The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-02-19

machinery of various kinds. such as saws,
(circuar and board) Planer, Lathe, Bor-
ing, and Rounding Machines, &c, also,
Fan, Drill and Trip Hammer In con
nection with all their other business, they
are running farm containing about l25
acres of land, nearly all of which is in a
very high state Of cultivation and from
which they realized, last year, about one
hundred tons Of the best Of clover and
timothy hay, also about one hundred and
twenty five bushels of wheat (from about
five acres), about three hundred bushels
Of rye, and about two hundred bushels of
potatoes They are furnishing constant
employment TO about thirty men.
Messrs. Shafer & Rhinehart, foreseeiug
the advantages of residence in this place
in the future, and taking into considera
| tion the advantages of location, salubrty
and healthfulness Of climate, abundance
of water and many other advantages pecu-
liar to this climate, concluded that in or,
der to offer inducements to settlers they
would offer portion of their grounds for
sale. They accordingly selected a suit1ble
piece of ground, very advantageously 10
Gated, and cut it up in thirty three very
desirable building lots, with wide, hand
some streets running through between
them, draft of which is fled in the Re
corder's ORiee at Stroudsburg. Twelve
Of these lots have already been sold and
improved and splendid residences erected
on part of them, aud others are being ne
gotiated for.
The tannery originally built by Mr..
White at this place, was destroyed by
fire in the latter part of the year 1858,
and was rebuilt on more extensive scale
in the following year. In the latter part
Of the year 1861, Mr.. White sold all the
property owned by him in this county to
Loring Andrews, Esq, of New York, for
100000. Mr.. Andrews took charge of
the property on the first day of January
! 1862, and imm ediately commenced the
erection Of some substantial dwellings for
his employees, also splendid residence
for himself at a cost of about 200. He
| also during the same year bulit an addi
tion of seventy FIVE feet to the tannery
Mr. Andrews, Immediately upon taking
charge of this property, placed the entire
suPerintedence and management of it, in
the charge of Mr.. Charles W. Decker,
Esq, than whom, a more genial, whole
souled gentleman does not reside in our
county, and who still has the control and
management Of the same The present
| capacity of the tannery is about Is, 600
hides per year, which are purchased at a
cost of about Sl20,000 From these hides
they manufacture 10000 sides, or about
600, 900 pounds Of an excellent quality of
sole leather, which is worth about $780,
900. 10 the manufacture o! this leather
they consume annually about $500 cords
OF bark. In connection with the tannery,
they also have farm containing about
l65 acres of land in a good state Of cultiva
ton, from which they realize about 75
tons of hay, annually, besides rye, corn,
oats and potatoes in abundance. They
furnish constant employment to about IS
men.
In the winter of 1858-59, the in
habitants who then resided in this couu.
try and in the northern portion of Price
Township, resolved, for various reasons,
that they would, if possible, sever their
connection with the remaining portions
of their respective townships, and there.
fore appealed to court to be set off by
themselves. The Court after mature
deliberation, granted permission to hold
an election for the purpose of deciding
the matter, at which election large ma
jority of the votes cast were found to be
in favor of the proposed new township.
The township was accordingly surveyed
off and named after the then presiding
Judge-Barrett
About the year 1868, Messrs Elisha
Dunbar, Charles w. Decker and Jerome
Frantz, conceived the idea that perhaps
the manufacture Of shoe pegs would be a
profitable business. AS there was an
abundance OF timber suited for that pur
pose near at hand, and, after revolving
and re revolving the matter in their
minds they resolved upon making
desperate venture. Mr.. Dunbar ac-
cordngly embarked for the land of
wooden nutmegs to purchase the necessary
machinery. and ere many months had
rolled away there was a new thing under
the SUI in this portion of country at least,
and that was peg factory in full blast,
and far from being failure 1t has far
exceeded the most sauguine expectations
of the enterprising proprietors They
are now furnishing constant employment
to 10 men, boys and girls in the manu-
iacture of shoe pegs and in making
barrels in which to ship them They
manufacture from 80 to 200 bushels of
pegs per day, using principally white aud
black birch for that purpose. Their
average expenses are about $40 90 per
day and the pegs are worth, to them, 80
cents per bushel. All the pegs manu-
featured here are shipped, via New Y York,
direct to Bremen, Germany So great is
the demand for these pegs, even in these
times OF financial depression, that it has
been found necessary to double the force
employed in their manufacture and to
run the f.ctnry nioht and day which will