Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-08-04

billions of dollars being greater than those OF Great Britain
Germany and France combined.
In the march industrial progress of the nation during the
past three years. the manufacturer and the railroad have kept
shoulder shoulder each contributing much the other and both
making contribution national prosperity greatness without which
the hands the dial Of progress and development of the country would
be set back fully 50 years.
On spanned great Transpora-
ton building at the Columbian exposition inscribed the stately and
wonderfully prophet Macaulay improved
of transportation and communication:
OF all Inventions the alphabet and the printing press alone
cepted those inventions which abge distance have done for the
civilization Of species Every improvement of the of ocono
ton benefits mankind morally and intellectually well materially
and only facilitates the interchange of the various productions of
nature and art but tends to remove national and provincial anaes
and to bind together all the branches of the great human family
Written years the words of Macaua foresadow but
cant conception OF the tremendous influence OF the railroad and the
telegraph upon every branch and human activity and ndevor
On July 1926, the first rail of the first railroad in the United
States laid.
iet anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of
Independence and Hon Charles Carroll of Caoo the last surviving
sgner OF that immortal document drove the first spike in the impressive
ceremony which marked the laying of that first rail OF Americas railway
say that participated great
focal events momentous in Importance full OF farrcacng
rendous significance for all mannd country alone but
the utermo parts of the earth and to the end of time.
The first the birth of nation conceived in liberty and
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal TO its
maintenance pledged the lives the fortunes the sacred
OF the immortal band OF patriots who affixed their to that sublime
declaration OF principles and OF the colonies they represented and
eight years heroic struggle history pledge
gloriousy and triumphantly redeemed.
Save and the birth of the Christ child Beeem manger
event in all the has much to humanity changed
nation subjects into and lighted this
beacon light of liberty which has been and
example and oppressed
confirmed fathers, and cdren children
remotest generations the heritage liberty and equality
made simple American citizenship priceless birhright.
The later separated from the span 80 years.
made possible the marvellous development and of the half
the nineteenth cenrdevopet which exceeded that
vious centuries in the history of the wordand which
hunded-fold to the value OF American birrigh.
From this small beginning within the memory many living
day the the development the railroad has
the onward eless march of mighty nation The
house and the railroad have hreequae formed the
advance guard OF settlement civilization
mileage the United passengers
ported number 65oooooo and
handled each
An OF 100000 strong employed directly and
less other thousands furnished employment
the furnishing railroads with worth
material and equipment annually consumed
pendous undertakings the figures comprehension