Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-29
Communication From nr. Howard.


Editor Cameron County Press
wish to take very serious objection
to your very scant notice of the Fire
mems Convention, held here last week.
Your remarks were favorable enough,
but / do not think that even your
absence this week, in managing the
Republican State Convention, to be
excuse enough for the scant report you
gave of an affair SO important in our
history as to call for the expenditure
by our home people of over three
Thousand dollars, and to hold the
Borough's undivided attention for a
week.
1t shut down the Iron Works and saw
mills and was financial damage to
Mr.. Brady and our lumbermen, for
which we are sorry, but otherwise the
Convention was decidedly good
thing. Mr.. Seger of the East Ward
clothing store, says he never before
had such good trade, and the Church
eating stands all cleared upwards of
$4,000 apiece, Notwithstanding the
terrible rain. Firemen represent the
best idea of all religious teachings
that is, to use Gods means of prevent
ing or controlling the destructive ten.
dency of vital forces instead of sitting
down to cry or pray. Likewise Volun-
teer Firemen fulfill the unselfish duty
of giving prompt assistance to a neigh
bor in need, without distinction as to
nationality or friendship. Leaving Mr..
Kaye and myself out of the question,
special mention should be made of the
efficient services of Chairman, @. w.
Shaffer, who edited all the posters and
printed matter, besides promptly and
well attending to all the correspon-
dence, and to whose ability we are
mostly indebted for the general success
of the Convention.
The people at large are entitled to
credit for their general cleaning up
and painting, as we'll as liberal sub
scriptions, likewise Mr.. A. A. McDon-
aid, A. +. Vogt and s. e. Murry should
be commended for the good natured
persistence with which they collected
the large amount of money.
No less mention should be made of
MIR. Henry Wheaton for the excellent
race track and ball grounds arranged
and managed by himself and the fire
police. We should be glad to know,
that we are a convention city of abil-
ity, glad to know that our home fire.
men are as we'll dressed and well be-
haved as any that visited us and we
should be glad to know that we have a
Chief of Police who can protect our
property and who made it safe and
pleasant for women and children to
visit any part of the town during the
biggest crowd we ever had. Now Mr..
Editor, if have not already said too
much / hope you will allow me to men,
ton the Repasz Band which furnished
an elegant treat to our people and gave
such general satisfaction that many
think the music alone was worth all
our effort.
The Convention developed very few
silly girls or foolish young men, but
brought to light, much good will, and
broad minded generosity among our
people and proved that Firemen's Con-
ventions are benefit to the public
morals and general blessing when
rightly managed.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSIAH HOWARD.
Emporium, Pa, Aug. oath, 1901.
In reply to the above article we would
say that when we reported the con-
vention's doings in the article above
referred to, we believed we had
done ample justice to all, as that was
our intention, although lack of space
forbade our publishing stenographic
report ofthe heconvention's proceedings.
AS for Emporium's reputation as a
convention city, that was established
years ago, for our people are noted
for their ability to take care of crowd
and accord the best of entertainment
to visitors.
We also feel that at such times it is
a better observance of the demands of
good taste for our town to receive
favorable mention of its hospitality
and entertainment from our visitors
rather than for us to sound our own
praises. (See the kind expressions of
appreciation from our neighbors in
another column, where we have printed
few commendatory notices, clipped at
random from other papers.)
The success achieved by the men,
bers of the various committees who so
generously contributed of their time
and efforts, speaks volumes for itself
and any words of individual comment
or praise by us would sound idle in
deed, when compared with the splen-
did work which these several commit.
teemen have accomplished.
Personally we have nothing but the
highest regard for Mr.. Howard; as he
is always foremost in advocating and
promoting that which pertains to the
welfare of our town, and we regret that
he should have taken exceptions to the
article in last weeks issue.
Stops the Cough
Assd Works off the COJd.