The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
SOMERSET. Pa.
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SOMERSET. PA,
sept 6, lSsO.
Nh. EpIToE.-Will you permit me as a
stranger TO your town to give you a few of
the impressions lcft on my mind by my sec
ond visit to this locality. am very much
pleased with the prospect Of your lite town.
The nea; looking dwellings the lar-s and
pleasantly situated principal iiotI. the
Somerset House, the particularly favorable
location of the town all these have lcfl on
my mind pleasant impression
But on the other hand, having said this
much in favor of the place, and naturally
wishing to see il grow, | am at a loss 10 see
any clements TO bring this about in the
present state of affairs. Pennsylvania
which owes it, great prosperity to mining
and manufacturing, is dotted all over with
manufactures. scattered in every little town,
The result is that small communities which
in the beginning may have consisted Of
perhaps a single manufacture are to-day, in
many instances, large and well known man
ufacturing centers. From the very nature
Of its soil and topography purely agricul-
tural community in the State, with perhaps
few exceptions, can not expect TO attain
any notable development The path. then,
in the case Of Somerset, u with many other
towns seems TO be in the direction OF the
encouragement of manufactures Let us
see If you possess any advantages Coal, an
indispensable article for manufacturing, is
scattered all around you; timber one of the
great necessaries Of life, Is also to be found
in abundance water, an adjunct of all in
dustries. is also supplied in rcasonablequ
tity With your projected railroad 10
Johnstown, you have access to transportation
I by two of the most renowned and best rail-
roads OF this country, the Baltimore q Ohio
aud the Pennsylvania Central Being plac-
cd in good agricultural center, living here
is cheap and rents very low What else is
there necessary To develop these resources
given you by nature. Simply a few pub
lie spirited citizens TO put their heads to-eth-
er put their hands in their pockets, spend Il
few dollars, publish what you can do to the
world. invest their own capital and that of
/ those who are willing TO join them in start
ing some manufacturing enterprise. Let the
| ice once be broken and ] venture to say that
it requires no prophet to predict that in a
I very short time the place would become =
hive Of industry, population would increase,
and with il hundreds Of persons would de
rive the benefits of well-directcd efforts
Examples are not wanting to prove my
assertions To be true. One can read every
day in the newspapers Of the weli-directed
efforts of small towns having secured them
large manufacturing enterprises. thereby e.
tablishing a solid basis for permanent pros
perity. 1t Is no uncommon thing to hear
of localities offering lands for nothing. cx-
cmption from taxes and even free coal to
parties who viii establish manufactures i'll
their centers. And furthermore, hands have
some down to pockets and have drawn ready
cash to further the enterprise. | may name
As the result of such efforts that the city of
Cumberland, Nd, has succeeded in cstab-
fishing recently a glass works, cutlery fac
tory and shortly Will have q large pottery,
and the steel works now idle, are to be re
viyed. This comes of the fact that few
citizens organized themselves and went to
work to push things" This is one instance
among many others | could name. Why
cannot Somerset do something for itself?
! have Just returned from 4 short trip To
Johnstown and Pittsburg, where the benefits
Of industry are well exemplified Johns
town, alive and prosperous with great
iron industry, increasing constantly and ex-
tending the capacity Of the iron and steel
works located there. Pittsburg, an iron and
glass community. consisting entirely of cs-
adjustments making those wares. 1t Is
needless here to point out the benefits re-
sulting to everyone from the establishment
Of those industries. In visiting some of the
glass works there. found them all To be
very busy and making money The own
ers and workmen have smiling faces and
idle people are not 10 be found anywhere
Why shOuld not Somerset have glass works
We have the material around us. or. if not
near. at least easy OF access. Coal a. You
low prices Coal is the staple Of a glass
house. Sand can probably be had from the
sand rock distributed between here and
lockwood but if this stone should not be
tried BY me, can be had from the neighb0r-
hood OF Cumberland. Nd. Lewistown, Pa.
Is also furnishing the Pittsburs glass works
with a very good quality Of sand, which
could b. brought here by the Cambria rail
road. Water can he had in sufficient guam
tity for the purpose of glass works Those
being the principal requisites in glass
works would insure low cost price. Other
articles needed could be drawn from else
where with as little cost as to any Of the
Pittsburg works Living and rent being
low, lower than at Pittsburg. repeat II, why
should not Somerset have lis glass works ?
If the citizens of this town are willing to
take the matter up. ! am ready 70 offer them
my services l claim to be thoroughly post
ed in the art of glass making and particular
" in the higher branches, such as the ma
king of flint, white and colored glass cut.
engraved, decorated and etched ware
have several very valuable inventions con
pectel with the business, among Others, n
machine for cu,ting lgrindingD fine glass,
which hold in reserve ready TO put into an
enterprise Of which shall be put in charge.
. l am familiar with all the branches Of glass
making from the building Of the furnaces to
the general management of the works l
viii join any party raising capital of 500
0'0, necessary 10 put works on good foot
ing. possess facilities for getting skilled
workmen from abroad and l do not hesitate
10 say that should the matter be taken up
and the citizens get together 10 raise this
capital no one viii have any cause TO regret
having done 50. The dealers in town and
every one in general cannot out reap bcne-
fit from establishing such works.
IourS. respectfully,
G. CoLyE.
GARFIELD & AKrHUE CLUB ORGANIzED.-
The Republicans of Roxbury and vicinity
met at the house Of J. NJ Schrock, Friday
evening, Sept ,, 1Ss0, and were called to