The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16

THE SUNBURY AND LEwIsTowN
RAILROAD, connecting the anthracite
coal fields bordering on the Susque-
hanna with the Juniata Valley by II
ra ilway line from the Northern Cen
tral to the Pennsylvania, has at last
attained position of substantial and
enduring success. Mr.. Josiah Hart,
of Doylestown, h as been the master
spirit of the reconstruction of the
company. and he has adopted and
steadily adhered to the wise system of
enlisting the active sympathy Of the
people along the line of the road, by
always avoiding litigation and con
sulting public sentiment in all move
ments OF the corporation as far rs
possible. The result is freedom from
Irritating legal contests, and liberal
dividends to the shareholders without
complaints from the patrons of the
road. d.-PnILADELPHIA TIMES, Feb. !.
1889.
The Bucks County INTELLIGENCER
of Jan. 90, 1882, Says:
Josiah Hart, of D)ylestown, who
with Aaron Fries late Of Bucks coun-
ty, and few other gentlemen. pur-
chased the Sunbury and Lewistown
Railroad II few years ago, when the
fortunes Of the line were ut II very low
ebb, has succeeded in working up the
interests of the road, until it II ow Il
good paying Investment. Mr.. ii lrt
is treasurer ana has had charge Of
much of tn, business OF the company
How he has dealt with the people upor
tile line of his road the following
paragraph. from the Snyder county
Posi-, will show:
| Mr.. Josiah Hart. of Bucks county,
By reaspi OF his relttionSto the Sun
bury and Lswistown railroad has been
brought in contact, in II business way
with our people along the line, and is
highly esteemed fJr his hOnorabi .
course anl fuir de,lns. lie has ne
more TO awaken the people of Snydei
county to n true realization of the re-
llatious existing between them and
their railroad than any other parti
culur individual. His earnest protests
again st litig ltion his fair propositions
for the amicable adjustment of nj
dilTerences-his promptness to meet
all fair demands bavemade his name q
household word-endcared him to the
people and awake ned us to proper
regard for the road which has brought
us enhanced property values-bettei
markets-safe end rapid travelling
facilities and thousand other ad
vantage The road IL part and parcel
of our domain, and as such we should
consider 1t.
The Doylestown DEMOCRAT Of Jan.
81, 1882, Has the following.
The Posr, published at MiddlebIrg,
Snyder county, Pa, speaks in the
highest terms of our townsman, Josiah
Hart, treasurer of the Sunbury and
Lewistown railroad company, for hi,
treatment of all who come in contact
with him in business and other rela
tions. The Posi- says "Mr. Hart ha
done more to awaken the people o
Snyder county to true realization o
the relations existing between then
and their railroad, then any othe
particular individual" The people o
that country call it 81 IL arts railroad
We are reminded that the Doyles-
stown branch of the N. p. II. II. wa
built over quarter ofa century ago,
at an exp ense of 100000. One hun
dred thousand dollars Of the stocl
was sold by Josiah Hart, John B. Pugh,
and a few other gentlemen and the
first named sold $l0O, 600 Of the bonds
The right of way cost about $1,000
10 miles long.