Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-27

ture TO do them the justice that these
parties will not grant thom. They
ask to have this tax removed which
they promised they would do as soon
as the extra tax would pay for the
dam. But they kept putting II off
until the people have been compelled
to appeal to this body for redress.
The gentleman from Huntington
(Mr. Lane) makes calculation on
piers. Now to show that no knows
nothing Of tho numbering business, |
wish TO say a few words on this sub
ject. There are, ! believe, ninety
piers, which are about 20 by 30 feet
at tho base, and probably 20 or 80 feet
high, and will hold about 700 perch OF
stonc each. You can get masonry
done for "a per perch, which would
mako tho cost about $4,000 each, or
S252. 900 in total, not thirteen hundred
thousand dollars us represented by
the gentleman from Huntington (Mr.
Lanc); but these piers arc built Of
timber, costing about 500 each, and
filed with loose stones, costing from
fifty cents TO one dollar per perch,
making the entire cost about 500 q
pier. They make their. calculation
about $4,000 a pier. The very face
of it shows its absurdity-more than
an absurdity--it shows u falsehood
upon its face. The gentleman says
that we are here as representatives Of
the people.
The dear people who own this boom
consists perhaps Of dozen people.
Tho people must bo sacrificcd-the
people Of Centre, Clinton, Tioga, Pot
ter, Lycoming, Clear6eld, Indiana,
Elk, Forrest and Cameron counties
must be sacrificed, for whomY For
perhaps dozen men. The people
must bc sacrificed for the sake Of these
parties who own this boom. This ar
gumcnt Of the gentleman 10 very far
fetched, and as | stated before, the
gentleman has gone SO far astray that
he will scarcely get back to tho truth
again. ssr
Mr.. Lanc--I would like to ask the
gentleman a question. Can be tell us
who these twelve persons are
Mr.. Lawshe-I can tell him one
one has who been running around the
lobby OF this house for several days
and is now in tho coat room, and the
one from whom the gentleman obtain
cd his information and the notes from
which he made his elaborate speech.
Mr.. Lane-The gentleman says there
are about dozen. If that is all he
certainly can name them.
Mr.. Lawshe-I know but one he
is in the coat room. do not know
that there are dozen, or more than
this one. -
The gentleman from Huntingdon
(Mr Lane) further says that he is not
familiar enough with the numbering
business, and the boom business, to
make speech on this question. That
is the only truth he has uttered In the
whole of his remarks here. He is not
familiar enough with this business ia
make a speech, and l tell you that a
man who has not been in the lumber.
ing business cannot make speech on
this subject, do not know Of any
other subject on which | could make
speech Of more than five minutes.
lie says that the passage Of this bill
will have tendency 10 drive the
business from Williamsport. An ex,
orbitant tax will eventually drive the
logs entirely out Of the State. l con.
tend that the interest Of the commu.
nifty at largo and that the railroad in.
terest will suffer by this extravagant
price. l contend that it will eventu.
ally drive business from this place
(WilliamsporD where men have in.
vested their capital in building mills,
etc. And 1 may say here that am
in favor of giving proper protection
10 both corporations, and capital, but
not at the expense Of labor, and rice
rersd.
The gentleman also talks about
stumpage. Well, what he knows
about stumaee, l cannot say. If he
had said timber stumpage | could an
swer him. There is evidently one
kind of stumpage he understands very
WELL There is kind of stumpage |
know some men understand, but il is
not timber stumpagc, and those are the
men who infest the lobby Of the legis-
laturc.
Now, Mr. Speaker, there was boom
bill before this house only few days
since which proposed 10 erect boom
below this Wiliamsport boom. i op-
posed that bill upon principle. l hold
that these booms are q nuisance, and
opposed, in great measure, TO the
interests Of the masses. And | held
that they are geatcr nuisance, and
still more opposed to the interests Of
the masses, when held by few at tho
expense Of the many. ! think If any
man will take up this memorial which
is here presented (for they are not
nero statements, such as made by the
gentleman from Huntingdon, without
authority, and read the names at
tached, who win vouch for the truth
Of it, they will SEQ at once the wish Of
the masses. He dare not attempt tc
present any such statements on the
other side. They cannot produce
names with petitions in opposition tc
this bill. Tho men whose names arc
attached to this memorial are not te
be bribed, and the statements that arc
set forth are facts. Here are the fig
ures; they are undeniablc, and We
claim II as right that this bill, as
amended by the gentleman from Gin
ton, (Mr. Noyes), should be passed.
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