The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-22


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t,oi,ovi,p 10 th, history of the work
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in,nrovc and deyclop the resources Of the city.
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MAINLY indicotc that many ordinances now in
force in tbs city. nroydinr for improvements
along these lines, were drawn by members of the
hoard of trade and submitted TO councils and
nosscd bv Them
INDUSTRIES SECURED.
To get back to the original idea of the article
review the work of the board us pertaining to
the industrial growth OF the city directly
shrourl, the efforts of the board of trade will
enumcratc the industries secured giving brief
history of each os they come to mind, from my
rersonal connection with them, and from n:or-
nation received from persons directly Interested
anil oonncctrd with the several enterprises men.
toned.
II is evident that very little was done to in.
crcas. the manufacturing interests OF the city
nrior 70 1851. To be sure, there were a number
a. very important opcra,iuns in existence before
that time, viz, the I.ackawanna. Iron and Coal
con,papy's rail mills and blast furnaces. which.
IN fact w,s tho worry corner stone of our great
Industrial fu,urc: tine Scranton Steel company,
Oickson Manufacturing companv T. A. Finch h
Co.. scranton stove works McClavc Brooks l.
Roypn hn Spropt
smouoN Alsrcd Harvey SILK mills, and Others
ns ,n;nor i,nnortancc
In tlc year 1ss5 Tho Scranton Button factory
wos mt in oncr,t;on ms n portrcrship concern,
A.. iJ p ,Ia,Istcad and Hon. william Conncll
h;r. ,h, ,v,nors Sb,rt,, afterwards Mr. Hall.
stn,d ;ntc,ostod Mr. Conncu in a knitting mill
n-o;oot which rc.n,,cd in tho organization and
Hnoornor,.;nn os ,bc Iackawonna Knitting mills,
T., ,i,r ,'o,,. Iss- do rnt know tbat thc board
~ tr,,o w,, dircctIv rcsnonsiblc for either O,
a., I,,,o ;rlu.irio. ,mt rom tho fact that Mr.
Corn,u n,,s ono of ,bn hoar,ls most active mem.
,s,,r,o th,i In mn indirect wsy, az
least. the board was Interested.
,radc was in anv way responsible for tho loca.
,;on of tb. Intoruu, ional ext Book company in
,h;s ci,v There is a bit of history that 10
J,uh. will nrovc interesting. in this connection.
In tho vc.r 1857 Mr. r. ]. Foster was edit.
,ho town of shenandoah. Of this state Not he.
;r s,t;.sod viii, the future outlook of that
,,nr,;n,I,r ,or,Ity hc went TO PHILADELPHIA and
Enn. ynrx wifi thc idea of locating in either
,ro ~ ,iosc two cities: his preference being
T,;,,d,,nh;o About tlis fine Colonel J, A.
,,n;n" ,ho,, rrosIcnt and most ardent and az.
na.s;,, ,,o',ho. of ,hc hoard Of trade, wrote to
l,r rn.,o. a.Lirr him for ir,,,nation about the
shcr,nlo,I, hoard Of trade
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HAD NO BOARD.
Mr. ros,cr rcnied that ..Sle,,andoah did not
ho,s, of snch nm organization, nor did he believe
=, ovor would AZ, ,he majority of the mon IN
,,oro,n,i,r occunniions were not of progrcs.
s;vo n,turc and hc was absut to change his 10.
c,,iom" Immediately upc, receipt of Mr. ros.
tor.S ron,v Cn,onc, prc, wired him to await
letter before deciding to move In the letter re.