Source: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
March 5, 1887 Saturday

Duluth to Boston

Telegrams from New York state that the articles of association
will be filed for a railway company to acquire the new line now
building at Brockville, through New York state, to a connection
with the Boston & Hoosac Tunnel RR., and which is to form the
Masschusetts link of the extensive system which is to bring Bos-
ton 270 miles nearer Duluth. The name of the company will be the
Northern Pacific & Atlantic Ry., company. The following gentle-
men are understecd to be the incorporators: Samuel Thomas and
Calvin 5S. Brice, owners of the DSS&A Ry.; Alpha Parrish of the St.
Lawrence River Bridge and road from Brockville to S. 8. Marie;
Robert 3. Minturn and George Warren Smith, Austin Corbin, president
of the Reading & Philsadlphia; Thomas B. Fowler, president of the
New York Ontario & Western; Frank K. Pendleton, George A. Haker and
H. E. Fanestoek of the First National Bank of New York. It is said
that operations on the road will begin immediately.