From the Ithaca Journal of Ithaca, NY
Wednesday, March 24, 1875

DeRuyter

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   DeRuyter, the present terminus of the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira Railroad, is 40 miles from Ithaca. Here practically commenced the Midland excitement. DeRuyter was the first town to bond for that road and being bonded on the inflated assessment of 1865 makes the town now bonded for $20,000, or about 30 percent of its assessment. In the winter of 1870 some of the DeRuyter people fearing that perhaps that the Midland would not equal their anticipations, called a meeting and urged the friends of the U.I.&E. R.R. to seize this route. Now, were it not for this company in spite of all that DeRuyter has paid out she would be destitute of railroad facilities.

   The village contains by the last census 605 inhabitants, but the boundaries of the village are much circumscribed to what they ought to be, and DeRuyter really has about 750 inhabitants. It is quite a business center for adjoining towns, and contains a bank, Union school, four churches, six or seven stores, and one of the best hotels in Central New York. The Taber House is not only elegantly furnished throughout, but the table and sleeping apartments of the house are always under the personal superintendence of Mrs. Taber who never leaves anything undone to promote the comfort of her guests.

   DeRuyter has suffered badly from the Midland failure, but with right management can get to be a place of considerable business. Her citizens still have the railroad fever and show their willingness to turn out and help open the road to Norwich for the U.I.&E. R.R. Co.