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Ml" ii hi i ( i'iiiIiIiiii Is so well
I. ih.'mii ii. .1 niilv III Dinah. i ,iti. I
S' I i i I, i I. ill throughout t Ik- ni
' i 't ilinl no special liilni
I'h nun i, tcqulnd Tlic pnrtriilt
i'l inliinn wlih-h makes np ihi'
:f IMtt.i
fliilill ,
r 'I In- MliiMlratt'it lli'i' this
l( l .'f m ll c
I' Iglilnn till 1
.in nil painting hung In tli'
Mil) lis II llll'llllll'llll to IN
I'imimIi r iiinl l'i.ii.r.n ini'. TIim great i ill II ti Ii
'liii.i'i. , .m l chiu-itics whli Ii ii U ! mI Hi.
I'uliln spirit nf ilii- i'ri'l'liiniis linn sprung
f i "in ilu furiiini' made hy IMward Crolgh
'ii ill.- roiiiiilallnii of w 1 1 1 -1 1 rests Iii his
not.ilili' achievement iih linllili-r of Hie pu-
llh tl'ti'Kriipll. Wlll'll tills Kl l'llt clltl'l prlxr
WIS II I'H I HIIKHI'Htl'll, lilt (mill lllg Mil' pllUKt-
tiliiv . r Instantaneous ihi tnt i ii tin t Ion (rout
n 1.111 In oiTiiti ovel' Ihi' cloiiiie wire, II
im generally i-'xanliil dm a ulM dloiitn.
'I h.it II roiiM In. ho quit My rcall.cd In In
In' iihi-i llii'il to tlir In. I iiiut.ilili. energy of
Mr ficlghtoii in. I 1 1 1 mil. iiiii l, I i ullllilrtli o
hi- I'lijoynl ft'iii In i in, Thi' stntv
.f his i, in i
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I. linn. Is
ioi.omm. s MttDiti: oi' iii.tioMi'ici.ii
THK Ol.l'l-sl MFUHMt OF Till: t i)M
ISO IOX I P.i.lSI VI i in:
'iiiipllcil fliini a 1 1 1 1 1 1 - tioi, I, n. cully Ihhiii'iI
.is a incimirial 1 1 ilmli fioin Hie pen of
Father Mttlli'iiB of tho unlvorrlty which
I t's IiIh name. rii llfi work of IMward
'icighlnll should he an Inspiration lo oxen
uiiIiIiIiiiih mil h
notable llguro In the iii'xl general nr.
Hi'inhly of lima will he Colonel S A Moore
a Icpn Hcnliillxc ftotn II.ivIh i oiinty. Coloni'l
Mnori' wlllic thi' ohli'st iiii'inlii'i' of oltlnr
hoiiHc. will have a legislallxe .aroor cover
lug mom .m'iiih than any utlii'i- anil will
ti liri'Hi'tit a strong ilcmo.-mil. county in
which lir wan elected iih a republican lie
Is sil yearn ohl atnl fifty ourn ago wan a
iiii'inlii'i' of tin- house of i I'pri'Bi'iitntivcH in
Itnllaiia. Thru he u:m postmaster at Co
liitnhiw miller I'reHlilenl Fillmore, hut re
HlKtieil ami eanie lo Iowa, where he engaged
in IiiihIiuhh. Ho wiih a nieiiiher of ihi Iowa
selialo In IMil li. o Mas Hlll.e hei'll post
iniiHtcr ami major at Hlnomllcld IIih war
reeoril Is a line one, iih he eiilinleil throe
times iih a private ami was with the fatuotiH
Seeotnl Iowa at Fori Dnnclsnii when his
company sustained terrible losses lie wan
elected major of a regiment ami couiiuih
hioiikI lleittetiailt eolntiel near tho close of
Hie wnr Ills county gave llrjati morn that
Tim majority, hut this year Colonel Monro
as a republican, received more than ion
majority.
Otnnhii hits lent entertaining quite ,i
number of representative railroad omploji-N
waiting on their Httperlor otll.-l.tls m the
'iipurlty of hoards or adjustment for tlieli
r. specllvo hrillieheH of railway w..ik The
Hen pI'i'sentH hi this miinher ., K,,m,, f
portraits of two ef these Imaiils one hem
the linar.1 of ailJiiHtimnl nf lallwm ,,ui-
lilrlofH fur Hi., cm,,,, I'a.ni,. Hst,m eotl
ulNllllK of S. C. Meeoniher. North Hatte
halinmn. Harry llatr. I)ener Uc
inairninn; ctanu RiMh, Kansas City hcc
relary. M J. Iloel,,., Onmha. ,1 it sher
lo.K. iMioymitie. , .lanilHim. Haw litis
1' Trai-y. Kwinston. iiov.l. (l,t'n
W A Hiiinliehl. Juiieilon City. Kan
Tin. other Kroup Is the ho.inl of
nilJiiHtnii'ttt of the lliotlierhon.l of Itallroa.l
Tralinni'it for the cm,,,, jene syWn
ionsisiitiK r ,. m ,.,,1,1,1, .-hairmn,,, chfyl
title; .1. k. Murphy, vlee chnlrinan. (Iraml
IhIihiiI, CharU'H Howie. eori'iary. North
I'latte, S K. Nceiy, uaniio City, t .1
Sehell. KvaiiHtou; II. C. 1'mklnmm, K.i,,,H
'"lly; W. A. Callahan. Junction Clt. c
Melntyro, Denver; UeoiKe ) mil,, o,,,,a
l Is itenlleKs lo Hiiy that the icHpoiisihutiv
w
l'l"l' N Ii i A l Tltl: ul ..M Ml
WHO U 11,1. Itl'Mi I'M'liH T T.;
NATION XI. , .ait I XTION OF INSTItl c
Tons or ' oin:it i i. mi n iii:s
foi mljiistiiii; id. p. , ii'h"liilis fur their
n-Miclatcs npM, in ihowi. hoatils of ml -JomI
tin tit ami Hint the men are chosen to
M'l'Vo on them with a l.liowleile.e cif their
chatlleler to Jimllfy lite cniillilellec In their
.ilillllv lo tiaiis.ii't f mli Imperiant ImsltieHs
I'rof N. II. Van Matre. M. C. S, who Is
in charge of the coiuiuerelal ilepartmettt of
lie lima ha IIIkIi mcIiooI, will ilellver an
.i'IiIH'hh on "Actual IIiihIiii'Hh In the Com
oieii lal IIIkIi Si hoor' licforo the National
i'i.iiiiiii'1'iliil Teaclient' I'eileratlon, at St
Lents. ChrlstuiaH weelt. I'ror. Van Matre
liui liei n in Omaha several yearn, conilm;
In re fiom St. I.otils, ami has attaltuil a
I-' ice auii'iiK the reco(;nleil teaeherH or
..iiiiiii I. lal work. He win also have a
lisipir at tin' School Teachem' association
.H laiuoln the rollowlui; week, the HiihJect
In uiK HiMuchh IMiicatlou In tho IIIkIi
Si lllll. I
Chililnii Heein lo net more real enjoyment
ill or their animal pelH than from any
other Hour, e It Is nafe to Hay that not
one 'Ini. I in a humlivil ln,t wnulil he over
Joveil at ih.' ihotiKht of poshchhIiik a pony
for lil own te.r.allon. The Hiiapslinls of
h'hlteii an. I their pet pnnles cate,hl hy
ur art let with his camera ahout tho
treelH of Omaha present a plclitie nt-
'ra.tivo In voiiiiu am) n, atnl hIioiiIiI lie a
aiiHe of einv on the part of Hie little
folkn wl e not ahle to IiiiIiiIrc the coni-
p.ililiilishlp of hiicIi evpeiiHlve pets.
The rrlemlH or Paul K. Skinner, a No
hriiHka hoy HvIiik nt Aurora, are Kroatly
Inleresleil In lis ruliire, an a meniher or
tho American navy. In which he enlistcil
hint AiikhhI al San I'ranclBco. lie Iiiih heen
Iralultu; on the Petmacola as lamlsmnn, hut
has recently hrcit IratiHrerreil to the Mohi
can, with which he win ,. ,, mt,S'
. ri l-e lhal in. I '. , ii ,,,. t)ll, .samI.
wl. h Man. I . i, ., , I h. far Orient n,.
' xl" ' u 1 " l " n liens . tln in of
I'AI I. 1 SKI N N Kit OK llMt N.i
NKIIIt SK X Win IN Till! N XX
new 'perleiice8 to serve as an Inspliatlon
for his rrlemlH.
The tiexl iiiiinhep or The lllttstrateil llee
will ho a Hpeelal ChrlHtttms iiumbfp. Since
Us luiiitKUP.itlon there havo been two
Ohrlxtmas iiiimherrt whli'lt each roailep has
Hpeelal eaue to remember. All we nre.l
"iiy al Hie present Is that the coiiiIiik
( hrlsinuiH number will ouulo In ti. vnrle.1
ehapaeler or ItH coutentK mill the hlKh
Htaml.ir.l or itH Illustrations tl t,si ..rforts
of previous years
THE ILLUSTRATED BEB.
Builder of
p-f I'"' ll,v pi'i'iinai mi u.r mi. ii mi. i.'
I Omaha fe l the qui. ki nim; im
,ui-. ni ('inioerM.il mowiu iiiih
ns in make it tlie prim ipal
ir.nl'' ..liter on the pn nt trati-
otltinental hiKhwa.v was the ImililitiK if the
1','Klllc telii;r.iph. lea.luiK the way for tin
oust ruction or the l'aclllc rallroails with
Im city as their eaxlern termlnuit. Tip
Pa. Klc telegraph owes Its sttrepssftil llicep-
li'ti lo IMwanl CrelKhton ami lelnls to the
xtory of his career. culmluatliiK In the rom
liletlon of that KlKitntlc project, an tttlerost
"f more than usual character.
IMwaril Crt'l(;hton, the first of the naine
o acquire fame ami fortune, whs the llfllt
"t 'he nine chlhlreu of his parents. He wan
iioin near tho present town of ltarticnvlll(
ti llelmolil ciitinty, Ohio, AuKtist :!t. IS20.
that time, whin Ohio was pni'-tlcally a
frontier state, schools wete rate, especially
hi tho roimlry iIIsIpIcIh. ami th locution
impapteil In them was mcaucp imleeil. Ilo
shles. Htieh was the peverly nf th-- strtlK
kIiiik "ettlets In the tip-cuunlry illstrlcts
that few of their ehlhln n hail Hie uppnr
t unity of atleliillm. elasnes reKUlarlv. helm;
ohllKoil lo x oik with their fathers on tho
farms. Comlitlons were not much belter In
UckitiK county, Ohio, whither the I'relRh
lon family moveil In ls'.n. of coiirs,', thero
was a district school In tho tielKhlmrhoml
of the far in. hut Its sessions wciv short
ami its curriculum embraced only Hie most
elementary branches. Vomit; CrelKht. n was
Kirteil with a hrlKht ami vIkoi. us mitiil;
quickly, thetefore. he ieartied all thai tho
schoolmaslep cotihl teach; ami clearly, loo,
he saw how ilellcleiil was his own More of
knowleilKc. but with characteristic .l.-t.-ttnl-natloti
set about arqulrltiK by Indlvlilual ef
fort ami by private remllni; that eiliirathm
which, stipplementeil hy the lessons IcarniM
in the har.l school of experlencf, maile him
a successful man.
M ri-iinoo ns ii u) .
At the ni;i' of he was a strotiK', active
kul, retiilerlni; his fathir x.iiuahle assist
ance at one tlmo on the rami; at another
workliii; as a cart boy on th pike to.nls.
In this latter occupation he ha. I as com
panion no less illHtiiiKiiishcil a person than
xoitni; Philip Sherlilan. aferwanls the bril
liant Kcneral of the civil war. Kven at
this early ilale yoitni; Sherlilan hail ineilto.l
t-ulirlqi f KiKhtlliK Phil." In thiiKf
lays of Hti-otiK tellKlous ant Ip.tl hh s. yoiint;
Calhollcs, ami especially youm; lrlh Cath
olics, were frequently forced Into quarrels
on the m-o f religion ami race. Hut
neither youtii; Sheridan iit.r his athletic
chum was disposed lo sulTer any rcllcclloti
on either pcore. and we are told that In
I heir own way they established their titles
to respect al the hands or their bigoted ac
quaintances. Thus l-Munrd coiiilnucil In
live with his parents until he was about IS
yearn or ae Now. one or the lessons
which the elder Mr. CiolKhton tried lo Im
press upon his sons was the necessity or
carlni; for themselves AcrordlltKly. when
IMward reached his eighteenth year he was
presented by his rather with a team of
horses ami a wai;nn. With this patrimony
he set torth to make his own way in thi.
world.
Il was the pel Inil just before the lnaui;u.
ration of the law railway and steamboat
"ties, ami the stream of commerce between
'he various Inland cities llnu.,1 atom; Mie
pikes. Men xvho eni;ai;eil In the .ndustry
"f larryltiK Roods from one place to another
were called wagoners. Strom;, brave men
lu-y were, and Inured to hardship. IM
ward. al that time scarcely more than a
hoy In years, but endowed will, the strength
.nnl character of a man, etu;ai;ei M this
business, ami In Cincinnati, xx hence he con
M'xed merchandise even ns far east as
Uheellni;, 'a , and Cumberland. Mil.,
was known as tho boy wagoner. Some tlmo
arter Hie death or the elder Crclnhtoii,
IM.'. the family moxed to PprliiKuVlil. O.
IMwaril. however, still continued in tho
business of wagoner, and by Industry In-
reused his modest capital.
Xtlioel.-.l li the Tolom-iiph.
One day. In IS Irt or IS 17. he was at woik
ti the llehi when a party of telegraph con
structors. In the course or their work,
passed almiK the road. The very next day
IMward went to Sprlm;lleld, where he met
Mr O'Connor, who was building the line.
They both drove to Dayton, in which city
Mr Crelnhtoii took a contract rur the de
livery of telegraph poles as rar south as
Kxansvllle, Intl. Shortly arter this Mr.
o I' uinor look a contract for the hulhlim; of
i line of telegraph south to New Orleans,
while his former partner, Henry O'ltollly,
I mioilicr fop tho extension of a similar
'no lo the west. Itoth tried to secure tho
s-rxices of Mr. frclghton as sup "rlntendont,
but ho elected lo go with the former, and
secured for his brother. James, the posl
Hon of superintendent for the latter. Kroni
1SI7 to IS,".:, Mr. Crelghton was connected
"tilt the work or telegraph construction In
divers capacities rrotn that or supplying
p.d.s by contract to that of superintendent
or construction. 1Ui,i in this way worked on
the lines built between Dayton and Clncln
natl. Toledo and Cleveland, and the line
known as the House Printing Telegraph com
pany's, hullt along the Michigan Southern
railroad between Toledo and Cleveland. In
IS.'.r. Mr. Crelghton took a contract ror the
grading of the streets of Toledo, and In
the same year he received a contract for
tho grading of n part or the North Missouri
railroad, near Mexico. Mo. The latter
proved unprovable, nml owing to dllll
cultles with the engineer ho was obliged
the Pacific
' nham!"ti 'In- wrk In the au umn r
this same w ar h. tin'Mil Ins tn. I i i.n
'istltlg or sum.- full) t..ims to Keokuk. la.
where he timk a contrail for streei grad
ing, but because of a . halige In the ettx
a urn II the lotitract was revoked and the
work suspended. Mr. Crelghton then sold
his slock, and with his brothers. John A.
and Joseph, and his cousin. James, ratne to
Omaha, In IS.'.r,.
On October T of the satne year ho was
married in Dayton, ().. to Miss Mi.py I.ucro
Ha. daughter of David A. and Mary Ktnlly
Wapcham. In I ho following spring, tit
Pittsburg. Pa., he londed a stenimr with
lumber, xvhlcli he shipped to Omnhn. wltrre
he tonk up his perumtieiii abode. After
dl-pcsltig of the cargo of lumber h built
the telegraph line between St. Jmrph and
Omaha, thus conni ctlng the latter city with
the eastern centers by way of St. Louis.
Just nlmtit this time ho also sttccc ded In
securing tni.ney t.i build a telrgraph line to
Kort Smith Ark.
Inception of 1'iiellle Telcm-npli.
Ill 1m;o Mr. Crelghton enjoyed a well
merited reputation for success In the con
struction of tilrgraph linos. Ills greatest
success, however, he xv.n yet to achieve.
The usefulness or the telegraph had been
piactlrally demonstrated Already then
were short lines In nearly every stnte and
the principal cities east of the Missouri
river were milled by the electric chain.
Hut the P.nillc coast had no telegraphic
contn etlon with the east, the California
State Telegraph comp.uiv hiving extended
Its line i niy as far as Kort Churchill, Nov.
Then It was that the vast project was con
cclvnl of a great overland line which sliotil I
connect the two oceans. .Moreover, th
men who engaged to lay the great Atlaull
cable had twice failed and the feasibility
of connecting the old world with the new
by means of a short cable through Ilerlng
strait was discussed.
The co-operation nf several eastern capi
talists was first secured. Jeptha II. Wade
of Cleveland, O., enter, d Into t orrcspnndenc 1
with (ieneral Carpenter, president or the
California Stale Telegraph company, and
Mr. Crelghton was summoned to Syracuse,
N. V.. where he received a commission ti
make a preliminary survey for a possible
route between the Missouri river and the
P.nillc coast.
On November IS. ISCO. he left Omaha and
I raveled by way of Jiilcsburg to Salt I,til;o
ity. This Journey, despite Its hardshe
ll was accomplished In a stage coach was
eminently successful. Mr. Creigh'on, from
his observations enroute, Mt confident lo
ouli! biiihl the line, and he had. moreover,
interested llrlghain Voiing In the prorot.
Meant line, licwever. Mr Wade had made
the long Atlantic and Pacldc Journey to
California for the purpose of tnakl.ig lell
nlte arrangements xvhereby the local com
pany could be assncialed In the entnipr'sp
llul he hid reckoned without his host Th
dlreclcrs of the Calfornln company refuse 1
lo share in the undertaking. In this pre
dicament Mr. Wade wrote to Mr Crelghton,
then In Rail Lake City, requesting him to
make all possible speed to the eoist.
n lllstiirle Om-i IiiiiiI .loiii-iie .
It was mid-winter. In the year ISfii), and
the Invitation extended by Wade to his as
sociate had none of the attraetlcns xvhlcli
such n Journey now has Notwithstand
ing the Incredible hardships or this heroic
ride, Mr. Crelghton had accomplished rar
more than the mere Journey. He had made
n thorough investigation all along tho route
and could give such Information ns would
enable the Californium). If tiny were only
willing, to extend the line eastward to Salt
Lake City. Hut they xvere not willing.
More than Ih s. claiming the exclusive right
In their own stale, they xvere resolved to
prevent Hie projectors of the new line from
entering California. This claim being d's
allowed, they threatened a rate war which
would render the new Hue unprofitable
Tho threat, however, failed to Intimidate
the promoters or the new line, who, con
tending that their profits nt other points
or the system xvould recompense them ror
local losses, proceeded at otico to secure
bids for the delivery or material nt various
points along the proposed route. Where
upon the directors or the CalUornla com
pany yielded, ngreelng to extend their lino
eastward to Salt Lake City, while tho other
parlies xvere building westward rrom Jules
burg to the satne terminus. It xvas a
triumph of diplomacy largely duo to the
clever manipulation of Mr Crelghton, who
Immediately returned by the Isthmus route
to prepare for the gnat work which was to
make his name celebrated In tho scientific
circles or the two continents. The country
at large recognized the magnitude or the
undertaking nml congress subsidized It to
the extent of Jinn.oon. The work, national
In character, was fittingly commenced on
the Ith day of July, 1SG1.
Inel.lent., of the Wiii-I..
The following Incident Illustrates his
managerial ability, exhibiting nt once the
accuracy of 1:1s calculations nml his thor
ough acquaintance with every detail of the
xxork In hand:
One Saturday Mr. Crelghton arrived nt
Hie camp, Just as the men xvero unloading
a new consignment of poles.
"John." said he to his brother, xvho xvrs In
charge, "enn you reach Fort nrldger by
next Thursday?"
"I think we can." xvas tho reply, and In
slantly the men began to put on tho In
sulntnrs for tho wire. In some cases even
Di'ci'iiiliop 1,", I do i
Telegraph
lii-fnre lln
poles had been taken fron
wagons
Thus cigetlx the men worked nti.l
as ev-tv reason to Imp., that the pr.M n
lilxeti to the general superintendent xxi.i. i
be rillllllid. On the following Tilesdav i!- ,
xx el- within tw lies or their destin.itm
when It xvas discovered that there was n..-
hough wire. Messengers wore sent down
i lie line iii bring It along by mall. Ml ',
no purp-Hc, hoxxcxer. The delay was ,n
evltalde. Hut the youngep Mr. Crelgln
viewed tho situation philosophically. Tin
camped In a beautiful place, a govprnin.tr
reserve, where there was line pasture f..i
the cattle and refreshing shade for the in.-.
The next day, while all was still about Hi
camp, a cloud of dust was seen to rise in
the xvest and presently out of the clomi
emerged a coach, on the top of whl. h
scaled with the driver, xvas n man xvnvim.
.1 xvhlle hamlketehlef. The latter proxcl
to be l-Mxvard Crelghton, xvho hastened t..
greet his brother and congratulate him nnl
his men on the manner In which they had
worked.
"We xvould now be at Kort Ilrldgcr If we
had xxire enough." said John.
"1 believe It." IMward replied, "but v. t
can tlll redeem jour pledge."
Not unless thai wire comes xvhlch
I
dcreil by telegraph yeslerdav."
"Oh. John, you don't need that xxire. w.
11
get along without It."
And they did. ror IMxvatd. while up
'h
the other dixi-Ion, which was working xx. -
from Fort Hridger to Salt Lake, going ..xm
Ills ealculaiiotis. had concluded that I. 'In
did not have xxire enough and had brimmr
the needed material with him lit the o.n h
That same day the line xvas completed '"
Fort Hridger IMward Crelghton him-If
milled the wires which completed the m
cult between Omaha and Salt Lake Citx
Then, gratified that the great work wa
llnlshed, he hastened to communicate tin
good news to his wife, lo whom he cent tin'
rolloxxing dispatch:
KO IT liltllMiK.lt. Oct. 17, PHI. -To Mi"
l-.i xvar.l Crelghton. Omaha. Neb: Thi
being tlic III i message over the nexv lln
since Us enmpli-tl.il, to Salt Lake. nll"xv
111" to gie. t you. In a f.-xv days txvo no. iti"
will be united. KOWAHI) CHKIOHTON
l.-elin .loliu-il to Oei'iin.
Just a week later the line rrom ('aliform
was completed to Salt Lake City, and tin
overland telegraph, which fexv men had con
sldered a possibility, became a reality. Its
completion, moreover, had another effect
It aroused interest In the movement (o bur
ti great overland railway and demonstrated
practically the possibility of such an
achievement. It Is xvorthy of note. too.
that when the Pacific railroad was con
striicted It wa lit great part along the
route selected by Mr. Crelghton fur the tel
egraph lino.
The nexv company, operating between
Omaha mil Salt Lake City, xvas known as
I he Pacific Telegraph company, ami Mr.
Crelghton was made Its first general super
intendent, a position which he retained tin
01 February. Ivi.T. when be r slime I. Dur
ing Ills term of nflice many thousands of
miles of telegraph were constructed, lines
branching out to Virginia City and Helena.
Mont.
When the Pacific Tel. graph company xa.-
Incorporated it had an original capital Mock
of fl.Onn.Oiio, one-tenth of which Mr.
Crelghton purehaM'd al is cents on the dol
lar. Subsi quently, xvhell the stock xvas
ti elded. Mr. Crelgh'-m sold one-third of hl
share ror $x.-..ono, which he luvcsttd in the
business or fielghllug gi ods to the xvest
Tho mining tesources or Montntia had Just
been discovered and Immediately ensued
the wild rush or fortune hunters. Presently
there was a demand ror goods or every de
scription From Omaha merchandise xxus
rorwarded in large wagons, drawn by oxen
or mules. In those days the arrival or a
steamer at this port was an event. The
merchants used to asemble nt Hie river
front and, receiving their consignment or
goods, either loaded at once ror the moun
tains or moved the goods lo Heiison, a su
burb of Omaha. From this place, when all
preparations had been duly made, amid
shouts of men and er.nk or whips, off went
tho train on Its slow, toilsome journey over
tho prnlrlea and Into the mountains. This
business xvas decidedly remunerative, ns Is
evidenced by the fact that one of Mr.
Crelghton's trains, which consisted of forty
teams In charge or John A. and James
Crelghton, netted t;o,oim. In 1SCS, xxhen
the Pacific railroad was built, Weighting on
a larga scale by means of wagons censed.
Miirlx Illume Cuttle I oil list i ,
Another industry, since mnrveloiisly de
veloped, was practically Inaugurated by Mr.
Crelghton. While engaged In telegraph
coiii-tructlnn he xvas forced on ono occasion
to abandon a herd of cattle on tho plnlns.
Soma tlmo later ho returned to tho place
whore he had turned the cattlo adrift and
xvas surnr sed when thev had flnnllv I.
discovered to find thorn plump and sleek?
I lo nt onco determined to clock the xvestern
prairies. Two motives prompted this reso
lutlon. Aside from tho prollt to be reaped,
to xxhlch ho used to refer as the Dutch
man's 1 per cent profit, ho desired to give
tho true and tried men xvho had worked for
him so faithfully an opportunity to advaneo
on the road to prosperity. With this end
In view ho purchased a largo number of
inttlo xvhlch ho entrusted to the enro of his
former employes, whom he admitted lo a
shnro In tho enterprise. This stock was
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