. Genealogical notes of the Carpenter family, including the autobiography, and personal reminiscences of Dr. Seymour D. Carpenter, lieutenant colonel in the war for the union. With genealogical and biographical appendix .. . from Maine, from New York and Chicago, amongwhom was Charles Walker, of Chicago, the President of theNorth-western Eailroad. Our deputations were swept from theirold moorings, and immediately joined hands with these men andformed a company, the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska, to buildwest from Clinton, by the way of Cedar Eapids, to the Missouririver. Cedar Eapids was given fi
. Genealogical notes of the Carpenter family, including the autobiography, and personal reminiscences of Dr. Seymour D. Carpenter, lieutenant colonel in the war for the union. With genealogical and biographical appendix .. . from Maine, from New York and Chicago, amongwhom was Charles Walker, of Chicago, the President of theNorth-western Eailroad. Our deputations were swept from theirold moorings, and immediately joined hands with these men andformed a company, the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska, to buildwest from Clinton, by the way of Cedar Eapids, to the Missouririver. Cedar Eapids was given first directors, as Greene, John Weare, H. G. Angle, S. C. Beaver, and S. , which positions we held until the road was built toCedar Eapids. This new departure on the part of Cedar Eapidsintensified the feeling of rivalry between her and Marion. Adirect line between Clinton and Cedar Eapids, would leaveMarion off the route; besides, the natural obstacles were lessfrom Mt. Vernon to the river, and thence to Cedar Marionites denounced us as traitors to the original scheme,with a malignant intent to leave them out in the cold. Wedenied the allegation and defied the alligators. r \ f i. GABRIEL CARPENTER, Cedar Rapids, 1801, Lancaster Co., Pa. Died 1881. SEYMOUR D. CARPENTER. 123 FINANCING A RAILEOAD. We said there was nothing behind the old project, but thatours was a live scheme, with experienced men, with bags ofmoney to put it through. Our representatives had pledged$?00,000 from Cedar Eapids, which we proceeded to raise—$100,000 by private subscription, and $100,000 by city & Weare, then bankers, subscribed $10,000; GeorgeGreene, $5,000; John Weare, $5,000; X. B. Brown, $5,000;S. C. Beaver, $5,000; Gabriel Carpenter, $5,000; and numeroussmaller sums to make up the amount. Then a city election washeld, and the $100,000 voted by an overwhelming of the route were begun at once, from Mount Vernonand Cedar
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