Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-30

ui the hnlifages oi ihn yolelr lhefenl
On motion the meeting alourned
g. \ Moconnlcki
u, W, MooRr, h~Mmt
NiQaary
ASSOCIATED PRHSS LEIT'ER
fnlLApslruIA, Sept N, 1874
ruf nusIsfss ourLooK
| did moi guess upon the snhloc
when | stated IN my letter hearing
date August lsi, tha, 'lhe facts do no
Justify the iniennce Of ANY notable rc
vlyal Of business during the coming
hdl That observation was n0i pad'
un,il had obtained the views Of many
Of the conservative business men OF th'
city and i was made in the lace o.
editorial articles in almost oyory on,
Of the IN dalll,s pnhlished IN this city
which assorted most positively that
lhore would he hnry aud prospcrou'
fall trade horV,
Neither do bgive a mere opinion
, haaod upon theoly when stalo--as
nov dp-that q lively and profitable
trade will not ho vaohed until the buN
ug Of the buds IN the ewing Of 1873
! htgghlHg must touch bottom boiors
thoro will be an upward turn In ihs
tide everything that has not ycl
! reached lowest pfieea II rapidly ap
preaching that point rents labor
! Weights and me are the last 10 sue
oumh Our property holders are 10
ducing rcnla - per cent for the roa
! non that the cnployed tenant cannoi
pay more labdr wages have ialloI
rapidly within lhe past few months
bocause ,herc literally nothing do
ing and an over'sdpply ufwiilmg hand
70 perform the little there ie TO do
fuel keeps up because the Engllsl
stock 'holler at the Reading l,ailroad
company want u per cent, diyidenC
upon their Investment aud Americans
are fools enough TO uncomplainingN
CRAFTY them, and Toights are not be
ug reduced because rich stock,holden
don't choose to recognize the fact that
one dollar to-day purchases Us mucl
farm produce and wearing apparel as
twice that amount did three years ago
ENorbitanlH high rents are main
,ained because the the annual cxpendi
turo Of twenty-five million dollars iol
municipal purposes squandonng and
stealing, rVqulrcs the Imposition of d
~ per cent tax rate 10 meet H. AZ
our municipal elections occur ln Feb
ruary and have no bearing whatever
upon the state or National elections
which take place in Novomhor | i'm.
agine the present state of affairs will
continue just ~ long as taxpayers and
people rally under the party call and
elect only professional pohliglana to
administers our city government,
nARn aiNls
II cannot more iOrcibly portray the
Distress existing In this city among
those who labor for their daily bread
than by inatanclng the case Of Barnum
who whom he brought his Hippodromc
here, advertised ior q great number of
men 10 parade ut each performance a
great many more than were required
presented themselves aud although
their services were needed III hours
each day, they gladly accepted the
pittanee Of four dollars a weck which
the great Snowman who made net
profit Of $4,000 while herV---with
1 princely liherality gave them
HISTORICAL nulipNos,
The Hall OF American Independence
Is located on Chestnut street below
Sixth II is usually visited by the
stranger in our city, aud | oplne, with
feelings closely akin 10 those which
awed the crusader when he llrst gaxed
upon the tor,b Of Jesus. the Nazarcnc
pfvclb upon the corner of Sixth and
Market atrcels-only one square dis
tant--once stood the residence Of Roht
Morris, the famed 6naneie' Of pennsyl
vaniai whose pre-eminent wisdom aud
VaValSSNsss aaesta;I..r a .Are AAeRsslak kB4seSa6
tionary struggle seemed guided by au
overriding Providence Immediately
east Of the residcnce and grounds Of
Robert Morris stood the home Of
GEuRoE WASHINGTON, President Of the
uuited States. the only name In the
directory Of that period, printed in
small capital letters This house was
lbuilt ioi Governor Richard Penn,
Ind was occupied as the Executive
Mansion Of Washington and John
Adams.
A very tAir representation of these
historical buildings which were long
ago top down.--is preserved in the
immense painting of them presented
10 public view ON the Sixth strcet
front Of the colossal structure
now standing upon their Sites
just here let me call the rcadcrS attcn.
ton to the iact that this gigantic cs-
tablehment- the largest oi Is kind in
the worlds the practical result Of
iudicious and liberal a'ircrfiSle7 ~ citg
and comtrg aerspaPcrS Fourteen years
ago is proprietors began buaines the
ilYst DAYS receiuss were bat s2l67
they now flVqucntly reach s25. 900 q
day, and average 81, 900 ior each work.
ing day Of the year Ii seems to me
that Il the man in business would pros
per he must hbcially patronize his
country newspaper
Only one squarc further North, At
the Southeast corner OF Arch and
Fifth streets. Il the last earthly resting
place Of Bcnnmin Franklin and his
wife Deborah. who both llc buried IN
ono grave with a large square marble
sh,b laid hatway above thcm This
double grave u 80 arranged that Il can
be viewed fsVm the street walk
Ia the face OF the distNss existing
among the poor Of this city, The Read.
ing coal compsny has advanced the
price q coal 10 cents month ior the
lnst thpco months, aud has at the same
time cduccd the rates Of labor Wages
By suspcnding work al the mines. aud
putting their vailroad employees on
hAlttme Jasi Why We AVccmpellcd
~ pay 10 cents a ion morc FOR coal
and Z costing the company 40 cents
ton lcsa W mine and carry tito market
than ID did last spring. has not vet
ocen explained BY lhe acting President
of tho company.
anna DICKINSON
This Young haay has always been a
warm friend of the blacks theVlor,
when the editor ofthe New Castle (pa)
Ga,siie, anlAoriiatively announces that
+" Anna dickinson saNs vNctr0o gcu.
ucmsn will wAr a paper collar and
that she thnks a pair ct spaw is an
the apparel a tlloW wants and that
icllow" prWls her namc with a lower
uu..l "a M t.E4r lhn ll,.hnu AZ AL.