The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-16
NORTH BRANCH CANAL.

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sod officers-they are OF the right mate
lrisl. We are glad to see a, the head Il
familiar name 20 the dwellers oil The
North country. No other would have
made the work more popular; the nam
|of Gar.ick Msllery is 8 strong one, IN
Luzerne, Wyoming and Bradford. The
managers that are from this section are
good selections; better could not wei
have been made; the gentlemen from
New York we know only by reputation
and that speaks we'll Of them, and vel
for the enterprise. One thing deserves
oolice IS connected with The. improve
menls Of Northern Pennsylvania. NJ
you enquire at Danvile who are the
men, aud whence the capital employed
liz driving those large furnaces and that
magnificent rolling mill-the answer ISL
they are New Yorkers, working win
Gotham funds. Our own rolling mill Isl
owned by New Yorker, driven byl
New Yorkers,& employing New York
Icap,,al. The Lackawsnns works will give
Iyou about the same answer, bu, may
add that there is q small sprinkle OF
New Jersey and Connecticut there. Go
TO the axe and Scyhe factories, aud you
will find the active aud Intelligent yam
kes has his hand busy al the forge ham
mer; his is The capital that New Eng-
Hand sends on, with all her sons and may
be counted thus: Intelligence added TO
natural shrewd wdness-indusry, economy
Integrity, a clear understanding OF whal
they undertake, and promptnes' in all
= things: all of the Northern agricultural
: lists and lumbermen pay them tribute.
i AT Carbondale all The immense opera
lions there are the fruits of New YORK
foresight and New York capital; and
asst and greatest, the New Yolkers se'z'
} ed Upon the North Branch Canal, the
greatest and most profitable inves' men'
Of the day; Of the 10000 shares New
York holds near 5000. The only I'M
pro,emeni touching Luzerne and 20
lumbia that has been completed by fhl''
adelphia is the Lehigh aud susquehanna
rail road. and The canal Of that company.
New York indeed seems 10 have isslen'
ed aer giant arms around the greatest
coal and iron field in The world; and
: Philadelphia with her millions o; idle
-|cap,al, has looked on and quietly per.
ni,ted the golden hour 10 pass from her
forever. Her rival in trade and COM
, lmerce has seated herself in the richest
Ipar, Of her own state, and is now turn
,Ing he, own artillery agains; her. 1t il
! hard indeed 10 give any reasonable ex
d cuse for her apathy toward us. She ha
millions 10 loan TO companies that arr
$ far from solveCcy, bu, not dollar 10
g g|investment here. II canal that sh
d should have had every share in, she ha
some or 400 only OUT OF 10, O,0Oo'--W
should have rejoiced to have seen ou
own metropolis which has 10 bear he
is part Of the taxation for the money ex
al pended on this branch, reapiog The ben
efits Of The investments but she has turn
' ed us over TO The slranger-lhe ialre'
e and richest portion Of The state. 0u
!, Iinclinalions ,Cere elsewhere, but ou
u sympathies 90 with our necessities. an
we have cause 10 regard New Yor
more friendly 10 US than Philadelph
!. 1--WE started out 10 speak of the Mort
:" Branch Canal, and getting of The 'rsc
; we have been talking somewhat al raj
> dom, and can now only odd, that b
" resolution Of The board further insla
!, ~ of 30 per share has been directed 10
" ~ called in; the time and place OF pa,
- ment we shall give timely notice
j. This will en,ille The company TO Il
> possession of the cana from the Pool
~ he l.ackswsna. We hope The let'iI
~ will take place this fall; there can
~ 40 reason for delay, and there are mar
ID for haste.
"o We shall ever look back with Piles
:" ure TO our efforts in regared 10 lh's il
provement and it will be happy d'
a5 indeed 10 The people of our valley, VIII
". our coal shall be travelling over II
.m;1 IA canal 10 the North and Wes,: msrk'
80 that cannot be stocked, and where
- shall go without rivals. As we ha
:, said before we shall come back 10 Il
an. subject again.
'p' - Luzerne Democrat.
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