Milford chronicle., 1891-10-09
A Visit to Lehigh Valley.

A Visit to Lehigh Valley.
There NAV be more favored parts OF
this country than that lying between the
Schuylkill and the Delaware rivers, eX-
tel ding north for a distance OF eightY
miles from Philadelphia, and II there Is,
we venture the assertion that 1t Is not
pc pied by a more happy, prosperous ana
useful race than are the PENNSYLVANIA
Dutch that inhabit the hills and valleys
around the thriving cities OF keadlhg'
Allentown, Bethlehem and Catasauqua
1t was our good fortune t. ENJOY
week of delightful weather among these
people in company with Mr.. F. II. krarn-
Itch, of Milford, who came here IRON
that country.
Leaving Milford early on Wednesday,
September 2Sth, aud after hating Tor an
hour i'll Philadelphia, we proceeded to
Allentown - about sixty miles above.
Here two days we're devoted to the Le-
high County Fair, then in progress IN
Allentown. And such foir why our
Delaware people lever saw such one.
Every man, woman and child IN rlch Le-
high County has an interest III It's sue
cess. and the rich farmers and their
wives made an immense display OF
everything that the earth produced TOR
them, or the cunning of their hands
turned into articles OF beauty or utllty
Allentown's population of forty or nifty
thousand of course contributed many OF
the forty one thousand people who en-
tered the Fair on Thursday of last weed,
but by far the most came from the coun-
trv, driving handsome horses ana me
equipages.
miums Every one receives all award Oh
some amount, and that encourages them
to exhibit again. Another IS the hne
stock display and the really excellent
trotting. Aud another IS the prohlpl.
ton of of betting or gambling games OI
course side shows were permitted ana
were there i'll legion, but the happy,
pleasure-loving Dutch people were an
| especial pleasure to me. Their roDust
and well dressed physique, Laughing
| faces and good natured enjoyment Of the
occasion must attract any one to them.
Through the kind attentions OF MI
Maurice b. Kramlich a prominent mer,
chant of Allentow and Mr.. Euwaro
slime. III the County Prothouotor's othce
the social life of that city Wm. Fell
one Of our Delaware men, has elected &c
make Allentown his future home, ana on
| Monday of this week took possession o.
me ST lanes Hotel one OF the best ioca
ted aud best patronized hotels OF tnat CITY
At Allentown there are several large
eiiI factories that cover acres of land anc
emplov thousands of people, but our i'm
/ ta1 IN Here
are located immense rolling mills, bias
furnaces. terra Gotta works and iron ore
mines and when it is considered that into
Allentown centres great railroads, suct
as the Philadelphia aud Reading, Lehlgt
Valley. Central railroad Of New Jersey
and many smaller lines, its hustle and bus
mess is not to be wandered at. :,
! But many columns would not describe
the CITY and surrounding country, so we
lightly touch here and there over oul
trip. -,
i From Allentown via the electric rail
vvav IS only four miles to Catasauqua
and for five cents we make the trip an'
Land into a town where iron reigns su
preme. Mammoth engines-the size 0
which would open the readers eyes witt
amazeuent-drive even more amazing
machinery which rolls the glowing ingot
into heavy rails and smaller iron used II
. commerce. Other engines equally larg
nump air into blast furnaces, which t.
look down into must have been the III
{ spiratiom Of Dantes Inferno.
Here we saw men open these great tui
paces and draw off into pig moulds tn
mol;eu metal, aud the heat was almos
bllsteIing 10 the flesh. They are accus
1otned to it,vet the work soon tells up"
them.
For visit TO these works we were IL
debted to Mr.. Oscar Slime, prominen
/, democratic politician of his county, an
, a member Of the firm of Slime & kram
Itch who own the Central Hotel IN MI
ford. IN. r
. IN Saturday we were especially TO
E innate in securing an introduction |
. pLjIIiD Storm. a retired merchant OF Cal
/ asauoua. who interceded aud got pc
= nit Tor us to inspect the eutire plant
tbe bethlehem iron works at South Bell
:, iehein. where they are forging the heaV
: arrnor for the large war vessels now puil'
+. iuo for the cover ment, and building u
= iofoe cannon. To describe this VINO
= dav spent in these immense WORK
r would require the pages Of a magaz.i,r
\ instead Of a newspaper, aud some ld'
= Of their size may be CLEANED from the ie
: lowing facts: They haye $500 men
their nav roll, and every two weeks pa
meut for labor alone is 100000. lhe
!, have contracts for $50, 100000 worth
work and have ten years to hnish II \
- The late afternoon found US loo9ll
over the beautiful homes OF Beth iene
and speeding across the valley TO AiIe
town and CatasauGIa.
!. Sunday morning our host drove WI
= ne through more beautiful scenery
y Howertowu, where the model stock lar
~ of Edward Kramlich was shown to us, a.
, after pleasant hour with his family
~ ;oined US. and we drove over Into al
~ throuoh Egypt. This took us throui
y Farming country that to own might
" the ACME Of any farmer; but at noon
Z, reached The old homestead at Fogle
Z Vile. where we remained the guests
Fatber and Mother Kramlichi VINO ma
: lps feel that their splendid home a
Mace was at our pleasure; and Il the
~ iVe ate drank and slept could have be
VI v,tnessed bv our friends III Delaware
y thev would have felt alarm for our "
he fare. .s e.
rs ON Monday morning we parted ire
- our entertainers with genuine resf
~ ~ which was intensified by an offer tr'
~ ~ tbe fair daughter OF our host to teaeh
~ ~ the pennsylvania Dutch language;
y y we were due at Reading and 81 turi
he our faces homeward.
: But Reading is a city; aye, great
=, beautiful city, aud through the kindn'
- Of MIR Frank Hunt, a manutacturer a
~ ~ also member Of the Reading. Board
4. Trade, we saw all Of the city that II
5s possible to see bet Neen morning q
- evening. Of her great silk mills 4
r. rolling mills, cigar factories and OF
- =. s.-aat Industries, l will not speak but