The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-30

last be made that 7. II. Watkins has
resigned the presidency of the Temple
Iron company, but that the resigna-
ton has not been accepted and that
efforts are being made to have Mr.
Watkins reconsider his determination
to retire. Mr.. Watkins Is up in Ver-
mont, enjoying a rest from business
| cares, but one who Is In a position to
speak with reference to his affairs
said Saturday:
"Mr. Watkins resignation means
| just this and nothing more, He has
more business cares than he believes it
is good for one man to burden himself
| with and he is anxious to lay some of
them down: that's the reason he would
retire from the presidency of the
| Temple Iron company That concern
| knows the value of his wonderful ex-
ecutive ability and is loath to lose him.
| If he does retire, Mr Watkins will
continue to retain his large interest In
| that concern.
"He is part owner in $4,000 acres of
| soft coal land in Cambria county. this
| state, and he also has extensive in
| terests in New Mexico, all of which
demand a certain amount of his at
tention. Mr.. Watkins believes a man
should not give up all of his time to
| business and money-making. he would
have time to enjoy and appreciate life,
and his desire to lay aside the presi-
dency of the Temple company is a
step in that direction"
Park Commissioner A. p. Bedford
has been telling a good story this past
few days on Colonel w. G. Schoon-
maker of the Elmhurst Boulevard
company. The park commissioners
have. it seems, already commenced
the removal of part of the menagerie
across the river to the eastern side OF
the park. They decided one day this
week to move one of the animal cages
and 1t was accordingly placed on board
a wagon and started on its Journey.
Mr.. Bedford AYERS that just as II
was being taken across the bridge
Colonel Schoonmaker came driving
across, coming the other way. Now,
as everybody knows, the city has been
trying to have the company's toll
gate removed outside the park and
seeing the animal cage being hauled
across the bridge, the colonel natur-
ally jumped at the conclusion that the
city had decided to take matters in
it's own hands and was moving the
toll house away.
Here you, stop there!' he yelled at
the driver, hut that individual kept
driving along placidly, without turn
ing his head.
Mr.. Bedford says the colonel
whipped his horse up and drove very
rapidly over the bridge, probably pre-
pairing to say things to the toll-gath-
erer for allowing the toll house to BIZ
taken away. When he reached the
curve in the road and saw the COM
pany's house standing. he resumed his
usual calmness of demeanor and de-
clared that anyway 1t was too warm
to get excited.
A. ]. and p. ]. Casey, the new own.
ers of the Lyceum and Academy Of
Music, are two typical Scrantonians
This city owes its progress not alone
to It's natural advantages but in &
great measure to the fact that its
moneyed men have Wed with each
other in contributing to it's upbuilding
putting their money into Its real es
, tate or industries, rather than in for,
eign investments, or government
bonds. The Messrs. Casey have com,
,, to be rated among Scranton's wealth
, lest men and 1t Is said of them tha
they have no patience with an idl'
, dollar and that not a dollar Of theil
, money is invested outside the city
, They have a seat in the board of trad,
and as is attested by the secretary
they are far from being the last t,
come forward with financial help fo
, a new industry seeking a local capi
, talzation.
, Most of their investments, however
, have been made in real estate, and II
, addition to two of the handsomes
, residences in the city they own two o
the best business blocks on Lacka
wanna avenue, the one in which 1
located their wholesale liquor stor
2 and the Grand Central hotel, and tn
1 one at the corner Of Lackawanna an,