Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . f^:?if. ^ ^: n \\ v\^.v ;-^^^.^^^^.>^ ITS REPRESENTATll-R MEN. M)\) and was so iniic-li impressed by the interest the l)oy ni;uiil\-> incoiistrii«-tion, that he applied to Stillmans father lor pormi>sioii tctake the hid and educate him in his own profession. The permissionwas , and from that day dates the career of the future railix>adhuihlcr. Vounir Witt was greatly pleased with his new profession, anddevoted himself to it with such zeal and faithfulness that he grewrapidly- in the esteem of his patron. VVhen lie h
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . f^:?if. ^ ^: n \\ v\^.v ;-^^^.^^^^.>^ ITS REPRESENTATll-R MEN. M)\) and was so iniic-li impressed by the interest the l)oy ni;uiil\-> incoiistrii«-tion, that he applied to Stillmans father lor pormi>sioii tctake the hid and educate him in his own profession. The permissionwas , and from that day dates the career of the future railix>adhuihlcr. Vounir Witt was greatly pleased with his new profession, anddevoted himself to it with such zeal and faithfulness that he grewrapidly- in the esteem of his patron. VVhen lie had sulliciently pro-gressed to be entrusted with works of such importance, he wasdisi)atciied in diilerent directions to construct bridges and canals asthe agent of Mr. White. In this manner he superintended the con-struction of the bridge at Oohoes Falls, on the Mohawk river, fourmiles above Troy, where, in conjunction with Mr. White, he laid outa town which has since grown to a population of thirty thousand. Theside cut on the Erie canal, at Port Schuyler
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