. A history and description of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad . e Company as its firm and fast friend, introducing manyof the subsequent acts passed amendatory of the charter, and forincreasing its power. And now looks upon the completion ofthe great enterprise with all that pride and gratification felt byall who aided the Company in its early trials and struggles. Immediately after the organization of the Company, twoeminent Engineers, Col. Stephen H. Long, and JonathanKnight, were selected by the Board to make the necessaiysurveys of the country through which the road was to govern
. A history and description of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad . e Company as its firm and fast friend, introducing manyof the subsequent acts passed amendatory of the charter, and forincreasing its power. And now looks upon the completion ofthe great enterprise with all that pride and gratification felt byall who aided the Company in its early trials and struggles. Immediately after the organization of the Company, twoeminent Engineers, Col. Stephen H. Long, and JonathanKnight, were selected by the Board to make the necessaiysurveys of the country through which the road was to government of the United States, justly appreciating theimportance of the enterprise, also extended to it a most liberalpatronage. Several able and efficient members of the Topo-graphical corps were at once detailed to the service of the Com-pany, among whom were Captain William Gibbs McNeill, Lieu-tenants Joshua Barney, Isaac Trimble, (now the efficient Su-perintendent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and BaltimoreRail Road,) Richard E. Hazzard, William Cook, Walter. ©Ga&GSCLtES <D^SG3(D[L[L.
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