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

each, and was subscribed for, and issl
ed to the following stockholders, to wit
John Leighton. n.....-."-........"......... ! shar
John Dubois, Jr....,........................ 20
Matthias Dubois. ........-.. 25
James ii. ~
Isaac smith ~ ="
Elias y. Lowe .......'.....,......
There was no organization unde
the act Of incorporation until the 5tl
day of November, 1S49, at which tim
a meeting of the stockholders was call
cd for that purpose. John Leighton
was called to the chair, and Elias
Lowe was appointed Secretary.
AT this meeting, the first board o
managers was elected as follows: Jas
III. Perkins, John Dubois, Jr., Isaa,
Smith, Matthias Dubois and Elias s
Lowe. In the evening of the SAINT
day the board was organized by elect
ing John Dubois, Jr., President, ant
Elias s. Lowe, Secretary and Treas
urer On the following day the boart
Of managers adopted resolution tc
the effect that proposals be received
for building twelve piers, according tc
of which were IN he comnlcted by ,bs
first day of March, and the remaining
seven by the first Of September.
K;rk br;do and Iobn DnRo;s L. and
Tho work ollotted to Tobn DnRo;s Jr
be having been the lowest bidder
On tbe 9Th of Docemher of tho somo
war n controc, vos entered into ,y;,b
g." cs';,i, e., a. h.;,J;. 80 w.
isaac oniilh ior lhe puiuihg oi ah
aDutmeht ana twenty piers for the
sheer poom, 10 DC izxzo ieet each, the
whole 70 DC competed py the ISL OF
maloh, iooV' hc was a'so 10 iurnlsh
al the iron necessary ior inc building
Oh Ine poom' ,,
subsequently the Doara extended
the powers ana duties oi their fresi,
ueht, ana appointed MN the general
agent ior tne company
About TINS tune the board oil man
ayers commenced TO lay assessments
upon their capital stock, ana with the
money 50 ootalned the work oil build
ing the boom slowly progressed, In
those aays we lacked the experience
ana skili since acquired IN the con.
structlon oil similar work, Tor 1t was not
untll the winter Oh TINS year that the
piers contracted ior seem 10 nave peen
completed, as appears py a resolution
passed on the ,th oil feprnary, 1901,
whlch reads as iollows;
"Rs'olred, That we meet on Saturday, the ga
,bs ,a's' 'n' ''' '"' 0'''' "'fA u0ne 'O'
Fnor,b oe tho hoom hoyovor ,vos
finished 70 hold securalv - ,he smonn, "n
NJ stock tbo, came in dnr;nm ,ha,
season w
TLrs far tbe o,es,io, of s,onn;,o
tho logs n, tbis no;n, ana hdldd;nss
them secnrelv ooa;ns, onn ord;narsS
aood was SETTLED and de,erm;ne3
Whatever ,ears ey,s,od IN 10 n;nds
of ony nrev;ons ~ III. t;mo !, had
now baen nrac,;c.lly demons,ra,ed
,hat 90 far ,hc Noon hsd been : snccess
Anew and annaren,Iv unexnected
foo now onncarcd nnon tSe staHa 0nr
amatenr bnom huiI5ers seemed IN fnr.
no, ,hat as winter onnroochod no ,or
NATION OF Ice IN the river would DC a
natural consequence BEFORE thcy re-
forces of This new enemy had sudden.
" ana nolseiessiy surrounded their
WORKS whiie platforms, Doom sucks
ana buoys were securely embodied
withih the cold embrace OF TINS ice
king Here now was new dilemma !
What II nc should refuse 10 relax ms
grasp ere the gentie rains Oh spring
shouio come, ana the now quiet stream
would suddenly be transformed INTO a
raging, rushing, roaring riverl
HAD snch an event occurred, the re.
SUIT Oh months oil patient toilinIg would
nave been swept away, and with IT,
doubtless, the hopes ana ambitions oil
these carry pioneers. Such, however,
was not ORDAINED 10 oe It's destiny
The winter passed and the gentle
winos OF spring soitened these ICY bar,
riers, oid KING ice was forced 70 yield
to her gentle wooings, while hfs de-
parture was as nolseiess as his insldi-
Gus approach our little boom was
leit uninured; rms new experience
might have been dearly purchased
Let us hope that 1t served its purpose,
ana that our amateur boom builders
would not be caught mapping when
the cold frosts OF winter again ap-
peared'
Owing to the absence Of floods dur
ing the season OF 1901 but few logs
came into the boom. This may have
been fortunate in some respects, for 1t
gave ample time for the entire COM