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Show WHV VANDERBILT BOUGHT THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. This is told by tho Jackson. Micb.,1 Patriot in regard to Mr. Vauderbill's ; recent visit at the locomotive ehope of the Michigan Central at that point: Mr. Vanderbilt remained only ball an hour to look over Mr. Edgerly'e Uhons: but imacine the astonishment of the railway king when, aa he was about making hia exit from the front door, he was touched upon the shoulder shoul-der by one of the workmen down whose face the perspiratioc waa pour ing like a torrent. "What do you want sir?" inquired Mr. V. "Only remain five minutes just five minutes, airt ' pleaded the half drowned man. "And for what purpose, pray, sii?" was tho quick hut courteous rejoinder. re-joinder. "Well, sir, when you entered these shops it wai the signal lo commence building a forty ton locomotive, and ne desire to complete i- in time to take you west, sir. Only five minutes i mnrfi vnnr hnnnr. and tho critter' 11 : be finished." j Mr. V. assured the woikmau that i it was quite impossible for him to re- ( main, hut remarked: I "From reports I read in the London Lon-don while in Europe, concern j ing tbia shop, I am satisfied that it can be done," and dropping his voice almost to a whisper, be added confidentially, con-fidentially, "and that's the reason I gobbled the road, Sam." Bidding all hands good bye he left on tbe sixty mile an hour train lor the west, but the workmen, obeerving the disappointment of one of tbe bosses, i dropped into line for renewed exer- j lion, and in just thirty two and a half seconds had the iron monster cut j and ready Jor ubc Tbe derrick o!, the wrecking car hoisted aboard ol her a favorite two ton engineer, and away she sped like a thunderbolt, j overtaking Mr. V. a few miles west of Jackson. One of the boys stepped I from the front of the engine to tbe platform of tbe rear car, and in-! formed Mr. V. that the engine which j had been commanced on his enteriog the shop was now at his back door, carrying 400 poundB of steam to the inch as a test. He begged pardon for the intrusion, but thought, being bo near, he might as well step in and inform him that the machine was re my. ; Mr. V. extended his left hand j familiarly, and simply said, "Shake,! Sam," at the same lime dropping a dime into his palm for tbe purpose of moistening bis whistle. Then, as the happy mechanic returned to his engine, en-gine, the great magnate turned to bis secretary with a look of infinite gratification and instructed him to mark Michigan Central stock up ten cents. |