From the Cortland Standard of Cortland, NY
Tuesday, December 2, 1873

   It is probable that the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira R.R. will after a few days run the Midland R.R. from Scipio to DeRuyter. Superintendent Goodrich goes to New York this week to perfect arrangements already agreed upon. If these negotiations are completed by a written contract, the management will run two trains daily each way. This will be a vast improvement over the present arrangement. The U.I.&E. company ran a train with invited guests from Ithaca to Norwich and back on Sunday, on a tour of inspection - stopping on their way back at DeRuyter for dinner. A lively satisfaction was everywhere manifested at the proposed change.