The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-06-10
.SPANGLER! i!
COMING COAL TOWN
OF WESTERN PA.
ELETEN BIG COAL COMPANIES,
WITH 81 5lO. .OOO.OO CAPITAL, CON
CENTRATE THEIR BUSINESS At
SPANGLER.
EMPLOYMENT FOR 1000 MINERS
IN THE NEAR FUTURE
THIRTY THOUSAND 4 CI2ES Of THE
FINEST COAL LAND IN THE
STATE TO BE OPENED UP 1T
ONCE
g., ,OOO, 10000 Expended ON Railroads
to Develop the New Field.
/ The New Town opened June IL for
! the Sale of Lois
1000, 10000 Expended ON x all road
to Develop the New Field.
The New Town opened ON June IL for
IN Sale of Lois.
LOCATION.

The town of Spanglcr is new enterprise
started in SuSquehanna township, Cam
bria county. on the headwaterS of the Sus-
quehanna, five miles from Hastings, on
the Cambria and Clcarfield Railroad be
ing built from CreSSon tO Spangler and 10
be operated by the L. L. X. 1t is a rcgu
lar network of roads intended to reach all
the coal fields of Northern Cambria conn
ty, among which SpanGlcr will BE- the
largest and most important. 1t is at the
foot OF a grade where the trains will be-
made up. 1t is surrounded by a most eN
cellcnt farm country.
COAL. COMPANIES.
The following coal companies are inter
ested i'm the development of this region
and have invested their capital in the coal
lands at Spangler.
Blubakcr Coal Company, capital SJo0,ooo
with General James A. Beaver as Presi-
dent, and Robert II. Coleman. Of Lebanon,
General Hastings and Colonel SpangleT Of
Bellefonte as stockholders. This company
owns about 1000 acres.
Sterling Coal Company. with a capital
OF s2OO,OoO, with General Hastings as pres
| ident aud Philadelphia and New York gen
tlemcn as stockholders. This company
has very large trade in the east and large
mines at Hastings owning 800 cars Of their
own.
Cambria Coal Company. with Colonel
Campbell, of Altoona: David Williams,
| BrintOn Roberts, and other gentlemen
( from Philadelphia, "a stockholders, have
made large purchase within one mile OF
/ Spangler and have commenced operations.
/ The same gentlemen are operating mines
! at Glen Campbell and Philipsburg.
| The Walnut Run Coal Company is new
| company with a capital of S25O,OO0, hav-
! ing such well-known business men as Hon
! E, a. Bigler. Senator Belts. W. ID. Biglel
J and j. +. Weaver, from Clearfield, as it,
principal stockholders. This company
controls nearly four thousand acres o.
most valuable coal lands.
! Lambirth, Scott & Co. have started al
| operation within a half mile of the new
town on lands of the BIubaker Coal Com
| pany, and expect to ship a large amount o
coal on the new road. This firm is largely
| interested i'm mines near Portage and ha
a most excellent and valuable trade
The Broad Top and Cambria Coal Com
pany will commence operations at once
near Spangler, and will do big business
1t contains some of the best and brightes
men in the State.
The Carbon Oil Company has made
start right in the town. and will be read
To ship "a soon as the new road is com
pleted.
Barnes x Company, of Philipsburg, vii
have a splendid operation at SpangleI
with every indication of a big OUTPUT
This is a well-estabIished coal firm, an
has large interests at Philipsburg
Other parties are mining in this bus
section, and the prospects for large out
pat and big tonnage are unmistakabl,
As these various interests centre at Spang
Ter, there is no doubt that this next I
Johnstown, make the biggest and most ac
tive settlement in Cambria county.
MINERS EMPLOYED.
When the operations are fully develope
there will be employment furnished to a
least 700 miners in a very short tim,
This means other labor i'm and about I'll
mines of an additional 1000 men Th
will bring population Of many thousand