. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . at one time in his tramp through the countryMark M. Pomeroy, afterward known to fame as Brick Pomeroy, and David R. Locke, who made a great reputation 4-2 BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND THE LAKES and much money in after years as Petroleum V. in 185 i young Douglas found himself at work inthe office of the Record, at Dundee, Yates County. N. that time Ezra Cornell had got a branch of his tele-graph working along the line of the railroad then but recentlyconstructed through that way, and an office was fitted up inthe Record office
. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . at one time in his tramp through the countryMark M. Pomeroy, afterward known to fame as Brick Pomeroy, and David R. Locke, who made a great reputation 4-2 BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND THE LAKES and much money in after years as Petroleum V. in 185 i young Douglas found himself at work inthe office of the Record, at Dundee, Yates County. N. that time Ezra Cornell had got a branch of his tele-graph working along the line of the railroad then but recentlyconstructed through that way, and an office was fitted up inthe Record office. Douglas at once developed a tendencytoward the telegraph. The mystery of the insignificant littleinstrument that clicked messages away and received messagesither clicks, fascinated him, and he resolved to masterit. By stealthy nightly intrusion into the room where the in-strument was—it was not worked at night—and by means ofthe operators key alphabet book, and persistent practice onthe keyboard, he, in the course of time, believed that he had. c. w. DOUGLAS. made himself as proficient as need be to adopt telegraphingas a profession, and he threw up his job in the Dundee print-ing office, went to Elmira, where the headquarters of theErie telegraph had recently been established, in charge of Tillotson as superintendent, and solicited a situation asoperator. The telegraph had not yet been utilized in therunning of trains under telegraphic orders. The railroad hadbeen opened through to Dunkirk only a few weeks. Theyoung tyro in his business succeeded in satisfying Tillotsonthat he was equipped for a place, and he was employed. Hewas sent to take charge of the office at Addison, N. confidence in himself was not misplaced. Hemanipulated the instrument well from the start, and soonbecame expert. While Douglas was at Addison, the Erie adopted the tele-graphic order system of running trains. By this time Douglass ear had become so nicely adjusted to the clicking o
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