Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-03

1--WE work on his fathers iarms, attend
ing the village school during the winter
months, until ho was competent to as
sumo the position that in the good ole
days Of the Republic was the highcs
ambition OF the boys Of the country ant
village, that of teacher OF the distrlc
school, In this manner Of living hi
attained mans estate, when, in partner
ship with his father, ho engaged il
numbering on the Connecticut river
The success OF this enterprise led him
to seek, in his early ambition, widcl
field of operation.
EMidaATEs TO pENNsYLyANIA.
The pinorios of tho West Branch o
the Susquchanna, at that time an al
most painless wilderness, offered NJ
inviting field TO one constituted lil,,
him, and thither in 1917, he made hi
way, locating at the point now knowr
as Emporium, Cameron county, wher,
he remained two years, when he re
moved to Westport, Clinton county, Al
the mouth Of Kettle creek, on the sam,
branch herlver where he has rcsidec
ever since, actively engaged in lumber
ing, farming and merchandising.
THE LUMBERMRN's DIFFICULTIES.
In these days Of railroad facilities, il
is hard for any to realize the amount o
work and privation connected with th,
industries in which Colonel Noyos en-
gagged, All the supplies Tor logging
camps and square timber crews wore
transported in canoes during the sum
mer, or sleds in winter, from Loeb
Haven and Wil!iamsport but to .
man determined to let no natural ob
staclc prevent business success, these
difficulties only brought forth cores
ponding energy and determination on
his part. Frequently has the writer
Of this sketch seen the Colonel with
his heavy canoe load Of -four, meat
and other necessary supplies, polling bis
way through the channels Of the river
from Lock Haven to Wllliamsport.
A MAN WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO woaK.
lie has always been a large operator,
employing largo number of mon, with
whom he was always in sympathy,
ready TO doff his coat aud take hand
in logging" with the boys, and in the
early spring floods none so welcome on
the river from Westport to Columbia
as Colonel Noyes, pilotinghi numerous
square timber RATS from home to mar.
ket, always the same, whether in the
woods, on the river or in the timber
mart-gencrous, frank, open hearted,
honest and true TO his friends, relieving
many of his less sortunato competitors
and neighbors at Columbia from loss
by his money and advice.
AN HONORABLE RECORD.
lie has never been q politician, but
has always not only professcd but
practiced Democratic principles, pure
and unadultcrated, and to this day his
character is without spot or blemlsh,
With a record for everything that is
manly, honest and ingenious, and the
host Of friends that n man of bis char
acter becomes surrounded with. it is
no cause for wonder that he was re-
pcatcdly nominated and elected to the
Legislature.
POPULARITY BEFORE TUE PEOPLE.
In 1861, Sheriff Chatham, the Re.
publican nominee, defeated Col. Jarrett,
very popular Democrat in his district,
by 400 majority. In 1862 Col. Noyes,
as the Democratic candidate, defeated
Mr.. Chatham in the same district by
l,2OO majority, making n change in
that district in favor OF the Democracy
of l,G00. This was empbatically
triumph not only for the Democracy,
but also for the hard handed lumber.
men of the district. His term in the
Legislature gave such entire satisfac.
tion to his constituents, being filled
with honest fidelity, that he was trium.
phantly reelected in 1868. In 1868
he was n Presidential elector on the
Democratic ticket
TWICE AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
In 1870 the Legislative district was
changed to embrace Clinton, Cameron
and Mkcan, and again Colonel Noycs
was put in nomination. Cameron was
a Republican county, and gave Scofeld,
the Republican candidate for Congress,
40 majority at the same election it
gave Colonel Noyes, the Democratic
candidate for Assembly, 3is majority,
and he was once more triumphantly
elected. In 1877 the district was again
changed TO comprise Clinton, Lycom.
ing and Sullivan, forming double
district sending two members, Col
Noyes wasagain nominated aud elected
II was during this session ho offered
the bill TO reduce boomagc on logs at
Williamsport from sl.2j per thousand
feet to 80 cents. This bill excited
much attention at the timc throughout
the entire Commonwealth, on account
of the outrageous manner Of its defeat
at midnight session.
the BOOM MONOPOLY
was NJ that tlme especially obnoxious
to all parties engaged directly or indi
rectly in the manufacture and sale Of
lumber on the West Branch of the
Susquebanna and its tributaries, and
but lew persons had knowledge of the
extent of the cost and extra labor in.
flictcd on the lumbcrman and consc.
quent additional cost to the consumer
made by the arbitrary dccrees of a
soulless corporation under the power
Of an Act of Assembly. No wonder
that lumbermen are down on corpora
tions Colonel Noyes did all that was
in the power Of one man to do to have
the cost of boomage reduced to an
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