New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-25

construct n ROAD IRON DlluciuNIa NtN h'''''
west to the iron mines Of Mr.. Weed. Provision
was made for the running of only one pnssei ger
train over this additional six miles per day. but II
was added rs a condition that as many freight
tyainS rs might be required 20 transact the bust
ness 81 IN, road without unnecessary delay should
he plocrA on H. In Other words. Nr. Weed and his
company can nse their discretion in accommodating
the farmers of the region. and run. II they Ike
only enough freight trains 20 do the hnsines7 "i
Their mines and mills nroftsh'v. IL VIII be seen
that tie state haS virtually surrendered into the
hand of Mr.. Weed and his friends rO1d which
cost ucari, S20OO0o and which had alr'a dy shown
itself when che lease was made 90 be sei-supp'ri-
i'm. without anything approaching an adequate
consideration
DETAILS OF Mr.. WEEDS OPERATIONS.
his DEFr INTEREST ~ 1HE BILL FOR BUILDING
rus MISUNDERSTANDING OF MS owN COM
PANy-,iR. rIsEUEN'S RYCuMNENDA1lONs.
iFEoN A. OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or IHr rR'nr SCI
PL.TrsprGC. Oct 2O.-SmitA Weed 's Clinton
Countys most notorious son; a9d ther fore 'he
neglect of the press 10 describe one OF ms aieS'
exploits causes considerable sorrow here. ~ /.
Trowbridgr once wrote a story with .he the OF
The Man who Stole n Meetinglicrse.' Mr.. Weed
can now write n companion piece with the entloinc
title f " How Ran OF with Railroad 1t could
not bat be an entertaining tae to taxpayers GER
tanlv: for II would show how MIR. Weed persuaded
the great State of New.York 10 build railroad at
cost Of abont 100000 10 point within SIX
miles Of bis iron mines. and then obtained lease of
1t at the siup,ndous rental of 81 yearly. And this
wonderful financial achievem ut has taken place
during the reform" administration of Governor
Robinson aud directly un,cr his eye and Win ms
consent and chat OF Controller Olcott.
The railroad that Mr. Weed and soma associates
have thus grabbed" has been known as the flatis-
burg and Danuemo1a Railroad. Ii connect fI'tiS-
burg with the village of Danuemoia. where Chnioh
State Prison l. situated. II WAS bHit by the Sl?te
at a cost o. $4,000 for the avowcd purpose Of
TRANSPORTING supplies to the PRISON. hi. fiispuly'
tine Superintendent o. Prisons, came before the
Committee on WAYS and Means of tee Assemby
early in the year 1873. aud stated that the poor
road, between Patti Nurx and Dauuenora greatly en-
HANGED the cost Of sending supplies of provisions
there and OF bringing here articles that were man
uflctuIcd in the PRISON. IL the state would only
have the Aiudncs to build cheap narrOw-gilre
railroad to the prison from rlgtt-3urg he could not
only send provisions II Dauncmora far more
cheapv lut nc could also lease out the labor 81 tae
convict. st lnr higher rates. T-c LEGISLATURE lis
tened anr1ofinr.v o. Nj pi.lshury's ltlc scheme.
and granted lln with the co1sen. Of the Cover
nor. $4,000 O., carry % oa;. lhe scheme was ap-
parcuiv wlo,r in the iutcrcs of tAo state; NO pri-
waite motive coJll be detected.
Itis5~le there were sii4A5 suspicious ia the
minds OF tnc memhcr~ of the LEGISLATURE thAt Mr..
Weed might derive some prolf from fhc bui'nc of
thcrlroai Ties, su piciac- D11d vent through
Thomas A. Grady. If t.v-l ol-, taru a, now,
member Ol .he Assembly. j. broadly limited in
speech chat i'r. Weed 1879, tDc tH. autaor Of the
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Wool his pr. y,- rf the i.p.r.art l.rr.ire Of the
p.f,.,rr.rI. > .a.c Committee ictuie tie syracuse
C.n.a..ti.naf 1875
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