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'''Obituary 1900 <ref>[[The Engineer 1900/08/17]], p168.</ref> | '''Obituary 1900 <ref>[[The Engineer 1900/08/17]], p168.</ref> | ||
"...Mr. Collis P. Huntington. Mr. Huntington was | "...Mr. Collis P. Huntington. Mr. Huntington was possibly the greatest of all the great American railway kings. With his name will always be associated those of Messr. Leland, Stanford Crocker, and Hopkins, who, working together, pursued the same end-the construction of railways. They were known as the "Big Four." It was to these four gentlemen, but most particularly to Mr. Huntington, that the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad is due. He was born in one of the New England States, and at the time of his death was eighty-one years of..."[[The Engineer 1900/08/17|More]] | ||
possibly the greatest of all the great American railway kings. | |||
With his name will always be associated those of Messr. | |||
Leland, Stanford Crocker, and Hopkins, who, working together, | |||
pursued the same end-the construction of railways. They | |||
were known as the "Big Four." It was to these four | |||
gentlemen, but most particularly to Mr. Huntington, that the | |||
construction of the Central Pacific Railroad is due. He was born in | |||
one of the New England States, and at the time of his death | |||
was eighty-one years of..."[[The Engineer 1900/08/17|More]] | |||
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Collis P. Huntington
Obituary 1900 [1]
"...Mr. Collis P. Huntington. Mr. Huntington was possibly the greatest of all the great American railway kings. With his name will always be associated those of Messr. Leland, Stanford Crocker, and Hopkins, who, working together, pursued the same end-the construction of railways. They were known as the "Big Four." It was to these four gentlemen, but most particularly to Mr. Huntington, that the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad is due. He was born in one of the New England States, and at the time of his death was eighty-one years of..."More
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1900/08/17, p168.