The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-02


1850 TO 1870, the tonnage had very largely
increased, the product In the latter year be-
ing one million and eight thousand tons in
excess of the former year. In the preced-
ing decade, that is from 1850 to 1850, the
increase Ia tonnage had been small,
amounting to less than 10000 tons. It is
evident that new energy has been infused
into the operations of a company which
had even then been distinguished by its
former success. Ia 1886 there came to
Carbondale family destined to exert
great influence, not only In favor of the
company, but also in the future of the
Lackawanna Valley. James Dickson,
native of Lauderdale, in Scotland, an able
and well educated machinst, possessing in
an eminent degree some of the best ele-
mcnts of the Scottish character, settled in
Carbondale in that year and became master
mechanic of the Delaware and Hudson
canal company, and has continued to su
perintend its mechanical, affairs for nearly
forty years. He still lives at Carbondale
surrounded by family and friends and In
green old age looks back on life well
spent, rejoicing in the progress and devel-
opments OF the great company with which
for so long portion of his life he has been
'OhhNteNts
president of the Delaware and Hudson
canal company, was twelve years of age
when his father settled at Carbondale.
While he early evinced strong intellectual
powers, he also developed great executive
abilities. AS merchant and manufac-
turer, he was eminently successful. He
was but little over thirty years of age
when, in connection with his brothers,
John and George, he established the "Dick-
son Manufacturing Company" which, with
its extensive works, not only at Scranton
but at Carbondale and Wilkesbarre, has be-
come the great leading manufacturing COM
pany in that part of Pennsylvania. In
1860, at the urgent request of the company,
Thomas Dickson entered its employment
in the important department of its mines,
taking charge as superintendent. He had
been familiar with the great coal interests
from his boyhood. He had seen that a
great company could not stand still-that
1t must advance-in order to keep up its
success. 1t had expended millions in its
canal, railroad and other improvements.
It's mines were in the northern extremity of
the coal field. The richest mines lay to the
south, and there were to be found the i'm.
portant feeders for railroad and canal. The
company, in 1860, owned no mines below
Olyphant, about ten miles south of the ex.
IRENE northern end of the basin.
The first great effort of the new supern-
tehdent was to extend the area of the COM
pany's coal fields. This was theoretically
and successfully done. His recommends.
tions of purchase were favorably con-
sdered by the directors. In 1866 Mr..
Dickson was made general superintendent
OF all the business of the company,
and vice-president, and in 1869, on
the retirement of that noble man,
George Talbot Olyphant, who for
more than ten years had been at the head
OF the company, earnestly working with
him for its advance, he became the presi-
dent. The advance in ten years had been
great. The product of the mines had in
creased from an amount less than five hun
bred thousand tons to near two millions
and half, thus increasing the tonnage of
said road and canal and preparing for
successful and profitable future for the
company. The capacity of the company
for mining and transportation, are now
such that in emergency the product could
be increased to four millions, and the mines
of the company were extended at intervals,
for 40 miles down into the far famed valley
of Wyoming. To-day, it has openings of
running for miles in slopes or nclines, in
others pulling up the black diamonds
through perpendicular shafts thousand
feet deep. 1t has nearly 200 miles of un-
foreground railroad in its mines, and oper-
ates nearly 700 miles of other railroad, and
los miles of canal. Its coal is estimated at
The Delaware and and fifutdGsaodh canal COM
pany, though operating in its mines in
Pennsylvania, is substantially New York
company. 1t derived its corporate powers
from the state was organized mainly for
the purpose of supplying the city of New
| York and country on the Hudson with coal
and in its infancy received helping hand
from the state in the loan of her credit
Sinceit got fairly into operation the COM
pany has been eminently successful, full
filling Its early promise, making excellent
returns to its stockholders, and discharging
it's duties and Obligations to the people and
the state honestly and faithfully. Its mil
lions of stock have been firmly held for in
vestment, and its shares are on the market
only at intervals, and then few in number.
1t may, perhaps. interest some readers to
see the list of its presidents t.
From 1926 to 1s26-Philip Hone. -t
1926 to 1S32-John Bolton.
1882 to 1S5S-John Wurtz.
1858 to 1S69-George T. Olyphmt.
ch 900 1869 Thomas Dickson.
Its list of directors has embraced very
large number of the business and especial
ly of the wealthy men of the city of New
York. Thus fulfilling my promise, though
imperfecily, am respectfully,
WILLIAM w. CAMPBELL.