The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-25
Communication.

Ed KEENAN, that your
many readers would not be averse to learn
that the "adyance agent of prosperity
has not struck this town yet, and that the
| streams of promised plenty nor the Repub-
lican cornucopia has not as yet material
lied. Instead we hear nothing but omin-
Gus mutterings from the people in the
| shape of threats and curses against the
policy of the ruling and dominant party.
| We are awaiting the day when McKin-
| ley will "Smite the rock of the national re-
sources and cause streams of revenue to
gnsh forth and relieve the hardships I'M
! uer which we now suffer and give us the
almighty dollar" thai great object of
universal devotion throughout the land in
| Tree circulation once more, as it was when
we had the good old days of Democracy
ana less tariff tinkering. In these degen-
crate days of a degenerate political econ
| omy, we cannot expect what we were wont
TO call good times, i. e., an untrammelleG
freedom to trade and barter among one
one another without being tied as it were,
with taxes and trusts, to face US at every
turn and point in business. If it were
not Tor fear of being Overw helmed by
such powers business would be better, even
In this almost insignificant town of Car
rolltown. In small communities like this
we cannot even make our own -four any
more for the reason the great wheat corn
erS and grain trusts generally have de-
Stroyed the former freedom of our farmers.
1t is fact that in the rural districts the
strain OF the great mOnOpOieS is now be-
ing felt and the people are just beginning
to realize and further have began to un-
derStand the reason for it. The advance
I l.
who has set the people to thinking what is
the cause of his tarrying so long on his
way, and have found out that his advent
Is yet a long way off, as the machine is out
of gear and the wheels need oil instead of
being mOistened with the tears of an abused
and down trOdden people whose groans
and lamentations are drowned by the over
whelmning cry of the Republican bosses
of, Wait until the tariff bill passes"
Wait" Yes we must wait. and in patti
ence, or else let loose the penL up multi
tude who are now ready to follow leader
and raise such a revolution in this fair re-
public of ours that we shudder to cOntem-
plate it.
The Republican party must know that
there is a limit at which forebearance
ceases to be a virtue. And the senate
must take lnlO COu>lutl dllOu III JuelI ldiIh
wranglingS, that, in the language of Ed
mond Burke. "All government, indeed
every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act, is founded
on compromise and barter"
CROPS.
In this vicinity on account of the cold
season all spring. crops are backward
Fall grain aud grass seems TO hold its own
|
this season than they have for years, and
| il is a good sign, as farming was neglected
| in this part of the county, the reason of
| this was that when the coal was being de-
veloped the chance of making some cash
| money took the eyes of most Of our young
farmers and they left the farms to 90 into
the mines or new towns and in consequence
the farm land was idle. But alas, how
soon they realized when almost too late.
that ''aIl is not gold that glitters." The
land, which is the basis of all prosperity,
| is what every man should strive to get hold
of, aud they have become aware of that
fact and have gladly returned to farm life.
Fruit will not be plentiful. There will be
few apples and cherries but no peaches.
IMPROVEMENTS.
IMPROVEMENTS are very slow but not
"lShSIduulnE the utpItSSlOn MI. - IA
Langbein has in course of erection a fine
two story residence on Main street, which
when finished, will present an attractive
appearance.
New pavements are being laid all
through the town.
Messrs Reig * DUNN, distillers, have
erected a large and cOmmodious bond
house of corrugated iron which is heated
with steam.
Ex-Sherif Joseph A. Gray is treating
his fine residence with a coat of paint, also
Dr. Sloan, Ii. j. Behe is doing the paint
ing.
The street commissioner, Hon. John
Buck is experimenting the repairing of
the streets and crossings. Mr.. Buck
makes an efficient street commissioner.
SINGLE TAX.
The single tax club of this place meets
every Tuesday evening and is quite
drawing card. Its advocates are very en-
thusiastic in their theories. The advo-
Gates of the Popuist party in this vicinity
seem TO grasp hands with the single takers
and pull together. 1t is very entertaining
to hear the arguments of the local debaters
on the questions of the day as taken from
their standpoint or view of the problems
aglIdIlDB the COuuliJ II pltothi- EhhOus
the older element, Democracy holds its
own and indeed the principles of Jefferson
are gaining ground every day. The single
tax arguments all go to prove it.
The single tax club has made arrange
mentS to have some speaker or lecturer of
note to attend their meetings frequently.
Everybody is always cheerfully admitted
and welcomed.
MINING.
Mining is very dull now in consequence
of the FL Mora mines, commonly known
as Reeds - being idle at present In con
sequence of some financial trouble. 1t
throws about 200 men out of empl )yment.
The MOrrSdale mines, formerly K. Il.
Wigtnn & Sons, works very unsteady.
There is some talk of ThOS. Barnes de-
veIoping the coal on the Snyder farm, one
half mile north of town soon. The Cam
bria County railroad is hauling coal from
the Beech Creek mines near BarneSbOrO
The company will soon establish pas
senger station at the Y north of Carroll
town which will be very convenient for
our town and vicinity, especially IN the
shipment of heavy goods by freight.
LOCAL NOTES.
There was 4 very exciting game OF ball
pIayed on the fair grounds here on Sunday
nd no III,