The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-03-04
The Removal of the County Seat.

We have heretofore refrained from saying
anything in reference to project recently
started by few persons in Johnstown in
favor of the removal Of the county seat
from Ebensburg to that place. The thing
in itself was preposterous and absurd that
we did not care about wasting time in dis
cussing it, being we'll satisfied that it had
not the ghost of a chance before the Legis-
lature. The advocate of the measure, how.
ever, were determined to test it's merits,
and for that purpose prepared and sent to
Harrisburg a bill to carry out them pur-
poses. The bill was referred TO the Com
mittee on New Counties and County Seats,
consisting of fifteen members. Yesterday
week was fixed by the Committee as the
day for hearing an argument on the
question. Ebensbarg was represented by
Hon. A. A. Barker, r. l.. Johnston, ESQ.,,
Geo. M. Reade, Esq. F. A. Shoemaker,
Esq, Edward Roberts, Samuel Henry and
Abel Lloyd. The friends of removal were
represented by Daniel Mclaughlin, Esq =,
Cyrus Elder, Esq, and John F. Barnes,
Esq. After hearing all that could be said
on both sides of the question the committee
made unanimous report against the bill
This ends the matter at least during the
present session.
As a decided curiosity we publish below a
copy of the petition in favor of the removal.
which was circulated In the southern por-
ton of the county. We have only one re-
mark to make in reference to it, and that is,
that in one judgement, no other man in tie
State, besides its author, could have COM
pressed within the same limited space as
many suggestions of falsehood as are con-
tanned in this precious document
! To THE HONORABLE THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNsYLyANIAIN, IN GENERAL Assembly
MET:
The petition of the undersi gned citizens OF
| the County of Cambria, Humbly Repres ents,
that both the public and private interests OF
the County of Cambria demand the Removal
of the seat of Justice from Ebensburg to
JOhnstown in said County. The seat of Jus
tice is now located entirely out of the way for
! all the practical purposes of County Seat
! Were 1t not that they are compelled to trans.
/ act their judicial and county business at
| Ebensburg, the people of the county would
! have no occasion to even visit the place To
| going there, the people go away from all bust
| ness; IN coming away from there they return
| to business. There is no community of inter.
ests between the interests of the County Seat
| and the interests of any other portion of the
| county. The developments of the great re-
! sources of the county all away from the
| County Seat, and never can have any relations
with It,. Geing to Ebensburg is in truth going
! away from every business relation of the
! County, simply to transact that business at
| Ebensburg. 1t is difficult of access from all
| portions of the County, and is an additional
tax ana encumorancs upon the people of busi-
ness oil the County: By reason ofits location.
| the expense attending tho administration of
! justice amounts to a delial of il tn a vorr
| great extent. Johnstown, on the contrarv q
located, that all the principal business of the
County centers in tit is the general market
for the products of the County; it is there the
farmer gets everything he needs in exchango
for his products 1t is the business chart of
the County and surrounding counties. The
people OF this County go there to traffic and
transact business, and there could attend to
their legal and county business without anv
additional expense. 1t is easier of access ~
the remotest portion of the county than Ebens-
burg. 1t is growing city, with large, in
dustrious, and increasing population, and des-
tined ere long to one of the great cities of the
State. The city, with its surroundings, Is one
OIL the greatest manufacturing and MINING
districts in the Commonwealth The necessio
OF its being the Seat of Justice of the
ILou'.,y must be apparent to all. We repeat
! Una. tne public, judicial, county, and private
interests of the people of the County demand
the Removal Of County Seat from Eenshn,- J,