The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
MEDITATE ON FACTS.
Must Have More Dwelling Houses The
School Question Momentous One.


Must Have More Dwelling Houses
School Question Momentous One.
AS Is well known Board Of Trade
was organized In Rcynoldsvlllc several
months ago and various committees
were appointed 10 look after the differ
ent interests OF the organization. The
committee on manufactures have not
been idle but have been quietly making
efforts to induce several manufacturing
establishments, that are looking for
new locations, To come 10 Reynodsvillc,
among which IL n carriage manufactur-
ing concern of Carlisle, Pa. Last week
II. II. Lockwood, of Carlisle, came 10
this town for the purpose Of looking
around with "a view Of moving the
carriage manufactory, which he repre-
scnts, to our town. Mr.. Lockwood was
well pleased with Reynoldsvillc and
the Inducements offered for u cur
riagc factory He said that coal was
hundred psr cent cheaper here than
where he IN now located, freights
cheaper from Pittsburg than from
Philadelphia 10 Carlisle, and ash.
hickory and other wood used IN manu-
featuring carriages from one hundred
to one hundred and fifty per cent
cheaper here than where now located.
He also said that there was no reason
why Reynoldsvillc should not be the
largest manufacturing town In the state.
Personally, Mr.. Lockwood would like
To move to our town, but there are two
disadvantages confronted him which
will in all probability rob Reynoldsville
Of an establishment that would bc Il
great boom 10 the town. The obstacles
are lack Of houses 10 accommodate the
sixty-ilve families that would come with
the carriage factory, and the condition
OF our schools. The men who work in the
factory are all skilled workmcn and get
good wages and want good houses TO
live In. They are class Of men who
believe In giving their children good
common school education.
What is AN obstacles In getting tho
carriage factory will be in getting any
other factory into the place that will be
| Of much value 10 our town. What shall
we do? Will the monied men Of town
build good dwelling houses 10 rent,
which ARE even now in demand, or will
they keep their money under lock and
key, Is one Of the important questions
| that now stare 'he towns future I'm the
face. And in the second place how
under heaven Is the school question
| gong 10 DC settled! VIII the school
board and citizens reach an amicablc
settlement, or will the "hich" continue?
is n momentous question not only for
the interest Of the children Of our town
but also for the towns best welfare.
! II ReynOldsville is ever TO become II
better town than IL now is the people
must aid in advancing its interests. A
town that amounts 10 anything now
days must keep up with the times in
improvements. Good school buildings,
sewerage, paved streets, street car
line, &C., are some Of the demands in
| this age. The man who advocates such
improvements for Reynoldsvillc is met
with howl, "that is TO expensivem or
that Is not the way IL should be doner'
&c, &c. The enterprising business men
Of our town must arise above the current
of non-improvemcnt or sooner or later
all will go down together. True Reyn-
Oldsville is a live town for its size, but
we should not be satisfied until we
become a city OF ten or fifteen thousand
people and have many manufactures
| within our boders.