The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-25
ARE YOU
WITH US ?
Even Popular Movements Require
United and Hearty Action.
ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT !
But if Patience and Discretion Count
Shenandoah Will Yet Have a
Soldiers Monument.

1t is contended and, no doubt, with
some degree of reason, that postpone
ments are of great disadvantage to pro-
iectors The testimony of many expert
enced men is that postponement is a
forerunner of depreciation, and some
times a stepping stone to failure of
public confidence and, consequently, in
itself entails loss
Theoretically, this is accepted by many
as an incontrovertable truth. Whether
it is such, ,practically,is to be decided after
the Soldiers Monument picnic is held
About two months ago the Soldiers
Monument Association decided to hold a
picnic to raise money to swell its fund for
the erection of monument to perpetuate
the memory and gallant deeds of those
who went forth when the country was in
state of unjustiiiable revolution and,
after four years OF battle uuequalled by
any contest recorded in the annals of any
civilized country, succeeded in snatching
the cradle of liberty from the selfish and
designing renegades Many smaller towns
than Shenandoah (among them Freeland)
have already stepped to the front and
attested their appreciation of the valor of
the departed heroes, and why should not
Shenandoah, with its 5000 of liberty
protected inhabitants
The committee selected last Labor Day
for the picnic; but when the park was
sought the date was found engaged. No
attempt was made to induce those who
had secured the date, the National Club,
to relinquish it, for it was known that the
organization was an active worker for
good American political government and
deserving of some popular encouragement.
i
ceeding day, and the committee selected
September Goth. Everything went along
smoothly. The business men of the town
prepared themselves for their annual out
ing on that day and volunteered the Mon.
ument Committee their cooperation for
the picnic. But, as Pat said when the ten
cent piece went down his throat, at
shipped" 1t rained. There was nothing
left to the discretion of the committee but
a postponement.
The members of the committee then
girdled themselves for a big day on the
27th. All the subcommittee were on
deck. There was but one obstacle in the
way-would the p. & r. collieries work on
the 9th The secretary of the general
committee was instructed to write and
find out, and this was what he found
PHILADELPHIA s. READING @. &I.Co)
PoTTsYILLE, PA, Sept. 22, 1894
W. j. Watkins, Secretary General Committee
SotdterS Monumental association, ShenaH.
dOdh, Pa.
DEAR SIR In reply to your communioa
tiOn OF the 2lst inst. asking that we suspend
the operations OF our collieries on Thursday
next Will say that, while we are in hearty
sympathy with the object OF your association,
and wish you every success, yet we must say
that to comply with your request will work a
great hardship to both the railroad and Coal
and Iron Company. We have lost 80 much
time this summer and have been at such great
expense in consequence that we would like To
work every day possible until the end of the
year We viii do our best to work until
Friday night, 18th, and therefore request Won
to postpone your demonstration until Satur
day do not say this positively but would
urge urge you to 50 arrange your matters as to
enable enable us TO DO SO II 1t is possible for US 10
Hoping you viii be able to see your way
clear 10 do so.
Monday, at noon, and would be pleased to see
you there am, yours truly,
II. @. LUTHER,
General superintendent.
According to expectation Mr.. r. C.
Luther was at the Indian Ridge colliery
yesterday and was met there in the pres
ence of superintendent John Veith, of
Pottsville, and Mr.. j. j. Bradigan, divis.
ion superintendent of the Shenandoah
district. MIR. Luther was the spokesman
and he put the situation in striking form:
What is the best policy--four days' work
with possibility of five, or three DAYS
work and picnic ;"
surance that the P. g. r. C. & l. Company
was in hearty accord with the monument,
but he considered that a postponement to
Saturday would be more agreeable TO both
the company and its employees. Mr.. Luther
also stated that should the committee de
eide upon the pOstponement the company
would try to changeits pay day from Sat
1pIau tn tho r,papa1ipfr
tage to the picnic.
1t was a case of clutch in the interest of
all concerned and a meeting of the gen
eral committee was called. At the meeting
last evening the facts were laid open for
discussion and the arguments that fol-
lowed were quite interesting
One argued that the hams were spoil-
ing. Another said that the dodgers and
other advertising material would go to
waist for a second time. A third argued
that "There is a tide in affairs of man
which, taken at the flood, leads on to for
tune.n
On the other hand it was argued that
in the hard times which now DER shadow
the country every days work counts
that while there was reason to believe
that the coal production for October
would be more restricted than the pro-
duction for September the workingmen
should be allowed to take the flood that.
while the hams in soak might spoil, their
value would not equal the amount which
the working people would lose In
the idleness of one or two
days; but an inducement TO
have pay day on Friday, the day be-
fore the picnic, would be detrimental to
The business men. 1t was therefore de-
eided, in order TO meet the conditions CON
1uciye to the welfare of all parties CON
cerned, that the picnic for the benefit of
the Soldiers Monument Association of
Penna. be postponed until
Thursday, October 4th.
The committee has given way to what
they believe is an argument for the benfit
)t all classes concerned, and il looks for
an appreciation of the action by a swelled
fund for the soldiers monument. Mem
Ders of the committee have volunteered
20 see that there will be- no loss on the
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