The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-02
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1t has been estimated by one of the
trades IniOnists of the city that II the
smokers of Scranton would smoke only
homemade cigars 1900 additional hands
could be employed steadily in cigar-mak
ing Estimating that each Of these l,jOO
workmen would on an average earn $500
a year, We have here a total of $i5O, 900.
which would be added annually to the vol
ume of local trade and find its way sOoner
or later back into the pockets Of the meR
who smoke. The worst Of 1t Is that the
foreign cigars which are sold in Scran-
ton are made for the most part in similar
cities, like Binghamton, Reading, Lancas-
ter. etc Why should Scranton take Il
back seat in cigar manufacturing before
any Of those places? The chances are
not one smoker in ten ever thought along
this line before.
The regulation complaint Is again heard
from the Luzerne county press at Lack
awanna's political prominence. Says the
Pittston Gazette: with Farr out for
the speakership of the house and Watkins
for re-appointment as reading clerk, Col
born candidate for United States district
attorney, Penman seeking re-appointment
as revenue collector and Congressman
elect Connelrs eagle eye hopefully fixed
on the gubernatorial chair two years
hence, II cannot be said that Lackawanna
Is at all modest about asking for things"
Perhaps the Gazette doesn't stop to think
that Scranton Is now the third city in the
state and by every reason entitled to gen.
erous consideration. But to relieve Its
mind Of part of its load. we hasten to as
sure 1t that Congressman-elect Connell
has no present gubernatorial longings.
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When Judge Ward was receiving COLI
gratulatons yesterday on his victory in
the Hoover case. he very graciously d.
rected the attention of the admiring group
that surrounded him to his colleague and
protege, Attorney Thomas p. Duffy, say
ing, II want you to congratulate my boy,
too. Yes, this Is one of my boys. I'VE
got a lot of them you know. All good
boys, too. That young man out there on
the bench Judge Gunster) Is one Of my
boys. Judge Edwards Is another. EN-
Judge Stanton is another. | have an
other who Is a chief justice out west. My
boys all turned out well. I'm proud of
them
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District Attorney John r. Jones and a
red rose are unseparable. OF course, II
Is possible to see a red rose without see
ing Mr.. Jones, but what Is meant Is that
you will never see Mr. Jones without see-
ing a red rose. He Is very fond of flowers,
roses particularly, and red roses more
particularly. He is one of the best pat
rons the florists have, as he always has his
home and his office beautifed with these
most beautiful of beautifiers. 1t Is also
a custom of Mr.. Jones to present each
member Of the grand jury with a bouten-
nier on the day they make their final re-
port.
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Not one of the Philadelphia papers, so
far as we could observe. chronicled the
fact that the United Mine Workers Of
Pennsylvania, by resolution. have de-
nounced John Wanamaker's senatorial
candidacy because of his hostile attitude
to labor. yet each one received the news.
All of them. however. give generous daily
prominence to manufactured "triumphs''
Of the aforesaid boom. A glance at their
advertising pages explains the reason
why.
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Mr.. C. W. Fetherolf. who for the past
few weeks has been connected with the
Scranton Republican as its illustrator,
has resigned and returned to his former
home in Binghamton. Mr.. FetherOlf. dur
ing his stay in Scranton. has impressed
those who have met him as being thor
ough gentleman as well as an artist of
exceptional capability. He will no doubt
be heard from later.