. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . oad was opened to Goshenthey held a meeting and prepared a petition to that Companv replied that if the fanners would build a de-pot, freight trains would be stopped there, but no promisewould be made to stop passenger trains. The farmers built a depot, which consisted of a board shanty on a platform10x12 feet, which was promptly taken in possession byHenry Iseman, who started a store in it. The railroadnamed the station Pascac, but the name was subsequentlychanged, at the suggestion of Isaac Springsteel, a prominentfarmer, to S
. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . oad was opened to Goshenthey held a meeting and prepared a petition to that Companv replied that if the fanners would build a de-pot, freight trains would be stopped there, but no promisewould be made to stop passenger trains. The farmers built a depot, which consisted of a board shanty on a platform10x12 feet, which was promptly taken in possession byHenry Iseman, who started a store in it. The railroadnamed the station Pascac, but the name was subsequentlychanged, at the suggestion of Isaac Springsteel, a prominentfarmer, to Spring Valley, and a board with that name on itwas nailed to a cherry tree stump near the depot. Whentrains began stopping there, soon afterward, Iseman wasforced to move his store elsewhere. WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE CAME. By authority of his office as constructing engineer, GeorgeE. Hoffman made the contracts for the first Erie locomo-tives and cars. He first got the estimate of Rogers, Ketchum& Grosvenor, of Paterson, N. J., for the building of three. ERIE LOCOMOTIVE, TYPE OF 1846 ; CAB AND PILOT ATTACHEDIN 1849; SKETCH MADE AT SUSQUEHANNA IN 1852. ORIGI-NAL LOANED BY MINISINK VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. eight-wheel locomotives, four of them driving-wheels. Thatfirm bid 59,000 for each locomotive, and would take noneof the Companys stock to apply on the payment. Hoffmanthen went to Philadelphia and consulted the locomotivebuilders of that city. William Norris was willing to makethe machines for 5S,ooo apiece, and to take 53,000 of theprice of each engine in Erie stock—Erie stock then beingquoted at a little better than nothing. Then the Patersonbuilders said they would furnish the engines for SS,ooo, butthe pay must be all in cash. Hoffman gave Norris the con-tract. This was May 12, 1840. The locomotives weredelivered to the Company at Piermont the following Decem-ber. They were shipped by way of the Raritan Canal andHudson River. One was called the Eleazar Lord, one the Piermont,
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