The sun., 1865-08-02
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Rca.onabc expectation. induce tho belief that ia
ls6b the oarrinss sil rssch the Of fifteen MILL
lions Of dollars The cep tai nov invested m me hre
kHi,r and its appointments 10 nesriy hity mIons
OF dollars aud ten mliole moro are invested In leases
OF other roais cluirini an increase oi tour million
ier conL The Road has moro than accomplished ths
IN c.on Of the past years and thoe need TO no appre-
bonhonH Tor the iuttio VI our great WORK.
After the applause had subsided which srcotod Mr..
Dorec at the conclusion of hh remarks, Mr. Dlvens.
Of ElmlIA Nicc-Presidcnt of the Company, called
upon the Hon s. II. Rugeles, whom he introduced to
those present as the Father Of tn. New York Erlo
Railroad Company.
Mr. Rurrles commenced by telling those PRESENT
that when k"auth was Ia this country he said slt
rrow, grow srow ! and the speaker sald that the
ssms thrce things were required by tho Erie Rail-
three oi lie coe,sue. in the is, Board o. Directors
stl survived In attempting to tell you OF the youth
You something OF myself / vas then, in isss young
and tender, hut old enough 10 be present ~ the birth,
worked for IL until he Erie Railroad project was Old
euouIh to 20 alone, and nov II may be said that ""
ssnnot be wniien -ihoqi -iIins the history Of TAI.
30 not 10 % % h e"Stssn S."as,s ss%s na
S'her OH u In'src., r " in II than many Other ei,i-
len-, who facilitated by travelling over tho road.
show how YOU tls acorn. hspp"ned to reside in o,o q
,ee l9,.r counties, shes is- , 81 ny ,ns seshsS. .n
peGS.p SSht I%poTe our lands sDS We talked u
haylnF railroad. II was talked ot' but gpto lsaS
which ". simply the desire Of very few persons OF
vrl. little Influence. We had no political capital %
PsIS .Re SaS IT, So@ @ to sis., "S s.
New No.A. Tgic, the ro-d was chsrtsred In 1854
but no one would touch it We could not get the capt
.aiist. Of the country " take even one million. A.
lcpF,a preSifd ] nSa Orossf NJ INV ,s..S sTsst Y
doArs he did 20, drew his cheek for the
.oq.rsi hys Hs % ssSS s elected S. vo., a'%sS T Ts.
hoker made director, aud sci myself at vorh,
entering heartily into the idea 1lthGush we vow
from this cit, the lsses, and W hear the people
| tAk you would think thst re must suImount the
prevailed that the road would require .sries OF sons
twenty Inclined planes 10 surmount the mountain
isnsr.. The inclined plano idea wM - firmly hxet
upon he minds OF the people and myseif that vent
next " tho Ailerhapies aud saw an inclined plane
there and back letter which vss published In
| the AsrRICAs Ia 1b3a describing an inclined plane
who're the cars wese drawn up hill * hoTse-poseI
10 y ori hut What could be done, We had no mousy
TO pay for survey. othins except that check Which
is wen, o. wSas,on and beseed of General Jssi-
tho loan Of surveyor, and was referred from one
10 smother, and worked away until twenty Members
Of Cons lent their influence, and We rot survey.
! or. This man went 10 .ork making his lines, and
U"sso tS9d ns % much political InfHsnce brousbt
10 bear General Jackson that Old Hickory fevoke1
snir ont s..,tsn,o Q. soon amer this yi,od cousis
OF minp liyIng ~ NewbuIgb ~oTking sort Of sur
| lie was used 10 roushins Il in the woods and had
plenty Of businoas do IN his own profession ssked
him what ne would take for month Of his time, and
tnally hired him for month aud agreed to pay
him u hundred doiArr. 20. bundle q subscriP:
one hoI se Lurry Truly horso railroad, gentle
mpl, llAught.rl and travelled At the rate OF twelve
| a speech svsry night part OF which wToa.
The people listened, we're stirred up, and ngned the
pIitons 70 tho stale LeRisAture Tor the sppontmsni
| Of suryeyor. Every man signed the petiions and
| at the end Of the month Wtisht came back with
| p0ckettull of petitions which we're Afterwards taken
! 10 .lbln,. Tao legislature met, and In month
thoiesie Governor Marcy iound 90 many p'itions
| he ass,d: "Wha, tho devil has broke OO.o r Tia
Io'.mi,tes reported uI iOusly; and one meUbet dr
c.Ied hst tho southern eI Of counties ~eie % poor
tn.i the inhabitants couidnI so.d to PetIlon. ono
| OF the Cana Commlss!sneis scoldel 90 much aDou'
.s% g.ne5terl Bat lie ,ioSo nol's elect Oh va
coming On; Ihe pe,tons came N md the poltc
- 1ing M-mel .hol'h It SnS ht.,or to 'e' n bsss
senate &C conld OnS e. mt upon u vote hnl ono
relnb.r ~n'sc1;we,e cd nni. ohtail '. ins'u 80
CARED the sCN iLeuIber IutO The suste eht- bef
! and hir yUlr ueLi ioa the nonhe, NO tohu ho'
| iorset on, Cd tienL and Iieujamn Wfishl ~ az
pin ed to tno turyey, le NOiEed upon u ilein
n.y 70 December, ran his iiuos thItu 10 tle, nd
oOiainel on.y slbuoy 10. hs kePnt "hleh un pull
sa Ee sl i@ p tHg 1 az isbS sp1r d T epOi decee no
incl.Dei panes wcTe ieiuI'l e1eept ono al Lake
! I.le. The ley OF the buslueha.hah va lonud
easily AccesiDie 10 Ia loan, and even the sLsTah'
sunk nOuutauh eou!d 10 pa'sga "l'2out ''Pa'1ns
pIred 10 ,k iOT road with comon pate ia', cost-
iug only s. IVl per mic, tIp5,ths W ta'el ron
New IOfk 10 kIie IA 4 houtp We meant 70 tsNs =
cheap roaG to pet iich IN. AZ DdWlu clinton
bull his sjusle diich before he outain'd NO
gleat cana that has laid tn ioluuaLJu o.
IN. wealth OF your clty, btutemen, It rVdld
c,st fse Ia ions Of uOArs, and II 0uh no nee W zoos
AZ he broeis CHECK, no Itl kept II N hi. loc Aoi
tHote,, hHIn0 hIin teal " hiu name P9 nlI iSug
te. 20, lined 10 mention the name and sad, L-t - e.
sunrs 10 b. c-pOnes lat the dead bury tho dsnd.
went ~ Wall street. | UT, Juuus q, hing' o'
bessed memory OF tho firm Of Pnce Whd hlns.
pItyaAod upon him 70 grant Inc All lnle'Nr", thh
he uuLy AsICrd ~ uCar ne oT one houi, Aliu ~ No
appointed time took nlm the Report Ol ue suINe'"I
A.ld NJ I'D upon NI. Ling the proposition, Il-i
COZ ain proportion Of population, "oGld yold Ger hn
amount OF production IA net GoiiArs anu eeuu' !