, 1879-05-23

hut resigned In The following MAY, when ]. Gil
lnEha,n Fn'l VIVA elected to ~ Try 7aeahcS.
eiertca n it, stea, mi @ hc she ntsIse fer i've
yeart. weh llc Resigned, ai"s ,saa tiiccfcticn ~
Alr. fnnghtreth. III ISIS Mr. Taskcr WIS again
clrete Prrr'bcnt, whici, ote" he eo'sstauea 10
hold dorm to the ttrlc pf llts death.
Tho rreat rival nt t}c I.t'a. Valley Railroad
Company was tile Ecllf0t, Naylention Cn'nnany,
which Ind railroMl from White Haven 10
Wi!keatarrc. whcrp ;h"y ys,.,nesssa WIN they
prnrnto f.eiehts Will, this. Crfnpony, but
his propositions rae refused, mmi .!w i,c-
high Navigation ConIpahY, estrnded their
n.ad. The LchiRl. d s'ssquei'ahl'n, u
tIlr l.chtgl, val,eY 1ssIIrmd Compnny i"cor:.
porutctl wtl, itself The Beaver Meadow Railroad
and ale i'enu llave, Il White fl"ysn fs'IlrUad'
by which It got ii connection to White 'lAven,
for the extension Ut t,,e road 10 Wiikcsbarrc,
70 which point The road was oueuad carty ln
lS'7. II, lsn Judge Packer hail purchased
for ts Lcx va!Iey E,, ai'To1a cSnpaa{
extending from WEikesbarrc 10 ts,r Ncw Yofk
Slate ne, distance uf over one hundred miles,
With n charter authorizing sl,s casapa1y ~
SfntlEG tue name ot slle fennhYlYan!a anu '' ~"
nratlroa1 The entire Ienrtl. III September. lsta
thIa r,ad was opened TO Mayesly, IL
n"r;hs1n Terminus, tie "ho,S o.'a. as''qco '5s is
ca,no Into nossesston ot liue ot canal u! mile.
long, extending. from flc tcrl1'it,us Of the roed
1t Ph'asnI "p9se nss " ra T
Easto Se" 1o'N to New ~ 'Ya York .l o@ever, was he
New .fcrscY Central Railroad. autt this
cnnnGy Gnnanys ns ls snso 3. caa .s sS s iss a
mud refused to carrJ freight fur tie !.ehc'l Val
ley ItnilrUah at tcrna at which 1t coul,l romptte
with Its rival. As. PaeEer, therefore, 1uii thu
Enstun g. 4t1nboy ltallroad, running across New
ti.!cwAtes. TiIis rond, which wis opened IL
1876, cost &c, 0O0, ,030 was paid fur IN cash. aM
oil its etockH nnr bonus arc owned BY the L.
high vallcy Kaisroaa Company. The Cotapany
York Central, by the Gancya, Itliaea y snyre
lsailroad, u.,l to Er!s BY third rnl lafd on the
New York & Eric Railroad T., 1876. Dcsttes tl'e
| connections tncntfnncd the lehiRh Wiley Rohd
has By merger Ut purchase Obtained the control
| vi many minor ronds tapi'sng the coal aoi
IRON Ae{Is of Tie Lehl4h aud Wyoming VuI.
lcys. BY Judge Packers foresight, 81.
ns,{; broupit nptS sbo % Ii took no Stock III
distant enterprises, like gnd or silver mines,
but eonflued MI his Investments to t!ls terri:
tory, traversed bT ilis rond. 80 u,at ll's mines
md his railruad should mutually benefit cacl'
from st0,mo,N0 to se0,0oo.ooo. he owned
twenty-five per cent Of the entire capital stock
Of thu j.sh'gh Vni'e, Ra'l1ont. Company, BE-
sides ysst private interests i'll eoal nftl Iron.
In politics Judge. Packer was strict, but moi
an ultra, ncIuDcrut, md wAs on the most cor
uial aocia1 relations With his political opponcnts
Tie only political Office besi1rs thnt nf Assori
ate Judge Of Carbon County tint air. Packc
held was tl.ut OF Congressman, to which he WI!
elycted IN 1853 and reelected In 1851 He WH:
The Dcmocrntlc candidate for Governor at:alns
t'c,,. Gcary fn 1869, but was declared no
| Jmaga Pac.er ,vor TIM fnunt]er of tbo Leb!p1