Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-05-28


dred dollars. The following resolutions
inform the reader of the inception of this
most interesting occasion:
1HoNPsoNrowN STATION, p. r. r.
March 3, 1873.
at an informal meeting, this evening.
OF the foremeu, trackmcn, and other en-
ployees of the p. T. Il at this point
Foreman NJ. L. Heller presiding, Agent
W. w. Fuller, acting secretary, and Il.
L. Reynolds treasurer-a committee. con-
sisiing of Foreman N l. Heller, George
f. lIeinbach. trackman, w. II. Web
ster, James Vines and Agent W. ".
Fuller. offered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted !:
Resclred, That We, foremen. trackmen
and other employees of the Z. R. X. Co.
at this point, under the control and direc
tion of James Mcknight. Supervisor
Division No. 6, p. II. X cheerfully con
tribute TO common fund to be expended
in purchasing gold watch, chain and
zeal, to be presented to our highly es-
teemed Supervisor.
Resoi,ed, That we also earnestly soli-
cit our fellow foremen and employees Of
Division No. 6, F. r. R., to and and as.
sst us with contributions to make 1t a
worthy offering to our respected chief
Rrso'rcd, That these resolutions form
suitable heading for subscription list
to be sent TO all the foremen Oh Division
No. 6, 2. Il. r.
On motion adjourned
N l.. HELLER, Prea.
w. w Fuller, Secy.
Here follows the names of contrbu
tors, which we omit for want of space
PATTERSON. April 2G 1873.
BY previous notice portion Of the
employees of Div. No 6, z. r. r. met
at this point and elected A. Snyder.
president. L. Ross, vice president. and
W. w. Fuller, secretary.
On motion A Snyder, J. A. McGaw
and David Fink were appointed com
mittce to purchase the watch, chain and
seal to be presented to Mr.. Mcknight.
On motion the president was empow
ered to appoint sufficient number of
employees to act as a committee on pre-
sentation. The president Immediately
appointed George f. Heinbach, w. d.
Oyler, Thomas Collins, j r. NJ Fink.
NJ l.. Heller, D. Stevens and f. Ross to
perfect the arrangements for the presen
tation ceremony
On motion adjourned.
4. SNYDER, Prest.
w. w. FULLER, .Sec'y.
At o'clock P. NJ. On last Saturday
the oath inst all the arrangements being
perfected l.. Z. Atkinson, in the presence
of large audience that had assembled
in the Parlors, and Hall and on the
South porch of the Patterson House,
presents the watch and chain to Mr. Nc
Knight and addressed him, in behalf of
the employees, as follows
Mr.. McKNIGHr: At the instance of
the employees of your division l address
you for the purpose of rendering to you
tes timonal of their esteem and kindly
consideration for you. The duty is to
ME an agreeable one Modest merit de-
serves recognition everywhere, aud as it
has been your habit, in the responsible
position which you occupy to value your
subordinates according to their respective
merits, so they in turn, acknowledging
the rule as a just one, desire through me
to present you with token of their es-
TEEN, and to say to you that it is given
because Of your merit alone.
The gentlemen who procured this ele-
CANT gift are all employees Of that Great
Railroad Corporation, which from small
and almost insignificant beginning in
1S47, has increased and grown in strength
and wealth, until now it stretches its
mighty arms from one end of the old
keystone State to the ether, spanning
great rivers and crossing mighty noun
tains in its course. affording US who dwell
along its line unparalleled facilities for
trans portation and for travel, bringing
the luxuries and the culture of the cities
to our very doors, and carrying safely
upon its tried tracks not only contin
uous stream of human freight, but the
products of every cline, as we'll TIE
productions Of our fertile fields, our
workshops and our mines. the golden
fruits of the tropics, the silks and teas OF
far Cathay, and the manufactures of dis
tant Europe. This corporation has
long since outglown the narrow limits
of State lines, and now controls, directly
or indirectly, not less than 10000
miles of railroad, and capital amounting
to 100000, 1000, and bids fair at nc
distant day to run its own cars over
its own lines from the Golden Gate
of the Pacific to our own noble Quaker
City and, not content with this, will
send out its rich freights in its own mag
nifcent steamships across the broad AT
lantic to the Old World. Surely we al
have right to be proud of these grea'
industrial achievements and all mus
acknowledge, not only that Peace has
her victories az well as war, but that the
victories of Peace surpass in magnitude
and grandeur, as well as in permanenct
,pd usefulness the greatest achieve