From the DeRuyter New Era of DeRuyter, NY
Friday, October 18, 1878

   On Sunday last, the Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad Company, who are building the road between this place and Cazenovia, put in the rails connecting the Canastota, Cazenovia and DeRuyter Railroad with the Midland at this place. This gives the U.I.&E. road the chance to run its cars on to the new road so as to be able to transport material for the road by rail as fast as it is built. The road is graded and the ties laid as far as the crossing of the Tioughnioga River, and the abutments for the bridge are being rapidly pushed forward, it will not be long before the bridge will be up and the cars across. The road bed is graded for nearly four miles north of this place and it will be ready for the iron as soon as the bridge is up. The work on other portions of the road is progressing with all speed toward a successful and early termination.