. The progress of the Empire State a work devoted to the historical, financial, industrial, and literary development of New York. wasMartin Van Buren, with Tammany Hall at his back. UnitedStates Senator by election in 1821 and again in 1827, he ac-cepted the portfolio of Secretary of State in 1829 in GeneralJacksons Cabinet, was elected Vice-President in that Presi-dents second term in 1832, and President in 1836, and en-joyed a long career as head of his party until he broke withthe pro-slavery leaders. The cost of the Erie Canal as adjusted was $7,143, for enlargement were adopted i
. The progress of the Empire State a work devoted to the historical, financial, industrial, and literary development of New York. wasMartin Van Buren, with Tammany Hall at his back. UnitedStates Senator by election in 1821 and again in 1827, he ac-cepted the portfolio of Secretary of State in 1829 in GeneralJacksons Cabinet, was elected Vice-President in that Presi-dents second term in 1832, and President in 1836, and en-joyed a long career as head of his party until he broke withthe pro-slavery leaders. The cost of the Erie Canal as adjusted was $7,143, for enlargement were adopted in 1835, but scandalsled to a stoppage of the work in 1842. In 1847 the enlarge-ment was resumed and was completed in 1862, bringing theoutlay on the canal up to $52,491,915. Governor Clintonadvocated the construction of lateral canals, and ten wereopened to navigation in the years from 1831 to 1850 at acost of $27,554,422. The Crooked Lake, the Chemung, theChenango, and the Genesee Valley were after trial abandonedas unprofitable. There remain canals with their feeders638 miles in length: the Erie, 361 miles; the Champlain,. 0 (X) . ^«, . ^K/>-o—«-— aJU-^x-XZZ^> JAMES S. T. STRANAHAN ipitalisl; born in i unty, N. Y., April 25, [808; < itute. Wa ng and wareho . being pre founder of the Atlantic Docks, president of [yn Bridge ad president of the (Jnio iberof the Board of Aldermen, a candidate for the State Assembly andmayoralty, and member of Congress as a Republican, [ a charter member of the (. ? Brooklyn National City Bank for forty us; director of the South Brooklyn Savings Bank for forty-eight years; di 1 Life Insura the Kings County Trust Co. Was a memb York Cham . member of the Produce ? :nge; and of many clubs and educational organizations inBrooklyn. Was a member of the first metropolitan police com-mission in 1858; president of the Park Comhaving much to do with the development of Broosystem; preside 1 uittee; delegate Republican national conv
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