What is the central idea of this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "Opening Ceremonies of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the
City of Brooklyn
Fourteen times the earth has made its great march through
the heavens since the work began. The vicissitudes of
fourteen years have tried the courage and the faith of
engineers and of people. At last we all rejoice in the signal
triumph. The beautiful and stately structure fulfills the
fondest hope. It will be a source of pleasure to-day to every
citizen that no other name is associated with the end than
that which has directed the work from the beginning--the
name of Roebling With all my heart I give to him who
bears it now the city's acknowledgment and thanks
Low explains that it took Roebling fourteen years to
design and build the Brooklyn Bridge
Low celebrates the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge
and the hard work that went into building it.
Low takes credit for managing the planning and
construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
Low complains that the construction of the Brooklyn
Bridge took much longer than it should have