The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-27
RAMBLES ABOUT TOWN.
"TOby Wise" NOuceS, With Pleasure, the
MANY improvements.

Many Improvements.
In the early part of Shenandoah's his.
tory, ! am informed, Jardln street was
considered the most favored street for
private residences, but of late years White
street has taken the honors in this respect.
The former thorouRhfare, however, is fast
regainiug the prestige it lost. Along that
entire thoroughfare, with very few exoep-
tions, the property holders have awakened
from a deep sleep and wisely grasped the
opportunity to improve their properties
aud at the came time enhance the value
thereof. What great change has taken
place within a,comparatively short space
Of time. This is particularly true of the
northern portion of the street. The
dwellings have been beautified to such an
extent that the original owners would
not to-day recognize them. In many
instances all the modern improvements
have been added, thus enabling the house
holders to live with the same comfort as
city folks, so far as the dwellings are con.
cerned. This is gratifying, indeed, and
shows conclusively that the days of the
rookeries in Shenandoah are number ed.
The improvements, however, are not
confined to this street. In every section
of the town changes for the better can be
noted and they have been made within
the past year or two. The spirit of enter
| prise seems TO have reached such stage
thatit has become epidemic, and it would
not surprise me in the least to find 1895
surpass all previous years in the improve
ment line Why shouldn't it Shenan-
doah has been too long within the grasp
of greedy'rookery builders, and its future
depends in a great measure upon the
| erection of substantial and modern
buildings.
have heard much favorable comment
upon my predictions for Shenandoah's
future in a previous letter. and it seems
to be the universal sentiment that our
town has bright prospects. With the i'm
provements noted and those in contempla-
tion by such men as J. J. Franey, p. j.
Ferguson, Dr. j. S. Kistler, the Titmans
and the Kehlers and others, what a busy
town this will be. Artisans of all trades
will be in demand, and many thousands
of dollars, now locked up, will be put in
circulation through the purchase of ma
| terial and the employment of labor.
have little sympathy with the croakers
who take great delight in predicting a
gloomy future for the town. A town is
what its inhabitants make it, and if we sit
idly by and allow other b)roughs to at
tract manufactures to their midst we
have no one to blame but ourselves. To
obtain these it requires an organized
movement coupled with liberal spirit by
the borough authorities. We need a
Board of Trade, and need it badly, to en-
courage new enterprises on the part of
home capitalists and bring manufactures
here. A few thousand dollars expended
in getting out literature explaining the
resources and advantages of the place
would do the greater part of the work.
| With the addition of every new manu-
featuring establishment means the en-
ployment of from dozen to two hundred
people; and this means so many more
dollars to be circulated in our midst for
food, clothing, etc. A few enterprising
and wealthy citizens could easily raise
the funds for the maintenance of the
Board of Trade, and in the end they
would be the beneficiaries to great
extent. l have only to cite you one in
stance, and that of Mr.. Franey's recent
mercantile venture. With more manu-
factories in the town, his contemplated
business venture would be severely
taxed to meet the requirements of addi
tional workmen and women in our midst.
By all means, let us have Board of
Trade.
The electric always entering the town
was the beginning point for a new Shen-
andoah, and it is for our citizens to say
whether that shall be the end of the be-
ginning.
Awake, ye Rip Van Wrinkles! Don't let
the new comers in our midst steal a march
on you and crowd you out You are the
ones to reap the benefits from so long a
residence here, but if you fail to grasp the
opportunity the fault lies with yourselves.
Awake, say
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