New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25

entered tho office Of s Porter for six months, and
opened a law office in 1887. In Ina. year he formed
partnership with George F. Porter. under the name
OF JOY g. Porter.
The Arm was among those most noted in the
West In the forties the State became insolvent,
and its policy with regard TO its railroads became
the question of the time. Mr.. Joy advocated sale
by the State 10 private corporations Mr. JOY pre-
pared the charter of the Michigan Central Rail-
road which finally became a law. The company
was afterward successfully organized and the prop
erty sold to it by the State When the company
took possession of the property Mr. Joy became It's
counsel. When 1t was determined TO extend the
road through Indiana to Chicago, and obtain the
necessary legislation in Indiana and illinois, the
demands upon Mr.. Joys time became 80 imperative
that he was gradually drawn away from the regu-
lar practice OF his profession and thereafter de-
voted himself TO railway law and business
Much litigation attended the entrance Of the road
into Chicago in 1857 and Mr. Joy was employed IN
these cases which lasted for a considerable time
and were successfully carried through
From hls duties as lawyer and counsel Mr. Joy was
gradually drawn into the management OF railway
He organized and for years was at the neao OF
pany He promoted the railroad from Kansas CITY
to the Indian Territory Mr. Joy sed tract OF
10000 acres. called the neutral lands. belonging 10 tne
Cherokee Indians. by treaty between the oehate
the Indian Nation and himself The road was 70 De
cupied by awess squatters and II was only through
the aid OF two companies OF nlteu seat d IL aso
that he enabled 10 complete ne road IL as
built the first bridge across the missouri River d.
Whlle counsel for the Michigan Central Railroad
he became connected with the Sault ste Mary ana
Of land to aid in It's construction, but every attempt
had failed About 1857 Mr. JOY, with y w. p Ply
mn 90 rlertake the enterprise and contract
was made with the State to build and take the and
between Lake Superior and the St Mary's RIVER was
about 1907 Mr. JOY returned to Michigan and be
came pre- siien Of the Michigan Central Kaiiroa a.
which had many years before ePoy over ' and the
country was beginning to spring forward 10 n rs%
life. In accordance with ms Psns ;eei rails large
w. double-tracked and every department renewed
~ d nargcd and made adequate TO the demands OF
then costing In gold something more IMAM sISv I'll
IN these Control Of the Jackson lansing and
saginaw Road and also OF the road from Jackson on
built the Detroit and Bay city Railroad in order 10
the best connection oe'"eg" 49, lines were
secured for the Michigan Central thus conti,niulns
s prestige the most important road N a ~
Meantime the persons who had under Iah Ken ~
build the Detroit Lansing and Nortne,m nv an the
failed in their effort Mr. Joy men b i1on The W ROAD
se.era other enterprises. valuable 70 me say b a.
the West are also the result Of his efforts and aoiS
Hls last enterprise was the effort to secure CON
Detroit and provide adequate station buildings ana
grounds in Detroit In furtherance OF the OBJECT ne
MILAN Russell A. Alger. and John 5. Newperry, OF
Detroit furnished most OF the money Win winch
70 bnIId the road from Detroit to Logansport ana
Wessrs Jov Bull Sheldon. Mcmillan and Newperry
iugt the Detroit Union Depot and station grouh1s
and the railroad through the western part OF tne
city connecting with the Wabash road. lie also
planned the Fort Street Union Depot COMPANY, anu
succeeded In uniting several railroad companies 10
ioin In the enterprise ,,,, ,s,.
Mr. Joy was member or the Mlchsah hesi'ia
ture at the time OF the war. ,- -
Mr.. JOY was a warm personal friend 81 Jane, r.
Riane and made one OF the speeches placing MI
piaine in nomination FOR the Presidency in ISL
He was in old times Whig and a. fT Toy was
twice married. first TO Martha Alger Reed. daughter
Of John Reed. OF Yarmouth. Mass member e[ Oh
Congress for several years. and Lieutenant ,,ToN-
ernor OF that State His second wife was Mary
Rourne a resident OF Hartford. Conn. His children
arc Sarah r. wife of Or. Edward W jerks; James
Henry B. and Richard Pickering JOY