New-York tribune., 1904-09-25

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gh1s sss themselves about Olean, n. \.
b1h - the citizens of the last named
-, rofnt TO Frank Wayland EiS-
pis'e -. I7anutlican candidate for Governor.
giN 80, .77esr And then they add with
n.sosro "Olean win be on the map now.
o+bcr citizens OF New-Yorl1 thought ABOUT
-..,snt Governor Higgins as the hepuoiieals
= D.rnocrats Of Olean DO. he would De elec'ed
h Governor OF the State almost unaIh-
80 The worst the Democrats OF oIe9n can
,to,,t him IS that. while he is a man Wofthy
.,,,rv the executive Chamber IN 'Ae STATE
T.,,,. n Albany for the sake ot me ilalii'eh-
-. NJ Democratic doctrines they ought 10 N0te
a. his opponent Every one IN Oleah Hsrees
a.. as a representative Of The belIlociA Al4o
- of Olean said the other day. ne Is
-,r+I.man from the sole Of his shoe 10 'iis eop
!, his head" Or. as another OleaA 60 - -
a An less elegant language, D nm ny O--'
xbo eays ne is not a gentleman y I" ma
20 meet Governor Higgips' as his i-0ie
=, olean have called him for two years Is 10
j -. .,,.r.-tsrization. He is cordial. but
-at eYusive. lie has high sense ol hoi'o'' fA'
.sver allows his wealth or his political successes
: ,A.-,,sa in his intercourse with ms feAo"
- Ia never suffers from big head"
'. =. -.rer -uts on any OF the ostentation OF
-, rze ,s courteous IN his bearing toward
80 r 3s said OF him in Olean that II a
..-sop whom he does not know happens 10 eateh
-, a.. on the street he viii bow. II ne KNOWS
= he VIII wave his hand. He IS especially
o"e -. "a ,ror,en regardless OF their station
80. y g said that he viii not pass on the
-. one az the servants Of his home or the
s.ss nanny who may have done some
- sor him. such as cleaning his Office, WITH
-, s,s,ng his hat lie gives the impression OF
td,,s person incapable Of doing anything con-
tupable. -ooo .-,,,a-
rssn is a lively city Of about l3'oVo popu'a-
"a, II is seventy miles southeast OF buila''
:, 4hs confluence Of the Olean Creek ana 'he
.r.-b.,, 7,,zer. It is. reached most convenient
y trom New-York by the Erie Railroad ana Is
- On ,nnortant station on the Pennsylvania
~. from Buffalo TO Harrisburg and washington
.rs On the Plttsburg. shawmut and Northern
n.r.nas r,I 7-as one 5s the chief elements in
making its development. II IS In the northeIh
IA !. the oil 6eld. the centre Of which IS Brad
.ors penn The odOr Of OH perTneates the ar
.h,n, +hs city. Along the valleys, scattered Ike
..-, ,o,,sl,-ooras. are hundreds of the Standard
IN connanyss storage oil tanks. Forests OF OIL
se-ricls clothe the hillsides and the hiItops'
lines Of pipe connecting each well with one OF
the storage tanks run over the countryslde IKE
80 many strands Of & giant cobweo The stand
ard on Company has a large pumping station
there. The name Of the city itself has the haVor
Of OIL # being so named. il IS SAID, because OH
IN this famous field was first discovered near the
Mace. Settled hundred years ago IS Hamilton,
II. name vas changed when oil was found 10
oesn. Besides the oil industry there are sew
ersl tanneries including some owned by the
United States Leather Company ana the shops
or The Pennsylvania RsIIroad
Of the most beautiful in Olsan Il Is a large
white house. Colonial IN design. II fronts on a
little park on the other side OF which stands
the City Hall and postoflce and the Masonic
Temple, IN which is one OF his four stores and
his Office About the house IS spread fresh
green lawn absolutely unbroken by any flower
beds. II is as smooth SIS floor. and kept close
~ clipped. A hedge Of shrubs OF various heights
and varieties partly hides the lawn from the
street II the rear are three different gardens.
one is strictly utilitarian. II is vegetable gar
den. with a reputation Of being the best in the
toWn. This fronts on a si6e sreet- Directly be-
hind the house Is a flower garden. a path runs
down the centre Of this 10 a fong grape arbor.
On either side are low towering shrubs. Is one
corner. away from the street Is what Lieutsn-
ant Governor Higgins calls his wild" garden
i is a small square of ground looking much like
a
bane ana wild flowers A path winds through
Il diagonally from one corner 10 the opposite
one. Behind the gardens and almost hidden
from the house is The stable II IS occupied by
two black horses. which Governor" Higginss
Younger son. Harry q lad Of eighteen. describes
as an ancient pair" II his characterization Is
rne The cCachulan has some serum for re-
'u'enaiing them with life when they leave the
stable
1As house itself IS roomy. Dark oak abounds
o. ne main floor There are high wainscots
u Across the ceiling Of the main hall are
oak beams The furniture corresponds with
'he WOODWORK. The house was built by Mr. Hlg-
shS II occupies the site OF the old Barse
homestead in which he lived for several years
'elore buying the property and erecting the
sresent house
-eu'eilaAt Governor Higgins IS not a native
Oieal- lie was born at Rushford, Allegheny
-'-Ley. AIS father was Orrin Trail Higgins,
-. -. MS granoiather Dr. Timothy Higgins. The
aller' with his two brothers went to that mart
The country before the Erie Canal ,v,s oner,e.d
- WINE the region was yet undeveloped. The
,ansy' While of Celtic origin. as the name would
s-.'eis' Is an old one IN the United States.
.-snero Higgins, she ancestor OF the family IN
e0untry, was born IN England. He came
s..s.s ssi'oolh' Mass. soon after the town was
Inc name appears in The list of free
,-.s 1905. He married Mary Yates, OF Plyu-
N 1913. l66I and 1861 he was chosen
,s. and he occupied the chief Office IN the
es Ia o. selectman. for three years. HIS
suA' as an Old record says. have been
~ ana many OF these distinguished as
-. G.o worthy citizens."
% b,.s -lsuiei-ant Governor Higgins Is said
ea. - .oseo trading" Ee has often told
n,y ry OF himself as boy. A circu. y,as
~ ~ = toNn' according to the story as to,s
Hs acquaintance. lie wished some roone,