New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-19
upop examination, approve the enterprise. Mr..

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1853, and at once perceived and reported the
signal advantages Of the line. No adverse rep
RESERVATIONS could shake his confidence; and,
on his report, the contract was closed and the
company provided with the money requisite to
vigorous prosecution of their work.
BY this time, it was 1860 Mr.. Doolittle-
who had associated with himself in the con-
tract DR.. W. S. Streator of Clcveland-had
kept the work going, under the supervision OF
his partner. while he was pleading for funds IN
Europe. In this he was sustained by liberal
advances from the Messrs. Kents. DIR. Streator
WA leading spirit in the construction OF the
Oil Creek Road-onc Of the best feeders of the
main line-and is now its superintendent as
well as director of the Atlantic and Great
Western
Dir. Doolittle dying, his partner proposed .
surrender of the contract, which was accepted,
and the work rclet to Mr.. James BIcHenry
of Liverpool, by whom it was TO have been re-
Sumed early in 1861. But fresh difficulties were
encountered, which necessitatcd q fresh trip 70
Europe, wherein Mr.. Kcnnard was accompanied
by Mr. II. A. Kent and Mr.. VIM. Reynolds OF
the Pennsylvania division. The necessary
arrangements were perfected; when the cloud
of war raised by the seizure Of the mail steamer
Trent by Com. Wilkes again brought matters tn
q stand; so that the work was not actually re-
sumed until the Spring of 1862. One year
thereafter--a year Of tremendous civil war,
enormous armies and scarce labor-Mr.
Kennard had the cars running through
from Salamanca, Ncw-Yor to Akron, Ohio
200 miles; whereof he had constructed lao,
mainly through heavy timber-a display OF
energy and efficiency which has rarely or never
been surpassed. The Titusyille and Franklin
branches were both cOnstructed-the former by
Messr,. Streator and III. A. Kent; the latter by
Mes,rs. Revnold, and Kennard--meantime;
50 that in all, over 200 miles of railway were
constructed by these parties, in region where
labor, originally scarce, had been absorbed by
, the Oil business. and which was far from the
ceaboard and the great cities, whence railway
labor must mainly be drawn.
In July, 1868. the Mahonng Road was leased
for nincty-ninc years by the Atlantic aud Great
Western. and an additional rail laid thereon, so
~ To give the latter broad track into Cleve-
land The Mahoning was constructed to tap
the Coal and Iron region of northeastern Ohio
near Youngstown and convey IL staples to
Cleveland ga miles;) but is crossed by the
grand trunk at Leeyittsburg, near Warren, !
Ohio, 80 miles from Cleveland An express !
train over this road for New-York without
change of cars leaves Cleveland each morning
at $3.50 a. IN. Freight trains Likewise run
through without change.
From Akron to Gallon, on the Cleveland and
Cincinnati, is IL miles on which the track is all
laid, over which. We learn, one train per day is
now running. The Road is to be completed
thence TO Dayton by the LIST Of May next; and |
the two additional rails required 10 complete
six-fect track thence to Cincinnati are now
being laid down on the Cincinnati. Hamilton
and Dayton Road. That will of course be COM
pleted before May: when through trains will.
run regularly from New-York to Cincinnati and
st. Louis, 1872 miles without break of con-
tinuity or of gauge.
The name of this road was changed TO the
Atlantic and Great Western in 1854, by pro-
ceeding in court. That name was proposed
in Mr.. Kent, first annual report. A charter
was granted under it by the Legislature Of
Pennsylvania in l-57. {
The credit OF keeping this enterprise alive
when il, in ordinary hands, must have died. is
mainly due 10 is President Mr.. Marvin Kent and
to his peyer-daunted coadjutor the Secretary, 4,
Mr. J. W. Tyler. Mr. Kent was obliged to
risk his all on lis success. Mr. +. Z. Branerd .
OF Rayenna the Treasurer of the original under
taking, and siill Of the Ohio Division, has like
wise had a most arduOus task. and has per- l.
formed it throughout with eminent ability,
courage and fidelity. In later days, Mr..
William Reynolds. President of the PennSylya- ,
MIA division, was required TO eyince equal cour-
age and dcyotedncss and never required in
vain. II is to be hoped that the reward of each s
viii be in proportion TO his sagacity, energy, :
courage and public spirit
Extensive machine-shopS for the Ohio division /
are located at Franklin, and are to be substan-
TALLY constructed of stone. They with the
necessary founderics ear mandatory, &c,
will cover thirteen acres. :
At Mcadyllc is the great Hotel and Dining
Hall of the Road-the Dinng-ilal among the
best in America. Here also are machine-Shops :
&c., for the eastern division of the road Mead
vile, formerly one of the most secluded and out
of-the way county seats in the West is henceiorth
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