Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of ErieCollins, 1899 - 668 pages |
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... Erie . To prosecute this work money was necessary , and Ohio was young and absolutely with- out credit . New York City was the only place where money might be raised . Two eminent men of Ohio were sent to New York as commissioners to ...
... Erie . To prosecute this work money was necessary , and Ohio was young and absolutely with- out credit . New York City was the only place where money might be raised . Two eminent men of Ohio were sent to New York as commissioners to ...
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... York and Erie Railroad , and made it the second railroad in the world projected and designed for the use of locomotive power . This motive power on railroads had become a comparatively old and uni- versal thing when the Erie was ready ...
... York and Erie Railroad , and made it the second railroad in the world projected and designed for the use of locomotive power . This motive power on railroads had become a comparatively old and uni- versal thing when the Erie was ready ...
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The Story of Erie Edward Harold Mott. CHAPTER II . New York Railroad Fever of 1831-32 - First Public Meeting advocating a Railroad from the Hudson River to the Southern Tier held at Monticello , Sullivan County , N. Y. - The Railroad ...
The Story of Erie Edward Harold Mott. CHAPTER II . New York Railroad Fever of 1831-32 - First Public Meeting advocating a Railroad from the Hudson River to the Southern Tier held at Monticello , Sullivan County , N. Y. - The Railroad ...
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... York to confer with Eleazar Lord and other New York capitalists on the it's all true . " CHAPTER III . ORGANIZING ERIE - 1832 TO 1833 . George Morrell of Otsego County was chosen to the chair left vacant by the resignation of Philip ...
... York to confer with Eleazar Lord and other New York capitalists on the it's all true . " CHAPTER III . ORGANIZING ERIE - 1832 TO 1833 . George Morrell of Otsego County was chosen to the chair left vacant by the resignation of Philip ...
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... Erie Canal , and New York State Politics President Andrew Jackson's Reason for Ordering the Government Survey Discontinued It Would Interfere with the Management of the Politics of New York State " — Redfield's Indignant Letter The ...
... Erie Canal , and New York State Politics President Andrew Jackson's Reason for Ordering the Government Survey Discontinued It Would Interfere with the Management of the Politics of New York State " — Redfield's Indignant Letter The ...
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affairs Albany amount appointed April Atlantic Barlow Benjamin Loder bill Binghamton bridge Buffalo Canal capital stock cars cent charge Charles charter coal committee Company's conductor connection construction contract County Daniel Drew debt Delaware Diven dividend Division Dunkirk Eleazar Lord election Elmira engineer Erie management Erie Railroad Company Erie Railway Company Erie stock Erie's expenses feet Fisk freight Goshen Henry Homer Ramsdell Hornellsville Hudson River interest issued James James Fisk James McHenry January Jay Gould Jersey City Jewett John Judge July Lake Erie land lease Legislature loan locomotive Loder March Marsh McHenry ment Middletown miles Nathaniel Marsh Newburgh operation Owego paid pany passed passenger train Pennsylvania Piermont Port Jervis President purchase rails Receiver resigned road route Samuel Samuel Marsh Senate station stockholders Street Superintendent Susquehanna terminus tion track Valley Vanderbilt Vice-President vote Watson West Western Railroad William York and Erie
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Page 292 - ... shall be made by such of the stockholders as shall attend for that purpose, either in person or by proxy.
Page 293 - The said corporation shall possess the general powers, and be subject to the general restrictions and liabilities prescribed in the third title of the eighteenth chapter of the first part of the Revised Statutes.
Page 292 - ... shall be inspectors of the first election of directors of the said corporation, and shall certify under their hands the names of those duly elected, and deliver over the subscription books...
Page 461 - If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Page 293 - ... in such manner as to afford security for life and property: but the corporation shall restore the stream or water- course, road or highway, thus intersected, to its former state, or in a sufficient manner not to unnecessarily impair its usefulness or injure its franchises.
Page 293 - ... forfeit and pay to the said corporation double the amount of damages sustained by means of such offence or injury, to be recovered in the name of the said corporation, with costs of suit by action of debt.
Page 192 - Ward and each of them, their and each of their heirs, executors and administrators of and from all and all manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts...
Page 292 - ... any director, such vacancy or vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the year wherein they may happen, by the board of directors...
Page 292 - Statutes, have power, 1. To cause such examination and surveys for its proposed railroad to be made, as may be necessary to the selection of the most advantageous route...
Page 293 - ... as shall be made to the said corporation, to aid in the construction, maintenance and accommodation of the said...