The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-12
DINNER IN HONOR OF
JUDGE r. w. ARCHIBALD
Given to Commemorate His Appointment to the
Bench of the New Federal Court for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania.


Is coincident with the rise and growth OF the
anthracite coal industry the whole northeastern
section Of the state had grown up from almost
q wilderness to thriving and populous com,
rnunity Of nearly half million souls. To travel
300 minles to secure justice, as was not unfre.
quently the case, seemed 4 hardship and We
sought remedy. We felt that the district
should be divided, but IL has again taken an
agitation Of over twenty-five years to accomplish
1t. Even before the county Of Lackawanna was
itself established, and while were still in the
midst Of that controversy. when Hon. +. d.
| Collins was in congress In 1877, bill creating
| the Northeastern district Of Pennsylvania was
introduced Of which it assumed that lie
! would probably be the judge This was fol.
lowed up by Hon. Joseph A. Scranton in sew.
eral subsequent sessions, and later on by Gen.
eral Mccormack. Of Willlamsport, both with
| some measure Of success for while only to fail
| in the end.
A Material Gain.
In 1856. however, q very material gain was
! secured by Mr.. Scranton by the passage of G.
hill providing for the holding OF sessions OF the
courts Of the Western district in this city, and
| they were opened here with Judge Achcson in
September of that year. Judge Acheson will
probably remember the festivities of that occas-
| ion and the welcome which extended to
Judge Bradley and himself. For the relief af-
forded by that bill through all these years we
are certainly very thankful, and it has played
an important part, II indeed it has not led to
| tho present result.
| We have highly priced the annual visits Of
| Judge Acheson and Judge Burlington, but after
their departure we have practically been with
out a court Judge until another twelve
months had rolled around which somehow we
felt was not according to our needs or our de-
serts The Independent pioneer spirit which ex-
| lists in this community was stirred and we moved
out to get that which we thought needed
! and We have got it. We have had desire to
| part with that which had. much less have
we found any fault with it. 1t not that which
! influenced us. On the contrary, we only wanted
! more Of the same kind. II Judge Acheson and
Judge Burlington could have been persuaded to
move to Scranton SO that the rest OF the district
would have been compelled to come here.
should probably have been entirely satisfied and
content. Both of them have impressed them.
selves upon in way that do not readily
forget. Their commanding ability, high judicial
standards, and attractive personality have
dearcd them to us all. Judge Acheson we
still retain; and Judge Burlington we shall part
with with regret. In assuming to succeed him
| realize that have embarked In a large and
difficult undertaking.
But at last we have a new district with all
that that assures, and we have a right to re.
joice. 1t has finally been brought about as you
all know by the persistent efforts OF Mr. Connel
in congress during the last three years. No
one but himself knows all that he did or all
that he had to do. But We have some idea with
regard TO seine OF H. Few eypected him to suc.
ceed and il is a wonder that he did not himself
give UP. | verify believe that not another
in congress could have put the measure through.
| myself heard Governor Stone say that he hs
no more idea Mr. Cornell would pass the bill
than he had that he would secure slack water
creek Many times it was all but defeated,
hut he still kept at it lust the same and some
how brought II forward again successfully to the
front.
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