and that
Messrs Hardin and Quinhy, the Contrnctfrs ara
ready with their hands to commence tho
work. Es. =.
At the celebration Of the opening Of the Hud
Son River Railroad from New York 70 Aihany.
We notice among the numerous spceekss y.iy.
cred, one by Mr. Boorman, late Presidert of the
s,s ;n9 - M S4iysr Railroad. in which. Ster alg-
."s ~ wy es attending the conlaShes
j. furniture, merchandise Sx66rt Sx6 urh hh5Iss.ss
n pisss hnsa efu dsMsSSSse sSSSe 4 xko S first aavisl6
the Construction Of it, ON the bank Of the Hud.
son, As evidence of the Talents Of Col,
Tor the work he is now engaged in, We
give the remarks Of Mr. Boornlan, with the just
and beautiful compliment paid to Col Morgan:
MAYork has been famous for her railroad
enterprise, when she found her sister city run
ming away with her business. The first enter
prise was .the Harlem Company After ten
years - Cifched Spuytendevil creek, or Harlem.
Then I5f!owed a charter foi a railroad through
the eastern part of the river counties. In le4l
Mr.. Allen tried to get up subscription among
the moneyed men-l am not one myself. Mr.
"A. u
scribed Finding it Jagged, MIR A said, hand
me the paper and he put down one fourth ofall
subscribed $55 900 was all tina was obtained.
At later period, Samuel Stevens made another
effort In six weeks they got 100000 ! took
humble part in both. In ls45. gentleman
in my eye called on me, and said he understood
was for a railroad to Albany. l said yes,
He then asked me if ever Iheard ola survey of
| a road on the river. What over the Highlandr'
Yes, said he; and he handed me little blue
book which I have kept ever since, was
convinced that this was the road, and said
was ready. We got new charter. for an un-
defined route. We were opposed by the par
ticular part of the community which resides in
| Wall street. We were beaten, and the Harlem
road got the charter. But the following sum
mer convention was proposed for the Hudson
River Railroad 1t was got up and New York
sent two delegates, Twas one; a personal friend
was the other. survey was ordered. and
next winter we got our charter, after hard work
We succeeded in obtaining our subscription.
in March, 1916. The company was organized
with capital of three millions. You know
our history since l want to read the title O
this little blue book, which induced me to gt
into the work That book is Richard p. Nor
gan's Survey of the Route of the Hudson Rive
Railroad. Gouverneur kemble, of West. Point
who finds out all talented men, found out th
engineer and introduced him to the resident
of Poughkeepsic They induced him to max
The survey. Let us give YOU
The Citizens of Poughkecpsie-Gouvern
Kemble, of Cold Spring. and Morgan, q
Poughkcepsie, to whom the public are indebte
for the pioneer effort which resulted in the cor
; struction of the most important railroad entel
i prise in the United States of America