, 1875-09-28
The EIRST RALlRfAn.


"tt ,"T,. "3 1"','ao'o"a l"' slr' construction or
,ra..4. Nv ~, '"tt"y t i'on nal''f" .oswe'n Wal'"
s" ""'i ~, YUM .'''7"nf"''" onr's't'on to
n",,. W." 'iu"'" ~ s'"' '''"' ". tho TACK waH
o',n' us'"''ep u ." "'l'ef' Il nohflatet
1' - s''.''' "'c''""t WIN ca4t-isAn 1t'hsos
W. "'"," '"' "''''' run @'l MN hnn"" 10
n'r '"'''' '''''' ''.'''"'F "''. 1hcfn va alo
..'"h"'; "''''' ~ "''s 'sac'''' Z" AcF' except
s,' " 'e" !" '.'""'s''' - van NILS Way,
~" Iu'''. ~ "'"" 'y III: VI" ''y s'o r"%hcns
- "A''''"'"' t"l'A. - 'a''e" ~ 10 ahrccsSi'il'
Io"efeI' ana mo Hhck "hh 0nid IN after ycAts
for nominal hlnl. This was u development III
ono branch Of what is l.ut,wn tu-tfay ~ q rail-
road, Meantime, yrcv,tb,,,k md s,o,,,c,, NJ,
rora ,,-;n,,;,,,, ~, IT, ~. -, Ill.,.
"o'o o4.f'"e ~ ''o "'Ior "1aheu INV u t'o
locomotive engno 1ho Possibility Of f'ich
tllinE WINS demonstrated. and lncaulottycH weso
making regular trips years hof.,o tho uoiil tren
Of Darlington Ind letcr,njn,d ~, n nm,,i;e raii.
,r,,. =. et,a,,,., ~. ~ ~ y" ..,.
WY " ''toeA'o" "as III tle'r "l'ess "'e'''"'
lucy never thought oi anysl9trE more H''o"ty ~
means oi consesnneo ti1an tho a'tl:nalh uaed
OH tho Wata WORTH & Gordon KniIwny. The
onoipcs tn usa wnrc nh lin rosn1t of prlyute In.
r,.,,no,t o,,t ,.o,. -. ~, r,- ,>r,,.,a u,o
' .,,.,s,,o,... ".," ~ w., ,,s,,,s ,m
huhhE:foAE N'cH1S'
Tho woSsort part OF Durham Tns ~ unfnv!t-
jnu in general n,,,ouruuco as ollc could wish to
am" hrt 4 ,ss ric,, Il, c,at u,tr, ,r,a l;lox Ia
49,, ""s "a' .'s' ~ s ~ .a., ., 49,
"naa tehay !'a'Het n1ons Inv I.s7t A''a III ''lo
cheap and rapid tEni,Bporsion cpud 10 deylHod.
Tb;E tr,ut of country ,ay betvoou tho niycrs
tro,s anil syoar nct,hcr NJ whtch w.. n,vi,,h,o
49, 49,. ans,,nr.,,o 1atn, ~ r.o a,,,'. .',s.,'
ada Of cnrrsang coal from Darlington nnl Dish.
op Auckland. village Bone miles further wcsl
wan uoou tho backs Of mulop aud horaea
Yt,,,tn,, y,a tho na,rcvt n,,t s,,,Iot, ro,,,
a.nek'Is WA a,e ne'tess po! e'aesea low
miles above tl,e mouth OF tlo Iees' TIC southern
boundary of Durham and letvaon those points
tle trains Of pack 'ann'ala rlied. .
Tho tlr>t step looking toward MI Improvement
in f!itn primitive staso 81 atlalra Va' taton itl
Stockton il tho yea. 1910. whom noeting Of
Citizens WAS hall md tho lnoalion Of Hallway
or canal 70 burlington waH proposed. 1t WA
decided to got the opinion Of some cnnpetont
enE.heor ~ 70 me en.npafhtyo foaHlblitv Of tho
TWO plans be1ofe taxing any dcllnife action, Rlid
nothing more hui been dono when, sixteen
months later. Edward l'oase, OF the intInerl-
tal Droadbriins Of Darlington, began to seitato
the question: anu allceondoh III getting together
!o'leth. Tic Committee couldn't doeido which it
wanted. railroad OF canal. Tho advice Of
JolI'l He1'nte, an engineer, was rn'Rtt. anil lo,
aiteT Surveying tue eto1iI'd' IL lol3 roeonimond-
Cd tho maklsg or cann'
pnotrEn ron r1yE YEARS.
Ih's report c1hnuttcd DartlnSson'H cnerrins,
tof tslo tlno, afd nothing waa l'one. owing,
patt'J' to tEc prospect OF an European war.
llye years Jates, however, 10 1878, Stockton
"akca up aRali on tho ING Bub1eot Of tho canal
ana nnmerousls-slsned petition containing,
anonS othefs' tEln names o1 Edward, John, aud
Ihon,as Tease, or Darlington, was presented to
the h"5or ot ntocSsoff- asklng INN TO call
public meeting Oil slas aabjoct. The meeting
"aa hoia ail1 II was Resolved 10 apply to lns!ia-
ment lof ehaflor. AND lhafo %fs the end OF it
again: ....-
Ia septemDos =. m @ OF tho samo , year, meet'ng
T, Vas Aoo III harrington MN 1hon'as hleynel',
Engineers Uyorson nld Ncnnio. both
Iavoi1nR puoAo ho1se-ta3Way. 30 II Ha5 ue-
ctccd to petition pafliamens tos cha!tor for
Ia"ay. lm,s hnVo,heht h'dslcd the clttzons of
eI .,'on ,,, lily aaa Soefn ~ aasoe o. cena
anu tnoy "o9lu uaVe cahal OF nothing. II tho
iuaiinnetol m Iolks wanted railroad they might
nulla u thotneeises; thef "ouldget NJ help from
oaoe.sgh. ~ @ LACE, QUITO 'ttef leolnE waa
aln'.heu; ma. anu. "non sq1hpiS,od. tho roah was
ca'!eu s!'. tao Ruakc1h 4ne' tor TIE incn Who
oott. y;
,, Appscs..on was in%lo 20 tarMamens that year
m' ny tuo s11ns "ha uotoasea W the eAofts VI the
,as: a,nae " r1osuana. ~. "o9 owaeu !ahus ~ thas
secseon ol snc cotlntrv. lle basel hte onpositio.
~ VS. "I n,nnad ~ no - ,tn ro!!ab VI tae Iho
was changed 20 aa TO aFoid tho 1ox.cover
nnm @ th1 ~. ,p pss,.aoh t.no%ea ~, LUG lo!loNlng
scaE pMt uoeause ot Jug 6aaoef, aa1onfnmsns
y t1n itpyal IaMliy nott'lng was dohs Will It.
r'n"''s no"evei. IN !oa!,
THE ELL WAS fAasCp,
aHu tAo ienbeb aliu thelF ConIeeIoA prepared 10
E, Eo 70 WorK. iheY hRd bubHc1ibed capital OF
! 1i.V'Uoot ana only wanted competent nan to
ta9o chafge 81 tAe BUSINESS.
II was a. tlls toint that teorge stophouson
appearea nPon 1ho nee"o. ana by h's honest,
eafnes1 WoFk ana eloar.hesasa ADVICE wrought
aach cnnnGee III thels P'aEa lhat Tue Elaco and
LHo hOAh AAfo DSSulA1 VI HUI4u.h!Ho lllL0EEHt,
from INC pcRlnhlhs ho hau the earnest Cooper
~ nt!on and ooniuehce OF Edward fdaHe, 10 whose
inanc!al insight and stoady Perseverance under
dsaeoasaeenshts Id lafgcly due tie credit OF llnat
SUCCESS; ..
H., Ino nfss moFo OF h.ephohson Was to fea1rroy
tho Inc. WHICH resulted III Els pointing out q
route milo Shorter, and 1t the same time 90
situated that tho GRADES would TO lcas ktecf,-a
very inspo1sant factor IN tho l'roblanl. Work was
now begun E " earnest. tho t'rst rail bong laid
May ~, ls21: Meantlme l1o VAS laooflng TO
convince tho Company Of tho adslaabty OF en-
Ioyln9 steam tn te .Tae'lon q IT. cars inaead
nt horses aa provided for IN tho charter; also
that It should DO propAred TO transport passon-
gsfs; 40 VOL a. mesehand,to. .a',S ITO aucceod-
ea III 30 1af tnat ~ l62j tho Company
i!ad proVlsos OF tAlH sort inserted tn |