Contact
Privacy
Book: Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Quotes of Book: Last Train to Paradise: Henry
TOP TAGS :foolishnessresourcesaturdaynikehenry-millerpursegreek-tragedydetail

  1. Les Standiford _ Last Train to Paradise: Henry

    One worker housed in Camp No. 10 on Key Vaca was overheard to say, "Building this railroad has become a regular marathon." The remark struck a chord in his fellow workers, who dubbed their camp "Marathon," the name by which the nearby town, the second-largest in the Keys, is known today.
    book-quote

  2. Les Standiford _ Last Train to Paradise: Henry

    Permanent construction of the sort Flagler was referring to would not come cheaply, however. Early in 1910, Flagler wrote to John Carrere, designer of the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, that repairing the damage caused by the hurricane had actually cost him $1 million, and reiterated that it had taught him a valuable lesson about upgrading the quality of the work. He estimated that it would require at least another $9 million to push the track to Key West, a figure that did not include the costs of a terminal and docking facilities.
    book-quote
Categories