The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-04-01

Mr.. Harvey S. Wells city editor o. the Will |
Transport Daily Banner, called at our eflice on
Saturday morning. We are sorry that we were
so busily engaged as to be unable to have a
chat with him. He came to attend the hear
ing in the Wiiliamsport bond case. We clip
the following from the Banner of Monday con-
cerning our town, which is from his able pen.
while the attorneys are arranging their
case and waiting TO have it called up in Court,
we avail ourselves of the very few moments at
hand, to make a survey of the town. In days
gone by we were familiar with every street,
back alley and building in the place and ac-
quainted with majority of the inhabitants.
An absence of abou! eleven years shows mark
ed improvement in every direction. Beautiful
private residences and fine business blocks have
been erected; new streets have been laid out,
others widened and improved, and on every
hand abound the vidences o subs sanlial growth
and healthy prosperity. The Excha nge Hotel
is one Of the best hostelries in the State, out
side of the large cities, complete in its appoint
| ments, and cuisine that has become famous
with travelling men. Ga the edge Of the town,
part way up the hill, looming up into conspic-
nous prominence is the Normal school, one Of
the largest educa ionsl buildings of the kind in
the State and one of the verv best in its curricu
lum. We regret exceedingly that our time
does not permit of ing visit of inspection
10 this famous school A few moments only
are available for visit to the Columbian and
Republican offices, two of the best weekles in
the State At the latter office the press work is
done by water power. Meyer Brothers are
erecting fine brick block, the first floor OF
which will be used by them as Wholesale and
retail drug store, and when complete, we doubt
ifa finer store room of the kind can be found in
the State, outside Of Philadelphia. There
stands the old Court House, just as it did in
days of yore. 1t oks dipgy and smoky enough
for prison. The various county offices are
dark, dirty, poorly provided with furniture,
with general aspect the reverse of cheerful
nesa. The court room is abont such one as
we had in Williamsport before the erection ol
the present fine building. If our memory
serves US right Bloomsbury has popu latioH
of something over four thousand by the las
national census. rev toWha VI tS slHe III '"'
State can make better showing OF wealth
; No place of which ws have remembrance arr
citizens charac terzed more for socially, whole
soued hospitality and culture than those
Bioomsburg. Other towns in the State hay
pushed forward with faster growth, perhap
making more noise in the world, but few hay
moved more surely aud steadily forward on th
high road to prosperity, meeting with no draw
backs, and this result has been attained wilhou
now being weighted down with the incubu
of an onerous municipal debt In our opinion
: Bloomsburg has reached that well assured poin
in her history from which she will hencetor
have smooth sailing on the broad ocean of CON
mercisl prosperity, the only drawback to whic
e now is found in the disadvantages she labor
: under in the lack Of railroad facilities"