Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-10

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NAP OF TIE ROAD.
nsers q ono road &c another hsve not
driven pegs Indicating either prelimi-
nary survey or final location In this
way the word Of promise has been con-
tinualiy male ~ tho ear - Be broken 10
the hope.
Finally there appesred On the scene
. young man. the son Of . farmer in
the nesghborhood. who suggested .
plan BY whieA these farmers could build
railway for theznsslvoL He had bad
some experisncs in tho west, where no
had practlcsd somewhat a . surveyor
and engineer. and he was therefore list
ened to with ssspeot. II with nothing
more
He told them that they Ut present had
No need Of veEy expressive railroad. but
nssrsly required one with capacity sufh-
Gent 10 safely do tbs business which tho
road would have 1t tho beginning. He
nw thst tho farmers could themselves
build such . rod, and be suggested ono
which ahouh seart at Morristown, on
the Morris and Essex division of the
Delaware, Lackawauna and Western
s.ilr0Ad. snd 90 southwest through Nor
ria. SomeEsst and Hpc:erdm counties,
paning through tie TWINS Of Brookside,
Msndham, Psapaek, Pottsrvills and
Nov GsEmanSown 10 White Ho1ss, on
thu New Jesssy Central railroad. Such
. road. b explained, would trsverse .
beautiful, healthful md fertile section
peculiarly adapted to the growth OF
smAn fruits and hardy Vegetables. b.
ssdes making ssoh hilltop . desirable
VIA iss fog city people Who wanted
The farmers believed IN "a young Mr..
Me2ick told them. exccpe Is 10 their
ability 20 bald the road, and the only
sncoorsgemens he got from the meeting
w. that aftsr hs had consulted the
fWmsrs IN tho o<hsr neighborhocds
they would - him again Mr.. Melek
went 70 work with greet energy. and
did scarcsly anything else Tor six months
either end u the line. But he could not
hiring tho different ncighborhocds 10
geth~ % that thcro Wa any concert
Of action Tweaty-ive miles AZ road
seemed too mach for them wheu Mr..
Malick seluc&sutly sbendcned the idea
of buildsug the whole twenty-6v miles
1t 0ca he hit upon tn plan Of building
IL in short socticns-
M vas . happy idsA, and ID put II
In Immediate action He formed .
counpany callsa shs nosAswsy vallsy
railroad. and solScfssd suhsrripe6cne
from H. farmers fBo0 White Ho0s
20 New GsrnAntown, . distance Of
fivo nilsn, and explained thss each
Enbsxsb-r wood gst tie I'll sm0unt Of
his suhscripsion IN stock and N equal
amount IN 6rst mortgage bonds and
that each subscriber should also have
the privilege Of paying his subscription
with work r in railway tisS q 0ehrr
masriAl- OF course some Of The sub
ecy1bass preferred TO pay IA mouey. and
shevs we're sapueh sf thess 70 enable
him 10 put up with Ne secretary of
sssf, The amo9ut nsceenry - secWe the
chartw whieh Tho ssnexai railway sct
reQnir0
THIS having hssu dons. vUrk was b.
gnn- s0a Ia very many Instances the
grading Il The sosd Va dsas BY each
farzssr sareugh his Own farm This
went On sayiy Scr . seasnn. and the ssil
49, fsr shs arst ssssiea Of eve miles
vxs buin q suca times - farm work
was not pressing. Money -shAx . cash
--hsd saIy ~ b spsus Tor ths railway
iron and bridge emocr. snd eaoaxh Of
thie 49, suuuly borrvwed fsm he local
baalH and etsswhere.
Til. sectsn having besa built IN
ekhw 49, pl1nned- Eve miles in length.
~ Pu<smsvssie. n sonerses oounty. aud
puvz1ae IL Anse plan - 10 nsesue ard
wewk shis spsskos wss ecnplesed heeors
TIE nexs ssnsun vs. over. Tzen third
ess<Scn Of shree rsiles was texun. sad
IN rsneAsd - PmDsck. sin in spmsr-
80 sumn<y, BOT very nca< ske Horss
ssnn<y hnA Tkb wsa hrsslred ias< win
~. sad fo< nme IL losir@d - II th;s
vyusd ~ skss sa<cwn snd Il - f&xnserS
ralirpnd
ovsr TIE Mo~ris eesnty me TIE f>rru-
- hsd no desirs - 80 ~eut They Al
w,nsed 20 80 ~ Mcrri<sown. whsck ~
enpf~ and fos . long while il >rcuaed I'M
pc~iass - re shspe nea aioag E>e hns
psxwssa Fespsrx AID nenshan, Dis
tsnee Il ~ usiise. - epBtv5euts ~ the
prs5ert. azi some IF them even refued
- esvs III right ef var. Better eeun-
- psesa1ist sksx xAlsA hovevs<-