Show 1 1 J Why It I 1 Is Nickel Plato Plate Road Head The Norwalk Ohio Chronicle of I April 14 14 1881 In speaking of ot of the ther 7 x r glittering prospects of the New NewYork NewYork h York Chicago St. St Louis railroad r and the gilt-edge gilt character of at Its It financial Mancial backing referred to it as the Nickel Plate road Another verlion vcr vcr- I slon lion is that when In 1882 the Vander Vander- bUt bill Interests acquired control of the railroad William II If Vanderbilt on c i 1 being Informed of the price demand demand- j. j i ed by the owners derisively In In- j I If the road were nickel nickel- plated i t |