The Illinois Central Heritage 1851 1951 a Centenary Address
The Illinois Central Heritage 1851 1951 a Centenary Address
Wayne Andrew Johnston
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T. Beauregard, the famous Confederate military leader 5 Collis P. Huntington, one of the organizers of the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific systems, and L. Q. C. Lamar, United States Senator and Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Grover Cleveland. '^ '^ Among the outstanding men who directed the affairs of the Illinois Central in its formative years, none deserves a higher place than William Henry Osborn. Mr. Osborn was a command- ing figure in the affairs of the company from 1854 ...to 1883, a I 17 ] feriod of thirty years. He was president of the company from 1855 to 1865, years which included the Panic of 1857 ^^^ the Civil War, a most critical period in the railroad's history. Upon the shoulders of William H. Osborn more than upon those of any other man of that period, fell the responsibility of steering the railroad through some of its most difficult times and of setting its course for the future. The growth of Illinois as a result of railroad development was truly astounding.
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