Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-06-29
Completion of the A. g. G., w,
Railway to Dayton.
Concluding Ceremonies.

The completion of the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway to its western
terminal connection at Dayton with
its Cincinnati extension, via the C.
H & D.. R R., was accomplished on
the 10th inst. The important event
was ~signalized by the last rail being
laid and the last spike driven With in
teresting attendant ceremonies, and
the ovation concluding with a splen-
did festival on the 21st inst, at Day
ton.
Our readers will bear us witness
that the A. & G. W. Railway enter
prize has always found in our col
ummns, if not an able, at least a
steadfast and earnessrn advocacy.
Hence it was with no lit6ls degree of
satisfaction We accepted an invitation
to be paesent at the finishing of the
great work, and rejoice with its
friends in the hour of its final tri-
umph.
wHFN THE LAST RAIL WAS TO BE LAID.
Mr.. T. W. Kennard, the engineer
in chief of the road, had some time
since fixed upon the 10th of June as
the day when the work should be
completed to Dayton, and connect
with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton R. R., which is a narrow aguge,
"straddled" by the broad gauge,
from Dayton to Cincinnati, similarly
to the Mahoning R. R. In view of
the large amount of work to be done
when Mr.. Kennard announced his in
tention to be in Dayton with his a
on the Goth inst, MI. LHommedieu,
President of the c. 81. & D. r. R.,
was incredulous as to Nj. KS ability
to accomplish the task in that time.
MEssRs. L'HoMMEDIEU AND KEN
NARD WAGE A DINNER.
Mr. Kennard proposed to forfeit a
dinner for the party who might be
invited to participate, if he failed to
''come to time" in reaching Dayton,
and in ase of succeeding, Mr.. L.
Hommedieu's hospitality and liberali.
ty would be holden responsible.
"THE WORK GOES BRAvELY on"
The engineer in chief had perform
ed too many herculean feats in push
ing the construction of the Atlantic
& Great G. W. Railway, to fail in this
last contest with time and space.
All hands inspired with the indomita-
bic energy of their chief, worked
with a determination to complete the
task set before them within the Pc
Rod set. Picks, shovels and spades
were piled briskly, and ties, rails
and spikes followed in rapid success
ion, SO that several days before the
goth, it was evident that the road
would be through by that date.
H VISIT To DAYTON.
The necessary preliminaries were
arranged for a visit to Dayton on the
10th inst, and Mr.. Kennard left New
York in his palace car in time to reach
Dayton on that day. The party who
went down on this special train, con-
sisted of the following named gentle
men:
L. W. Kennard, Engineer in Chief,
Vice President and General Manager
ofthe A. & G. W. Railway.
c. E. E. Blakesley, Private secre-
tary to Mr.. Kennard.
VIM. Reynolds, President of the
New York and Pennsylvania Compan-
les, and President of the Central
Board.
Marvin Kent. President of the Ohio
Company.
]. W. Tyler, Secretary and a Direc-
tor in the Ohio Company.
H. F. Sweetzer, General Superin-
tendent.
H. D. Chaplin, Superintendent of Sd
and 4th Divisions.
D. C. Goldman, Resident Engineer.
r. J. Dukes, Asst. Res. Engineer.
J. Framework, GENT Freight
Agent.
VIM. Lee, Gen. of Construction.
Frank W. Cummings, Supt. Locomo-
tives and Car Department.
Jacob Grail, Esq, a director.
Jacob Riblet, an ex Director.
o. Beach, a director.
r. N. N. Taylor, Superintendent in
Chief of Dining Departments fea-
ture of the road, by the way, which
it Is designed shall be preominent for
its excellence, a distinction which Mr..
raylor's recognized ability and ad-
dress viii assuredly give it. ii