The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-01-10
FROM THE FIRST WARD.


John Crawley starts Thursday for
Cleveland, o., where he goes in
the capacity of an agent for the Lam
hertville Rubber Manufacturing Com
pany Mr.. Crawley will remain away
for nine months.
We still see many bicycle riders
upon their wheels 1t is rather anus
ing to see man upon his wheel in
long heavy overcoat.
Recently visiting friends in Clinton
county, Pennsylvania, and passing
through the great lumber manufac-
turing districts along the Susque-
hanna, We noticed the industries all
IN fourishing condition. and espec-
tally so at Williamsport and Lock
Haven. At the latter town new silk
industry has been started, where some
300 hands find steady employment.
Lock Haven is situated on the West
Branch of the Susquehanna river and
is the county seat of Clinton, and has
population of about 5000 inhabitants.
The main streets are brick paved, and
trolleys run over the main thorough
fares. The tanning business is car
ried on extensively and the town re-
sembles busy little city. The coun-
try surrounding the town is of
mountainous nature, but no mineral
deposits have yet been discovered in
the mountains. The river is rather
narrow hero, but often oyertiows its
banks in the Spring of the year, doing
considerable damage at such times.
John Coll has been presented
with handsome gold badge by the
Hibernia boys. John is one of the
charter members of the company and
has always taken an active part in its
affairs, considerable credit being due
to him for the splendid condition and
good working order of their engine.
He has always kept watchful eye
upon this machine, of which he is the
chief engineer, and they have shown
their appreciation fhis good and faith
full service by presenting him with this
handsome badge. James Moonan,
the president of the company, made
the presentation speech in neat and
appropriate manner. Mr.. Coll was
taken 30 much by surprise that he was
unable to respond, but plainly showed
his appreciation. The cigars being
passed around and the congratula
tons of the members freely extended,
the meeting adjourned.
The Lambertville Rubber Co.'S Off
cial record shows n run of 295 days
out of possible 3l3. This il n great
record, and we will venture to say
cannot be beaten by any boot and shoe
company in this country. The
toy department is hardly able to
keep up with the orders, although an
increased force has been put to work
ON this line of goods. The outlook is
very encouraging for the beginning
of the new year.
There has been some trouble at the
quarries on account of wages. A
whole car load of Italians were shipped
here one day last week, but they all
left again the next day.
We see the day dawning when men
will no longer bow down to wealth
and wear the chains of slavery and
carry torch in the parade and whoop
it up for ofiiceholders who ride on
free railroad passes and vote the
rights of the laboring man away with
as little conjunction as busy house
wife throwing a cat out of the kitchen
by the tail The little country editor
is rubbing the smoke of political du-
plicity from the skylight of his intel
lect and is breaking away from the
subsidized city press and is going to
do his own thinking or bust. Even a
busted country editor is better, far
better, in the plan of progress than
one doing business on full supply of
borrowed thoughts. And for this we
are very thankful, as we slide into the |
new year like fat country woman
sliding down n two-inch plank from
the rear end Of n two-horse farm
wagon loaded with hogs on the way
to the sausage factory.
The people who are going to begin
a new century ON Jan. /, 1900, will not
only be up-to-date, but year ahead.