Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-11-22
MEN AND STEEL
Pittsburg the Home Of Big Indus
tries and Public Men.


velously busy community. The name
Smoky CITY," once a reproach, is now
no longer so. for the smoke Of Pitts
burg has become the incense of its
mills through which a city big with
profitable enterprise is crowned with
the blessings Of an illimitable prosper
ity. Here indeed is the workshop of
the world, and here are the seat and
sceptre Of Industrial empire. In this
city Of wonderful activity rivers Of
molten steel flow constantly from their
cOnvefters, like streams of lava from
their volcanic source. Out OF these
white hot rivers come the various
shapes Of steel that are fashioned into
the pathways Of civilization ell the
way from London to Cairo. Here Is
the magic that will transform deserts,
and send commerce speeding across
wildernesses, which yielded nothing
better for our Erandfathers than
strange stories Of adventure as weird
as those Othello told OF "the cannibals
that each other eat, the anthropophagi,
and men whose heads do grow beneath
their shoulders"
A PITTSBURG PRODUCT.
One Of the greatest products of this
place is Andrew Carnegie, who came
here a few days ago from Skibo Castle,
In Scotland, his newest and his oldest
home, to look upon the work he is do
ing for humanity on the scene of his
early struggles and his MONDAY tri-
umphs. How grateful It must be to his
heart and spirit to find It possible in
his philosophic days to render such
splendid service to his fellow-men, as
the building and maintenance of the
polytechnic school will represent. This
is but one of his many benefactions to
Pittsburg, but It will deserve to rank
as his greatest, for here will be fitted
for the exacting duties of life the favor
ed youth Of this city, who will have
an opportunity to lay the foundations
Of a useful life within its walls. Mr..
Carnegie demonstrates that no matter
what product town, city or coun-
try may be noted for, the making of a
man is afterall the highest achievement
that any place can boast Of. Corrobo-
ration of this fact is found in the fame
Of the modest little town of Stratford-
on-Avon, which though simple in itself
outshines all the great cities of Eng
land, because it is Shakespeare birth
place, and in the fame of Ayr, the un-
pretentious but immortal birthplace of
Carnegie's great countryman, Robert
Burns. And Pennsylvania, too, should
be able to regard its representative
men with pride They may not achieve
distinction as did. Shakespeare or
Burns. The world has changed and
this is a practical age, but in the walks
Of life that lie before them, in politics
and business pursuits, Pennsylvania 3
sons should hold their own with those
Of any state. That they are holding
their own in business is seen by the
success Of Pittsburg's captains of in
dustry.
1t is in politics that we find the
most need of a high type of manhood
for the Keystone state, and it is to
the dominant Republican party that
we must look for that type. When
those who represent us at Harrisburg
are as efficient for public service. and
as scrupulous to do the best they can
for the public veal, as are the men
in positions OF responsibility at the
big steel mills of Pittsburg and vi
cinity, Pennsylvania will be a model
state politically, as 1t is industrially.
THE POLITICAL KALEIDOSCOPE
Although Pittsburg gave a large vote
for the Republican state ticket at the
recent election and helped to save it,
the party here is split into many fac
tions and sub-factions, owing prinei-
pally to the heartburnings. the ap-
pointmentsa and the disappointments oc
casioned by the "ripper" act. do not
propose to describe these factions in
detail, since 1t would serve no good
purpose to particularize them or their
leaders at this time. 1t is sufficient
to know that they exist and will make
themselves felt later on when the oo-
casion arises for a show of their
strength where It will count in paying
OF old scores. There was really nc
opportunity for this in the late cam
paign. Justice Potter and Represen-
tative Harris did not come within the
range of the Pittsburg gunners, and
they did not care to waste ammunition
seeing that they will have need Of II
next year in the contest for governor
United States senator, congressman
and members Of the state legislature
There are a great many stauneh friends
Of ex-United States Senator Don Cam
eron out this way, and the sugges-
tion of his name for the governOrship
in Philadelphia newspaper the other
day was well received by them. The
impression prevails, however, that Mr.
Cameron is not anxious for the honor
and the same Philadelphia paper that
suggested his candidacy gave currency
to the fact that he Is friendly to Colonel
L. A. Watres, OF Laekawanna. Il Il
true that an unbroken friendship has
existed between them for many years
dating back to the time when Colonel
Watres was state senator. The jour
nal referred to appears to be well in
formed on this point ANY one ac-
quainted with both men can readily
zee how Senator Cameron and Colonel
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