Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-07-02

LQM ~ MAZE DEAtDAD NuNAAA I EDs-
FEnous.-We have often heard young men
and old complain Of the poverty Of Bedford
County and the general lack OF enterprise and
Improvements But we have never heard
them assign reason for the poverty Of which
they complain. After careful observation
and inquiry, we believe we have discovered
the chief cause Of the Ills complained Of
Young men get discontented at home and 60
West. Ii matters not what business or en-
ployment the fathers may be engaged IN,
their sons being il the West, every dollar Of
money that can be gathered from the business
Of the farm or shop, is seut to the sons in the
Vest to help them along. What is more
natural than that the sons should be flourish
ing and enterprising in their new homes as
long as they can draw indefinitely on the
bank at the old home We have seen farms
worn down. the buildings dilapidated and the
fences decayed around many once prosper
Gus homestead, all, because everything the
farm produced was sent to the sons in the
Vest, and nothing kept at home TO keep
things in repair, much less improve them.
The same story may be told with truth Of al
most every other calling in our community.
Now the remedy must be patent to every one.
We grow rich, not by what we earn and spend.
but BY what We earn and save. The true way
to make Bedford county rich. prosperous and
enterprising, is to keep our young men with
US, TO expend our money here in improving
farms, erecting manufactures, opening mines
and building railroads. Our young men may
be as prosperous here as in the West, and if
they are supplied as literally with funds they
win be equally enterprising. The prosperity
Of the West is in great part due to the large
Influx and natural activity Of young men, and
the continuous supply Of funds which they
draw from the old States. Any community
that continues to keep its young people aud
its capital at home will soon become prosper
Gus. Bedford county has sent enough young
men and capital to the far West to have lined
the banks of our streams with mills, factories
and furnaces to have put improved buildings
and fences on every farm, TO have brought
every acre of arabic land in the county to
high aud profitable degree of cultivation aud
to have built railroads and turnpikes wher
ever the necessities of the people might have
required them. It Is no use lamenting the
past But we have it in cur power to i'm
prove the future. Shall we not begin at once?
Let us not only encourage the young and en-
terprising of our own community to stay with
Us, bat invite others from abroad by present
ing them profitable fields tor the investment
of capital and enterprise, whether in farming,
manufacturing or mercantile pursuits. The
work once begun, our facilities viii increase
from year to year. No better beginning can
be made than By every one investing what
be is able in the building Of the railroad from
Mt Dallas to Bridgeport. This road will do
more than any dozen other enterprises for
our prosperity; it viii make business and
bring in capital. This is but one Of a thou
sand ways in which the good work NAV be
begun. Once entered upon it viii be the sure
road to prosperity.
OrGHT TO BE sroPPED.-We see a number
of limbs on the trees in the UI.ion School
Campus have been broken By the scholars
or some other veudals Dead, broken and
dangling limbs give 81 unsightly appearance
to the otherwise attractive school campus and
they should be carefully removed and meas
ures taken to prevent future mischief It
should be made the special duty Of the teach
ers TO see that the trees, shrubbery, fences &c,
of the grounds are well cared for, and both
scholars and teachers should take pride in
preserving them We hope the school board
viii give the matter their prompt attention.
A small reward for the detection of the Grim
iuals and the vigorous enforcement Of the
law, by ining and imprisoniDg the offenders
would soon put stop to the mischief The
mutilation and destruction Of shade and or
namental trees on cur streets and the public
squares is becoming quite too common. The
prompt punishment Of some Of the offenders
would soon remedy the evil.
THE CosEEIIsvILLE CoSTRAcTs
AwABDEB.-The contracts have been award.
ed for the remaining work to be done on the
Connellsviile Railroad, and the work is to be
commenced at the earliest moment. The
following IS a list of the contractors, with the
sections awarded them
RaIf Jones * Co., sections G., 6S, 60, 20,
Il, y, Is, Q3, %, 90, ~, SIS, 90, 100, lol 102,
l03. Io4 los.
John Donahue & Bro, sections Io7, 148,
IA
Iyer, Brodhead Co, sections 113, 120,
I2I, l22, 123, I24, 125, I2G, l27.
Devices & Clark, sections lis, ll9.
Patrick Heating, section los.
John Wilhelm, section 100.
E. Eerns & Bro, sections 18I, 1872, l37.
Brackeu Is Fitzpatrick. section l33.
B. B. Gonder, sections I34, 1876.
Alex. B. Buchanan, section 1876.
P. R. Howley, section 13s.
G. W. Harrison, section 139.
Nathan Shipley, sections I41, ,I42.
Several Of the successful bidders belong to
Pittsburgh or vicinity. Nessrs. Jones & Co.
are q Canadian firm. and 1t is said they intend
to employ large number Of Canadians on
their sections.
Mr.. Geo. W. Harrison IS of this city, and
was lately Revenue Collector of this District.
-Cum5eTlaHd CiriIian and Telegraph
LIST or JURoRs.-The following Jurors
have been drawn 10 serve at an adjourned
Court, commencing on Monday, July 70, 60:
Abraham Rice, John J. Lakens,
Njlward Moorhead William Cyphers,
Edward Northcraft, John A. Gump,
Abraham Deunisou, John J. Hughes,
Jacob NJ Barnett, David Richey,
Joseph B. Noble, W. p. Lambrizht,
George Blymyer, p. B. Steckman,
johnson Hafer, Uriah Comfy,