Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-06-28

, in 1857, with the exception of Jact
, S. Young, A. A. Winegardner havir
been elected in his place. Garre
Tinsman was elected President, on
A. A. Winegardncr Secretary. an
Treasurer.
In the meantime change had bee
necessarily inauguratcd at the uppt
boom, regarding the logs Of the lowe
mill owners. They now had a bool
Of their own, but, as many Of their LOG
would naturally 60 into the uppe
boom first, it became nececessary fc
them TO notify the Susquchanna boor
company annually to turn these log
through their boom, and not TO raj
them us formerly.
Under a provision of their charter
the Susquehanna boom company chare
cd them eight cents per log, for a
such logs turned through their boom
This charge was stubbornly resisted
and provoked q perfect storm of op
position. The Treasurer of the Sus
quohanna boom company made on
his bills daily for the logs thus passed
and upon payment being refused, suit
were brought ard judgment obtained
The next day new bills were present
ed and payment demanded, which, be
ing likewise refused, suits were brought
and judgment obtained, as on the pre-
vious day. These proceedings were
operated daily Tor weeks, until there
were scores of these suits entered upor
the "Squiro's" docket.
IL appears that these proceeding
prompted the board Of managers Of
the Loyalsocll boom company TO seek
reliei-probably from the Legislature
from this charge of eight cents per log
for, at a meeting Of their board held
on the 2Sth day of January, 1858, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted, to wit;
Resoir,d, That the President Of the Loyalsoc K
boom company be authorized to expend Eve hun
dred dollars Of the funds Of the company, for the
purpose Of getting an abatement Of the eight
cents per log charged by the susquehanna boon
company.
This apparently hostile movement
on the part of the Loyalsock boom
company was really the harbinger OF
peace and good will, and resulted in
cementing together these two oppos-
ing elements into one harmonious
whole. Subsequently, at the instance
of the two companies, the General As.
sembly passed an act authorizing them
to unite and consolidate under the
name, style and title of the Susquehan-
ma boom company,
A meeting of the two companies was
called for the purpose or organizing
under the provisions of the said act.
To effect this organization, il was
deemed expedient that the officers of
both companies should resign, and that
the stockholders should unite in elect
ing board of managers from the con.
solidated company.
AT this time, May, 1858, the follow
ing gentlemen comprised the board of
the Susquehanna boom company, to
wit; Mahlon Fisher, President Il. S.
Lowe, Secretary and Treasurer James
ii. Perkins, J. z. Finley and Jacob s.
Young. Mr.. Young in the meantime
having resigned, Garrett Tinsman was
elected to fill the vacancy.
At this same time the officers and
some of the stockholders of the two
companies met and adopted measures
preparatory to the proposed consolida-
tion. Commissioners were appointed
TO appraise and value the properties of
the two corporations, which was done,
and an amicable adjustment of their
several interests was satisfactorily ar
ranged.
Upon q surrender Of their stock to
the Susquehanna boom company there
was issued TO each stakeholder in the
Loyalsock boom company an equal
number Of shares of the stock of the
Susquehanna boom company, together
with certain number OF shares of ap-
portioned stock TO cover the amount
agreed upon, as the monied value OF
their boom property.
i ms compact sealed the alliance pre-,
Viousiy entered INTO, ana occasloned
n, ,huoh rSlDlolng among the many
iii,,us ~, u tneee carry TWAS
The first noticeable event that trans
plreu subsequent to the consolidation,
was the spring MOOD OF ls6o. UP to
TINS PERIOD there had been but ordina-
ry moods, causing little or no damage
e,ther IN inc loss OF logs, or injury to
tne properly oi the company Here
was an exception, at least so Tor as the
loss OF logs
Inc boom had been hung, and every
thihg was IN readiness awaiting tho
coming oil inc Hood. The first logs
were brought INTO the boom on very
low water, ana, consequently, there
was Dnt little or no packlng-the logs
SIMPLY covering the surface through
out ITS entire length, while the boom
was " TINS condition, a later Hood
brought IN q large addition OF logs,
which,. with the increased pressure
irom the enlarged volume Of water,
caused a violent surglng OF the whole
mass and, as the logs gradually set
tied down, the pressure became so
great as to occasion rupture in that
portion Of the boom known as the
sheer or ny, ana where there were no
CRIBS TO resist the pressure caused by
inc lamming oi the logs.
owing, therefore, to tho breaking of
tne sheer ana us consequent failure to
direct the course OF tho logs into and
within the boom, the accumulated mass
at THIS point and above was driven,
with irresistible force, down the river
many Of them being carried out into
the Chesapeake bay. II was estimated
that at least bO,OOOuOO feet of logs