The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-12

and ohio Railroad: General Mahone
think. scmainud WIKI 'ris system
/ OF railways during tho whole Of his
I railway career. occupying many posi-
tons. always with c.ed', % himself
ana the interest Ae represented.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad.
! the successor OF the Atlantic Missis-
/ s'ppi and Ohio Raiir9ud. much exte:6-
/ cd and added 10. and no9 one II tne
/ Great coal carriers OF tro country. ava
one % the prosperous always OF TIA.
| country. owes ITS succ .ss more 10 Alr
Henry Fink than 20 any othe. enc
/ man.
Nj. Rudolph FINK. She younges, OF
/ The brothers. and the only enc i!vlug.
has served with distinction IN tile val.
Way world since earlv youth lie will.
Il ne should see this article. rccan
| ~" days Of long ago. The writer has
| net met him in many y,ars
/ The work OF these engineers. nonr-
merits to their skin ana industry, VIZ.
/ ne FOUND in almost every secticn OF
/ 'hc country.
The Baltimore and ohio Railroad re-
! preaents the skill Or that great enci-
noer. Benz. H. Latrobe.
The Chesapeake AMI Ohio ana the
james River and Kanawhn Canals nov.
almost In disuse. the work OF Aiessrs
lNN. Colonel Gwynn, Lorraine ana
| OILERS.
I The nrst high grade railroad OF the
| country. for general traGc was built
~ chas. Elicit over the Blue Ridrc
Mountains at Rock l'.sn Gap. Nir-
| ginia. and operated 'of a lon., rclioa
| Of time BY special engines designed
! by Mr Elicit and built by the Tred,.
gar Company at Rich .lond. Virginia.
The Rock Fish Gap tunnel ana TIC
T.. a pat leo. 4
| OF Virginia, was the work OF Colonel
Crozct
The Chesapeake ana ohio Railway
| represents the work Of that modest
! gentleman and distingu shed engineer,
| Henry j. Whitcomb. who had nssociat.
cd with him Mess:s. kupcr. Conway
| T.. Howard. Peyton Randolph. 70. H.
| omple {. VI, Bolt,a. W. NJ. S Dunn.
| Richard Ta!cott and others.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad.
| the Ohio and mississippi Railway the
! Vera Cruz and city OF Mexico Railway.
represents the skill Of that great engi-
neer. Colonel Andrew Talcott and his
distinguished sons. Chas. g. Talcott and
| Colonel 7. NJ r. Taicott.
The Piedmont Railroad (Danville to
| Greensboro, The York River Railroad
! (Richmond TO West Point. Virginia..
and the extension and rebuilding OF
| the Richmond Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad, represents n part of
the work OF that skillful engineer.
/ Major T. T. u. Myers.
Tho Georgia Pacific Railroad at
lanta to Birmingham), represents
part OF the great work Of 70. II
| Temple
/ ing tho water from the Great Falls
Of the Potomac into Washington. .. c..
was the work of that dlstineuished
engineer. Colonel Alfred l.. Rives.
The ST. Charles Bridge and the h'rh
bridge over the Kentucky River on the
line Of the kentucky Central Rail-
| road. represents a small part OF the
great work done by c. Shaier Smith
and his brother. Frederick II. Smith.
Many OF these gentlemen became
distinguished as presidents, chief engi-
necrs. and operating managers OF the
| largest railway system OF the country
TO Colonel T. NJ. r. Talcott is due
the credit for making possible tho or
! ganization which finally resulted IN
tho great Southern Railway system.
When reorgan!zed and placed under
| the management OF that skllful engi-
neer and railway operator. the late
! Samuel spencer II was greatly added
! to and improved. and has taken it's
! place as one OF the most important
links between the North and the South.
To the nrst seven great engineers
mentioned. tho profession and the
country owe II de5t Of lasting graft
! tudc. They were the originators OF
great work. They had no precedenfs.
| but marked the way guided only by
the genius of their own great minds,
| where others OF q later date have fol-