text_original: Even in his darkest hour, he declared: '* Locomotive railroads will, before many years, be the great highways of the world." At length the directors decided to offer a prize of two thousand dollars for the best locomotive.
text_transcription: EVEN IN HIS DARKEST HOUR HE DECLARED LOCOMOTIVE RAILROADS WILL BEFORE MANY YEARS BE THE GREAT HIGHWAYS OF THE WORLD AT LENGTH THE DIRECTORS DECIDED TO OFFER A PRIZE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE BEST LOCOMOTIVE
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɪn hɪz dˈɑːɹkɪst ˈaʊɚ, hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv ɹˈeɪlɹoʊdz wˈɪl, bᵻfˌɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, biː ðə ɡɹˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪz ʌvðə wˈɜːld." æt lˈɛŋθ ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ˈɔfɚɹ ɐ pɹˈaɪz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd dˈɑːlɚz fɚðə bˈɛst lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv.