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CROSSING THE PLAINS ON THE UNION PACIFIC KAILKOAD. 



Daniel Drew : " Drew is astute, and full of resources, 

 and at all times a dangerous opponent ; but Vanderbilt 

 takes larger, more comprehensive views, and his mind 

 has a vigorous grasp which that of Drew seems to 

 want. While, in short, in a wider field, the one might 

 have made himself a great and successful despot, the 

 other would hardly have aspired beyond the control of 

 the jobbing department of some corrupt government. 

 Accordingly, while in Drew's connection with the rail- 

 road system his operations and manipulations evince no 

 qualities calculated to excite even a vulgar admiration 

 or respect, it is impossible to regard Vanderbilt's methods 

 or aims without recognizing the magnitude of the man's 

 ideas and conceding his abilities. He involuntarily ex- 

 cites feelings of admiration for himself and alarm for 



