. Book of the Royal blue . ailroad. The man who first conceived and prejiaredthe bill for the incorporation of the Penn-sylvania Railroad Comjjany was Karns. He was jolly and com|)anion-able, and one of the most popular of thecaptains of the packet boats on tlie canalduring the summer season,and in the winterhe made his home at Harrisburg, and paidthe expenses of what would now be regard-ed as rather a frugal livelihood, by pickingup small fees as a lobl)yist. He did notpretend to debauch legislators, but gavesuch attention to little matters of personallegislation as made parties
. Book of the Royal blue . ailroad. The man who first conceived and prejiaredthe bill for the incorporation of the Penn-sylvania Railroad Comjjany was Karns. He was jolly and com|)anion-able, and one of the most popular of thecaptains of the packet boats on tlie canalduring the summer season,and in the winterhe made his home at Harrisburg, and paidthe expenses of what would now be regard-ed as rather a frugal livelihood, by pickingup small fees as a lobl)yist. He did notpretend to debauch legislators, but gavesuch attention to little matters of personallegislation as made parties willing to payhim the small fee he demanded. When the legislature of 1840 met Phila-delphia had become thoroughly aroused tothe importance of having a through railwayline, and the only through line in the state,from the Atlantic Coast to Pittsburg, andthe charter of the Pennsylvania RailroadCompany was ready when the legislatureopened, and a large and powerful lobby ofPhiladelphia business men on hand to pressits
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