The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-02-18

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The following account of tho breaking
Of ground on the "a Inst; fss'the building
Npf the new railroad recently contracted for by
Messrs: Best and Hoppock. Of this county.
we;rupd spsk fgQsli the she slstoTp sIpid7.
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|. IL was not the beating Of the revcille, nor
Fthe blowing of the whistle Of the Milnes,
THAT caused the assembling together of quite
a number at the Entef Hotel, early Monday
morning, but tia e4s,hf desire fbf sfany of our
citizens to be present and witness the beakng
Of ground on the northern on Maryland extern
sion of the S. V. II. R.,sthe completion of
which will be of such vast importance to the
interest aud industries of not only our town,
but OF Ythe,c com pppityx around Us. So, by the
early houhu4 H2hs tne erkwdtl4 ID py Eok A.
II. Boteler, with Maj Potts and his engineer
corps, and also Including those staunch
friends and old stand by S of the road, Messrs
|, w Chapline, d. s. Reutch, j. IL. Zittle
Nand Maj. Henry Hagan, started for the scene
Of action 4arqssx the. riyeE on. the Douglas
Messrs. Be5t hdAtsapl@aE cuiszrSzlAks, to-
gether with their foreman, Mr.. Mutchler, and
their managers, Messrs. Shean and Angel
with Mr.. Jacob Best, clerk, and about fifty
hands. with horses and carts, and also many
others as spectators from the vicinity around
1 fore beginning operations. The ground upon
which work was to be commenced, there is
cut of upwards of thirty-four feet, and upon
the hill this way, all Of sesehtee feet, and
between the two an extensive culyert, which
| win require much labor before completion
Il After our arrival and some preliminaries, Mr..
/, Best, informed Col, Boteler and Major Potts
I tl1at he4wess ready t6spnoeetdl Ok tlsfBJs,
! Col. Boteer, TO whom was accorded the
compliment of breaking ground for the
tension of the S. V. r.. R., into Maryland
before turning the first sod, made brief aud
1p Hs ssla lRs6les d. the
! Maryland extension, which would be q direct
avenue to the central gateway of the great
valley of Virginia through which trade, the
| calm health of nations would flow in strength
ening tides for unborn generations. That it
| would be not only all outlet for produce, but
| likewise an iulet for capitalists to develop and
utilize the material resources of the fields,
forests and magnificent mines along its line,
! and,tllps diversity the industries AND promote.
thsp &@@ai0 ef5lhe kialas wfelaila axe
Of its Influence"
He paid passing compliment to the ofiic-
ers Of the S. V r. r. Compauy--to the Con-
| struetion CO., and to the contractor Col.
Best, whom he especially commended to the
good people of Washington county, as worthy
Of their confidence and kind feeling. For"
said he, Il assure yon that the Col, is, in ma
! ture, as in name, Que of the best contractors
that gould be fpAad IN dNew Jersey, Which old
State is mo hess famsai6 For It's ara ID
ef$,s. Tran, IT always has7,beeh patriotism,
peaches, and pretty girls H. 'l s. ,,l 2 a2e
AT the cor elpsion Of Col. B6teler's, rem fks
he ttssk up the1pics aud With q few well din
1 retttd biows,,n broke the frozen groand and
| then with shovel having thfo val out the
dirt he had dug. others took the Implements
! aud followed suit. Three rousipg cheers were
then i've |. FOL Mary4s id add bkS hTyTR T n.
Company, after which Mr.. Best returned lis
The plouebs were sb6a sSi tdadrk and
the hands arranged in order, the pickmen in
| front and the shovelers fllowing after, SO
that when we left the ground, the way that
\ the dirt was made totlY.- was caution to all
/ (if there be any such remaining in the coul-
munity1 who have now any doubts about the
speedy completion Of our railroad.