Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-07-10

League of America. We could not re-
main to hear to the end this able ad-
dress, but hurried to town to catch the
noon train to Pittsburg. 1t passed US
on The way. and of course We did not
get on.
Johustown is surrounded by monn-
tains. and is located at and about the
junction Of the Conenaugh river with
Stony Greek. 1t occupies the site of all
Indian village. and was an important
town during the prosperous days OF the
canal, az the western terminus of the
portage railroad between it and Holli
daysburg. distant about 80 miles. We
have a distinct recollection of seeing. III
our boyhood days. section boats that the
Fathers of Miflin used to tell Us, were
taken out of the water at Hollidayeburg
and hauled across the mountain to Johns
town, where they were again placed in
the canal. Traces of the great basin
here that received the boats from the
mountains are yet plainly to be seen in
many places at Johnstown.
The completion of the P. C. Il. x.
destroyed the use of the portage road
and the great basin and all its attending
trade was lost. and no longer source OF
revenue and buainess for the town.
In 1850 the population here was
about fifteen hundred-at present it
is fifteen thousand. The town is divided
into six separate boroughs, namely: 1st.
Johnstown; 2nd, Conemaugh 3sd,
Wellsville 4th. Cambria City; 5th
Prospect 9th, Woodville; and all COM
pretended by the outside world under
the name of Johnstown.
The spiritual needs or wants of the
town are drawn through the following
churches Presbyterian. United Pres
byterian, Methodist, Welsh Methodist,
Calvanistic Methodist. English Lutheran,
German Lutheran. English Baptist.
Welsh Baptist, United Brethren. three
Catholics. Congregational, Episcopal, and
Campbellite.
The large brick residence of Cath
olic Priest was pointed out to us, with
the singular feature of no steps to the
front door entrance. The ingress and
egress to it must be made through some
other entrance.
Seventeen doctors minister to the
health of the place, and eight lawyers
settle the quarrels and questions of law
that from time to time arise among the
people. Three Banks supply the finan
cial requirements of the community, the
first of which is the National Bank, with
D. J. Morell as President. and Howard
J. Roberts as Cashier The second is a
Savings Bank, aud the third is a private
institution.
There are four weekly newspapers
printed in town three which are in the
English, and one in the German Ian
guage. Mr. Swank of the Tibune-a
Republican paper-was the only one of
the editors with whom we met; and shook
by the hand and passed a word. He is
young, full of vigor and ability The
starting of daily is talked of.
The rapid increase in the population
since 1850 is owing to the organization
and establishment of the Cambria Iron
Company in 1852. D. j. Morell, who
so ably represented the Cambria and
Huntingdon district in Congress, is the
chief of this organization, the largest of
the kind in the United States. He. this
morning returned from Boston and heart
lily congratulated his,self on his return
among the cool mountains of his adopted
home.
This company has a capital of two
millions of dollars. and employs 1000
hands, $500 of whom are centered about
Johnstown. and FIVE hundred are employ
ed at different points in this and adjacent
counties. The miners receive SO much
per ton on every ton of iron ore and Goa,
mined, and the men in the furnaces,
rollingmills and steel works, so much
per ton of made pig, blooms, railroad
iron. &c The increase and decline in
the price of wages is governed by the in
crease or decline in gold.
The company conducts a large shoe
mandatory, planning mill, store. tai,
loring establishment. wooden mill. brick
works, Touring mill, and slaughter
house.
There isa full supply of gas and
water. The latter is brought from
mountain spring four miles distant, and
is always pure and fresh. No expensive
water work. are required, as it flows
from point many feet higher than the
town.
Eight locomotives are constantly in
use hauling ore, coal. anc manufactured
iron and other articles to and from the
works, besides the droves of fine stout
horses. that are employed in hauling
One months wages of the men is always
kept back. Every man in the employ
ment of the company stipulates to give
tw o weeks notice before leaving.
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