Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-03-03
Lsvisburg and Milton.

8Sltrln& uP OOF AeA"" S'
activity in public improvements, we intro
duced circumstance which seems to have
disturbed the nerves Of the Milto"ian,
and its barking sounds much like that OF
a petted cur, aroused from its reposc, and
baying at the unterrided sun. We cer-
tainly intended no disrespeet to our vene-
rable sister over the water, for, notwith- !
her dilapidatsd appearance as
viewed from "heavenly Union" the
monotony of Rag Row has certainly been
varied of late by handsome three-story
brick edifce, built by the Odd Fellows
and several other snug buildings are also
seriously contemplated by her burghers.
These signs Of reviving fro" torpidity
demand favorable nutice, aud while in
the language of Goldsmith We can heartily
say of Milton
Sweet, smiling village lovcliest Of the lawn"
may no chron.cIsr ever have occasion to
add,
We can not object to the Miltonian's
praise Of the many good qualities Of their
men, or the loveliness of their women.
Yet we may differ in some things. Owe"
(says the IMltonian) "hke to be known in
the daybooks and ledgers, and business
directories of Philad. Our merchants have
uay Of making our importance known
in THE CITY, and We are sorry that Lew
isburg is not in like manner yortunote."
There is no accounting for tastes. Our
merchants have another rdy Of making
themselves known and felt. They take
their swelling wallets, and purses filed
with hard dollars,go to New York, Philad,
or Baltimore, and pay for their yoods,
(thus enabling them to sell cheop and at
their leisure, and don't like to ts known
in the "dsybooks and ledgers and business
directories" aud collecting agencies Of nsy
city If the Milton merchants prefer the
acauaiatanceships of books and interest
and collectors brisk trade in tape and
molasses, and a JONES break up every
year or so-be it theirs to enjoy. We
prefer our Dutch jog and the footings-up
as seen in the State Tax proof Of solid
wealth. That those Of "he City" mer'
chants who insist upon constructing q
railway to Erie by collecting the old iron.
of all the exploded Companies aroune
Cattawissa, and who talk of tunnelins
huge mountains in the barren Tamaqua
regions, spanning the long and disna
gulfs along Roaring Creek, and crawling
over or through Muncy Hills-all viii
TIA lfl0q}RRosi.ien that Meye6s they max
if the ssnbury & Erie Railroad shoule
take its proper course from Pottsvills Y
Sunbury and up the natural channel o.
the West BrapeA that such merchant.
should be persuaded that Lewisburg wa.
. mere suburb Of Milton, sxcites only ou,
risibilities, not our envy.
In arguing the cause of their bailiwick
however, the Editors Of the Miltonian were
not under the necessity of casting imputa.
tions upon Lewisburg. The pertinency c.
their pettish filings about the Getty of gas, -
" outward show" beauty" whited sep
ulchre," &c. &C., We can afford to leave to
the decision Of all non-residents who know
the two towns As to our comparative
prosperity, the following figures will speak
for themselves:
In 1870 In 1850 Gain.
Population of Milton, 1903 1916 13S
Population Of Lewisburg, l22O 20l2 792
Then, Milton was the first town on the
West Branch-now, Lewisburg has the
lead, n@-and intends to keep it.
"But," (rhe Aiftonian ass,rs,) "the
exterior of our neighbor is like unto a
whited sepulchre without, but within is
full of the ghost of Lewsburg's great
capitalists, Of extortion, and of the wasted
energies of the poor mechanics of that
town, who were tempted by fair promises
to build for the monopolists ene6s"-
Even in sport, this wholesale defamation
Of our Borough is unjust, aAd the good
treatment the present Editors Of the Mil
tonian and their predecessor have ever
received in this quarter, should have
suppressed it In morals and temperance
in patriotism and public spirit-in
educational facilities Of every grade-in
all public buildings necessary Except
market house, and that must soon 20 up) |
lin general good neighborhood feeling,
and freedom from personal and Sc etional
bickerings-we know of no town more
favored than Lewi'burg. Gas we we're
neither born nor brought up here, we may
be as capable of judging as if we imagined
our fathers house in the centre of creation
because We never dwelt beyond it, The
Of poverty and wealth are not
,urs. We have at least as many men of
zeal capital and uudoubsed security ~ any
,ther town of our size-and have had as