Gannon became connected with the Northern Railroad in April, 1881, construction trains being the only ones then running. The bridge over Harlem River was finished May 1, and passenger trains began running to Brewsters on that day, and in the Fall of that year the road was finished and in good condition. The road was laid through a sparsely settled district and during the first year trains were run at a loss, but from that time to the present the business has been constantly increasing and has now reached large proportions. As an illustration, we may mention that in the Summer of 1881, five hundred cans of milk were brought daily to the city, and at the present time the number is one thousand and five hundred. The New York Central & Harlem Railroads did not at first consider the new road as a competitor, but soon had reason to change their views, and after a war of rates they were glad to make arrangements with the new company. The road has a lea.se of pier 44, New York City, and cars can now be run

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from this road to all portions of the country without breaking bulk. When they first began transporting cars upon floats, three or four cars a day was considered a good business, while thirty or forty are now carried in the same length of time. As one item we may mention that three hundred tons of ore are daily brought from the Tilly Foster mine and other mines along the road, and coal is brought direct from the mines of Pennsylvania to the central portions of Westchester County without change of cars. Under Mr. Gannon's careful management the direction of trains has been so perfect that no accident from collision has occurred since the road commenced running, while the rapid increase of business both in freight and passenger traffic must continue to increase to an indefinite extent.