The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

recreation. or the qualification Of an
Idle curiosity. nor will we by oct or
word give countenancs 70 others In any
such violation Of tho Sabbath.
Resolved. That We request the mana
gers of these works strictly to pro-
h!bit the entrance Of any person to the
works upon the Sabbath, under any
pretext whatsoever.
Resolved. That We will, by all honor
able means. do oil In our power to
promote more general and uniform
Observance of the Sabbath, and that
we do most respectfully and earnestly
recommend to all. the regular attend
ance upon some place Of public Worship,
and the gathering Of all children into
the various Sabbath schools.
Resolved, That these proceedings be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary.
friendly to the objects which We aim
to accomplish.
After frank and full discussion Of
the subject, in which Messrs. Charles
Fuller. Joseph II. Scranton and Joseph
c. Platt participated. urging, with
great force and effect the proprlety and
Importance of adopting, and carrying
out In practice the above resolutions,
they were adopted. without o dissent
ing vote.
JOHN R. WILLIAMS
Chairman.
HIRAM H. CALL.
Secretary.
Through the influence Of the Lacka-
wanna company the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western and Delaware and
Hudson Railroads, were induced to ex-
tend their lines, thus opening q mar
ket for our coal and iron. This
COMING FROM THE RAILROADS
brought hundreds Of people. and soon
the three villages became boroughs,
Providence in 1s49, Hyde Park in 1883.
end Scranton In 1855. BY 1870 Ill three
had become 20 large that they were
incorporated a. the city Of Scranton.
with an area Of 12.2oo acres and 141 miles
OF streets. Tho next important step
In the progress Of the city. was accom-
pllahed by some Of our leading citisens
In 1873, when Lackawanna county was
erected out Of Luzerne, and Scranton
made the county seat. Her growth
since her incorporation has been some
thing phenomenal, from $1,000 to 10S.-
000 In twenty years.
A stranger on entering the city will
be at once struck by the hustle and
metropolitan air Of the place. II he
arrives early In the morning he will note
the amount Of wholesale business car
ried on on lower Lackawanna avenue.
and be surprised to find so many
splendid manufactures. especially
those of iron, where more Of that metal
Is manufactured than in any other city
In the world. Hc will admire our pub
lie buildings, our banks, one OF which Is
fourth strongest In the United States.
and he will take a second look ut our
Public Library which is a work Of art
in itself. AS he goes along our broad
avenues looking at our beautiful
homes, he will be impressed with our
system of trolley cars, which we are
proud to tell him were the first run by
electricity east Of the Mississippi Then
as these carry him to one Of our num-
erous suburbs where he can get an ex-
tensive view Of the city, the admirable
situation Of Scranton will please him,
sheltered by mountains whose springs
and lakes supply her with the best Of
water. and built upon hills which make
the sanitation all to be desired, and
consequently the death rate lower than
that Of any city in the state. He will
enjoy looking at the breakers
where the coal is broken UP for the
market. and the forbidding piles Of re-
fuse coal beside them, monuments to
the industryof our people both or which
make the scene so characteristic. And
If he stay until evening he will under
stand why this is called THE Electric
City" when Scranton 10 lighted by
1000 arc lights looking like strings Of
diamonds.
But when this stranger shall ask the
cause of our prosperity, with pride we
vxri11 fn11 hot 10 m
alone, nor to our manufactures alone.
but to both; one forming a safe guard
against the other. so that in times of
depression, when the eastern cities are
suffering either from over production,
or low tariff. we have our mines to
counteract the effect, or when there Is
no market for our coal our manu-
factures keep us from feeling the de-
preston. In great measure all this Is
due to the
BOARD OF TRADE.
incorporated in 1871, and composed Of
all Of our active business men, a ma
jority Of whom are young men, and
whose constant aim Is to better our IN
dustrial condition. This board. real
izing that power can be generated here
inexpensively by coal az In other loca-
tioHb W WdtcT, pcCduSo VI OuE Chcdp
fuel have induced manufacturers to
invest S25. 200, 900 Of capital in this place.
Some Of them have even become DO am
bilious as to try to develop the re-
sources Of our conservative sister,
Wilkes-Barre. When the money Is paid
out as frequently by the corporations
as It Is in Scranton, 1t Is spent freely,
hence there is more Of II in circulation,
and very little tendency. as In the cities
Of the South, to the trust system. With
all our success we have many needs,
but as the years 60 on our citizens
who have responded 20 generously in
the past will continue to do 10 In the
future.
KATHARINE MAY wINToN.