From the Cortland Standard of Cortland, NY
Tuesday, December 23, 1873

   It does not seem probable that the contemplated lease of the Midland R.R. from Scipio to DeRuyter, by the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira R.R., will be perfected. Receiver Hewitt completed the contract with the U.I.&E.R.R. Co., but the contract had to be ratified by the Court to becoming binding, and there is a doubt about the action of the Court. On the contrary, as the Midland is under contract to carry the mails daily each way from Norwich to Cortland, it is probable that the Court and the Government will compel the road to keep that contract in good faith.

   The road receives $200 per month for carrying the mails and ought to be made to do it, or else allowed to place the road in charge of those who will. Since the above was in type we learn, that arrangements are perfected by which the U.I.&E. R.R. Co. begin to run the Scipio end to Cortland today.

- Timetable -
Leave Scipio 8:30 a.m., arrive Cortland 11:40 a.m.
Leave Cortland 8:10 p.m., arrive Scipio at 9:40 p.m.