Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1889-07-04
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
A Granger Who Was a Native of New Hamp
shire Writes Home.

"A Granger w no " as d NAIVE VI 4>o" Ai"iiiP
shire Writes Home.
Brothers and Sisters Of Ashuel0t Grange:
Having seen in the New England OBJ
server notices about the organization and
some of the workings of your grange. be-
ing granger and feeling somewhat in
terested in its welfare, from the fact that
my earliest days were spent in the old
Granite State, | thought | would write
few lines to you. Sometimes / feel like
almost claiming to be a citizen of your
place, but have long since gained per
manent residence in Columbia township,
Bradford County, Pa. This county is
nearly the keystone county in the state,
and has an area of 1852 square miles and
a population of IS, al in 1880. 1t is near
ly equally divided by the Susquehanna
river into eastern and western Bradford.
As wish to make some comparisons be-
tween New Hampshire and Pennsylvania
will use Small's legislation hand book
as authority. Pennsylvania has an area
of as. $50 square miles; New Hampshire,
9OO5: Pennsylvania a population of 4, 2S2,-
S91: New Hampshire of 346,99l; Penn
sylvana S40,452 families; New Hamp-
shire, So ,3Sl Pennsylvania 776, III dwell
mgs; New Hampshire, 6S,3Sl; Pennsyl-
yania 1921 persons to the square mile;
New Hampshire, 3S. So Pennsylvania has
$50 persons to a dwelling; New Hamp-
shire. 5O7: Pennsylvania has 5.l6 persons
to a family; New Hampshire, 4.33, cen
sus of 1890. | am not able to give the
wealth of either state, but the assessed
valuation of personal pro perty in Penn
sylvania in 1887 was $500, 749, 556.7l. My
opinion is, taking the area and population
of each state into consideration, that New
Hampshire would have the advantage in
making an equal dividend with the inhab-
itants of the respective states.
The southern portion of Pennsylvania
is mostly an old settled section; the north
ern portion is more recently settled. We
are more or less dependent upon eastern
manufacturers for a large amount of use
full and necessary articles. | have seen
quite number of 3 gallon pine cans from
keene. Nashua sheetings and shirtings and
other New England goods too numerous
20 mention are sold by our merchants
and travelling as well as local agents
New Hampshire has long been noted for
;he education and intelligence of its in.
labitants. | do not wish to be under
stood as leaving out the other New Eng
land states. Industry and economy are
necessary everywhere at the presen,
time. The minerals of New Hampshire
according to Conklin's manual are mostly
mica, soapstone and granite. think III
must have left out some. He represent
the forests as being largely exhausted il
the southern part of the state, but if
were to Judge from3what | saw when
was there | should say there were NOR
forests in southern New Hampshire thai
in Bradford County.
The winters without doubt are severe
there than here with more snow, bu
sometimes we have all the winter w
care about. | think there is more varia
ton in different localities, only fey
miles apart here than there. We hav
had but a small amount of snow the pas
winter and not as much severe col
weather as usual. We have had quite "a
early spring with sudden changes o
weather. We are realizing the effects G
the greatest flood we have had for year:
No railroads in operation, no stages tray
cling and no mails yet. In
amount of damage is not known, bu
is immense. 1t is reported that Lawrence
vile, quite large business place, Is a
most swept away, only about six builc
ings being left 1t is located in Tiog
County on the Tioge River and Wells
borough Railroad, about % miles froI
here. The climate OF the southern pa
of the state is more mild with less snow
but they will suffer heavy losses froI
this flood for they are sure to get the fu
benefits of all of our waste water. W
thought the great blizzard and sno'
storm one year ago last March was rOug
enough. but not as severe as i'm your Sc
ton, as reported in the Observer. | W;
going to give you description of IL
scene here, but as l am writing so muC
will only say, we had more than "