Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-11-01
EMPORIUM, PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER t. 1906.

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destruction of it's property, some great
calamity or otherwise, that the loss
will fall solely upon what may be term
ed the wealthy class of the country.
While they may be largely interested
yet the fact remains that the share
holders of a great corporation, like
the one you represent, numbers into
the thousands and includes the labor
Ing man, the widow, the orphan and
what may be termed the great inter
mediate class, either directly or indi-
rectly. This stock is owned and is
one of the corner stones of the foun-
dation of security for the beneficial
association, the life insurance CON-
pany, and the savings institutions of
the country, in fact that class of in
stitutions of all others in which your
interests and the interests of every
man who has been striving for a life
time to invest and safely lay up for him.
self in old age and his family a few
we'll earned dollars are invested. l
know, gentlemen, and the country at
large shares with me in this know
ledge, that these interests are safe
in your hands, and / can assure you
that it is a gratifying knowledge.
Labor and capital must of necessity
go hand in hand because their inter-
ests are identical.
THE NORTHERN CENTRAL'S DEFENSE OF
THE UNION.
Well do l remember the stirring
events of the Civil war that cost this
country so much in treasure and life,
and that entailed SO much suffering
upon the battle fields of our own state
and the south. And have a vivid
recollection of the trains of soldiers
from the loyal north that were being
transported over the Northern Cen.
tral to the defense of the union-at
that time the only railroad extending
north and south through the Keystone
state-and as such was the great
artery. that supplied the sinews of
war to our country. 1t was over this
line in the dark days, early In 1861,
that the loyal sons were safely taken
to their post of duty and from that
time until victory perched upon the
Stars and Stripes of a redeemed coun-
try it continued to be the great mill
tary highway of the union. Since
that time substantial and rapid growth
has been made in the Pennsylvania
system and to day its lines fully equip
ped reach out in every direction in the
most populous parts of our union and
extend to fully one-half of it's popula-
tion. No one can help but admire the
illustration of this system as depicted
upon the great map at the Broad
Street station in Philadelphia showing
these throughfares of iron and steel
covering the western, southern and
middle states, the heart of this union
and extending from the Mississippi
and the Lakes to the Atlantic and is
a source of strength to our country
in times of peace, and the right arm
of defense in times of war.
STAND LOYALTY BY THE RAILROAD
OFFICIALS.
1t is a gratifying fact that for years
the mutual understanding existing be-
tween the officers and employees of
this corporation have been satisfactory
to all concerned. At times business
generally has been depressed, wages
low and misfortunes have attended
this, as well as other avocations of
life, but the fact remains that for at
least II years, an age in the life of
man, this great, good and faithful
army of employees have followed the
leadership of good sense, and kept in
the service and aided the company
by good will and good work. 1t gives
me pleasure to bear testimony that
Pennsylvania railroad employee is
gentlemanly and courteous in his deal
ings with the public; that he is brave
and fearless in the performance of
every duty, and that he is an upright
citizen in the community where he
lives and meets every just require.
ment.