The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-27
OUR POTTSvILLE LETTER.
The "MinerS' Journal is Forging Il
the Front.

apparent is occasioned by the legal lights.
They are still harping over the Orphans
Court bill. There is one trait about the
average lawyer that is not very commend
able, and that is, as a rule, they never see
good features in anything that does not
affect their own selfish ends. Why all
this hulabaloo about nothing 1t is
generally understood that under the new
apportionment Schuylkill will be given
the services of four judges. So our legal
friends can rest easy on that score and
devote their energies against that other
Ito them) obnoxious bill, creating the new
county Of Quay. To tell the truth, the
lawyers of the county would as soon see
the movement a success and the bill
passed, with those townships of Schuyl-
kill incorporated in the new county The
opposition to the new county, in
my estimation, is merely a waste
of time and money. 1t appears to be
decided by the powers that be at Harris
burg that the bill must pass both
branches of the Legislature, and no
amount of opposition from either the bar
or the County Commissioners will avail
in the eyes of the people if they remained
at home and attended to their duties.
If there are any just grounds against the
measure Governor Hastings can be relied
upon to veto the bill.
The Miners journal, under the new
q management is steadily forging to the
Z front of the inland dailies, and within
short while expect to see it leading its
T contemporaries in the race, The new
- blood recently infused into its manage
ment has brought forth new and
progressive ideas. l am informed that
n the latest improved type setting machines
will soon be placed in the composing
d, rooms, thus ena bling the publishers to tur-
!, nish its readers with more news, and
to cover the local field more thor
q oughly and supply a greater amount
! of telegraphic news. 1t would not sur
prise me in the least, before the end of the
present year, to see the Journal an eight
, page paper, printed from a new, fast per
fecting press. 1t is an excellent property,
o and in the hands of the present manage
ment will no doubt be made the most
6 profitable newspaper pl ant in the interior
of the state
The bill now before the Legislature tc
retire Common Pleas judges after term
of years upon the bench, is likely to pass
that body. At lea 81, so / am informed
by one of the members from this county.
The measure, however, has its friends as
well as its enemies 1t is very doubtful,
> should the bill become law, that the
4 - .,-sII ;N -
b come law Judge Pershing would be
the first to retire from the bench under
-, its requirements.
, The recent purchase of the narrow
f gauge railroad leading from Norfolk, Va.
e to popular seaside resort, by the Messrs
J Barritt, of the electric railway system
here, recalls to mind the great opportunity
that a Schuylkill county syndicate let
slip through their fingers two years ago
al because of the jealousy and greed OF
one or two parties interested. 1t was q
grand scheme, and by which every mem
Der of the syndicate would have been en-
riched many thousands of dollars. The
Barritt purchase is only a small part of the
original scheme. The road is eight miles
in length, and is at present operated by
steam. The hotel, which is included in
the purchase, and Is open only during the
summer season, more than pays the
interest upon the investment. With the
introduction of electricity aud the i'm
provements contemplated, the resort
will bring in a handsome revenue. Nor
folk is destined to be one of the leading
seaports of this country, because of its
geographical position. Much Northern
capital has been, and is still being, invested
there am reliably informed that th'
original scheme of the Schuylkill county
syndicate included Willoughby Spit
covering nearly all the available unim
proved land around the city, some 600 ol
700 acres, the city street railways, the
narrow gauge railway and the summer
resort. 1t was an excellent opportunity
for the projectors, but they foolishly lei
it slip. Pittsburg syndicate secured the
Spit and city railways, and wanted thu
narrow gauge road, but missed theil
calculations.
The local politicians are now turninl
their attention TO securing for thei
. friends the political plums at the hand
, of the School Board and Council Che
of Police Pritchard is candidate t,
succeed himself, and ought to be retained
Dave was a COED soldier during th
rebellion, and it is from such msteria
the best policemen are made
Editor Zerbey is in Florida, for to
q benefit of his health. There are othe
newspaper men to whom similar tri
would be beneficial in building up thei
e system. They are sadly in need of
change,
The coming Criminal court is locke
n forward to with much anticipation
y especially the parties directly intereste
in one or two important trials, notabl
o the charges against Steward Hartma
and the libel suits of Lawyer WilhelI
and the three newspapers an