The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-10

when most children 60 to school,
Sidney. tho eldest child. received a mcncre
education. and at the ago Of 7, firing Of farm
life. he obtained employment as water boy"
on the Mohawk and Hudson Re- Railroad, that was
eSrry ne o ans tho
line and to run brands, For this work, which
listed daily 6 lons as the sun was in tho sky.
this work, for two yenrs. md then with the
cart In Il fSw years lie was thu POSSESS r Of
$500. H. carried wGtcr and sand for tn" rail-
roaL md charge! them only, a few cents q
load, but BY working from early morning until
late at night he bought more horses and more
carts, and began to emriov other men. iio
fuel and such things, and devoted all his
enlerG;cs 70 the accumulation of money
bnsiness he accrued acc va ioren n"n' or
overseer with the llrm of Jonathan Crane and
J John 7. Clark who were RAILROAD .contran,tnrs.
This firm received the contract FOX tho building
Of the Boston and Providence road. 1t took
two yenrs e in sh this work. and at the end OF
railroad c;ontrac,!ng,ns any man. He was next
emHloysd ,. ty tn" firm Of Carmichael. Fair.
w5rk on the St"nnstoP Hair"aa. where he re.
N2"qel Until the c"mnetiGn Ct The work Cart.
by sidney dillon that Gs inyiied lin e intend
the next meeting Of the Board Of Directors
when contracts would be given out
Having, but limited amount OF money. SIr.
ni.on 'ri i"TM ,,t Iniu nboht riSkins t. or
and the officers Of tho road. he submitted
proposition fora sinG!" section: His bid was
uccepted.and small section at Hin S,lnlr. nnar
the west I'm end Of IL" r"ad. was allotted to
him. +. c"mp,etra that work in 1870 and
tractor with a good r"rnto,ion, an ever-in-
crossing bank account and rlenty Of contracts
In 1871 he MARI q young woman of AM
horst. Mass. He was uniform happy in his do
nestle life ard he often used to cay that this
minntion in his work than did the prospect Of
wealth or any other amhit,2n After tho com;
NASSAU chuset set he took contracts for ra'r"ad
work right and left and made money rapidly:
M fSnt T9s Sn hG into T@T an
Body. Ross / Dillon took the Contract for the
Rnilrond. twenty six miles in length.
Mr. Dillon here 'dopteI p; GIicyy which In
im ms Of asking for cash pnyment Tor lis
work he accepted for n portion Of it shares in
the stock Of th9 company. He hal all tho
expenses. and he thought hn might ns we'll
invest his money in the most prof inblc, way as
After completing this contract, the same firm
Railroad Of Vermont. and Mr.. Dillon individ.
ually took q contract for four miles more. At
Tor ten miles OF til, Vermont and Massachu-
sots ll4i lroad, In partnership with man
Of a III II and Gqrss hSx"
All this work was s":ccsslnly compl etcd. Tho
firm Of Body Ross Dillon received the CON
tract for constructing twcuty-ninc miles Of the
house to Enston. and agreed I" take their en-
trio pay in tho stock and bonds .! the company.
cayators It was completed in two ycnrs.
About tho same tiluo tho firm took con-
rtr n A innniur NV ,uty miles OF tho Morris
Canal. Nh Dillon attended to this work in
person r and completed i in thrco months. Mr.
the f boston stH and New YORK, Central Rniroad,
but after completing thirty miles OF it the
the rolling stock. ono train was attached Just
us It was iraving Boston.
large p ,.ii "f the rhiladelphin and Eris
Railroad. extending from Lock Haven west
ward about 100 miles. Before Its comrletion
Fee esnMis Stoaa Company nlshed tHS
work. The Irm q D,Illl09n, Clyde Il ,Chal man
the contract for filling up,tho, high trestlo work
on the Erie and Cleveland liaii road near
GTfGd r w II nfXa{ syr Si m
large large" tr ts Works On tho Central ar road Of
| New Jersey with solid masonry. He also con
Whieh runs from SomarNeto fleminEtoni c1
o III IT. S Tn til r uR?n ou tS5R q
| torres; in the plan. and the construction Of tho
| ronH WAS begun llnutr ms personal RuIerin-
tEndcnco For several years no gave his clos est
| attention to tho work on this road. constantly
| ~oinr back and forth along its line aiding tho
engineers and contractors with. valuable SUE;
rail was laid, and by a s,Tg,e bi9w on a silver
tterwnrl obtained that silver spike and kept 1t
| in hts library at home, lie was olcctel Prcsi;
Hyy Charles Francis Adams, He again became
election, at the last meeting OF the stnckhold:
| Directors was created for him. which oflico he
| held ut the time OF his death.
During tho construction OF this road no took
contracts for laying Loublo tracks on tho Nor:
i.c held the office, Of President Of tho Central
| tracts which Mr.. Dillon undertook about this
time were, seventy miles Of the BOSTON, Hart
| ford aud Erie Railroad. extending from Water
bury. Conn, to Fishkill. \ Y which was meyer
Elie and Chattano2gq RoIaG1iHd forty miles q
eothe. Council bluffs and OMAHA Railroad. the
Canadian Southern Railroad from Bullalo to
tho Morris and Essex Railroad. AltogstIeT 10
| roads and public works In different parts OF