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Page 39
... railroad work , developing the first horse - drawn railroad in Chicago . Near the close of his term as Mayor , he organized the relief and rebuilding of the city as a result of the great fire of October 9 , 1871 . He also served as a ...
... railroad work , developing the first horse - drawn railroad in Chicago . Near the close of his term as Mayor , he organized the relief and rebuilding of the city as a result of the great fire of October 9 , 1871 . He also served as a ...
Page 49
... railroad employment started in 1849 as a chainman with the Hudson River Railroad , culminating in 1883 , after several breaks , as Chief Engineer of the Erie Railroad - one of the breaks in 1867 involved the design and construction of a ...
... railroad employment started in 1849 as a chainman with the Hudson River Railroad , culminating in 1883 , after several breaks , as Chief Engineer of the Erie Railroad - one of the breaks in 1867 involved the design and construction of a ...
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... railroad companies from 1877-86 . He joined the Chicago & North- western Railroad in 1889 , where for more than 27 years he manifested a broad and continuing interest in all phases of railroad construction , maintenance and operation ...
... railroad companies from 1877-86 . He joined the Chicago & North- western Railroad in 1889 , where for more than 27 years he manifested a broad and continuing interest in all phases of railroad construction , maintenance and operation ...
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